Music Lessons for the End of the School Year
The end is NEAR… ish. It’s time to dive into some lessons for the end of the year that will keep you sane and your kids entertained! I also share more about each of the lessons below on my YouTube…
Category: Upper Elementary
New Hip Hop Ideas for Your Elementary Music Classroom
Hip Hop is becoming all the rage again, and I have a whole unit dedicated to the genre! This unit has 5-6 lessons (depending on how you break it down), and is perfect for that 4th-6th grade range. Everything I share…
Lessons for Testing Season in the Elementary Music Classroom
Testing is upon us, and I want to share with you six easy movement lesson ideas that will let your students have fun without needing to use too much brain power. By this point your students are exhausted from testing,…
New Reggae Unit for the Elementary Music Classroom
Okay friends, it’s that time of year where we’re starting to feel some burnout and fatigue with our lessons and activities. I start to feel like my old lessons just aren’t cutting it and my students need something new and…
Breaking Down the Challenge of Upper Elementary Music
Upper Elementary students require a completely different kind of teaching. If you feel like you struggle with keeping your upper elementary students engaged, I can promise you it is NOT you, it’s them! This week on my blog and video,…
Upper Elementary Music Lesson: Angry Birds Cup Challenge
It is my life’s mission to hook those Upper elementary, 5th and 6th graders in music class. I begin every year surveying my older kiddos to find out their preferences and what they want to learn in music. This year,…
3 Star Wars-themed Lesson Ideas for Distance Learning
1. Staff Wars (works online now!) Staff Wars has been a favorite app of mine and my students for a long time! This is an interactive game for students to practice naming note names of various clefs. I believe a…
