Have you ever had a class that you felt had no respect for you or worse yet, a class that seemed to just run over you and everything you tried to say. It’s SUPER frustrating and can make you feel small, insignificant, and “less than”. You may even see administrators and other teachers get students to fall in line with just a look and wonder, “how do they do that?” and “why do the students seem to listen to them?” The truth is, in social and community structures, there is a hi

This Train is a traditional American song originating in the 1920s. Use this song with the included GrooveTrack to feature younger singers with this fun and simple tune. Download The Free GrooveTrack Here! Download The Free Sheet Music Here! Teaching sequence Introduce the song by singing one of the verses for you students. Use call and response to teach the first verse when the students have become familiar with the melody teach them the other verses or let them attempt to l

Comparison is a helpful part of life. It helps us decide where to live what job to take and who to spend our time with. When we choose one activity over another we are literally comparing the two and choosing one as a more valuable use of our time at any given moment. So what happens when we compare ourselves to other teachers? We usually feel a little down on ourselves, or even worse, we feel better by comparison. The truth is, comparing yourself to the standard of others is

Lift Every Voice and Sing is an African-American anthem of Freedom originally penned as a poem by James Weldon Johnson. Download The Free GrooveTrack Here! Download The Free Sheet Music Here! Teaching sequence Introduce the song by singing one of the verses for you students. Use call and response to teach the first verse when the students have become familiar with the melody teach them the other verses or let them attempt to learn them on their own. Once your students are fam