The story “Ferdinand” has always been a classroom favorite of mine when love is the theme. This lesson plan is great for dynamics, creating your own accompaniment (soft for Ferdinand, loud for his rowdy friends), creating your own movement, classical music, and more....
I'm so excited to announce that my latest book and CD, Holiday Songs and Winter Adventures, is finally HERE! AND… there’s a new workshop planned too! I can’t wait to share all this with you. Watch here! Watch this lovely video, animated by one of my former...
FREE in Music Box! A new download for singing, stories, dances and instrument ideas all about frogs! See why this is such a musical theme! HURRY! In case you missed it, here’s the related frog activity video. There’s still a few Rainforest Frog Theme Packs left! Take...
At the end of every school year, I ask the children what their favorite activities were. I also survey the teachers after the training to find out if there’s something they especially enjoy. The two things that seem to always top the chart year after...
It's a theme within a theme! Here’s a Rainforest Frog Theme Pack for singing, moving, playing and creating in the jungle. Check out a few teaching tips in this video! The Rainforest Frog Pack includes: Five Speckled Frogs felt set, background and...
There’s exciting new resources coming this month to both Music Box and Music Rhapsody Members, designed to make your school year easier and more FUN! To see levels of membership, click here. BIG NEWS! For those of you who are asked to do a holiday or winter concert,...
The children love the lessons, and you love your job! That’s what happens when you teach the right thing at the right time. Students are more engaged and successful, and you're happier because of it! As a new teacher, I can remember being so excited...
It's concert season, and that means I finished another Songs of the Sea concert today! The children decorated our concert venue with scuba men, jellyfish, and of course, Larry the Lobster! Look closely and see that the scuba men are...
Wow, just in time for a Mother’s Day celebration, my son and I finished 38 recordings with vocals and accompaniment tracks for my upcoming book Holiday Songs and Winter Adventures! I’m so excited! And, to make it an EXTRA happy Mother’s Day for me, my daughter is here...
My live teacher training in LA and NYC is a month away, and I couldn't be more excited! BUT, I couldn't help but notice all of the teachers who mentioned that despite how much they wanted to come, they weren't able to make the trip because of distance or...