The Benefits of Music Education

With so much emphasis being placed on math, science, and social studies, I felt it right to remind everyone of the benefits of music education.

Click the link here to this article on PBS.org that explains it so succinctly. 

Weekly Graphing Idea - Letter Q

1. What would you do if your mother was a queen?

2. What is the best thing about being a queen?

1. If someone gave you a quarter, what would you do with it?

2. How many quarters do you think will fit on a teaspoon?

1. Quilts are used like blankets to keep us warm. What else could you use a quilt for?

2. Quilts use designs or pictures. This one is made of old T-shirts. Think of something different you could put on a quilt.

To All Parents

Start Your Week Off With a Smile

Weekly Graphing Idea - Letter P

1. What kind of pickle is your favorite? Sweet or dill?

2. Where can you find pickles?

1. What kind of meat do we get from a pig?

2. Some people keep pigs for pets. If you could have one as a pet, what would you do with it?

1. Who has a pocket?

2. How many pockets do you have?

3. What can you put in a pocket?

This Needs To Go on the Wall of Every School

Top Ten Teacher New Year's Resolutions

Here are a few more resolutions to choose from.

Complete list is here.

Weekly Graphing Idea - Letter O

1. Name an owl you've either read about, or seen on television.

2. Tell me what you know about owls.

1. Tell me what you know about the octopus.

2. Would you like to have an octopus as a pet? Why or why not?

1. Other than the fruit, name something that is orange.

2. Name something in the classroom that is orange.

A Cute Joke to Share With the Class

The Happy New Year Song

The Happy New Year Song
(Tune: "Happy Birthday")

Happy New Year to You!

Happy New Year to You!

Happy New Year,

Happy New Year,

It's two-oh-sixteen!

(Hint: to use this every year, just change the last line!)

Teacher New Year's Resolutions

These are hilarious, but so true!

Go here for the complete list!

From My Kindergarten Dictionary

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