A tried and true June lesson plan. I love the build of excitement as they get 2 away, 1 away, BINGO! “I have 2 more 1 mores!”

We love using centres in Music class. I always change the activities but pictured above are a student-led jam in the back of the room (circle of ukuleles/guitars), music books on the carpet, music apps on iPads, and a centre with me exploring new instruments (cello, electric guitar, and drum machine). I have them point to the next station before they move. Centres are also great for assessment and getting to listen to a smaller groups of kids!

My Grade 2s and I wrote accompaniment chords and melody notes to our favourite words in this amazing story book. Amanda Gorman writes of hope and the need for change…it sings itself. I love how my students chose both minor and major chords.

Forest fire smoke?! I plan concerts very carefully but didn’t see this coming. We had very little time to pivot our set up from outside to the upper gym, but Ms Goggin, the kids, and I pulled it off! Gr 6/7 showed off our original Korean Drumming group composition, Gr 2s warmed our hearts with songs, 12 solo performers wowed us with their skills, and the School Band and School Singers? Well, there’s “Nobody Like You.”