048 - Buddy Lesson Activities Based on Piano Safari Friends
This summer, I've been teaching buddy lessons to two rising 1st graders. One started lessons with me in January and the other just started last month. They are both using the method book, Piano Safari Friends, which I have really enjoyed teaching this year.
Both students have had 30-minute lessons with me almost weekly this summer and since I was able to schedule them back to back, I'm doing 25 minutes with one student, 10 minutes with both, and then 25 minutes with the other student.
Today, I'm sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how I organized our buddy lesson activities and sequenced them from week to week.
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