Today was a wonderful, sugar-y day. The different parts that were crazy, though, were brand-new lessons for Kindies and 3rd Graders. Kindies were good—not stellar, but still good. 3rd Graders just got back from lunch, and HOLY COW—they were not attentive and VERY MUCH SO on sugar highs. One class (out of the two, since today is Monday Madness with two classes per music period) had not done Beethoven Part II. So I didn’t get to do my V-Day lesson on love! NOT FAIR! Tracy said, “Yep, that’s the problem with the schedule. It’s a toss-up and easy to miss classes.”
From now on, I am teaching all grades but 2nd and 5th, and when I do solo-week, Tracy would like to keep 5th Grade. I hope I get to do some, but the Beethoven/rap Orff lessons have given me some experience with 5th Graders. Yaaaay.
Note to self: Stop mouthing for the 1st Graders during their program songs. That was something that came up in seminar today. I think it’s a great idea. Dr. Moore said during seminar today, “Even 1st Graders can have ownership of their music.”
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