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How to Teach Music with Jessica Grant

Jun 27, 2023

Last week I shared ideas for working on parts of your curriculum in the summer.  Today I’ll be sharing how you can focus your attention on a specific grade level of your choosing and plan a blueprint for long range lesson plans.  I’ll provide five ideas for both year-long plans and monthly plans including:

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Jun 20, 2023

It's summer and you're soaking up the sun while thinking about putting together an outline for mapping out your curriculum for the coming year.  Here are seven ideas for getting started:

  1. Scheduling work and play
  2. Lists of concepts by grade
  3. Lists of song material by concept
  4. Create manipulatives
  5. Select choir...


Jun 13, 2023

Danielle Larrick and I just released our book “Two Teacher Perspectives on Health and Wellness” with F-Flat Books.  You can head over to F-Flat Books to purchase your copy!  Share it with a friend.  Use it for a book study with teacher friends and colleagues.  It’s the perfect summer book to focus on your needs as...


Jun 6, 2023

Danielle Larrick and I have teamed together to write the perfect summer book for teachers all about teacher health and wellness.  Get the inside scoop about what you can expect within the book including:

Ten chapters related to health and wellness topics such as imposter syndrome, identity, anxiety, joy (when things are...


Jun 2, 2023

When the school year comes to an abrupt end, it takes some time for our minds and bodies to catch up to the fact that we can now rest.  Or at least breathe a little bit for sure.  Here are five things we can do to wind down for summer.

  1. Take a day of rest
  2. Get closure
  3. Summer meal plan
  4. Be okay with a mess
  5. Think about what...