We are Scary Skeletons We are Scary Skeletons is from Game Plan Kindergarten Book or Highlights for the Holidays There’s a Spider on the Floor This song is originally by Raffi and I love this version and book you can…
The First Day of Music class has always felt a little daunting for me. I know how important it is to teach expectations and procedures right away, yet I still want to give them an opportunity to be musical, even…
Musicians Move This is a fun get to know you game for your upper elementary students! Students make a circle each standing or sitting on a marker of your choice. Chairs Hoola Hoops Sit Spots Teacher starts by reading a…
May is Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month! I believe now more than ever with the Asian hate the U.S. has been experiencing, it is so important to celebrate the music, dance, and traditions of the AAPI community! In today’s…
May the Fourth Be with You is coming up soon! In today’s blog, I will be sharing a few lesson ideas to incorporate Star Wars into your General Music classes! If you don’t already know, my name is Jessie and…
In today’s blog, I will be sharing 5 Lesson Ideas to incorporate the Spring season into your General Music classes! If you don’t already know, my name is Jessie and I am an Elementary Kinder-6th Grade General Music Teacher and,…
In today’s blog, I will be sharing all about lesson ideas to incorporate Jazz music into your General Music classes! Also, I’m so excited to be collaborating with Becca over at Becca’s Music Room, who will be sharing 3 more…
This blog post will focus all about Gustav Holst’s Orchestral Suite, “The Planets”, and discuss ways to incorporate it into your General Music classroom. For some context, as a proud Strings kid in school (Woo!), I remember having so much…
How do you teach Ukulele during a pandemic?! Let’s talk about that! I love teaching Ukulele! It’s one of my favorite things to teach my upper elementary students, but I was struggling with how I could teach it meaningfully and…
Below are 5 Music Lesson Ideas to share with your students around St. Patrick’s Day! When teaching these lessons, my goal is to highlight and showcase a little bit of the music, dance and instruments of Ireland through engaging songs…
I am a curriculum designer who empowers music teachers who feel like something is missing, to go beyond the standard folk song and classical music centered classroom, to incorporate more modern and relevant lessons to fully engage all students! I believe general music curriculum needs to be modernized to truly connect with students living in a very modern world! Thanks for stopping by! Read More
