Laura Lowe is hosting a giveaway for a Composer Activity Pak over on her blog. The Pak is produced by Homeschooling in the Woods, a company known for its Hands-on History Paks. I loved making lap books growing up, and I know many other students enjoy them as well.
This looks like a wonderful educational resource! Just head over to Laura’s blog to enter the giveaway. And if you blog about it on your blog, she’ll give you an extra five entries! 
The drawing will take place on Monday, June 8.
I was just wondering how you fit in group lessons into your weekly schedule. How often would they have a group lesson? Do you just keep the same time each week and rotate which group you see?
What I do is a little bit of a different approach from most teachers who conduct group classes. I schedule six group classes throughout the year – three in the fall semester, and three in the spring semester. I schedule them on a weekday evening (usually Thursday) for an hour and a half after my regular lessons are done for the day. Then, I just include those dates on my studio calendar at the beginning of the year.
The group classes are open to all of my students – I don’t segregate them by ages or levels. I usually have around 15 students in attendance, which makes for lots of great games and performance opportunities!
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