--- title: Teaching with Musicplay | Denise Gagne (12) description: Elementary music lesson planning, Teaching tips and updates from the Musicplay team! (12) --- [![musicplay-logo](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/musicplay-logo-2.png?width=2701&height=877&name=musicplay-logo-2.png "musicplay-logo")](http://musicplay.ca) Open main menu Close main menu # Teaching With Musicplay ##### Sign up for email notifications. New blog post weekly! [Sign up Here!](https://marketing.musicplay.ca/newsletter-sign-up-form) Select Category Assessment Blog Posts Boomwhacker Bucket Drumming Choral Classroom Management Games and Centers Holidays and Special Days Lesson Planning Literacy and Music Programs and Musicals Recorder Vocal Development What's New with Musicplay Posts by: ## Denise Gagne ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-01%20at%204.03.04%20PM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Composing with Kindergarten](https://blog.musicplay.ca/composing-with-kindergarten) Jun 21, 2015, 5:03:00 PM It's important to give students of all ages the opportunity to create their own music.  Even before students know how to read and write musical notation, they can create simple compositions using speech rhythms.  In today's newsletter, I'm going to use Song #9, Follow Follow Me, from Musicplay for Kindergarten as the idea for creative activities.  In this song, the children make up new movements as they follow the line.  It's perfect to use as a "line-up" song at the end of music class, or any time you want students to line up.  These visuals come from the Musicplay Digital Resources. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/composing-with-kindergarten) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Music Manipulatives](https://blog.musicplay.ca/music-manipulatives) Jun 15, 2015, 5:14:00 PM In this newsletter I'd like to give you some ideas for manipulatives for the music room that you could make over the summer break. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/music-manipulatives) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Elementary Music Report Card Comments](https://blog.musicplay.ca/elementary-music-report-card-comments) May 30, 2015, 11:14:37 AM Some of my American teacher friends are already finished school, but for many teachers you are into the home stretch and looking forward to the end of the school year. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/elementary-music-report-card-comments) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Report Card Comments](https://blog.musicplay.ca/report-card-comments) May 27, 2015, 5:29:00 PM Some or our American teachers will be finishing school this week, but for many teachers you are into the home stretch and looking forward to the end of the school year. Report cards are not anyone's favorite job, but it's important to communicate how the students have progressed in music. If we don't assess, evaluate and report on what we've taught, it's possible that parents will look at music as a "frill" or "something extra" that we do if we have time, and not as a subject area that's really valuable to our students. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/report-card-comments) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-01%20at%204.37.59%20PM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Farewell Songs](https://blog.musicplay.ca/farewell-songs) May 17, 2015, 5:38:00 PM There are songs for Kindergarten Graduation in Musicplay for Kindergarten. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/farewell-songs) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-01%20at%204.48.46%20PM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Ideas for Earth Day](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ideas-for-earth-day) Apr 15, 2015, 5:49:00 PM There are songs for Earth Day in all levels of Musicplay. Musicplay K - #137 We've Got the Whole World Musicplay 1 - #92 Let's Save Water Musicplay 2 - #74 Garbage, #77 Recyle, and #29 Make a Difference Musicplay 3 - #78 Walk, Run, Ride a Bike Musicplay 4 - #73 Plant a Tree and #72 We've Only Got One Planet Musicplay 5 - #81 Show you Care [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ideas-for-earth-day) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-02%20at%209.56.39%20AM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Know Your Note Names](https://blog.musicplay.ca/know-your-note-names) Jan 11, 2015, 10:03:00 AM Know Your Note Names [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/know-your-note-names) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Great Apps for Elementary Music Classes](https://blog.musicplay.ca/great-apps-for-elementary-music-classes) Dec 18, 2014, 2:30:23 PM Whether you have a class set of iPads, just a teacher iPad or your personal iPhone or Android phone, you can make use of many different apps to enhance your PreK – Grade 6 music classes. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/great-apps-for-elementary-music-classes) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Planning your Holiday Concert](https://blog.musicplay.ca/planning-your-holiday-concert-2) Nov 23, 2014, 2:32:27 PM Musicplay Holiday Newsletter – Dec. 2003 [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/planning-your-holiday-concert-2) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-02%20at%202.41.31%20PM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [More Composition Ideas](https://blog.musicplay.ca/more-composition-ideas) Sep 14, 2014, 3:42:00 PM ### Creating a Rondo Why is teaching music so important for the students in our elementary schools? One of the reasons (and there are many!) is that we can help students develop creative thinking in our music classes. 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