Roger and Michelle offer their best wishes to you, our Teaching With Orff family, and each share their personal focus for finding meaning and connection this Thanksgiving season. We are thankful for you and the beautiful work you do in the world!

Teaching With Orff has partnered with some amazing educators to bring you online workshops designed to provide new ideas for lessons and enhance your teaching, whether your classroom is in person or virtual.

Manju Durairaj shares a history of Diwali along with a music and movement lesson to commemorate this festival of lights.

From their book, Percussive Play, Roger Sams and Michael Vasquez share this fun lesson that is sure to delight your students as they play with excuses and reasons for not going to bed!

Do you struggle with granting yourself grace? LeslieAnne Bird gives us the permission slips we all need right now.

LeslieAnne Bird shares ways to add silly fun to your music classroom while experimenting with vocal improvisation and musical questions and answers.

In her open letter to music teachers, Meg Tietz offers words of reassurance and solidarity with her reminder that you are not alone.

Ollie Tunmer has some fun ideas using body percussion that can be used for virtual or in person learning.

Crystal Pridmore offers perspective designed to reframe your mindset about the coming year and help establish boundaries.

Samantha Puterbaugh shares some great advice on stocking your music cart, communicating with your colleagues, and staying positive.

To help navigate emotions during these turbulent times, Michelle Marie offers strategies that are rooted in three things.

Roger Sams and music educators from St. Louis, Missouri share their process of planning as a team for the possibility of distance learning.