If you follow my Instagram Stories, then you know that today’s idea for Old Mister Rabbit involves a little bit of crafting. This song is perfect for teaching about tonal centers, and the simple notation makes it easy to transfer to recorders or ukuleles....
Frog in the millpond can’t get him out. Take a little stick and stir him about. Is it officially an earworm for you now? If not, it will be the moment you sing this song and play these games with your students. Frog in the Millpond is a great piece for...
I live in Indiana, where we can count on nothing when it comes to the weather. Today there’s snow on the ground and the skies are grey. But tomorrow we could be wearing our sunglasses and searching for last summer’s shorts. Either way, I’m looking...
Doggie, Doggie is a fun guessing game that you can use with younger students to practice pitch (mi, so, la) or rhythm (quarter and barred eighth notes). You could also use it to sneakily test your students’ pitch-matching skills. GUESSING GAME I think this game...
Lucy Locket is a fantastic song and game for the elementary music classroom. The duck-duck-goose style game is easy to play and keep students engaged throughout. You can use this song to practice mi, so, and la, as well was barred eighth and quarter note rhythms....
Considering the weather right now, Rain, Rain seems like the perfect song for the season. It’s great for working on quarter and barred eighth notes, so/mi or high/low pitches, as well as recorder and other classroom instruments. BARRED INSTRUMENTS Due to the...
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