Imagine having students who can’t wait for music, dance, or drama classes. Imagine feeling confident in your lessons. Imagine your school community recognizing the positive impact of arts education because of you.

It IS possible to teach the performing arts effectively, even if you’re not a specialist. All it takes is a willing heart, and the right resources.

Solfege Lesson Plans – A Beginner Guide to Teaching Solfege

Looking for Solfege Lesson Plans? Solfege is an important building block in elementary music, but if you’re not a specialist it may seem overwhelming. Luckily, solfege isn’t actually that hard to learn and it can […]

Improv activities for elementary students will solve all your drama problems

Improv activities will make your drama lessons better There is a very common misconception that teaching elementary drama is all about kids reading from a script. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen […]

Tips for using tableau effectively in elementary drama

“Tableau” is a drama term that you may have heard before, even if you aren’t an experienced drama teacher. But what is it really, and how can you use it effectively in your drama lessons? […]

Teacher’s Guide to the Grade 1 Music Curriculum

Music Lessons for Grade 1 The grade 1 music curriculum is all about setting up a strong foundation in basic concepts. Duration (Rhythm) in Grade 1 Beat vs Rhythm Fast & slow tempo 2/4 and […]

Easy Instruments of the Orchestra Lesson Plans

Elementary students love learning about different instruments! Whether you’re teaching in person, hybrid, or online, here are some great resources for teaching timbre and the instruments families of the orchestra. If you’re planning a teaching […]

Primary Drama Activities: Guided Role Play

Drama Activities for Kindergarten to Grade 2 Teaching drama to very young children can be a huge challenge, especially since they aren’t able to read well enough to follow a script and aren’t quite ready […]

Quick Black History Month Music Lessons: Louis Armstrong & Scatting

Black History Month Music Lessons: Louis Armstrong & Scatting Looking for some quick Black History Month music lessons for your classes? Here’s a quick jazz music lesson based on Louis Armstrong and scatting. Introduction to […]

Teaching Music Online – Tips & Ideas

Although any subject is difficult to teach online, teaching music online has to be one of the most difficult. When so many of the curriculum expectations require not only interaction but also performance, having students […]

Teaching Dance Online – Tips & Resources

How to teach elementary dance during distanced learning Considering how most teachers teach the subject of dance, pivoting it to online can be really hard to wrap your head around. Here are some tips and […]

Tips for Teaching Step Skip Leap Repeat

Teaching intervals such as step, skip leap and repeat is an essential step in helping students to learn to read music fluently. When students are able to recognize steps skips and leaps in musical notation, […]

6 Engaging yet Simple Christmas Music Activity Ideas for Music Class

Those last few music classes before the holiday break can be difficult – kids are feeling distracted and excited, it’s not a great time to introduce new concepts, and you need something that can engage […]

Elementary Christmas Concert Ideas

Looking for elementary Christmas concert ideas? Sometimes directing a whole musical for Christmas just isn’t practical, especially in an elementary school. Here are some ideas for Christmas concerts that are simple to put together, yet are interesting […]

Rhythm Grids: The most versatile rhythm worksheets for elementary students

Teaching rhythm in lower elementary can be difficult to keep interesting, as it’s one of those concepts that takes a lot of repetition for students to internalize. It can be tiring to keep coming up […]

Halloween Music Lesson Plans, Activities & Games

Looking for Halloween music lesson plans? The month of October is an excellent time to include some Halloween fun into your music lesson plans. Here are some music suggestions and activity ideas to help with […]

Teacher’s Guide To the Ontario Dance Curriculum

The Ontario Dance Curriculum is an ambitious document that holds a high standard for teaching dance in Ontario. While having high standards for arts curriculum is a good thing, it can often feel out of […]

Teacher’s Guide To The Ontario Music Curriculum

Trying to teach the Ontario Music Curriculum without the right tools? The Ontario Music Curriculum is an ambitious document that sets a high standard for teaching music in Ontario. Unfortunately, this standard is out of […]

Dance Phrase Activities in Elementary Dance

How to teach dance phrases in elementary dance Dance phrases (or movement phrases) are frequently mentioned in elementary dance curriculum. But what are they and how do you use them effectively? What is a dance […]

Music Texture Lesson Plan Ideas

Looking for music texture lesson plan ideas? Music texture in the primary grades is all about training students’ ears to hear the different layers of sound, and to start to develop skills like part singing. […]

Easy Music Elements Worksheets: Music Theory Worksheets For Music Class

Teaching the elements of music and looking for worksheets? Doodle-style notes are all the rage in science and math, but doodling notes are actually a natural choice for music classes as well – especially when […]

How to Teach Dynamics in Music – Simple Lesson Plan Ideas for Elementary

Looking for tips on how to teach dynamics in music class? Dynamics in music can be a lot of fun to teach, because of all the dramatic pieces of music you can use as examples. […]

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