by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 10, 2023 | All, General Music Lessons, Manipulatives
Puppets are a THING. If you are an elementary music teacher you may love them and have a collection that rivals your stuffed animal collection as a child. Puppet collecting can be a fine art and choosing ones puppets that provide a purpose can sometimes be...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 11, 2023 | All, General Music Lessons
Teaching the instruments of the Western orchestra is a common lesson in the music classroom and there is no shortage of resources! I thought I’d take a look at some of my favorites, a good sequence for teaching instruments, and some of my favorite games to play...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 4, 2023 | All, General Music Lessons, Manipulatives
When the warm weather hits, everyone wants to be outside. Taking music class outside is not just for games, but you can also work on conceptual learning! Here are three ways to use sidewalk chalk for music class. Music Twister Draw a large Twister board or even a few...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 28, 2023 | All, General Music Lessons
Teaching note names, lines, and spaces is an important skill. Traditional Western notation is a pretty common skill in elementary music classes in some way so let’s talk about five ways to teach note names, lines, and spaces. Classics Classics for a reason!...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 17, 2023 | All, General Music Lessons, SEL
One of the benchmarks for music education is responding to music. It’s not only important to help expose students to all kinds of music, but also to help them develop language for describing music. But there is definitely more than one way to respond....
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 20, 2022 | All, General Music Lessons, Season: Fall
Apple themed lessons are a fall classic and there are some great activities for apples that can give your lessons a seasonal feel. There is no shortage of great apple activities, songs, and books, so here are some of my favorites apple themed activities for elementary...
