Anacrusis Resource Catalog

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Teach music. Love life.

About Me

Have you ever thought?

• There is so much to do and not enough time!
• My students deserve better than this.
• I want to have fun teaching music again!
• I just wish I could leave work at work.
• I am exhausted!
• I saw that on Pinterest but just don’t have time to create it!
• I’m a great teacher, but I just can’t do it all!
• I need more time for my family, friends and myself.

If the answer is “yes!” to any these, you are in the right place!

I’m Shelley Tomich, and I help busy music
teachers like you deliver time saving,
engaging lessons so you have more time to
enjoy your life! I

In my 14 years in music education, I learned
the hard way that we can’t do everything
AND maintain our sanity!

I also learned that sometimes it “takes a
village.” Lesson planning can be a draining
experience during the school year.

Let’s put our collective knowledge together
to give you the time be the amazing
teacher you already are! You CAN love
teaching AND have a life!

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Clickable Index

• centers
• children’s literature lessons
• composer of the month
• folk songs
• games
• lesson plans
• maypole
• Nutcracker
• patriotic resources
• Peter and the Wolf
• Pitch Hill
• Rainbow Ukulele
• recorder worksheets
• recorder fingering charts
• Rhythm Basketball
• rhythm coloring
• science of sound
• Star Spangled Banner lesson
• Storybook Series
• Sub Tub
• ukulele
• vocal explorations

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PITCH HILL: Fun, story-based

In Pitch Hill, each solfege note is a
character with his or her own story!

The teacher’s manual and student
presentations make teaching solfege easy!

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method for teaching solfege!

Try before you buy!

#pitchhillfree

My kids are loving Pitch Hill! They

come in asking if we are going to

learn about a new character! The

songs & games that are included are

terrific! The fun sheets are easy for

them to understand and complete.

Thanks so much! - Kristi B.

My kids LOVE these lessons! I actually
had a second grader come to me
this morning and ask me what was
next on Pitch Hill because she “loves
Pitch Hill!” Thanks for making a
potentially difficult subject so much

fun! - Sandra H.

Preview them all!

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RAINBOW UKULELE - Method for

Don’t forget your
FREE Intro!


This is how I set up
the program at my

school!

DETAILED lesson plans & class presentation materials to guide each class!

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teaching ukulele in general music.

Reproducible student method book, assessments, and more!

Oh. My. Gracious!!! This bundle is named Love using this program
accurately! It's MEGA packed for teacher and with my students. It has
students. Although I'm a ukulele beginner, I can't everything I need to
imagine that anything has been left out. From the get them started and
various teacher support resources, different progress through. I
strumming patterns and songs covered with the 4 greatly appreciate the
chords, the motivational ideas, lessons plans, song clips to help them
history/parts to help students truly understand the have fun playing!
instrument....just wow! Although I haven't used
everything in this MEGA bundle yet, it definitely - Molly T.
screams SUCCESS for teacher and students. Thank
you for pulling it all together; it takes some of my
nervousness down several notches!!

- Christine G.

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COMPOSER OF THE MONTH:

The research is done!
Historical information,
video links, & more are
included in the detailed

lesson plans!

Engaging bulletin

board visuals -

images, definitions,

&more !
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The prep is done for you!

This saved me so
much time & effort,
and I am betting I
still couldn't have
made such a nice
presentation for my
students. Thank you!

= Megan K.

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STORYBOOK SERIES: Bringing folk

Try before you buy!

#storybookfree

This is absolutely
WONDERFUL!! I LOVE
the design! It is great
to have the “Did You
Know?,” country of
origin and melody all
in the same file. Thank
you so much for a
high-quality file!

= Debbie R.

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songs and nursery rhymes to life!

Everything I was looking for Perfect as always! I used
in order to share this song one the other day and one
with my students.....and of my little guys said, "I love
GORGEOUS. Thank you! these ones!" We love every
one of them and always
look forward to more.

- Sara P. - Reviewer, 1/26/16

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PETER AND THE WOLF: Everything

This is Peter and the Wolf in storybook format!

Read with suggested music like a book!

The perfect display for your bulletin board.

Landscape and portrait options are both included!

The perfect activity for your students.
Great for subs and early finishers!

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you need to teach this classic!

Over 75 questions available for you to
build your own assessment!

Use this presentation to introduce students to Sergei Prokofiev, the
instruments, and melodies found in Peter and the Wolf.

........ Use as centers or as additional assessments!
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PETER AND THE WOLF - continued

Students will love taking this home to share!

This bundle is incredible. There

are so many well-made

materials to use. I love the

dynamic powerpoints, and

my personal favorite is the of This unit is gorgeous
and thorough! My
the mini book because it's so students loved it and
begged me to keep
cute! - Alicia P. the posters on the
wall through the end
I love this bundle! There's lots of the year. Thank
in it, the lesson plan for how to you so much!
use the materials provided is
great, and everything is very - Kayce B.
well made and adorable! OH,
Grab the handy, and it's very low-prep, which
money-saving is really nice. Thanks!

bundle! - Emily S

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Feedback - Did you know?!?!?!

This is the best bundle for Ukulele! I love This Nutcracker book is my favorite item I
the way it is formatted and the students
enjoy it as well! have purchased through TPT. I have

- Savannah E recommended your item to many of my

friends. Thank you!
- Savannah E

This bundle is superb! I love the I'm so impressed by the
variety of activities to use with
the lesson. I've always wanted thoroughness of this product. I
to teach a unit on Peter & the
Wolf but have never found am so looking forward to
resources that will appeal to my
students. This unit will most having lessons, materials, all
definitely do so! Thank you!
ready to project. It will make
- Adriana N.
my teaching ukulele for the

first time so much easier. Thank

you! - Sandra H.

Yes, really! Leaving feedback like some of the comments above earns
you credits on TpT! These credits can be redeemed on a later purchase!!

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SUB TUB STUFFERS - Sometimes

FREE & Editable!

Sub reports, sub info at a glance, plans
suggestions, sample templates, and more!

Read the book, discuss the instruments, and add
to the story!

Learn about the instruments, ensemble sizes, and
more with a super size book!

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you HAVE to take a day off!

Learn about Guido and have fun interpreting neumes!

........Versions with and without music symbols for differentiation!
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Recorder - Worksheets ready to go!

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Fingering Posters - so many options!

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Nutcracker Resources - Bring

Can’t find a kid-friendly Nutcracker book? Problem solved!
Students can color their own book!

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