Language Arts, Math, and Science in the Elementary Music Classroom
A Practical Tool
Kim Milai
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Teachers of the performing arts are adapting their classes to go online. The problems and challenges range from ensuring enough physical space for movement around each student's computer to overcoming audio and video syncing delays during the live feed. But what about elementary music?
Posted on February 17, 2021
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When students walk into a music room, there is an opportunity to inspire them with a visually stimulating learning environment. This doesn't mean filling every wall and space with dozens of posters, papers, and colors. This means creating a visual environment which acknowledges your students' participation and input into the class.
Posted on October 16, 2018
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When two young veterans came to our elementary school to give a talk and show slides about their experience in Afghanistan, the children were captivated with their presentation. The slides brought to life much of what the soldiers saw and experienced. As the music teacher, I planned to have the children say thank you in a musical way. I didn't choose a patriotic song, but a song that exemplified the love and appreciation we all had for these soldiers. I chose one song that the entire student body of the school could sing together.
Posted on November 23, 2017
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Twenty-four kindergarteners line up at the edge of the safe line. They are peasants in the 'village.' The king or queen stands across the room at the 'castle' guarded by two sentries at the drawbridge.
Posted on August 8, 2017
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