Beth’s Blog
Cumulative Songs for the Music Room
Cumulative Songs for Elementary Music As I think back to my favorite songs as a child, they were all ones that just went on and on with silly lyrics and fun motions. They were cumulative songs. I have memories of singing “Father Abraham” in Sunday...
Earth Day Music Activities for the Elementary Classroom
Earth Day Music Activities Over the last few years, I’ve been trying to keep my song list ready for whatever holiday or event comes up. Earth Day is on April 22 every year, and my nature songs and video collection has been growing lately. I thought I’d...
Famous Female Composers and Music Activities
3 Famous Female Composers and Music Activities March is Women’s History Month, and it’s a great time to add some famous female composers to your lessons. Celebrating women composers does not have to be difficult or require lots of prep work. Today, I...
Parachute Music Activities for the Elementary Classroom
Parachute Music Activities When my students come in and hear that we are using the parachute in music class, they are just ecstatic! I love adding some parachute music activities into a lesson because each of my classes thoroughly enjoy it! In this post,...
St. Patrick’s Day Music Activities
St. Patrick’s Day Music Activities This post may contain affiliate links, where I may receive a small commission if you purchase something through following the link at no cost to you. Today, I am excited to share 3 active St. Patrick’s Day music...
Music Activities for the 100th Day of School
Music Activities for the 100th Day of School Do you celebrate the 100th day of school in your music classroom? Are you looking for some 100 days activities and songs? Are you possibly wondering what I’m talking about? Well, if you teach at an...
Practicing Meter in Music: Exciting Time Signature Games
Practicing Meter in Music: Exciting Time Signature Games This post may contain affiliate links, where I may receive a small commission if you purchase something through following the link at no cost to you. Welcome to part 2 in my series on...
Teaching Meter in Music So Your Students Will Understand!
Teaching Meter in Music to Elementary Students This post may contain affiliate links, where I may receive a small commission if you purchase something through following the link at no cost to you. I used to dread teaching meter in music to elementary...
5 New Years Music Activities
5 New Years Music Activities for the 1st Week of January I know that dreaded day - the first day back in January after holiday break. It can be tough, so I wanted to share 5 simple new years music activities that I suggest having on hand ready to go for...
Christmas Songs for Kindergarten
Christmas Songs for Kindergarten It’s December - such an exciting and joyful time of the year! However, it’s often difficult to gain and keep the attention of our young kindergarten students. With Christmas and holiday break so soon, busy preparing...
