I have been looking around for open sources to aid in my playing, and found some that will be beneficial as a new teacher or TOC! They are good guides to explain where to start and short enough to do in one lesson. 

How To Play Ukulele For Beginners: Learn Ukulele

This source is a great one for teaching students from the very beginning. It gives step-by-step instructions to play and states it in an age-appropriate way for younger learners. It does not go into specific detail, which is beneficial to not overwhelm a new player. There are videos embedded into the post so students can watch examples of how to play. 

https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/26891-about-the-ukulele/view

this is a lesson to teach students how to play using a video they watch, and it comes with a worksheet for students to fill out! The video goes in-depth about the anatomy of the instrument, the different sizes of ukuleles and how sound is made on the instrument! 

https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/68146/overview

This source talks about chucking and muting the instrument. I did not know what chucking a ukulele is, so I got to learn something new as well! It’s in a screen recording format, where there are slides and the teacher demonstrating on webcam. She explains what it is, how to do it and demonstrates how it’s done. The teacher goes through practicing techniques which I appreciate, since giving students methods to practice increases the likelihood of them practicing substantially. She goes over the symbol in a strumming pattern and where it appears in a pattern in detail. It is scaffolded really well to gradually build complexity and it doesn’t feel too fast. She goes through other strumming patterns involving the chuck technique to show students how it’s used, which is great as it gives students more motivation to learn! There is a short assignment included for students as well which seems doable for students! 

I was honestly surprised that there were any sources available publicly, as music sources are rare. But I am looking forward to learning from the chuck video myself! Hopefully, as time passes more music educators will post material online, as most are happy to share their resources in a face-to-face manner. Personally, I wonder if it comes down to the seemingly universal agreement in music that you take an idea from someone, credit them the first three times you use that idea and then you just do it. It definitely is not a law that’s written, but it seems to be a universal rule in district 61 at least, I’ve heard it from many teachers over the years. But hopefully, it will become a motivator for teachers to post their amazing strategies for free use since there are so many wonderful educators out there.