My position right now I teach classes from K-5, plus a self-contained moderate-to-severe primary grades SPED class. I started off the year with 0 supplies provided by the school. I luckily had
- 30-some-year-old teacher's editions and CD sets meant for grades 4-6 which my previous position had discarded
- a set of 123 Favorite Kids songs CDs which I bought from Target in a panic the night before I started. The singing is pretty cheesy on a lot of them, but in a pinch some of the songs have educational value
- 30 sets of chopsticks I bought at the Japanese market to use as rhythm sticks
- http://kodaly.hnu.edu/search.cfm is an amazing website which every general music education should use
- First Steps in Music: for Preschool and Beyond, which I use extensively with my K-2 and SPED classes and borrow from for parts of my 3rd grade lessons, as well.
- 150 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play, which has some good material. I have to say I'm surprised by how many repeats they have (how many versions of "I have lost my closet key" does one music teacher need?!). It is organized by tones used, which can be helpful. It also has a game, in which the teacher holds a student over his/her lap in "spanking position" and sings a song with the words "horny cup" in it, which I think would get someone instantly fired!
- 150 Rounds for Singing and Teaching, which I have used a lot with my 3rd graders.
- a recorder for almost every 4th and 5th grader I have. They were one short in the order, and I guess I should have explained that usually the teacher needs one on which to demonstrate.
- 4 sets of Remo Sound Shapes, which all the kids are enthusiastic about playing! Unfortunately I have no bag or cart in which to carry them, so I need to figure out a solution to that.
- a generic set of rhythm instruments we ordered from the school district. They're kinda crappy, but usable.
- Get America Singing...Again! Volumes 1 and 2, plus CD 3 for Volume 2.
Thanks for sharing such an amazing information please keep Helping teacher in need
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