To celebrate National Reading Month and Read Across America Week 2024, I am sharing a list of my top five color themed books and resources. Books like these help kids learn their colors, of course, but it’s fun thinking about all of the other skills
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I recently shared my top 5 fall books and in this post I’m going to share my top 5 songs for fall. Highlighting the season we’re in with different songs, books, and activities is always fun. You can take advantage of the specific themes like
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Earlier this year in March, I celebrated both National Reading Month and Music Therapy Month by sharing my top 10 favorite singable books. As you know, I love books and am always finding new ones to add to my collection. This year I want to
The Origin Story I am very excited to be sharing my new, “Rainbow Carrots” song with you all as well as some fun, free printables. But first, I’m going to share the original song that inspired it all. It started in the summer of 2022
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In celebration of March being both Music Therapy Month here in Wisconsin AND National Reading Month, I have put together a list of my top 10 favorite singable books. All of the books listed below are music based, fun, and educational. They will keep kids
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Second Annual Back-to-School Sale Announcing Tuneful Teaching’s 2nd annual Back-to-School SALE! For me, “school” is year round because I feel like a sponge who is constantly learning, but this is to celebrate all our students and teachers/therapists who are gearing up for a return to
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There has been a lot of excitement in my professional life lately, and it’s time for a blog post update. To celebrate, I am also offering 20% off your entire shopping cart! This “back-to-school” discount is good from September 1 through September 15. Keep reading
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Visual and Rhythmic Prompt In part one of this post, you learned how I use echo singing to work on auditory comprehension, turn taking, and keeping a steady beat. I also briefly introduced a strategy for cuing speech using a dry erase board and
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Echo Singing or Chanting One of the skills I almost always include in both one-on-one and group music therapy sessions with young children is an echo song or rhythmic exchange. During this type of intervention, the following areas in the Phonological Awareness
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We have been having a ton of fun with my most recent book discovery. When I say “we,” I am referring to my music therapy clients, my children, and myself. The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak is hilarious. The text consists of the
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