Music Olympics!

Here in NC we RARELY get snow.. it's been 2 years since we have had a snow day.. well, woohoo.. got one today! Perfect timing as I've just come back to school from a medical leave (surgery 8 weeks ago.. final exclamation point on this past year of 4 surgeries and intense medical issues and emergencies! Yeehaw!). I've taught 2 whole days.. whew.. and now a snow day, then tomorrow (if we have a full day of school, which is in question because the high today is a whopping 28 degrees, we have an exploratory day and we have students going to a museum and visitors coming to do rotations in the afternoon, so no regular classes then, and back to a regular schedule Friday, Monday, and Tuesday, then a half day Wed. with Chinese New Year assembly that I run Wednesday AM so no regular music then either.. a fun 2 weeks being back at school! It's been so great to see the kids but my energy and my physical strength is not quite up to the task of my normal, so I have set up some rotations with the kinders. and first graders and the 2nd through 4th graders will be getting ready for Music Olympics in early February! Please email me at musicquilt@hotmail.com if you'd rather have this in powerpoint. I've given credit where I've found games/ideas from other sites.. if you see something you've developed or know an original source I didn't credit, PLEASE let me know. Thanks for stopping by!

Time for Camp Songs!

Last year at the end of the school year I started a new tradition of singing camp songs. The kids loved it, I loved it.. win, win! Truly, so much fun and they've already started asking for "Wisconsin Milk", "Found a Peanut" and "Bazooka Bubblegum". See posts from last year for a couple powerpoint slide shows I made to go with Peanut and Bubblegum. If you don't know "Baby Shark".. well, it's a bit gruesome and you can just do the first 5 or 6 and not all of the "verses". If you don't know the song search on youtube and you'll find it. SO fun! My fourth graders sing the WHOLE song and the itty bitties sing up to "Grandpa Shark" which they think is so very funny! Have fun! Happy Camping!

Baby shark from musicquilt