Ms. Annette has been teaching music and drama to children for over 25 years and especially enjoys working with the early childhood set. With a preK-12 PA teaching certification, Annette enjoys making careful and conscientious decisions about music as well as creating classes that represent the traditions and backgrounds of her learners as well as introducing them to new ideas.

Recognizing that our community has many different celebrations and traditions, I invite families to share their favorite holiday baking traditions so I can find other songs, rhymes, and materials so your learner is represented in class. I research all music carefully, primarily on the following websites:
Beth's Notes
https://www.bethsnotesplus.com/
Decolonizing the Music Room
https://www.decolonizingthemusicroom.com/
Folksong Index
http://www.stephengriffith.com/folksongindex/
Mama Lisa's World
https://www.mamalisa.com/
Singing Games for Children
http://www.singinggamesforchildren.com/
Smithsonian Folkways
https://folkways.si.edu/learn

Some materials I plan on using include:
All Around the Kitchen (African American Play Party Song)
Backe, backe Kuchen (German)
Barn Sull (Scandinavian)
The Corner Grocery Store
Cup of Tea (Fingerplay)
Dig a Little Hole (Fingerplay)
Duérmete mi niño (Cuban)
Fais do-do (French-Cajun)
Great A, Little A (English)
Great Big House in New Orleans (African American Play Party Song)
Here Are Mother's Knives and Forks (Traditional Fingerplay)
Hot Cross Buns (English)
A House for Me (Fingerplay)
I'm a Little Teapot (Traditional)
Jelly in the Bowl (Canadian)
Keenene (Ugandan)
Lead Through That Sugar and Tea (African American Play Party Song)
Muffin Man (English)
Polly Put the Kettle On (English)
Pease Porridge Hot (English)
Shake Hands With Friends (Ella Jenkins)
Shake Them 'Simmons Down (Texas Play Party Song)
Swing Your Sweet (Appalachian Folk Tune)
To Market, To Marker (English)
Who's That Tapping? (American)
Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar (English)