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If you haven’t had a chance to prepare for your MIOSM March is Music Month in Our Schools activities, don’t worry. I’ve got you covered! I’ve had a lot of fun putting together a variety of FREEBIES for MIOSM just for you. They are forever Freebies because I want to say thank you to my fellow Music Teachers and help them celebrate MIOSM. Keep reading to find all of my FREE ideas on HOW TO CELEBRATE MIOSM music in our schools month at your school.
Teaching music has been such a rewarding experience for me and has brought me a great deal of joy-and I hope a lot of joy to my Students. I’m passionate about teaching the “Whole Child”. And, I’m passionate about teaching music! I can’t envision a child growing up without the benefits of music education. Music is so important for children. It empowers their creative thinking, stimulates learning connections and opens their hearts to universal truths.
Publicity is a key factor in making everyone aware that March is music in our schools month so that they can join in the celebration. So how can you do this without paper or prep? Hmm….how about having your students sing on the morning announcements? It doesn’t matter what song, just have them sing or play something. You could choose a grade level and let them sing on Friday’s during March. Or you could choose a class to sing every day (that sounds hard to me), or you could just do it on one day in March.
I like to take my students down to the office and perform for the office staff. Got a school song? How about one morning where the whole school sings a song together?
Sometimes I like to begin class with an ice breaker activity-I like to mix it up because it keeps the students on their toes. How about passing out rhythmic pattern cards to students as they walk into the room. Then ask them to create a chant using some key words you’ve put on the board. If you have more time, draw a circle map and let the students brainstorm first. Or just put these questions up on the board and let students answer them in the chant. Try using something familiar that you might already know-
Here’s some questions to ask them to think about:
What’s the takeaway from all of these FREE RESOURCES? I BELIEVE that Music in our schools is critical to the education of every single child. Music fosters creativity, makes brain connections to all other subject areas and gives students an opportunity to experience emotions.
If you’re interested you can check out my ORFF ARRANGEMENT
Or the UKULELE VERSION OF THE SAME SONG
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Hi there! I’m Sandra, one of the authors behind Sing Play Create. My goal is to provide teachers with interactive resources and activities to improve the effectiveness of their teaching and enhance student learning.
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