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PLC Agendas5

Tree Lighting Schools

-Twin Oaks -Knob Hill -SME -Double Peak Elem -Double Peak Middle School -LMA (Maybe 3rd grade) -LCM (Susan Smith) -SEES (maybe) -Richland Luminary Choir (maybe) -Joli Ann (Maybe Mariachi/Orchestra)

All District Choir Ideas for Spring 2027

Used to be called Honor Choir. Do we want to do the same thing? Do we want to revamp. What are our current goals and values for this program?

2026-09-23

9/23/26

How does everyone differentiate between pitch/solfege/echo singing, rhythm games, notes? Anyone use Musicplay?

PLC Agendas
Book List9

Lazlo Learns Recorder

Used to review the recorder when we come back from winter and spring break

Gr 4
https://www.vickyweber.com/books/lazlo-learns-recorder

The Noisy Paint Box

Used for 3rd grade WK 1 read aloud WK 2 Kandinsky Chrome Music Lab WK 3 Composition Art

Book ListGr 3
https://barbrosenstock.com/books/the-noisy-paint-box/

Hello Friend, Hola Amigo

Pre-K. Spanish/English book with a song that can be used as a welcome song

Book ListGr K

The Mochi Makers

Book ListGr 3

Dream Drum Girl

Grade 3-4

Book ListGr 3

Your Name is a Song

Book ListGr All

Click Clack Moo- Cows that Type

2nd grade

Book ListGr 2

Jump Frog Jump

K-1 intro to Orff instrument exploration

Book ListGr K

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Intro to Orff keyboard instruments

Book ListGr 2
Orff Resources5

AOSA

Joining AOSA gives you access to hundreds of recorded sessions from conferences, past webinars, and other teacher resources

Orff ResourcesGr All
https://aosa.org/

Teaching with Orff

Lesson Ideas, online workshops, and other resources.

Orff ResourcesGr All
https://teachingwithorff.com/

O For Tuna

Blog by Aimme Pfitzner with new resources/ideas/lessons uploaded all the time.

Orff ResourcesGr All
https://ofortunaorff.blogspot.com/

Beths Notes

Website with TONS of songs. Great resource for Orff and Kodaly

Orff ResourcesGr All
https://www.bethsnotesplus.com/