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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Crossy Road Rhythm

 


This week I wanted to review rhythm and counting with my students so we played 'Crossy Road Rhythm.'  I showed a video of the game and we observed how the player must be pay attention, move with correct timing, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, and sometimes wait.  I used the music snippet extension in google slides to add rhythms to the slides.  I also added a number line to help the students see how the beats are aligned in each measure.  Whenever I use a number line, students seem to really 'get' rhythm and have a lot of success performing correctly.

Here's a copy to my editable slides!  CLICK HERE

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Amazon Items I used in my concerts


I am presenting 'The Concert Revolution' at the National ASTA conference in San Francisco and I wanted to share links for some of the products I have used in my concerts.

Glow Sticks

Confetti Streamers



Clip on stand lights



Hand Clappers



Party Blowers


Kazoos


Golden Ticket




Spinner Wheel


Sack Race




Ninja sling shots

Mini Squishy Bananas

Gorilla Costume




Giant Balloons


We are #1 Bow toppers
Catch the ball game


Snowball cone poppers
3D snowflake glasses


Mini Flashlights



*Links are all amazon affiliate links.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

Sub plans to get students to practice

 


This makes a great sub plan!  Students get to practice with a partner.  It works just like the real battleship game, except the 'ship's are practice passages.  Each time a ship is 'hit,' the student must play the passage one time for their stand partner.  

Access the game free HERE!


It is editable in google slides so teachers can type in the music passages for students to practice (as shown in blue).  The students place numbers in the grid to 'hide' the practice passages.