Jedi Music

Our school district hosted "Parent's Visitation Day" as a part of American Education Week last week, and my classes were invo...

Of all of the "Old Lady" book adaptations, this one is my personal favorite...probably because she is finally eating some deliciou...

Happy Veteran's Day...and a huge thank you for all who have served and sacrificed.  My very favorite Veteran's Day memory was when m...

When we encourage our young students to sing, a pattern often introduced first is the sol-mi pattern, soon to be followed by the sol-sol-mi-...

Happy Halloween!! This album has been with me for many Halloweens...and my very youngest students really enjoy the music! Some of the music...

Oh, those Preschoolers, Kindergartners and First Graders, always on the move! They are naturally always in-motion and on the go, and we need...

Our first grade curriculum focuses on "voice choice" and discriminating between singing, speaking, whispering, and shouting voices...

When I originally presented ideas for utilizing "There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat" , there was pretty much one activity f...

(Almost) everyone loves to get into the Halloween spirit when you work in an elementary school! By using new words with songs that we alread...

  Using the melody of "Six Little Ducks", Steve Metzger has written "Five Spooky Ghosts Playing Tricks at School".   Il...

Here is another re-write of "Six Little Ducks" just in time for Halloween! Steve Metzger is the author and Laura Bryant is the il...

That little old lady sure does like to eat, doesn't she?  If you are a fan, you may want to introduce the original song "I Know an...

'Round and 'round across the ground makin' a thumpin' bumpin' sound came that thumpety bumpety thumpin' bump...

Happy first day of fall!  While I'm personally not looking forward to raking all of the leaves that will soon be falling at my house, I ...

Here is a well-known counting tune ("Ten Little Indians" or "Michael Finnigan") re-written by Matt Ringler for a fall ap...