This fun and funky music and movement song for elementary students is a kid favorite!  

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Turn-Yourself-Around-Movement-and-Action-Song-MP3-1430308

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Turn Yourself Around by James M. DesJardins is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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Turn Yourself Around Sample

Carrie and Tanya discuss strategies that help with classroom management and building relationships within a challenging group of students.

MTCT #150: What To Do When You Have "That Class"

This Channukah-themed movement song is sure to get your students actively engaged in the music! Students will explore a variety of locomotor movements juxtaposed with non-locomotor sections all in the context of harmonic minor and an unusual meter (7/8). It is musically substantial, yet kid-friendly!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dance-for-Hanukkah-Movement-Song-MP3-1572007

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Dance for Hanukkah by James M. DesJardins is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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Dance For Chanukkah Sample

This full-length recording of Pumpkin Pie has been a favorite among my students! The song features a catchy melody in a Hip-Hop style and gets everyone moving and jamming. 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkin-Pie-Movement-Song-MP3-1537279

Pumpkin Pie  Fall Jam! Sample

Carrie and Tanya check in on how they have implemented things they learned during the 2023 Summer Book Club while reading "Realizing Diversity: An Equity Framework for Music Education" by Karen Howard.

MTCT #155: Realizing Diversity Check-In

MTCT #159: Starting the School Year: Putting First Things First

Carrie and Tanya welcome Beth Duhon to discuss ideas for implementing summer learning into your classroom.

MTCT #161: Implementing Summer Learning

Carrie and Tanya share songs and activities they are using in their 2nd grade general music lessons this week.

MTCT #164: Peek at our Week: 2nd Grade

Carrie and Tanya share songs and activities they are doing with 5th grade this week and this semester.

MTCT #170: Peek At Our Week: 5th Grade

Carrie and Tanya talk with Anne Mileski about developing the singing voice in the elementary music classroom.

MTCT #171: Developing the Singing Voice with Anne Mileski

We are Kodály inspired elementary music teachers who love to share songs, activities, lessons, and ideas for the music room. Show notes at https://musicteachercoffeetalkpodcast.blogspot.com/

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