by Melissa Stouffer | Dec 11, 2018 | General Music, Learning Through Play, Lesson Planning, Uncategorized
Brace yourselves… Every teacher knows that December is one long stretch of craziness before a long break. Classroom teachers are trying to finish units before breaks, cram in parties, and events, and concerts and whatever else under the sun you possibly can... 
by Melissa Stouffer | May 4, 2018 | General Music, Lesson Planning
One of the kids’ favorite events (and teachers too!) is the book fair! I always pick up a few books when it’s here, but this time I was super excited to see a bunch of different books for my younger students! Here’s what I bought! Count the Monkeys:... 
by Melissa Stouffer | Feb 25, 2018 | Composition, Lesson Planning
Sometimes I think teaching composition is really easy, and then I try to teach my kids to compose melodically. The first time I did it, I didn’t give strong enough parameters, and the kids came up with everything under the sun, which was GREAT, except they... 
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Back To School Lesson Plans, Kodaly, Lesson Planning
Hi everyone!Did you hear that TpT has announced a one-day bonus sale on Wednesday, August 19, in which you can buy products from most stores (including mine!!!) for 20% off? Then, you can receive 8% more off by entering the code “MORE15” at checkout. So... 
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Kodaly, Lesson Planning
I’ve taught with a Kodály influence for a couple of years. I think my style was Kodály meets Feierabend meets Stouffer. My student teaching experiences were 5th grade and older. So my first year out of school, when I was thrown into a classroom as a maternity... 
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Kodaly, Lesson Planning, Teacher Tips
In addition to my Kodály newbie blog this week, I’m here to talk about children’s literature for music class. What do you use? I love learning about new literature for the classroom! This week went pretty well. I sat down with my...
