SUBSCRIBE | SUBMIT
September 2008
Vol 5 No 9
BACK ISSUES

Current Issue » Cover Page Cover Story Harry & Rosemary Wong Columns Articles Features
Back Issues
Teachers.Net Gazette Vol.5 No.9 September 2008

Cover Story by Hal Portner
High Quality Teaching:
The Intangible Element
The cornerstone of quality education in our schools is what happens between teacher and student.


Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching
It Was Something Close to a Miracle

Columns
»More Tools for Classroom Fun and SuccessCheryl Sigmon
»Time Flies!Sue Gruber
»"Getting to Know Each Other"Activities, part 2Leah Davies
»Our Back PagesTodd R. Nelson
»Using a Butterfly Analogy to Explain the Hierarchy of Social DevelopmentMarvin Marshall
»The Busy Educator's Monthly FiveMarjan Glavac
»Dear Barbara - Advice for SubsBarbara Pressman
»The First Day of Hell? and Still No Job! How Do I Stay Positive?Kioni Carter

Articles
»The Music, Movement, and Learning Connection
»Notes And Quotes From My Summer Reading
»Chinese Royalty and Cedar Wood, The History of the Pencil
»Teaching and Stress: Symptoms and Cures
»September 2008 Writing Prompts
»Learning About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
»Donna’s Lesson Plan Files For Music Teachers
»A Teaching Guide for The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel
»Virtual lab

Features
»Printable Worksheets & Teaching Aids
»Ineffective teachers? and Laura Bush's speech on July 28
»School Photographs for September 2008
»Lessons, Resources and Theme Activities: September 2008
»Video Bytes: Brainiac science; Puppies lulled to sleep; Pilobilus dance; and More
»Today Is... Daily Commemoration for September 2008
»Live on Teachers.Net: September 2008
»The Lighter Side of Teaching
»Apple Seeds: Inspiring Quotes for Teachers
»Peanut Free School?
»HELP! First Time Teaching Kindergarten!
»"I don't have a pencil [again]!" Does anything work?
»Newsdesk: Events & Opportunities for Teachers


Advertisement

The Teachers.Net Gazette is a collaborative project
published by the Teachers.Net community
Editor in Chief: Kathleen Alape Carpenter
Layout Editor: Mary Miehl


Cover Story by Hal Portner

Effective Teaching by Harry & Rosemary Wong

Contributors this month: Kioni Carter, Marvin Marshall, Cheryl Sigmon, Marjan Glavac, Todd R. Nelson, Hal Portner, Leah Davies, Barbara Pressman, Tim Newlin, James Wayne, Alan Haskvitz, Bill Page, Lisa Bundrick, Panamalai R. Guruprasad, Donna Ransdell, Barb Stutesman, Ron Victoria, Susan Rowan Masters, and YENDOR.

Submissions: click for Submission Guidelines

Advertising: contact Bob Reap


Subscribe for free home delivery


Donna Ransdell

Musical Notes
Archive | Biography | Resources | Discussion

Donna’s Lesson Plan Files For Music Teachers

A teacher of music in grades K-6 shares her collection of plans and resources.
by Donna Ransdell
September 1, 2008

DONNA’S LESSON PLAN FILES for MUSIC TEACHERS:

Planning tips

Each year, Donna sits down with large 12”x18” pieces of white construction paper to plan her year, one piece for each grade level. Across the top, she writes the months of the school year. Along the side, she writes “Concept of the Month”, “Lessons for Concepts”, “Special Activities,” “Composers,” “Listening Lessons,” “Songs” and “Seasonal Songs.” Then, she grids the paper, opens that grade level’s Teacher Edition, and begins to plan for the 18 week semesters at each school she teaches.

Plans and Activities

Silver Burdett Making Music Third Grade:
donnabrassea.tripod.com/sbmm3rdgrade.html

Silver Burdett Making Music Fourth Grade:
donnabrassea.tripod.com/sbmm4thgrade.html

Silver Burdett Making Music Fifth Grade:
donnabrassea.tripod.com/sbmm5thgrade.html

Silver Burdett Making Music Sixth Grade:
donnabrassea.tripod.com/SBMM6thGrade.html

6th Grade/Middle School History of 20th Century Popular Music Unit:
donnabrassea.tripod.com/mmh6thgrade.html

K-2 Rhythm Stick Routine (to the music of Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade):
donnabrassea.tripod.com/stickroutine.html



» More Gazette articles...




About Donna Ransdell...

Donna received her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education “more years ago than I want to admit!” from Culver-Stockton College in Missouri. She has taught elementary general music for more than 10 years in several districts in southern Arizona and southern California, as well as private music and voice. In addition, she is certified in Multiple Subjects K-8 and is an experienced self-contained classroom teacher in several grade levels (especially 2nd and 5th). One of her daughters, a recent college graduate, is an elementary general music teacher; her other daughter should complete her Early Childhood Education Lead Teacher certification by the end of 2008.

Donna currently teaches in two schools in San Diego County, each school served one semester full-time. At one school, she has approximately 30 classes and an after-school choir made up of 4th, 5th and 6th graders. The other school has about 28 classes, an after-school choir of upper elementary students, and an after-school auditioned group that performs one musical per semester. She declares that she has “the best two schools in my district,” as each has something to brag about – outstanding students, staff, or PTA group.

Outside of the classroom, Donna’s hobbies include reading, sewing and the computer, as she is the webmaster of a website for fans of an old TV show.


Donna Ransdell Articles on Teachers.Net...

Related Resources & Discussions on Teachers.Net...

#