Keeping Kids Motivated at the End of the Year
Five ideas for the music room to keep your kids engaged at the end of the school year. For me, this is always the time it feels like a complete marathon.
Five ideas for the music room to keep your kids engaged at the end of the school year. For me, this is always the time it feels like a complete marathon.
Unlike teachers of other subjects, music teachers have a few more things to consider when choosing manipulatives. We have hundreds of students each week (or sometimes each day) using our manipulatives.
Classic games are a great way to engage your class and be a valuable tool every music teacher should utilize. Why should you consider adding them to your repertoire and how to get started are discussed.
Have you found that video is very engaging for students? My students are even super attentive when I make a video of myself presenting lesson information.
Are we there yet? Does it seem like the road from Christmas to Spring Break is never ending? Both students and teachers are in need of a vacation.
Once you hit concert season, it seems that all that very specific lesson planning you do with a great prepare/present/practice
Raise a hand if you’ve ever had to take a reading course as part of your music education program? Yep, me too! I remember having a hard time connecting
Ditch your “music around the world” lesson! Help students develop a deeper understanding and empathy for different cultures, perspectives, and people through in-depth study of particular cultures in world music.
Valentine’s Day can be a fun, sugar filled holiday for students. You can take advantage of their energy and incorporate some movement into your lessons. Here are a few ideas to incorporate the week of Valentine’s Day. And don’t forget to get yourself some chocolate to help with getting through the week!
I have to admit it: this Winter has been kind of underwhelming so far in Maryland. No major snow accumulation to speak of!
