--- title: Teaching with Musicplay | Denise Gagne (9) description: Elementary music lesson planning, Teaching tips and updates from the Musicplay team! (9) --- [![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 [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Christmas Around the World Ideas](https://blog.musicplay.ca/christmas-around-the-world-ideas) Sep 25, 2016, 6:47:00 PM ## Christmas Around the World   [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/christmas-around-the-world-ideas) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Classroom Management](https://blog.musicplay.ca/classroom-management-1) Sep 18, 2016, 11:21:00 AM One of the biggest challenges every teacher faces is classroom management. Your most challenging class might be a kindergarten class with many behavior challenges or it might be a Grade 5 class with attitude. In this newsletter, I’m sharing some tips that have helped me with classroom management. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/classroom-management-1) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-06-23%20at%2010.30.58%20AM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Long Term Planning with Musicplay](https://blog.musicplay.ca/long-term-planning-with-musicplay) Sep 3, 2016, 12:15:00 PM Long term planning for K-6 music classes is a time consuming challenge. There are new provincial curriculums, new Nafme standards, new district and school expectations to deal with, and there isn't any more planning time for the teacher OR instructional time for the students. Where to start? [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/long-term-planning-with-musicplay) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-31%20at%202.13.53%20PM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Create a Dance Lesson Plan](https://blog.musicplay.ca/create-a-dance-lesson-plan) Jun 26, 2016, 3:16:00 PM The newsletter this week was prompted by a question posed in the Musicplay Teacher's group: [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/create-a-dance-lesson-plan) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Rhythm Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/rhythm-assessment) Jun 14, 2016, 3:39:47 PM **Quick and Easy Ideas for assessing Rhythm Reading and Notation** **June 12, 2016** [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/rhythm-assessment) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-06-28%20at%208.26.10%20AM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Carnival of the Animals Unit](https://blog.musicplay.ca/carnival-of-the-animals-unit) Jun 5, 2016, 9:28:00 AM The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns is one of the most loved works for elementary students. Selections 6-19 in the Listening Resource Kit 1 and the Listening section at musicplayonline are from this work. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/carnival-of-the-animals-unit) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Peter and the Wolf Unit](https://blog.musicplay.ca/peter-and-the-wolf-unit) May 29, 2016, 12:25:01 AM **Peter and the Wolf Lessons** [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/peter-and-the-wolf-unit) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Get Them Listening!](https://blog.musicplay.ca/get-them-listening) May 28, 2016, 2:08:20 AM We are surrounded with sound all day every day.  But are our students actually listening?  Every teacher in your school would like to have students in their classes that are better listeners.  Here are some ways that music teachers can really help the students improve their listening skills. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/get-them-listening) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-16%20at%203.39.23%20PM-1.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Quick and Easy Assessments](https://blog.musicplay.ca/quick-and-easy-assessments) May 16, 2016, 4:44:00 PM ### Quick and Easy Assessments For the past 2 weeks I've been teaching a new class of Grade 1 and 3 students.  In order to plan instruction, I need to know what they know. When you hear a class perform together you might think they "get it" but it's when I listen to individual students that I can really assess understanding. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/quick-and-easy-assessments) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-31%20at%201.11.12%20PM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Ostinato Lesson](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ostinato-lesson) May 16, 2016, 2:20:00 PM I've been doing a music residency with a grade 1 and 3 class at Grandview Elementary in Red Deer for the past week. I've seen the children every day for 35-45 minutes, and have had an amazing time with them! 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