Thank-yous

Hi, Kristin:

I enjoy your videos and would appreciate downloading a copy of one from YouTube to use in a professional development training music lesson plan that I'll be sharing with approximately fifteen music teachers in our district. May I have your permission to copy and share your podcast? It's the one about the pipe cleaner notes. Thanks, and happy summer!

Linda Lawson in KY

I just wanted to pass along a big THANK YOU for your Virginia Reel videos on YouTube. I showed my 4th graders your newest "Reel" video and they loved being able to see other kids do it (and do it well!). The instructions were so much easier to explain once they had already watched it. Jenn

Okay, I just LOVE all the movement activities she does with her kids! I'm using the basketball routine (well...sorta) with my band kids. They are SO excited to get to do something other than sitting and playing. It is TOTALLY within their range of success and they are working so hard to get it all right. They are counting and comparing note values, making choices about what notes would be the best to do partner passes with and so on. Wow! Thanks for being such an inspiration and thanks for videotaping your awesome kids and sharing them with us!!! Tracy in Missouri

Kristin,  I have been so blessed by your blogs this morning...inspired and challenged. Thank you for your generous spirit to share with the K8 list. I balance 4 schools and really have struggled to stay on top of them this year. But I appreciate the time, energy and talent you share on your sites! Blessings, De in Ohio

Kristin, This is the first year that I have focused on everything that is GOOD in my job - the kids, the technology (a joy of mine), the creativity, the fun I have teaching, the few friends I have at school - instead of focusing on the one or two teachers who are always unprofessional toward me, the frustrations about the low expectations on students at my campus... I could go on, but why focus on that? It has been such a good year! I've enjoyed life so much more, found positive ways I can expand "the borders of my tent (remember Jabez?)" and I've grown so much. So, in a way, I've done what you described, but not out in nature (although I have spent time gardening and beautifying my yard). I have "recaptured happiness" in myself, God, my job and all the things I do have control over and I've shut my eyes to all the things I have no control over and stopped trying to change them (which only lead to great frustration on my part!)

Deanna in Texas

Hi Kristin -  I showed one of my fourth grade classes your video yesterday and they were totally impressed! They said to tell you "MORE, MORE!!!" Do you have any more routines that you do? I think you might have a grand idea here...you ought to publish a book with the routines...bet they'd sell! Thanks so much for sharing. Karmen 

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">I would like to thank you for creating this facebook! I celebrated my 8th year of teaching this year, but I also started a new chapter in my teaching career by teaching Art/Music for grades 1st-3rd. (and 5th grade Reading) (I had taught 1st or 2nd grade the past seven years) I have used many of the websites you have suggested, shared your students WOW word videos, (I am planning on making a WoW word video next year) and talked about you in my classroom as my teacher friend in Nebraska. Even though we have never met I have looked to you for ideas, support and have enjoyed your stories about your students. The only thing that didn't work for me this year was jumpbands but I'm still working on those. I hope you continue with the this facebook page because it has truly has been a blessing to me.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Thanks again from your teacher friend in Oklahoma, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Jason