Mrs. Stouffer's Music Room

Time fillers are necessary and important. Sometimes a lesson takes less time than we think. Other times, it’s necessary to have a time filler if students are struggling with behavior on a game. Sometimes the classroom teacher is late even when they dropped their students off early. Either way, sometimes, we need time fillers. Here are five time fillers for music class that te...

Listening activities are underrated. I said what I said. They are a wonderful way to engage students, highlight a variety of cultures, and introduce the wide world of instruments. Heritage months tend to bring out our desire to share different cultures (which we should ALL year long!) but figuring out WHAT to listen to can sometimes be difficult. And it’s not just what, but a...

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. If you have been following me for a while, you know that I always been doing a book a day for AAPI Heritage Month for a few years. Here all of the books now here so you can reference them easily throughout the year instead of having to scroll back through socials, and if you want to incorporate them during AAPIHM (or any ...

Music biographies are one of the best books to add to your musical collection. They are perfect to highlight musicians, let early finishers browse, and are a wonderful way to showcase the wide world of music. Miles Davis is an icon of jazz and bebop (and all its variations) and this book is a great way to showcase him and his music!

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