Kateri Swavely joins us on the blog this week to talk about how storybooks saved her music teacher life!
Storybooks Saved My Music Teacher Life
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Tips and Tricks for Music Teachers
These are a few of my Favorite Things . . . er storybooks!
Today you’re going to learn about 5 of my favorite storybooks and what music concepts you can teach when I read them to your students.
How to Know if You’re a Storybook Lesson Planner
I’m here to tell you that storybook lessons can keep your students more focused than you ever thought possible and save you hours of time planning, once you learn my simple framework for planning storybook lessons.
How to Access Storybook Lessons
What if you don’t like the planning part? What if instead you just want to by some ready-made lesson plans and have someone else do it for you? I can help with that.
How to Coast through the End of the Year
I mean, let’s be real. The kids are done, you’re done, classroom teachers are done… everything is tiring, and you can’t wait until the school year is D.O.N.E done!
This Changed Everything!
It’s time to talk about the elephant in the music classroom… CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. Today, I’m going to share with you my tried and true behavior management system…
3 Ways You Can Use Reading Strategies to Help Teach a New Song
Today I’m going to share with you 3 tried and true ways to help your young singers, and those who are a little bit older sound musical instead of shouty or robotic.
4 Ways to Make it Until the End of the Year When You’re Out of Gas
Today I’m going to show you 4 ways to make it until the end of the year when you’ve run out of gas. We still have some time left, and even though you’re tired, stuff still needs to happen in your classroom.
6 Ways to Avoid the End-of-the-Year Crazies
It’s on! The end-of-the-year crazy has begun. I have an idea for you today that you might not agree with. Go with me here for a second. Are you ready??
How to Increase Focus in Your Music Classroom
Do you feel like you get interrupted every couple of minutes? It’s really hard to keep your lessons flowing smoothly. Storybook lessons increase engagement and help students focus better.