I've been including more centers in my classroom this year in order to allow me time to assess students in small groups. Most frequentl...

All summer, I scavenged yard sales, Goodwill, consignment shops, and peddler malls for board games that could be converted into music cen...

This year, our principal asked our special area teachers for ways to better communicate with parents. In addition to updating our classroom ...

Do you still have Frozen Fever? Most of my students, and some teachers, are still obsessed with Frozen!  (Theresa, I'm calling you o...

I love Jimmy Fallon and the Tonight Show! Occasionally, Jimmy and the show's band, The Roots, perform popular songs with one of their m...

I have planned lots of new music centers for this year and my students have really enjoyed them. I will be blogging more about the cent...

In Memory of Dr. Michael Tunnell 1954-2014 I am deeply saddened to hear that my former trumpet professor, Dr. Michael Tunnell, los...