by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 15, 2025 | AAPI, All, Dance/Movement, Literature, Music History
The world is full of dance and there are hundreds of kinds of dances. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I thought I’d feature some AAPI books about dance! AAPIHM Month is celebrated in May so this post is a little early so you have time to...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 28, 2021 | All, Composing, Dance/Movement
Creativity should be an essential part of music education. Not only can we include small creative elements into our lessons, but we can include bigger creative activities for our students as well. For ideas to incorporate small creative elements into class, check out...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 19, 2021 | All, Dance/Movement, Music History, Musical Cultures
An Engaging lesson for Black History Month doesn’t have to be about struggles. I recently saw a Facebook post where a Black educator was asking people to NOT focus only on the struggles, but also joyful things. A lesson I’ve done often with my 5th graders...
by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 6, 2020 | All, Composing, Dance/Movement, Distance Learning, General Music Lessons, Music Games, Music History
Teaching in a restricted environment is no fun at all. I get it. This is why I think it’s important to have awesome lessons that don’t even feel like the students are missing out on anything. I wrote these 6 lessons for COVID teaching to help you out. ...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 29, 2020 | All, Dance/Movement, Distance Learning
So the idea of teaching movement right now seems so bizarre. We can’t touch each other or get close so what are the things we can adapt? Here’s a huge list of movement ideas for COVID teaching whether your kids are at home or in person but socially...
