One of the most important practices that a teacher can do is reflect on the school year. I tend to reflect on the school year during the last couple of weeks of school, as I prepare to say “see you later” to my students. I pull out a little index card and just start writing […]
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I remember sitting in my final evaluation my second year of teaching elementary music. I had presented my lesson plans (which are stellar, if I do say so myself), and I’m feeling good about how this is going to go. My principal sets down my plans and says, “okay…but where is your data?” Ummm…what do
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Assessing quarter and eighth notes, or any other concept in elementary music, can be tough. When I first started being intentional with assessments and tracking student data, it was overwhelming. I see hundreds of students every day. How am I supposed to track assessments for every single kid?! That is definitely not something we learned
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Teaching quarter and eighth notes is one of my favorite units to teach in Kindergarten and first grades! They think it’s so cool to learn a concept that professionals (or their siblings in marching band) use! I love the concept so much that I’m focusing this post on my four favorite songs and activities to
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Teachers, did you know that you can teach math through music using concepts they have likely learned in their music class? Teaching math through music can be a great way to reach those students in your class who just have a hard time understanding math! I’ve talked before about how music can be used to
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