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Hello! I'm Allie B and have been teaching 13 years of interdisciplinary art and music classes, and developing unique arts + technology programming for young children to college age students. I have an extensive background in contemporary art, classical music and new music composition.
With a passion for cultivating play and imagination, I programs interdisciplinary workshops, and design digital educational resources for educators.
The Creative Teaching Lab (formerly Rainbow Forecast) is a series of multiple projects all exploring arts, music and S.T.E.A.M education. One of these projects is creative digital teaching resources for teachers to easily implement musical or creative inspiration into their classrooms.
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Outer Space Guided Meditation with Audio SEL Calm Corner Classroom Activity
This mindfulness and SEL resource guides students through a peaceful sensory journey through Outer Space using this Guided Imagery Meditation Activity with Audio Files. The 6.5 minute calming narration and visual imagery techniques are designed to support emotional regulation, grounding, and self-awareness. The audio recordings have a calm female voice narrating, with sound effects and ambience in the background, drawing students deeper into the natural environment they are immersing into. Stu
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Social Emotional Learning
Get to Know Me Rhythm Composition Activity Icebreaker for Classroom Behaviour
This no-prep activity was created to help teachers get to know their students’ learning styles in the classroom. This is a great ice-breaker into a music class for the beginning of the year or season! The information that you will receive in your students' responses will help you get a temperature for: how a student feels working alone or in groupsanxieties with trying new thingslearning environment being quiet, less stimulating / background music. . . all in the form of a fun, creative activ
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Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Editable Nature Student Desk Name Tags Name Plate Labels Classroom Template
These editable classroom name tags are a fun welcoming way to invite your students back to school this fall season, and keep things organized. The pumpkin and wooden theme of these editable name tags give warm and cozy look, perfect for a nature inspired or Montessori classroom with natural materials. Get ready for back-to-school! These looks great in elementary classrooms, Kindergarten, Preschool or Daycares. 4 designs included. Ideas for uses:classroom organizationfor markingmaterial binsboo
PreK - 5th
For All Subjects
Spring Music Worksheets: Treble and Bass Clef Note Reading
Spring Music Worksheets: Treble and Bass Clef Note Reading14 pages of no prep music worksheet pages of spring themed printables for your music students to practice reading the notes on the lines and spaces in both treble and bass clef. Perfect for: ✔️ Elementary & middle school general music classes ✔️ Piano and private music lessons ✔️ Sub plans, early finishers, and music centers ✔️ Engaging distance learning & hybrid lessons Get free resources!Don't forget to leave a review by click
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Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Keyboard Pedals Clipart | PNG Images for Music Worksheets & Scores
Enhance your music resources with this keyboard pedals clipart set! This collection includes PNG images of piano pedals—sustain, sostenuto, and soft (una corda)—perfect for music teachers, composers, and students. ✅ Use in Worksheets & Posters for labelling pedal functions in interactive activities. ✅ Enhance your Music Scores by inserting visual pedal cues directly into notation softwares. ✅ These images are a great Teaching Aid for explaining piano techniques in lesson These transpare
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Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
PreReading Pre-Staff Note Reading Game for Young Elementary Music
This set of music task cards helps your young students explore the staff! Perfect for elementary and beginning piano students, this interactive music game allows students to practice comparing 2 notes on the staff. This is set 5 of the Easy PreReading Pre-Staff Music Series for Young Beginners. A unique game for pre-reading younger music students! 30 cards of pre-reading notes, identifying which of the two berry-notes are HIGHER or LOWER than the other, based on the direction of the arrow. Ea
K - 3rd
Art, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
PreReading Pre-Staff Note Reading Game for Young Elementary Music
This set of music task cards helps your young students explore the staff! Perfect for elementary and beginning piano students, this interactive music game allows students to practice comparing 2 notes on the staff. This is set 6 of the Easy PreReading Pre-Staff Music Series for Young Beginners. A unique game for pre-reading younger music students! 30 cards of pre-reading notes, identifying which of the two berry-notes are HIGHER or LOWER than the other, based on the direction of the arrow. Ea
K - 3rd
Art, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Editable STEM and STEAM Award Certificates
Recognize your brilliant STEM & STEAM students with these colourful certificates! This resource includes both editable and ready-to-print certificates. How to edit the certificates:Complete your purchase of this resourceFollow the link to access your template in Google Slides. If you do not have a Google account, it only takes a few seconds to set up, and it's completely free!Edit text, save as a PDF, and voila! You can now print these certificates.Alternatively, print these off ahead of time
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Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Science
Music Pattern Activity | BOOM Cards for Piano Middle School Music
Engage your students in analyzing musical patterns with this boom card music activity. You will reinforce steps and skips concepts, semitones, whole tones and fifths with this colourful set of music task cards. Perfect for music classes or piano lessons, these task cards can be used as a quick skills assessment or a fun review game. Features of this no-prep resource:Simple and colourful visuals16 cards total in this self-shuffling deck; each game will use 10 cardsStraightforward instructions -
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Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Minor Triad Chord Challenge
Students can practice identifying minor chords, by clicking on the animal below the minor chord. Some cards have 1 minor chord, and some have 2! Each play is 10 cards, and randomized. Great for reinforcing half and whole steps! Give students an image of a keyboard, or they can work on these task cards at the piano. Play a demo of this game here!Features of this no-prep resource:Simple and colourful visuals21 cards in this self-shuffling deckEach play is 10 cards.Straightforward instructions - st
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Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Nature Inspired Guided Meditation Scripts with Audio Files
This nature-inspired guided meditation script guides students on a through a meadow to a waterfall. This calming activity lasts approximately 6.5 minutes, and you can use it again and again in your classroom to practice mindfulness. The audio recordings have a calm female voice narrating, with sound effects and ambience in the background, drawing students deeper into the natural environment they are immersing into. WHY?Students can improve their creativity through imagining other worldsAlth
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Social Emotional Learning
Guided Audio Meditation for Kids | Mindfulness & SEL Calm Classroom Activity
Help students feel calm, grounded, and ready to learn with this immersive Guided Meditation and Mindfulness Activity with Audio Files designed for elementary and middle school classrooms. This calming SEL resource uses guided imagery, mindfulness, and breathing techniques to support emotional regulation, focus, self-awareness, and classroom calm. Students listen to soothing audio narration while being guided through a peaceful sensory experience inspired the Amazon Rainforest, connecting stude
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Social Emotional Learning
Guided Meditation with Audio | Mindfulness & SEL Calm Corner Classroom Activity
This guided meditation script takes children on a colourful underwater journey, and gives an opportunity explore a kelp forest and meet friendly sea creatures. This calming activity lasts approximately 6 minutes, and you can use it again and again in your classroom to practice mindfulness. This no-prep SEL resource combines calming narration, mindfulness techniques, breathing prompts, and immersive audio to help students reset their nervous systems and transition into a peaceful learning sta
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Social Emotional Learning
Inspirational Music Quotes Bulletin Board Posters
Inspirational Music Quotes Bulletin Board Posters Inspire your students with these vibrant inspirational music posters featuring quotes from iconic artists like Miles Davis, Taylor Swift, and Bob Marley. Perfect for classroom decor or a bulletin board display, each poster celebrates the unique impact of music and motivates students to embrace creativity. Bring positive energy into your music room with these motivational quotes designed to foster a love for music! Single Teacher License (or Stu
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Art, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Ear Training Intervals Game: Minor Major 2nds and 3rds
Use this interactive music game to support your intermediate music or piano students in ear training! This deck of boom cards reviews the Major 2nds, Minor 2nds, Major 3rds and Minor 3rds.There are 27 cards in the deck, which shuffles itself each time it is played. Each play is 12 cards. Students identify and click which interval they hear. Boom cards are self-grading and no prep! Makes reviewing and teaching a breeze for teachers.students learn to internalize intervals and hone their listenin
9th - 11th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Spelling Root Words with -ed Suffix Ending
Root Words with -ed Ending BOOM Cards Set 3This is deck of fun interactive cards where students can practice identify words with the -ed suffix. Students click the speaker to hear the word and a sentence using the word in context, then choose the correct word. In this spelling game, students type in the root word (left box) after reading the past tense 'ed' suffix (right box). Words include: sailed, stunned, sapped, backed, waited, landed, tripped, chilled, scanned, grabbed, frosted, fished,
1st - 4th
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Spelling
CCSS
RF.K.1a
, RF.K.1b
, RF.K.3c
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Spelling Root Words with -ed Suffix Ending
Root Words with -ed Ending BOOM Cards Set 2This is deck of fun interactive cards where students can practice identify words with the -ed suffix. Students click the speaker to hear the word and a sentence using the word in context, then choose the correct word. In this spelling game, students type in the root word (left box) after reading the past tense 'ed' suffix (right box). Words include: shared, raked, melted, chatted, hugged, lived, yelled, called, played, patted, wanted, washed, choppe
1st - 4th
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Spelling
CCSS
RF.K.1a
, RF.K.1b
, RF.K.3c
+1
Spelling Root Words with -ed Suffix Ending
Root Words with -ed Ending BOOM Cards Set 1This is a deck of fun interactive cards where students can practice identify words with the -ed suffix. Students click the speaker to hear the word and a sentence using the word in context, then choose the correct word. Root Words with -ed Ending In this spelling game, students type in the root word (left box) after reading the past tense 'ed' suffix (right box). Words include: jumped, helped, barked, ended, missed, asked, brushed, planned, dressed,
1st - 4th
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Spelling
CCSS
RF.K.1a
, RF.K.1b
, RF.K.3c
+1
Pirate Theme Chant and Clap Rhythms Music and Movement for Elementary Percussion
This Pirate Themed Chant and Clap Rhythms Music and Movement is an upbeat movement game designed to be an engaging supplementary activity in private piano lessons, elementary music, group music classes or beginner band. These slides combine speaking and clapping as percussion. Why is it important to play these off-the-bench music games?The ability to play and understand music heavily relies on the ability to synchronize movements to a musical beat! Children absorb the language of music through
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Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Jungle Themed Chant and Clap Activities - Music and Movement for Elementary
This jungle-themed chant and clap activity is an upbeat movement game that brings rhythm practice to life in elementary music classrooms. With fun, easy-to-follow patterns, students will develop beat and rhythm skills through engaging movement exercises that incorporate percussion basics. Perfect for whole-class participation, rhythm stations, warm-ups, and group percussion practice, this resource supports rhythmic learning in a creative, hands-on way, making it a great fit for music and mo
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Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
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About the store
Experience
Hello! I'm Allie B and have been teaching 13 years of interdisciplinary art and music classes, and developing unique arts + technology programming for young children to college age students. I have an extensive background in contemporary art, classical music and new music composition.
With a passion for cultivating play and imagination, I programs interdisciplinary workshops, and design digital educational resources for educators.
The Creative Teaching Lab (formerly Rainbow Forecast) is a series of multiple projects all exploring arts, music and S.T.E.A.M education. One of these projects is creative digital teaching resources for teachers to easily implement musical or creative inspiration into their classrooms.
Teaching style
Play-based, multidisciplinary, explorative, sound explorations, Reggio-inspired.
Allie's presents art, pedagogy and play as interconnected experiences; combining the use of new media and the Reggio Emilia approach. Alanna's uses a multi-modal approach in S.T.E.A.M education which has been facilitated through galleries and schools. Her vision to make the world a better place frequently aligns with organizations who invest in music, art and technology programs for young age groups; children must be inspired and empowered to create a better future.
My own education history
BFA. Music Composition and Theory, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
SFU School of Contemporary Arts (Visual Arts), Vancouver, BC
University of Victoria (Visual Arts), Victoria, BC
Diploma. A.R.C.T. Piano Performance, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Ontario
Additional biographical information
I’m Allie. It’s so nice to meet you! I specialize in age-appropriate early childhood resources and educational programming. To quench my insatiable appetite for creative connection, I work as a community-engaged new media artist with galleries and schools, and perform in the noise/electronic music scene. I am passionate about creating more engaging learning resources for music education and shifting the power in learning art and music back to the innately creative child.
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