Episode #156: End of the Year Plans
Tanya and Carrie discuss their end of the year plans including what content we are still going to teach and some of the extra fun things we do this time of year to keep kids engaged.
Past Music Teacher Coffee Talk episodes for the end of the year:
Other things we mention in this episode:
- Example of Carrie's review planning document (this is 2nd grade)
- Teaching Music Tomorrow podcast with Anne Mileski and Victoria Boler
- Musication Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
- Blob Opera
- Incredibox
- BeepBox
- Groove Pizza
- Gimkit
- Blooket
Know Better, Do Better
Carrie talked about the importance of gender neutral concert dress codes. Here is a great article with ideas and things to consider.
Work Smarter, Not Harder
Tanya recommends creating a document now that goes into specifics about where each of your grades are now with content knowledge and skills. Then create a calendar event for yourself for the beginning of next year and link to your document there so you can easily find it.
Coda
Carrie recommends First We Sing: 101 Songs and Games For Singing, Playing, and More! by Susan Brumfield
Tanya recommends showing students the Gene Kelly song and dance clip from Singin' in the Rain
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