Energize Me
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Amston, Connecticut, United States
About the store
My whole career – from baby-sitter, to teacher, to educational consultant has always revolved around one thing – a deep love of children and an urgent desire to create the best learning opportunities for them. This yearning has colored all aspects of my career – starting with my work in the lab schools of MIT and University of Connecticut where I worked 1:1 with both student learners and student teachers in highly creative environments – to my work at the Regional Multi-Cultural Magnet School in New London Connecticut where I had the latitude to team teach in a progressive bi-lingual mixed grade classroom – to my 20+ years of consulting with Responsive Classroom© where I have been blessed to work with the leading thinkers and doers in the field of education – to the authoring of books where I have been able to outline ways for teachers to bring more creativity and spirit to the academics of their classroom – to my ongoing work with individual teachers, principals, superintendents and students.
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Hickety Pickety Bumblebee Greeting
Use this greeting to welcome your children at circle time! You may keep a steady beat by patting your knees. Children will love hearing their names multiple times and will learn their friends names and quickly form friendships.
PreK - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Classroom Community, Music
Chant Away!
Chanting is an easy way to incorporate movement playfully and purposefully into your academics and curriculum. I love using these chants as a way to gather children at circle time and during transitions to harness energy in a positive and productive way. All learners can participate in some way, they can chant, turn the pages or point to the words as others chant along. All you need to know how to do is keep a steady beat! And perhaps most importantly, the Common Core Standards of reading, speak
PreK - 6th, Adult Education
Balanced Literacy, Classroom Community, Music
Just As Much Fun Song Book
Can't get enough of the "Just for Fun" songs? Here's more silly and kid-friendly songs and activities for you to share with your students to continue to build a positive classroom community. Videos on my free Sue Tube channel for these songs are in the works! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2fvjXfaPqspBM6-p-mhjvA/featured
PreK - 6th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts, Music
Just For Fun Song Book
Sometimes we just need a break from some heavy thinking or school work. Try adding in one of these silly songs and watch your students brighten up, giggle together, and be ready for your next set of instructions. Tunes can be made up or searched on my Free You Tube channel.
PreK - 5th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts, Music
Happy Birthday Song Book
Everyone deserves a happy celebration on their special day! But how do we manage this during our busy school day? Try introducing a new Happy Birthday song of your students' choice during your Morning Meeting or other group time. Quick, clever, and personalized, your VIP of the day will love hearing their classmates sing to them in a very special way. Songs can be chanted, sung to a familiar tune, or one of your own.
PreK - 6th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts, Music
Goodbye Chants & Songs
The end of a class or the end of the school day can be a crush and a rush of a time. Try using some fun and familiar chants or songs as part of your regular closing circle or end of class routine and watch your transition times be smooth as silk!
PreK - 5th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts, Music
Great Greetings!
We all were given a name, and we all are very special with our names. Children love hearing their names. Doesn't it feel great when someone says to you, "Good Morning, Susan! How are you today? I've missed you." Learning how to greet others and say good morning is a critical life skill that we can teach our children. Having different ways to say good morning to will liven up your school days all year long. The Common Core Standards of reading, speaking, listening and recall are fostered and rein
PreK - 6th, Adult Education
Balanced Literacy, Classroom Community, Drama
Attention Getters & Transition Songs
Guide your students through transitions in a playful positive way by chanting, singing, and using these clever and child friendly rhymes. Make up your own tunes or check out some suggestions on my SueTube channel!
PreK - 3rd
Classroom Community, Music
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About the store
Experience
My whole career – from baby-sitter, to teacher, to educational consultant has always revolved around one thing – a deep love of children and an urgent desire to create the best learning opportunities for them. This yearning has colored all aspects of my career – starting with my work in the lab schools of MIT and University of Connecticut where I worked 1:1 with both student learners and student teachers in highly creative environments – to my work at the Regional Multi-Cultural Magnet School in New London Connecticut where I had the latitude to team teach in a progressive bi-lingual mixed grade classroom – to my 20+ years of consulting with Responsive Classroom© where I have been blessed to work with the leading thinkers and doers in the field of education – to the authoring of books where I have been able to outline ways for teachers to bring more creativity and spirit to the academics of their classroom – to my ongoing work with individual teachers, principals, superintendents and students.
Teaching style
I believe in the possibilities of good teaching – and how teachers hold the future of each child in their hands every day. Teachers have their own interests, their own creative sparks, their own passions – by being purposeful and planful in their approach to discipline and teaching, they can preserve the time and energy required for them to allow their own creativity, personality and voice to shine through.
Though the art of teaching is thousands of years old, and the expectations and environment in which we teach changes daily, the heart of a good teacher stays the same. My goal is to provide you with classroom resources to harness your students' energy in a positive, productive, and purposeful way, while ensuring that the essential human elements of the teacher-student relationship are maintained and fostered.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Author of "Energizers! 88 Quick Movement Activities That Refresh and Refocus, K-6"
Author Awards:
Independent Publishers Book Award (IP) - Recognizing
Excellence in Independent Publishing
Association for Educational Publishers (AEP) - Distinguished
Achievement Award
Author of "80 Morning Meeting Ideas for Grades K-2"
My own education history
Bachelors of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from University of Rhode Island
Masters of Education with a concentration in Creative Arts in Learning from Lesley University
Additional biographical information
Check out my very own YouTube channel,"SueTube", to see my chants, greetings and energizers in action!
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