Hop Old Squirrel is a great song to trot out at this time of year. It’s repetitive, easy to learn, and even easier to teach. Today’s lesson idea comes with a free lesson plan template and rhythm visuals. You can use the lesson plan template as a guide or...
I have a love/hate relationship with lesson planning. I love planning lessons when it serves a purpose, such as helping me to organize my thoughts or to create a logical and seamless order to classroom activities. I don’t love lesson planning when the plans are...
I’ve been hesitant to publish this entry for a long time now. I don’t enjoy writing about myself. It’s as cringe-worthy as hearing a recording of my own voice. However, the responses from the reader survey I administered several weeks ago were clear,...
Fridays have become a bit experimental where my blog posts are concerned for two reasons. First, they were meant to be reserved for lifestyle posts, which means that I can expand on my topic selections (an excuse to talk about life outside of teaching). Second, I...
Have you accumulated inside jokes with your students over the years? You know the kind. Where it takes only one word to have the whole class smiling and giggling. If so, you’re not alone. I built up a wealth of strange sayings to teach procedures. As ridiculous...
It’s time for another small goals linky party for the month of September. The rules are super easy (find them at the bottom of this post) and anyone is welcome to participate, teacher or not. I hope you’ll consider sharing your small goals with us by...
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