2nd grader: “what’s wrong with your face?” Me: (confused… then realizes) “… I don’t have makeup on…” 😂 I love my job. 😆🩷

Music notes & syllables, OH MY! Relating what we know about quarter notes & eighth notes to syllables of words in stories! So fun!👻🎃🍁 • Ken Labonski Jason L. Glenn M.Ed, CAA Cannan Elementary #musiceducation #music #fun #elementary #quavermusic QuaverEd #finearts #texas

Creepy Compositions 👻 Creating our own rhythmic patterns using the notes we know & halloween themed words! Then, clapping our creations for our neighbor!🎃 • Ken Labonski Jason L. Glenn M.Ed, CAA Cannan Elementary Willis ISD #music #musiceducation #learningisfun #musiced

Using Halloween themed words & their syllables to learn about notes with 2nd grade🫶🏼🎃👻 love this for us!🤩 #bat #ghost #jackolantern #spider #musicandreading #syllables #musiceducation #halloween #fall #music Ken Labonski Willis ISD Cannan Elementary

✨Book update!✨ Lucy and the Feather Coat: a story dedicated to those who have ever compared themselves to others🩷 I’m hoping to have this available just in time for Christmas! Stay tuned for the release date and how you can order your copy!🫶🏼 #childrensbookauthor #texas

Learning “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” on the piano WHILE using the pedal during our enrichment time today!😍🫶🏼 Cannan Elementary Ken Labonski Willis ISD #musiceducation #musicprodigy #exploration #fun #thirdgrade #musicians

“It’s not how you fall, it’s how you get back up.” Last year crushed a part of my soul in a way I couldn’t even comprehend. But, today I won the singer/songwriter competition in Nashville and MY song will be radio bound! Keep your ears open💜🐾 #musicteacher #music #inspire

So proud of these 5th graders! They learned this in less than 30 minutes! We’re getting ready for our #ChristmasERAs program!🎄🪩🩷 • Cannan Elementary Ken Labonski Willis ISD #musicians #christmas #jinglebells #musiceducation #fun

Honor choir clinic fun at Willis High School today! The kiddos had a blast!💜 • Cannan Elementary Willis ISD Ken Labonski #Music #fifthgradehonorchoir #musicians #singers #elementaryhonorchoir

SO PROUD of these kiddos! They put on the first EVER “Christmas: The ERA’s Tour” - a journey through the different eras of Christmas music. From singing and dancing to playing the marimba and hand signing, they rocked it all!🩷🩷🩷 Ken Labonski Cannan Elementary Willis ISD

Excited to see the kiddos today!🩷

snowball fight!⛄️ we reviewed rhythmic patterns (and got our heart rate up) by throwing different rhythms around and then clapping them with a partner! So much fun. It’s the smiles for me🫶🏼 Cannan Elementary Ken Labonski Jason L. Glenn M.Ed, CAA

In our #Karaoke ERA for 4th grade music enrichment groups today!🫶🏼 Building confidence, relationships and loving music, oh my!🤩🥳 • Ken Labonski Cannan Elementary Willis ISD

Playing guitar is an #intense skill! 😂 HUGE shoutout to the Willis High School guitar kiddos who dedicated their time to helping these 5th graders learn the parts of a guitar and the “e-minor” chord! LOVE this community of rockers!🤘🏻🫶🏼 Willis ISD #GuitarClub Ken Labonski

3rd grade music enrichment working on creating their own rhythms in different meters while exploring the wonderful world of QuaverEd 🩷 • Ken Labonski Cannan Elementary Willis ISD #Music #ElementaryFineArts #finearts #Texas

When I say I’m so proud of these kids!🥹 Literally shed tears on the way home because this makes my heart so happy! They have no idea they’ve just found their new best friends!😍🥰 Ken Labonski Willis ISD Cannan Elementary

Creating our own Dr. Seuss inspired instruments! Excited to see what these creators come up with!❤️🩵

Creating our own Dr. Seuss inspired instruments! They’re so creative!❤️🩵

Hey! Did I mention I wrote a children’s book?!🤩🫶🏼 This story was inspired by my crazy little farm and teaches us to not compare ourselves to others, but rather embrace all of who we are and who we’ve yet to become. I hope you love it!💜🐾 amazon.com/gp/product/B0C…

Join our family! Cannan Elementary is looking for passionate teachers who are ready to make a difference! Willis ISD Cannan Elementary #beFIERCE