Green Sally Up is a fantastic clapping game for your elementary music students, with plenty of opportunity to practice steady beat. Bb is the only chord needed for this song, but because of the tricky fingering, I don’t recommend it. Instead pull out your Orff...
Several years ago, cup games became all the rage in elementary music classrooms thanks to the movie Pitch Perfect. For good reason too. Plastic cups are cheap, can be purchased nearly anywhere, and can create a variety of percussive sounds. There are countless cup...
Table of Contents BASIC PREMISE OF THE RHYTHM CHAIRS GAMECOLLABORATIVE VERSUS TEAM GAMESPROCEDURES TO FOLLOWVARIATIONS & CHALLENGES BASIC PREMISE OF THE RHYTHM CHAIRS GAME A huge thank you is due to whomever originally invented the rhythm chairs game. This game is...
The other day I was browsing Pinterest when I came across this post by Jodi from Fun in First (a fellow Indiana Teacher-Author), in which she discusses how she practices sight words using paper plates. I loved the idea and think it could easily be modified for the...
When I was in the classroom, I used a lot of manipulatives for games and activities. I kept most of them in a copy paper box or in the storage cabinet behind my desk. I ended up with such a large collection that the teacher who took over my old position, said that...
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