BE SPONTANEOUS-BE SILLY AND SOME MORE B’S to think about….
DESERT SONG FREEBIE FUN CLIP ART FROM: SCRAPPIN DOODLES HERE'S THE LINK
Don’t You Think Kids “Dig” Dinosaurs and Why Does It Matter?
FERMATA FRIDAYS I have found the children are enthralled by anything "Dinosaur". My own grandchildren had me calling them T-Rex and Steggo for several days during my last visit. Why…
Why Did I Become a Teacher?
I've read a lot of posts on FB about classroom management issues during the last quarter of the year, or for some of you, always. It happens--the day you don't…
No Joke-Free Desert Habitat Song and Tips for a ‘Desert Music Program
LINK: WAY OUT IN THE DESERT SOUND FILE Here's a cute video of my kiddos singing it:
Some Tips about Rewards and using MOVIES WITH MUSIC FOR MOVEMENT
I'm so excited about creating movies for these movement activities. If you could see my kids moving to the music without any direction from me...it's awesome. Keeps brain, eyes, ears,…
How to teach Instruments and Instrument Families to Elementary Students
I used to struggle teaching Instruments and their Families to my students because I never got all the sound files put together in one place and my pictures were black…
How to Use MOVEMENT AND ACTIVITY SONGS TO KEEP KIDS ENGAGED
Want to "SHAKE" things up a bit? SHAKE YOUR EGG! IS now a MOVIE! Restless kids means less learning. How to beat the SPRING FLINGS? I recommend activities. You may…
WHY DOES PLAYING GAMES HELP CHILDREN LEARN?
What was your favorite game as a child? Mine was Candy Land. Just this week I got to play it with one of my grandsons. He chose my color mark-Yellow-…
Games are a “WHOLE-HALF-QUARTER-EIGHTH” lot of fun
Just posted this as my primary Freebie..it's game time! I believe it really helps students to see (visualize) and to experience concepts. "WHAT'S THE SECRET CODE?" "WHAT'S THE SECRET SIGN?" …
SING MOVE AND PLAY YOUR WAY TO IMPROVED LITERACY SKILLS.
I already wrote about this new product but I wanted to share how important it is for students to sing in order to improve literacy skills. This fun collection of…