by Lori Sweet | Jul 11, 2018 | Centers, 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Manipulatives, Movement
I love using centers to allow my K and 1st grade students explore with instruments and take care of individual assessments at the same time! But sometimes planning enough centers for an entire class rotation can be daunting. Here are 5 simple centers...
by Jennifer Foxx | Nov 19, 2017 | Creativity, Christmas, Lesson Ideas, Manipulatives, Nutcracker
Last year I held a Nutcracker Music camp with my piano students. This was something I have done before with great success as there are always so many fun things we can do with The Nutcracker. One of my favorite activities is using flashlights to help the kids learn...
by Jennifer Hibbard | Apr 9, 2017 | Lesson Ideas, Manipulatives
Music manipulatives are one of my favorite resources for the music classroom. As defined by Merriam-Webster: Manipulatives are “objects (such as blocks) that a student is instructed to use in a way that teaches or reinforces a lesson”. Unlike teachers of...
