Music! It’s always been a part of my life! Both of my parents were musical. My father had a deep, bass voice. Mom played both piano and organ. She wrote many songs over the years and sang in several groups at church. My mother started giving me piano lessons at age 4. I sang in […]
One of the first group activities we learn as children is making a circle. Many children’s games are based on making circles. Making a circle represents group cooperation and participation. One would think that making a circle would be one of the easiest things to get a group of children to do. WRONG!!!! If you […]
Integrity 1,2,3,4 you can count on me, Because I am a person of great integrity. I try to make the right choice in everything I do. 1,2,3,4 you can count on me. by Becky Muncy This month we have been singing a song called “Integrity” in my music classes in elementary school. We have been […]
Last week I was teaching a 2nd grade music class and giving some examples on the smart board. I tried to write on the board, and it wouldn’t respond. I tried several things, and the class started calling my smart board a dumb board. Actually, I am the one that felt dumb, but they didn’t […]
Volcanoes are one of the most intriguing parts of the Hawaiian islands. They are mountains that lead down to magma – molten rock, between the earth’s crust and mantle. The opening that magma shoots through acts as a huge pressure valve inside the earth. The magma that comes out of the volcano is called lava, which flows down […]
My husband Rob and I have enjoyed going to Hawaii for the past three years over my school’s fall break. Planning and saving your money carefully will let you do some really exciting things! Hawaii has a culture and landscape that is quite different from what you would find in Indiana. Bright blue oceans surround […]
Our fourth graders at Lincoln Elementary decided to write a newsletter for their class. While they were brainstorming what to write about, they came up with the idea of interviewing teachers to find out some of their background and interests. Seems like we have some budding journalists in our midst! Imagine my surprise when they picked me as […]
In the spring of this year, 2016, I received a call from Bill and Reba Butler, friends from our church, Sherwood Oaks Christian Church. They informed me that a dear lady named Phyllis Combs, a former music teacher in Bedford had passed away in March. She was a member of their Sunday School class and […]
About fifteen years ago I heard about a wonderful opportunity called the Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program through Lilly Endowment Inc. for a grant. To give you an idea of what this company does, “Lilly Endowment Inc. is an Indianapolis-based private foundation that supports the causes of community development, education and religion. In keeping with the founders’ wishes, the […]
When I was growing up in Kentucky, every Monday was laundry day in our home. My Mom and I would take all the dirty clothes to the basement, sort them by colors, and then begin to wash them in the washing machine. If it was a sunny day, we would take the clothes outside and […]
Tanabata is a Japanese festival celebrated each year in July. Tanabata means evening of the 7th and is also called “The Star Festival”. It is based around a folk legend involving Orihime, the weaving Princess, and Hikoboshi, the cow herder. Legend has it that when they met, the two immediately fell in love and were married. […]
One of the great things about traveling, is trying local cuisine! While in Japan, Caitlyn and I managed to eat our way across Japan. All the food was delicious! Our first destination was Hokkaido, which is the second largest island and furthest north. This island is the least developed of the four main islands, and […]