Episode #145: Transitions (Recipes for Success Part III)
Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #145: Transitions: Recipes for Success Pt. 3 Check out this episode on YouTube! Main Theme: Primary Lesson Segments (Recipes for Success, Part III) We are continuing our Recipes for Success series and today's episode is all about transitions. Think of daily lesson plans as a layer cake and the lesson segments are like the foundational layers of the cake. The transitions are like the layers between the cake that bring more flavor and texture. What are transitions? Transitions are the ways in which your seamlessly flow from one lesson segment to the next. Having smooth transitions not only helps your lessons flow and feel magical, they also help with classroom management because students don't get as many opportunities to get bored or distracted. There are many types of transitions, and we are going to focus on our favorites as labeled and described in Rita Klingers's book Lesson Planning in a Kodály Setting: A Guide for Music Teachers. Tran...