Music in the classroom
Edutopia had an article on using Music in the Classroom to Inspire Creative expression. I think this is a great idea. I teach 7th grade math but, truth be told, when I started college I had plans to be a band director. Through a series of events I ended up changing from being a music major to working toward an elementary education degree with minors in math, music and language arts. I sing in my classroom all the time. Sometimes it's something the kids say that I have a song about, sometimes it's an educational song to teach a math property, sometimes it's just to get the kids ready to go. I often play music for them on my iPod or share videos from the iPod or YouTube if for no other reason than to connect with them on a more personal level and to remind them that work time can be fun and that music makes everything in life just a little better.
The article is worth checking out if you are a fan of using music in your classroom.
Hola! I love to use music in my classroom. Initially I use to play songs and make up silly songs to help the kids remember vocabulary and irrgular rules. However, I have really developed these resources into more elaborate activities over the past few years and the kids love it. They also feel safe coming into my room because they know that I do not take myself too seriously.
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