Sally G's
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Lubbock, Texas, United States
About the store
Sally G's store provides a unique and effective collection of resources that leverage music and movement to make core academic concepts more engaging and accessible for young learners.
As a teaching artist I bring the world of music into the realm of science, social studies, reading, writing, health education, and interpersonal relationships. I have 40+ years experience in education including general education, special education, behavior facilitator, elementary music, and teaching in classrooms integrating core concepts with music. Together it makes a symphony of learning experiences like no other.
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Equal/Unequal Fractions, Parts of a Set, STEAM, Blended Learning, Differentiated
Unlock the power of hands-on, multi-sensory learning with Fractions and Folksongs. This lesson package will revolutionize the way you teach and reinforce these important concepts, leading to better understanding and retention for your students. Benefits from this lesson: - Empower your students to fully engage with the material by incorporating their whole bodies, brains, and voices - Cater to different learning styles with a variety of activities, including visuals, auditory stimuli, and bod
1st - 3rd
Fractions, Music
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
3.NF.A.1
, MA.2.3.A
, MA.2.3.B
+4
Instrument Families Go Fish/Memory Cards
Card games, like Go Fish and Memory are not just fun to play but powerful tools as well. Not only do they help to build skills such as taking turns, strategy, focus and memory, but they are a wonderful way of reinforcing concepts learned in the classroom. If followed up skillfully, they can also be wonderful real-world graphing opportunities for math lessons as well. This 6-deck set of Go Fish/Memory cards help students to learn the four families of the orchestra but also can be a wonderful s
Not Specific
General Science, Graphing, Music
Imagery & Sensory Language Worksheets
Looking for printable worksheets that help students with sensory language and imagery? These 4 worksheets engage students in cut-and-paste, drawing and writing opportunities to practice and master these forms of figurative language. They are based on the amazing poem/song written by Greg Gilpin. Through his examples, students will find these challenges to be creative and unique. ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪ My Complete Poetry Lessons That Use Music t
2nd - 4th
Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing
Seasonal Feelings Poems Worksheets
Just Print, Cut, and UseOne of the easiest poems to teach and write is the feelings poem. These poem templates are set up for any of the four seasons in color or in black and white along with a space for students to illustrate their own poem. Two worksheets per page to reduce paper usage. Features:♪ Opportunities to create ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪ My Complete Poetry Lessons That Use Music to Enhance Learning: ♪ Poetry – An Introduction♪ Poetry
1st - 2nd
Creative Writing, Poetry
TEKS
LA.1.12.A
, LA.2.12.A
, LA.K.10.E
+2
Fractional Pieces, Whole, Half, Fourth, Eighth Fractions - Easel Activities
In this fun-filled musical adventure, children experience the fractional pieces of wholes, halves, fourths and eighths by involving both sides of their brain in this unique look at fractions. The whole, half, fourth and eighth parts are practiced independently with both visual and auditory stimuli, self-checking drag and drop activities and students are even given a chance to create. Whether introducing fractions, practicing or reviewing, students will experience the world of parts of a whole b
2nd - 3rd
Fractions
CCSS, TEKS
3.NF.A.1
, 3.NF.A.3
, MA.2.3.A
+3
Imagery & Sensory Language - An Easel Activity
Are you looking for a dynamic resource that solidifies students’ understanding of imagery, literal, figurative, non-literal language, and poetry? This Easel activity is for you! Using the lyrics from a song, students get opportunities to identify senses, try their hand at using sensory language, distinguish between literal and non-literal language, then for fun see what happens when non-literal language is taken literally. Features: ♪ Interactive Activities ♪ Opportunities to analyze, define an
1st - 3rd
Poetry, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
RL.1.4
, RL.1.10
, RL.2.4
+12
Seasonal Feelings Poems - An Easel Activity
Kids get excited about writing poetry when it relates to them. Starting out they seem to balk and hesitate, but not when all they need is to tune in to their senses. What do they see, hear, feel, smell? This Easel activity prompts students, both in writing and verbally, to hone-in on their feelings, then try their hand at the simple Feelings Poem template. You choose which season you want them to focus on, and they are on their way to being poets. Features: ♪ Opportunities to analyze, define an
1st - 2nd
Poetry, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.5
, CCRA.W.10
+2
2- or 3-Dimensional (2D or 3D) Shapes - An Easel Activity
Reach more students by utilizing both sides of the brain In this music-filled Easel activity that acquaints students to 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes, children are introduced to the shape’s properties and how they differ from one another through songs and games. Features: ♪ Fun games ♪ Reading and melody assistance ♪ Opportunities to analyze, define and create ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪ Check Out These Complete Math Lessons That Use
1st - 3rd
Geometry
CCSS, TEKS
2.G.A.1
, MP3
, MP6
+9
Collect Data and Graph with Bar Graphs: Easel Activity
Card games, like Go Fish and Concentration (or Memory) are not just fun to play but powerful tools as well. Not only do they help to build skills such as taking turns, strategy, focus and memory, but they are a wonderful way of reinforcing concepts learned in the classroom. If followed up skillfully, they can also be wonderful real-world graphing opportunities for math lessons as well. After playing a game, children have a stack of cards that they won. Try laying the cards out into a graph sh
K - 2nd
Graphing
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
1.MD.C.4
, 2.MD.D.10
, 3.MD.B.3
+17
Rhyming Words Seek and Find Easel Activity
Do you struggle with getting students excited about poetry? Students will enjoy this interactive Easel seek and find activity. Help the hen to place her eggs in the appropriate nest then try your hand at making a poem using rhyming words. Features: ♪ Opportunities to analyze, define and create ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪ Check Out My Poetry Lessons That Use Music to Enhance Learning: ♪ Poetry – Introduction♪ Poetry – Rhythm♪ Poetry – Imagery
1st - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Poetry, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
RL.1.10
, RL.2.4
, LA.2.9.B
+4
Fractional Pieces: Wholes, Halves, Fourths, Eighths: Easel, Lesson, Movement
Reach more students by utilizing music In this fun-filled musical lesson children experience fractions and fractional pieces by involving their whole body and brain. The whole, half, fourth and eighth parts are practiced with visuals, auditory stimuli, and body movements while looking at fractions in a new and unique way. Then, give students independent practice with the self-checking drag and drop Easel digital activities. Whether introducing fractions, practicing or reviewing, students will
1st - 3rd
Fractions
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
3.NF.A.1
, MA.2.3.A
, MA.2.3.B
+6
Moon Phases: Easel Activities, Lesson Plans, Movement Activities, & Worksheets
Quality STEAM lesson. The power of music is at your fingertips in this lesson that teaches the phases of the moon. It unlocks the brain’s dynamic talent as a pattern-seeking-device. By unlocking students’ creative inner percussionists, they learn to recognize rhythm patterns, and can make connections to their natural world, objects in the heavens and more specifically the patterns of the moon as it travels through our night sky. Students then can apply what they kinesthetically experience to a
1st - 4th
Physical Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
1-ESS1-1
, SCIENCE.K.9.B
, 4.6.c
+1
Poetry BUNDLE: Easel Activities, Lesson Plans, Movement, & Worksheets
Do you struggle with getting students excited about poetry? What better way to ramp up their learning than with music! Everyone will enjoy these interactive lessons on the elements of poetry. These dynamic resources solidify student’s understanding in easy-to-use instructions that require very little prep work on your part? They surround students with a cornucopia of music, visual stimuli, movement, games, and opportunities to fully experience the fugue that is poetry. They appeal to the senses
1st - 4th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RL.1.4
, RL.1.10
, RL.2.4
+29
Elements of Poetry, Sensory Language, Imagery, Literal, Figurative with Music,
Do you want a dynamic resource that solidifies student’s understanding of imagery, literal v non-literal, and figurative language using poetry in an easy-to-use lesson that requires very little prep on your part? This lesson is for you! It surrounds students with a cornucopia of music, visual stimuli and opportunities to fully experience the fugue that is sensory language and imagery using all five senses. They will listen, evaluate and analyze a wonderful piece of choral music that provides the
1st - 4th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RL.1.4
, RL.1.10
, RL.2.4
+19
Also included in: Poetry BUNDLE: Easel Activities, Lesson Plans, Movement, & Worksheets
Poems With Rhythm, Rhyme, Music, Worksheets, Lesson Plans, Special Ed & Gifted
Kids get rhythm, just ask any music teacher. But so many times, the classroom teacher doesn’t realize how easy teaching rhythm in poetry can be. The understanding of rhythm patterns is the basics for understanding meter, so it is imperative that kids get a firm foundation in how rhythm works in poems. Enter a poetry lesson written by a music teacher who was also a dyslexia specialist. This lesson will provide a scaffolding experience that helps to stimulate the brain to elements, analysis, and t
1st - 3rd
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RL.1.4
, RL.2.4
, RL.3.5
+10
Also included in: Poetry BUNDLE: Easel Activities, Lesson Plans, Movement, & Worksheets
Elements of Poems using music, rhyme, create, for gifted, special ed, dyslexia
Do you struggle with finding differentiated instruction plans that get kids excited to learn about poetry? What better way to ramp up their learning than with music! Everyone will enjoy this interactive lesson on the poetry element of rhyme. Through this all-encompassing lesson, students will experience a thinking game, folk music and a classic poem that you wouldn’t expect to be used in the elementary classroom, and yet, it works perfectly. The classical music that goes with this lesson is haun
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RL.1.10
, RL.2.4
, LA.1.12.A
+10
Also included in: Poetry BUNDLE: Easel Activities, Lesson Plans, Movement, & Worksheets
Elements of poems with music lesson plans, four seasons, create, worksheets
Do you struggle with getting students excited about poetry? What better way to ramp up their learning than with music! Students will enjoy this interactive introductory lesson that blends a classic poem with beautiful music, fun games, movement activities, and a chance to write their own fall, spring, summer or winter poem. It exposes students to an in-depth look at how poetry inspires and engages us in ways that no other style of writing does. Watch your kids get excited about the four seasons
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RL.2.10
, RF.3.4b
, CCRA.R.5
+16
Also included in: Poetry BUNDLE: Easel Activities, Lesson Plans, Movement, & Worksheets
Text Features Bundle: Lesson Plans, Moments, & Songs
Do your students get the non-fiction text features of table of contents, glossary and index mixed up? Do they have trouble keeping it straight as to which does what and where in the book to find them? Then use both sides of the brain when teaching them by using music! The three text features lessons Table of Contents, Glossary and The Index are three lessons that will keep your students singing and increase their chances of remembering which is which and where to find them. These easy-to-follow
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RI.1.5
, RI.2.3
, RI.2.5
+3
Text Features -The Index: Lesson Plans, Movement, & Game
Do your students get the non-fiction text features of table of contents, glossary and index mixed up? Do they have trouble keeping it straight as to which does what and where in the book to find them? Then use both sides of the brain when teaching them by using music! The three text features lessons Table of Contents, Glossary and The Index are three lessons that will keep your students singing and increase their chances of remembering which is which and where to find them. These easy-to-follow
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS, TEKS
RI.1.5
, RI.2.5
, LA.3.6.C
+2
Also included in: Text Features Bundle: Lesson Plans, Moments, & Songs
Text Features - The Glossary: Lesson Plans, Movement & Songs
Do your students get the non-fiction text features of table of contents, glossary and index mixed up? Do they have trouble keeping it straight as to which does what and where in the book to find them? Then use both sides of the brain when teaching them by using music! The three text features lessons Table of Contents, Glossary and The Index are three lessons that will keep your students singing and increase their chances of remembering which is which and where to find them. These easy-to-follow
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, TEKS
RI.1.5
, RI.2.5
, LA.3.6.C
+2
Also included in: Text Features Bundle: Lesson Plans, Moments, & Songs
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About the store
Experience
Sally G's store provides a unique and effective collection of resources that leverage music and movement to make core academic concepts more engaging and accessible for young learners.
As a teaching artist I bring the world of music into the realm of science, social studies, reading, writing, health education, and interpersonal relationships. I have 40+ years experience in education including general education, special education, behavior facilitator, elementary music, and teaching in classrooms integrating core concepts with music. Together it makes a symphony of learning experiences like no other.
Teaching style
I believe that teaching any concept should not be an isolated experience but a harmonious composition of disciplines, learning styles and subject areas.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I am an Easel Certified Seller as of July 2022
My own education history
I have a bachelors degree in elementary education with a specialization in music. I am also certified in learning / listening disabilities. I have training in the Alphabetic Phonics program for dyslexia. I am a Kodaly trained music educator.
Additional biographical information
I have always been a kinesthetic learner and now through music, games, movement and rhythm I integrate all parts of the learner into the learning of the subject at hand through my creative and active lessons.
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