February 2016Organized Chaos: February 2016

Monday, February 29, 2016

functional wall art for kids (closet update)

A few weeks ago I shared an update on my preschool-age daughters' closet in our new house. Today I'm back with another update because I am just so excited with the way this latest update came out! I think something like this would be a perfect addition to any kid's bedroom, no matter their age. So, just to refresh everyone's memory, here is what...

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Fermata Friday: February 26, 2016

Welcome to this week's installment of my weekly linky party, Fermata Fridays! This is a chance for music education bloggers to share blog posts with readers and bloggers alike, so we can all mingle and learn from each other. Readers, you are going to love all of the awesome blog posts that are out there- I hope you discover some new blogs to follow...

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Chinese music in elementary music class

I'm back with another post in my series on music from around the world, and this week I'm sharing my ideas for teaching music from China! I focus on one culture or country with each grade that I teach, so you'll find links to the articles I've written on other countries at the end of this post. Be sure to read to the end for more world music lesson...

Monday, February 22, 2016

holidays in the broken home

The week before Valentine's Day, I wrote a post about how I planned to celebrate Valentine's by focusing on my love for my children. I was excited to be in a place emotionally where I felt comfortable even acknowledging the holiday at all (something I had not done for the last 3 years). I don't want to negate anything that I said in that post- I really...

Friday, February 19, 2016

Fermata Friday: February 19, 2016

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

busker performance program for Music In Our Schools Month

March will be here before we know it, so that means it's time to get ready for Music In Our Schools Month! I like to do lots of fun things that get students and community members excited about music while advocating for its importance in schools as well. Last year I shared the 2 activities I do during music classes in every grade, some bulletin board...

Monday, February 15, 2016

rainbow lunch - healthy kid-friendly meal

The other day my 4-year-old daughters and I were snowed in so I had a chance to be a little more creative with our lunch. It was so much fun and it was quite healthy too. I can guarantee we will be doing this again! To be honest the meal started out because I was rummaging through the fridge to try to find something for us to eat- I was way overdue...

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Fermata Friday: February 12, 2016

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Music of Mozambique in elementary music class

Over the next few weeks I will be posting a series of posts with my favorite resources, lessons, and strategies for teaching music from a particular country or region. Although I use music from a variety of cultures and traditions regularly in all grade levels throughout the school year, I spend about a month focusing on the music from a particular...

Monday, February 8, 2016

Single Mom on Valentine's Day

There's no denying it: Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Valentine's is always an awkward holiday in my opinion, whether you're in a relationship or not. For the last few years since I became a single mom, I have quite honestly just ignored the holiday. No, I didn't go on some kind of crazy "down with love" campaign, wear all black, or drown...

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Small Goals: February 2016

Today I'm joining my friend Jennifer at The Yellow Brick Road again to share my small goals for February- I think it is great to set small goals each month to stay focused on my priorities. It helps me not get overwhelmed by all the stuff I feel like I could/should be doing. Head on over to the linky party on Jennifer's blog to see what others are...

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Fermata Friday: February 5, 2016

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Brazilian music in elementary music class

Although I use music from a variety of cultures and traditions regularly in all grade levels throughout the school year, I spend about a month focusing on the music from a particular culture in each grade. I think it is so important for students to have the opportunity to really experience and appreciate the music (and, by extension, other elements)...

Monday, February 1, 2016

Mommy Monday: printable co-parenting / divorce planner

Today I am finally sharing a special project that I have been working on for a while now: a printable co-parenting planner / organizer / workbook. This planner is available for free download so I hope you will share it with anyone else you know who might benefit from it (you'll find the link to download at the end of this post). I think most people...

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