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Opera or Cheese {Music or Not} Game #musicathome

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Opera or Cheese is THE cheesiest activity to leave for a sub! – educational- FUN- will keep all your kids engaged! – easy to run with as little or as much tech as you need.- multiple ways to play – individuals and teams both work!

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Opera or Cheese is THE cheesiest activity to leave for a sub!

– educational

– FUN

– will keep all your kids engaged!

– easy to run with as little or as much tech as you need.

– multiple ways to play – individuals and teams both work!

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This hilarious game is perfect for a sub tub!

I put together a huge list of operas and cheeses (40 in all!) and created a slideshow game. There are also cards at the end if you want to add your own.

Newly updated to give you the best! You’ve been asking! Now:

– Includes information about each opera: composer, librettist, language it’s performed in.

– Includes old version if that is your favorite!

– Powerpoint AND PDF so you can run it the way that is easier for you!

Three print options for the game cards.

Here are some ideas for using the game:

• Emergency sub plans for all ages (Even little ones can have fun with this!)

• Perfect because your sub does not have to be a music person.

• Open House Activity – this is a great way to engage people quickly in your room!

• End of class reward. My 5-8 general music students beg to play this game!

• Game Day

• Game at the end of an opera unit

•Perfect for high school students in a drama class!

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114 reviews for Opera or Cheese {Music or Not} Game #musicathome

  1. Emily S. –

    This will be perfect for my 4/5 students–our opera unit starts next week. Also, the game cards and ideas for how to tweak the game depending on age level are very helpful!

    • Shelley –

      Thanks!! I intend to use the game with a bunch of different age groups. I’ve done that with my Pasta game and the kids did a great job. I hope your kids love it! 🙂

  2. Pitch Publications –

    Can’t wait to use this in my classroom! These are hilarious! Great way to introduce opera in my room!

  3. Ginny’s Music Space –

    Love this idea! I can’t wait to hear what my students think about it. I can just imagine how my students will pronounce some of these 😉 I will plan to leave this in my sub tub for emergencies. No supplies needed. I may even make it a competition between classes or within the same class to see who can get the most right.

  4. Buyer –

    This is perfect! I have to be out a couple of days in January and needed something great, relevant, and NOT a video to leave! Great idea! (Though ashamed of my own score when reviewing the product! 😉

  5. Jean B. –

    Fun ! Thanks

  6. Erin Q. –

    Fun!

  7. MelaDee A. –

    I love this! My kids will think this is great!

    • Shelley –

      Thank you! 🙂

  8. Janelle S. –

    If this is anything like pasta or composer, it will be amazing. I love it!

  9. Kristen P. –

    This will be such a fun game to play with my older kids. Thank you!

  10. Elementary Etudes –

    LOVE! I loved your other file as well, but this is hysterical! The kids had a great time learning and playing the game. Normally, opera is considered “stuffy” around my district, but this gives it a fun twist for the kids. Can’t wait to see more!

    • Shelley –

      I’m so glad! It’s great that you are able to expose your district/families to opera! Licenses are half price if you have any other music teachers that want to share!

  11. Theodora M. –

    I was even stumped by a few of these and I studied opera in college! What a fun game for kids of all ages! Great for testing days when the kids need a break and the schedule is off.

  12. Leslie Koelker –

    So much fun & absolutely hilarious! The kids keep asking to play it!

    • Shelley –

      That’s great! Hopefully when they are older, they’ll remember some of the opera names and go see them!

  13. Susan B. –

    My kids love this! Thank you!

  14. Andrea N. –

    My students loved this. We played it at the end of our Opera unit. It was awesome!

    • Shelley –

      Awesome! I love how into this game my kids get. I almost wish I could play it more often!

  15. Anne D. –

    Can’t wait to use this as a precursor to my opera unit!

  16. Amanda Blutner –

    My kids LOVE this game: it is one of their top requests if we have an extra 5 minutes at the end of class!

    • Shelley –

      That’s awesome! 🙂

  17. Music with Mrs Cain –

    This was a fun end-of-year activity. Thanks!

  18. Rebecca G. –

    This looks like something my students will enjoy! Thanks!

  19. Tricia Harris –

    Fun game and great way to expose students.

  20. Judaline Swinkels –

    This is a great game! I am using this as a sub plan for my upper elementary classes! I know they will ask for it again!

  21. Diane M. –

    Another clever game that the kids are going to love!

    • Shelley –

      Thank you! 🙂

  22. Ashley G. –

    Thanks!

    • Shelley –

      Hope you love it!

  23. Bailey Geist –

    Funny game! This may work better for 4th-8th graders. Great for the sub tub!

    • Shelley –

      Thanks!

  24. TeacherTammie –

    Thanks!

    • Shelley –

      🙂

  25. Heidi S. –

    This looks like so much fun! Can’t wait to try it out!

    • Shelley –

      🙂 Hope they love it!

  26. Jackie Sunga –

    Wow, this is probably the most creative/original thing I’ve seen on TpT! I’m starting an opera unit with my 1st graders this semester and this is an absolutely perfect way to start. Thank you so, so much! I am definitely going to tell all my teacher friends about this unique, funny, and innovative product!

    • Shelley –

      Thank you! 🙂 I’m so happy you love it!!

  27. Kerry R. –

    SO much fun! When I left these to do with a sub, all my classes wanted to play again after I came back! 🙂

    • Shelley –

      Love it!!!

  28. Brooke Von Hoene –

    Can’t wait to try this out with my kids, it’s going to more fun for me than for them!!

    • Shelley –

      🙂 Glad you love it!

  29. Lynn B. –

    In Wisconsin, there is a group called “Opera for the Young”. Students participate in a shortened, child-friendly version of a real opera. We will play this game after our performance! Looks like a lot of fun!

    • Shelley –

      That sounds so fun!!

  30. Tricia Murphy –

    Hilarious time filler for the end of class during opera units..

  31. Amy D. –

    Very cute, fun, game. My only suggestion is to include smaller cards so the students can play the game in small groups. I used this game in opera centers with my chorus, and had to print out the PDF.

  32. Rockin’ Robyn –

    Love these units of work for my reliever

    • Shelley –

      Yes!! These are such a nice ‘break’ without feeling like I’m not being educational. I always have kids trying to look up the names when I play them.

  33. Christi Bandelin –

    So much fun! I don’t know who enjoys these more… me or my students.

    • Shelley –

      🙂 LOVE IT 🙂

  34. Dana S. –

    This looks like a very fun way to get kids excited about opera! I didn’t get to opera with my 3rd graders this year, but next year I will definitely use it!

    • Shelley –

      Hope the love it!

  35. Music With Mrs Rhodes –

    My kids thought this game was so silly and fun when learning about opera! It was a blast!

    • Shelley –

      :)Awesome!!

  36. Carrie Burnworth –

    My PTO is having a Children’s Opera theatre come to our school this year. This will be great to incorporate into lessons building up to the performance and great for the sub tub!

    • Shelley –

      That sounds awesome!!

  37. Amanda P. –

    My general music students loved this game!

    • Shelley –

      Awesome!!

  38. Martino’s Music –

    Very creative game! I’m looking forward to playing this with my students.

    • Shelley –

      Thanks!

  39. Mary Ann R. –

    I’m so excited to use this with my kids this fall! Lots of well-thought out options for presenting it, whether you have power point, a smartboard, or not! thank you!

    • Shelley –

      🙂 SO happy you love it!!!

  40. Natalie A B. –

    My students love this and are asking to play again and again. Great incentive tool! Thank you 🙂

    • Shelley –

      Thank you! 🙂

  41. Tamara M. –

    Great idea!

    • Shelley –

      Thanks!

  42. Jennifer Martin –

    Going to leave this for the sub for tomorrow. Wish there would have been some more instructions or suggestions on how to use it for something like open house. But overall, this looks so fun! 🙂

    • Shelley –

      I’m glad you like it – what kind of instructions are you looking for? Setup/use? Send me an email at MrsStouffersMusicRoom@gmail.com and I’ll help you out.

  43. Lena M. –

    This game is so creative, and was a great addition to my opera unit. Thank you!

    • Shelley –

      Thanks for the feedback! :). Glad you love it!

  44. Rachel J. –

    My students love this game!

  45. Holly C. –

    A total winner with my older kids!

  46. Delilah H. –

    Kids will love this!

  47. Rebecca H. –

    My kids and I loved “Pasta or Composer” so I’m very eager to have us to do this! Thank you for an awesome resource!

    • Shelley –

      🙂 Thank you!

  48. Rachel A. –

    This was a fun game! I used this with my upper elementary students and they enjoyed it. I will plan to use this with my middle school students next month. We have a traveling opera troupe coming to perform, and this will be a fun introduction to the art form. Thank you!

  49. Kimberly D. –

    Love these games! So fun! Thanks!

  50. Brittanie B. –

    My kids love these games when we have a little extra time and I love that this is quick and easy for a sub!

  51. Kathleen L. –

    We just started this unit, and I did this as a pre-cursor to the unit. They thought it was hilarious & got most of them wrong, but it taught a lesson! We will do it as a review game at the end of the unit, too. 🙂 Thank you!

  52. Teri F. –

    Using this item for Maternity Leave–hopefully the students enjoy it! I appreciated the idea that students can learn about music even when there is a non-music sub.

  53. Amy R. –

    So much fun! My students love these games.

  54. Tim H. –

    A great activity that the students are always happy to partake in.

    • Shelley –

      Glad you love it! 🙂

  55. Shana D. –

    Thank you!

    • Shelley –

      🙂

  56. Rebecca C. –

    This was a good activity to leave for a sub. The kids enjoyed it.

    • Shelley –

      Thank you!

  57. Courtney G. –

    Fun Game!

    • Shelley –

      Thank you!

  58. JEANINE K. –

    This was an AWESOME way to end the year!

  59. MRS FED’S MUSIC HIVE –

    I am so excited to add this game to my Pasta or Composer set.

  60. Lauren S. –

    Thank you!

  61. Lauren B. –

    My kids thought that this game was hysterical.

  62. Jenna Humeniuk –

    The kids had so much fun with this!

  63. Stuck on Music Class –

    My kids think these are hilarious! I use them most as a center activity!

  64. Kristen R. –

    The kids love this, thank you!!!

  65. Christenson’s Creative Class –

    My kiddos love spending our extra time at the end of music class playing games, and they loved this! Perfect for sub days too.

  66. Odessa N. –

    This activity really helped the reluctant students buy in.

  67. Rebecca L. –

    Such a cute presentation! Love it!

  68. Yvette F. –

    Would of preferred a real slide presentation. Kids liked it . Maybe include a key for teachers to look at.

    • Shelley –

      Hi Yvette,
      There is a Key included – it’s a printable list. Also, if you play the PDF as a full screen, it runs like a slideshow. If you have any questions, you can email me at MrsStouffersMusicRoom@gmail.com and I can help you find these in the file.

      Melissa

  69. Monica B. –

    I’m looking forward to using this with my chorus students as a fun end of the year activity. Thanks!

  70. Kelsey S. –

    Perfect for the last week of school or lessons right before breaks! Kept my 5th graders interested and engaged before summer break.

  71. Jill M. –

    You know it’s great when the 6th graders request it again and again!

  72. Aaron C. –

    Kids love this game!

  73. Tammy P. –

    Perfect for piano camp to use as ice breaker or while waiting for parents at the end!

  74. Joshua A. –

    Such a fun game!! My kids love it!

  75. Jennifer R. –

    So silly and yet so fun! I even battled against my kiddos! (I let them win…) 🙂

  76. Kari W. –

    Fun and FUNNY! Easy to use and my kids really enjoyed it!

  77. Christine S. –

    fun open house game

  78. Jessica P. –

    So much fun!

  79. Kathleen F. –

    Kids love this game!

  80. Sunflower Songs –

    Another fun activity!

  81. Kathryn R. –

    Recently had to be out at the last minute. Was so thankful to quickly print off and have ready for my sub these games. My kids love them! Creative way to learn something and still have it musically related.

  82. Nicole S. –

    My students loved this! We used it at a learning station for 4th grade while doing our opera unit before a visit from the Nashville Opera.

  83. Melissa C. –

    Hilarious! My MS and HS Choir loved it!

  84. Caitlin G. –

    This game is so fun! Kids keep asking to play it again and again!

  85. Amber C. –

    A perfect intro to opera – my kiddos loved it and they still request it!

  86. Stephanie S. –

    Great for some classes, but harder to control for others. Wasn’t a full class activity, but it was a fun filler game!

  87. Victoria H. –

    Looking forward to using in my classroom

  88. Julie Reyes –

    Such a fun resource – my kids loved it! Thanks!

  89. Purposeful Play Music –

    My students LOVED this game and begged to play it all the time during our opera unit!

  90. Music Resources by Alison –

    What an absolutely hilarious and fun activity! I used it during my 5th grade opera unit.

  91. Jennifer M. –

    My students highly enjoyed this!

  92. Jennifer L. –

    My kids thought it was funny!

  93. Kaylee H. –

    My students and I absolutely enjoyed this resource! A hilarious and engaging activity to reinforce students’ interest in opera.

  94. MaryKate K. –

    This is awesome and so fun! It was a great ending to our study of opera! Thanks!

  95. Erika S. –

    I used this with my elementary students to learn about opera before our local opera company came to do a performance at our school. Students enjoyed it, and it led to some fun discussion!

  96. Whimsically Musical –

    I used this with my EBD students and they LOVED IT! Thought it was so fun and engaging!

  97. Deejay J. –

    Perfect to adapt to any means of teaching (in person or virtual)- kids thought it was so funny!

  98. Miss M’s Music –

    My 3rd and 4th graders loved this game! It was a great addition to our opera unit and even some of the classroom teachers really enjoyed playing along.

  99. Breanne Jeffries –

    This was my hook activity for introducing 4th graders to opera. They were so competitive with guessing and we had a lot of fun!

  100. Yelena Y. –

    So fun, so silly, and a good way to inject a little of the “stuffy” musical knowledge while making it accessible and fun.

  101. Paige’s Music –

    Fun game to do for an open house night or if you just need a fun, no pressure, activity to do with the kids. Great for subs too!

  102. Dawn P. –

    I used this to kick off the opera unit in my music appreciation class to make opera less “gross” for my students and show them it can be fun!

  103. Kathryn M. –

    My students loved this activity. I’m so glad I purchased it. We learned so much, and I love that it also has some details about the operas!

  104. Roes Musical Resources –

    This is a hilarious game! My students loved it!

  105. Syneaqua B. –

    My students and the sub have such a great time with this game! Thank you!

  106. Sinead H. –

    I love this one, as it is great to see some of my less musically accomplished students take out the prize! There is a long-running joke with my music class about cheese, so this was an excellent addition to our brain breaks. Thank you!

  107. The Choir Queen –

    Hysterical! This made my students and me laugh so hard! Perfect for a brain break.

  108. Ms P Music Class –

    My students LOVE this game! They keep asking me to play it again! They were so engaged and had a ton of fun!

  109. sandy B. –

    LOVED this! Also LOVE the Opera or Composer game. Students enjoy both!!!
    Thank you!!

  110. Jessica H. –

    Thank you for this resource! Students loved it and I will use it again!

  111. Kathryn B. –

    I used this with my high school choir group for a Fun Friday activity. I played some opera music as we did the slides together. What a fun way to end the week!

  112. Joslyn Lay –

    My kids LOVE these games! Thank you so much for the great resource!

  113. Gabrielle F. –

    Great activity for a sub and for days when I have had double classes. My kids love it.

  114. Mary K R. –

    This was a wonderful way to end our opera unit in my school. The kids really loved it and it gave all of us a chuckle! Thank you!

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