Tweet Kindness is always a great topic to discuss with your students. Practicing kindness is very important as well and giving them structured opportunities to do so can be easy. Here’s on great idea that I started on a whim last week for “Friendly Friday” and it was a big hit! Give each student a […]
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Tweet Let’s go back in time for a moment: what do you remember from your days at school? Do you vividly recall all those classes that meant listening to the teacher who was giving a boring lecture? That’s hardly the case. Do you remember informal classes? Sometimes the teachers allowed you to discuss different topics […]
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Tweet Today was an example of integration and collaboration at its best! Every Tuesday and Wednesday the music teacher, at my school (and my mentee and friend, Johanna) comes into my classroom for a 30 minute intervention period to assist with whatever we are doing in class. It is usually math. Often she wanders the […]
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Tweet One of my favorite holidays is coming up soon. If you have been following me over the years, you know it’s not just the traditional holidays, but a very special one – Beethoven’s Birthday on December 16th! December (or any month, really) is a great time to spend some time listening to some of […]
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Tweet Today I smiled all day. It’s the 30th anniversary of the day Marty McFly goes to the future – October 21, 2015. I woke up excited and knew I would have to share the love I have for the Back to the Future trilogy with my students! I started by adding some fun images […]
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Tweet On Thursday, July 23rd, I have the honor of presenting again during Education Closet‘s summer Connectivity Conference. This is a conference I have presented at since it’s conception by my wonderful friend, Susan Riley. She has done such great work for teachers who strive to keep the arts and arts integration thriving in schools. […]
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Tweet Ah, January. A time for new beginnings. I love the idea that in the school year, we have two beginnings: one in September and one in January. January always seems like a great time to take a look at how far we’ve come over the past few months, see where we need to go, […]
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Tweet I used to think that using coloring pages was a waste of time. I felt that giving someone a blank paper on which to draw or color was a much better option. However, my view has changed slightly over the years. There is a place for coloring pages in students’ physical and emotional development. […]
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Tweet Making musical instruments is fun, creative and now…it can also serve a purpose in your classroom’s curriculum. As we enter the holiday season, consider making an easy percussion instrument that can be the center of a holiday unit. Percussion instruments can be divided into three basic categories: strikers, scrapers and shakers. Strikers are […]
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