There has been so much talk of assessment lately with states requiring SLOs (student learning objectives) or other acronyms from other state...

October is my favorite month!  Not only does it have Halloween, but it also has United Nations Day (which happens to by my Birthday on the 2...

I am always looking for new ways to practice solfege with my students so I thought I would share a few of my SMARTfiles and other ideas I ha...

Before I get into my post about Tips from James Cuskelly Workshop and 2 musicianship classes I took from him during my  3 weeks in Kecskemet...

Friends Hopefully this new way of file sharing works better.  I have started a new website both for friends and fellow teachers through Wi...

 Hey friends, Here are some manipulatives I am using in my room this week.  Hopefully a at least a few are new ideas for you! If you wan...

So, it just so happens this year that due to the way band pull outs work I have a 25 minute 5th grade class with ONLY boys.  The flute and o...