Back to School: Fun Times

As promised last week, I still have a few more fun back-to-school stories. You're welcome.

 

Let's TikTok!

I don't actually have a TikTok account, but I told my upper grades that we were learning a "TikTok Dance" in order to get them to move. 

 

These preteens act so embarrassed about everything. But once you say, "It's going to be in a TikTok video," they are willing to do ANYTHING.

 

After we finished my awesome dance, one girl, new to our school, said, "My other music teacher never did this sort of thing at all." 

 

"Not every music teacher is as cool as me," I responded.

 

 

Spongebob Squarepants

I played a game with the 6th graders that involved tossing around a Spongebob ball. I'm not super familiar with Spongebob, but the Spongebob ball gives me some credibility with the kids. 

When the ball was tossed to one of my students, he sang out, "Krusty Krab Pizza!" and the rest of the class joined him in the jingle, "Is the pizza for you and me!" Then they all added, "Ka-Chow!” which is supposedly from the movie Cars. 

 

I guess they were mixing their media in that moment of spontaneity?

 

Copy Cat Does Yoga

When the second graders entered my room the other day, Copy Cat was sitting like this on my desk.

 

 

 

"Copy Cat is doing Downward Dog," one kid said.

 

The PreK Cart

I travel from class to class on a cart when I teach at the preschool on Thursdays. I turn on music as I walk down the hall and enter the classrooms, kind of like an ice cream truck. 

 

One of the teachers called it "Miss Becky's Traveling Show." I liked that!

 

 

Round of Applause

I was getting ready to transition to another activity after I sang (and rocked out on my guitar) the school song for one of my first grade classes. 

 

The kids were waiting patiently, and during the quick pause, one student said, “Wait, aren’t we forgetting something?!” and he started to applaud. 

 

The other kids started clapping with him, and I received a round of applause (for my mad guitar skills, obviously).

 

Music Class is Fun 

"Music is actually fun!" one of my fourth graders blurted out in the middle of class, with no prompting whatsoever. 

 

I don't think we were even doing anything particularly fun at that moment. 

"It’s my favorite special," another boy chimed in. 

Full disclosure: These two little boys can be naughty sometimes, but they must like music . . .

 

 

Will Justin Bieber See This?

I wanted to record a video of a cool rhythm thing my classes were learning last week. I mentioned I might post it on Instagram. One of the girls freaked out.

 

"She is worried Justin Bieber will see her," one of the boys said.

 

"Umm, Justin Bieber doesn't follow me on the Gram," I reassured the class.

 

"What if does see it, and he comments? That would be awesome!" another kid said.

 

"Don't get your hopes up. I only have like 130 followers," I said.

I asked the freaked out girl to record it for me, just in case Justin Bieber does, in fact, show up on my IG.

 

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