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Songs I would Introduce: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Five Senses Places Close and Far (Music by Mar) The Opposite Song (Gemini) My Clothes and Shoes (Listen and Learn) Self-Control (Songs for Speech and Language Skills) Be My Friend (Hap Palmer) Manners Matter Everywhere (Music by Mar) The “Thank You” Song (Rita Gold) The WorldContinue reading “Songs, Poems, and Books”

Theme: Music Math Activity: Jingle Bell Math Game Materials Needed: 2 bowls, 30 or so small jingle bells per group or student, large tweezers, dice block Have students roll the dice and then using the tweezers move that many jingle bells from the one bowl into the other empty one. Have them continue repeating untilContinue reading “Theme Circle Activities”

Wind Pipe Instrument Standard: 3.0.2.3.1 3. Create original artistic work. Benchmark: Choose a musical sound to share. Make your own windpipe! Materials needed: Scissors, 5-10 straws per student, light and clear tape Cut a long piece of tape and lay down on a table sticky side up Place straws given in a straight row onContinue reading “Art Project!”

Idea chosen: Bulletin Boards Bulletin Board 1: ABC chart Purpose: Help students while they learn the ABC song by pointing along with the song to the board. Design: Make the letters large and easy to see. Pre cut letters from an education store would be best in this situation. Keep the background less distracting whileContinue reading “Communication Tool”

Book used: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Theme related to: Music Intro for students: This book goes through all of the letters of the alphabet while telling a fun story of them trying to climb up a coconut tree! As we go through this book we will focus on the rhythm of the words as wellContinue reading “Literacy and Vocabulary Project”

Minnesota Kindergarten Education Standards:0.10.1.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Benchmark 1: Demonstrate command of conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking: (a) Print many upper- and lowercase letters. Motivation: Learning the alphabet is something kids either excel in before the school year startsContinue reading “Letter Recognition”

The purpose of these charts is to introduce music to young children. My first chart introduces the different instruments children can choose to play in their elementary school bands, and my second chart introduces the basic notes involved in music. My first chart is not in an organized setting, but more of a spread withContinue reading “Chart Project”

When teaching math to my students, I love to incorporate music in to help with memorization and adding more fun! This is an activity I do early on in the year when I begin to introduce the concept of subtraction. I have the students listen to a recording of the rhyme, “Five Currant Buns” andContinue reading “Musical Math Activity!”

Just like I will do my best to get to know all of you and my students very well, I hope you can get to know me a little as well. I was born and raised in Billings, Montana until I moved out here to attend Concordia College. I was in the flagship choir atContinue reading “A little bit about me!”