Go Round the Mountain is a folk song and game that’s simple, quick to learn, and offers enough variety to keep your students engaged. You can use this song to practice do, re, and mi, play a movement game, or work on articulation with recorders. GAME For this...
I’m in a wonderful mood today; partly due to the delicious Japanese Matcha Latte in front of me, and partly because it seems that Indiana has finally kicked winter to the curb. It’s also worth noting that I have a brand new blog design! In honor of this...
Elementary music teachers are looking for songs and games they can play outside as the weather continues to warm up here in the states. In light of that, I decided to focus on The Swallow, which has a chasing game with a familiar format. The song is great for spending...
Draw a Bucket of Water (sometimes known as Sugar Bowl) has a plethora of variations, with differences including time signature, key, rhythms, and pitches. Normally, I would use the version found in HNU’s American Folk Song Collection. However, for today’s...
I’m back this week with another action-packed song and game. This one involves a witch, kidnapping, and tug-of-war. Who says we don’t have adventures in the music room? THE GAME 1. One student is chosen to be the witch. 2. The...
My husband and I drove by an orchard this weekend, and I was reminded of how much I’m looking forward to my first taste of apple cider this season (more specifically, the caramel apple cider from Starbucks). It also got me wondering why pumpkins seem to receive...
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