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Another Sunny Day
It's been a beautiful week here in central Illinois, and actually, with the exception of a few days here and there, the weather has been consistently sunny and warm all month. You know how excited I am about the advent of fall, but I am definitely enjoying these last...
Brushin’ My Teeth
To round out tonight's three-part self care series, here's a song that teaches the correct way to brush teeth. This can be a difficult task, so anything to make it a little more fun can help. The tune is recognizable and catchy; you'll most likely find yourself...
This is the Way We Wash Our Hands
Another essential self-care skill: hand washing. The lyrics are repetitive, making it easy to learn and fun to sing. All while the child learns how to correctly wash his or her hands! That is my goal: to make learning enjoyable, so that it doesn't feel like learning....
To The Bathroom I Go
This week I'm featuring a three-part series on self-care songs. I receive requests from teachers all the time for songs about using the bathroom, keeping clean, and other related topics, so I thought I'd share them with you. So here goes Part One:Potty-training. It's...
More About Me
You've learned a little about me, but I'd like to tell you more. Specifically, how I got here and why I do what I do. Here goes:I grew up singing. At home, school, church, community theaters, anywhere they'd let me, really. By high school, I knew that I wanted to...
Fall Into Fall (Part 2)
This is a song I wrote last year, and I was happy to take it back out this fall. This song can be used to reinforce location of body parts, while at the same time teaching that not all scarecrows are scary. It was inspired by the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz -- one...
Fall Into Fall (Part 1)
Say goodbye to summer...it's day two of fall and that gives us lots to sing about! I had no trouble coming up with this song, since there are so many great things about fall. Today I asked my students to share their favorite aspects of fall, and these were the most...
September
It's so hard to believe that September is here, and that the school year is in full swing. Over the past twelve months, I have written a song for each one of them which wraps up all the highlights of those thirty-something days into a neat little package. The first...
An Introduction
Well hi there. I'm Rachel, and I can't tell you how excited I am about this blog. It's actually an extension of my website, Music Therapy Connections, which is how many of you may have gotten here. If that is the case, you can just go ahead and skip over the next few...