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teaching reading?

by kitmusic/OK

Sep 12, 2014

Hey everyone!!

It's been a long time since I've been on this board! Things have been busy, busy! WE became guardians to my nephew last year, and after a year of learning a new normal, I think I'm finally getting the hang of this "mom" thing.

Anyway, I LOVE my school, but my school district seems like it is going crazy. We have a n...See More

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bec At my school, we were just told our kids weren't getting enough PE to meet state requirements, so now every Friday the two music teachers get to teach PE!

Sep 15, 2014

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julia On 9/15/14, c wrote: > Hey Kit! Haven't seen you in a while! > > At our school, every specials teacher has a half hour of our > day where we have to teach interventions for either reading > or math. Therefore we get the lowest students and are > supposed to make the greatest gains. I am teaching three > fifth graders who are re...See More

Oct 4, 2014

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Pirate Day

by crystal

Sep 17, 2014

So, what songs do you guys like to do for Talk Like a Pirate Day? I know Music k8 had some fun songs, but I don't get their magazines. Do you know any folksy pirate songs?

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dnabgeek On 9/17/14, crystal wrote: > So, what songs do you guys like to do for Talk Like a > Pirate Day? I know Music k8 had some fun songs, but I > don't get their magazines. Do you know any folksy pirate > songs? I do "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" from VeggieTales. My kids think its hilarious and since the lyrics are okay for school, no...See More

Sep 19, 2014

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DonnaR/CA On 9/19/14, dnabgeek wrote: > On 9/17/14, crystal wrote: >> So, what songs do you guys like to do for Talk Like a >> Pirate Day? I know Music k8 had some fun songs, but I >> don't get their magazines. Do you know any folksy pirate >> songs? > I do "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" from VeggieTales. My > kids think...See More

Oct 3, 2014

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Portable mic for teacher

by Marian

Sep 22, 2014

A classroom teacher friend needs a portable mic to help save her voice. Do you have any recommendations of what to use or what not to use? Thanks.

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Eileen I use the Chattervox. It has saved my voice from yearly damage now for 5 years. Love it!

Eileen

On 9/22/14, Marian wrote: > A classroom teacher friend needs a portable mic to help > save her voice. Do you have any recommendations of > what to use or what not to use? > Thanks.

Sep 23, 2014

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DonnaR/CA On 9/23/14, Eileen wrote: > > I use the Chattervox. It has saved my voice from yearly > damage now for 5 years. Love it!

Similar to it is an AddVox. I've had one for about 5 years, too. Mostly I used it when in the Multi-Purpose Room, but now that I'm in Kindergarten self-contained classroom, it works for outside use too.
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Oct 3, 2014

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To Miss Friday...to be continued

by 3rd year

Oct 2, 2014

Miss Friday,

Thanks for all the help. I'm trying to put together my list of songs and activities, but it's going to take awhile...especially since school is well underway. It might be after Christmas before I can list them all here...

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Miss Friday Hey 3rd Year,

I wasn't expecting to hear from you about curriculum until at least the New Year. Figuring out all the repertoire and activities is the longest part of the process. Particularly these days with so many great ideas running around the Internet.

One thing I like to do is if I'm not sure something will work (cause let's...See More

Oct 2, 2014

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Noisy Class

by KR

Sep 29, 2014

I teach grades 5-12 choir, and help with 5th grade band. My 8th graders have been with me for four years, and I know them all fairly well. They have always been a talkative bunch. My class keeps getting larger every year because if they quit band, they have to take choir as their music credit. This year I have 63 in a room built for 47 kids. We are...See More

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Firstly, you need another adult in the room If you have 63 kids in your room at once, you can be pretty sure that there are other adults sitting with nothing.

An adult who is in there simply to monitor and enforce behavior is only appropriate when you have that many children.

On 9/29/14, KR wrote: > I teach grades 5-12 choir, and help with 5th grade band. My > 8th gra...See More

Sep 29, 2014

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Vivian When I student taught many years ago, I had a 75 member choir that barely fit on the risers but the room was large enough to hold them. Some serious behavior problems at first (maybe 10 students) but the rest were interested in singing. I put a stop watch on my stand. I posted the lesson plan on the board. I explained that if we finished the entire...See More

Sep 30, 2014

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HELP ASAP!

by 3rd year

Sep 25, 2014

Hi all,

I am teaching a 2-week half-day music class during our fall break twice per day (morning and afternoon). The class runs about 2 1/2 hours.

I usually do ukuleles, but a crisis just happened and they need me to teach Kinders! I can do anything.

Any suggestions? Any books or programs that would be fun and last 2 we...See More

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lis How about simple folk dances for part of the time. SHENANIGANS has a great cd with dances that can easily be adapted for kinders. I'm a shoemaker is a good one and lots more. You can do Chicken Dance and many others. Do fairy tales with repetitive parts on instruments. CHICKEN little is a good one. Hope this helps.

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Sep 28, 2014

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3rd year Thanks so much! I'm trying to get my admin to purchase both resources!!

Sep 29, 2014

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I need a song/artist to sing to

by Jade

Sep 13, 2014

Hi, my name is Jade and I am trying out for a metal/rock band [red skies and alibis] and I am a mezzo soprano but I need a good song to practice singing with to send to my friend [of me singing] and that i can perform in front of him. can anyone help me? I can't use like Broadway show songs or anything like that i need current songs from my generat...See More

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musicology On 9/13/14, Jade wrote: > Hi, my name is Jade and I am trying out for a metal/rock > band [red skies and alibis] and I am a mezzo soprano but I > need a good song to practice singing with to send to my > friend [of me singing] and that i can perform in front of > him. can anyone help me? I can't use like Broadway show > songs or a...See More

Sep 24, 2014

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need a song for quarter/eighth/half

by lis

Sep 23, 2014

I am reviewing the note values with my third graders. The song I normally use is by Konnie Saliba, the Clock Store. I really like it, but it is a little baby-ish I guess for third graders these days. Do you have a good song that distinguishes the note values? I especially need to have eighth notes.

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