--- title: Teaching with Musicplay (16) description: Elementary music lesson planning, Teaching tips and updates from the Musicplay team! (16) --- [![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 [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Ukulele Resources on MusicplayOnline:](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ukulele-resources-on-musicplayonline) Apr 8, 2019, 4:11:49 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ukulele-resources-on-musicplayonline) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) [Assessment](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/assessment) ### [Recorder Solo Assessment Rubric](https://blog.musicplay.ca/recorder-solo-assessment-rubric) Mar 13, 2019, 8:01:14 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/recorder-solo-assessment-rubric) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2019-03-07-at-12_50_24-PM.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [St. Patricks Day Lesson Ideas](https://blog.musicplay.ca/st-patricks-day-lesson-ideas) Mar 8, 2019, 6:12:44 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/st-patricks-day-lesson-ideas) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Ideas for Advanced Recorder Players](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ideas-for-advanced-recorder-players) Feb 21, 2019, 3:49:27 AM [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/ideas-for-advanced-recorder-players) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Valentines-Day-Unit.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Valentine’s Day Unit on MusicplayOnline](https://blog.musicplay.ca/valentines-day-unit-on-musicplayonline) Feb 7, 2019, 4:37:29 AM *With less than two weeks until Valentine’s Day, the Musicplay Online team has been busy preparing some NEW activities available on the site. The great thing about these activities – they are so versatile. This week we will share with you some ways to integrate these activities with a variety of songs and how they can be used in different grade levels.*  [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/valentines-day-unit-on-musicplayonline) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Mom-is-the-Sunshine-1.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Mother’s Day Activities](https://blog.musicplay.ca/mothers-day-activities) Apr 27, 2018, 8:41:06 AM **Mother’s Day 2018  is May 13th** [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/mothers-day-activities) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) Lesson Planning ### [Engaging Activities for Gr. 4-6 Music Classes](https://blog.musicplay.ca/engaging-activities-for-gr-4-6-music-classes) Apr 1, 2018, 10:13:41 PM Every music class is different. The song that might be the favorite of one class of Grade 4 students, another class might not like. If I introduce a song or activity and the students really dislike it, I’ll put it aside for another year. [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/engaging-activities-for-gr-4-6-music-classes) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Easter-treat-cards.png) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [Easter Dynamics and Composition Lesson](https://blog.musicplay.ca/easter-dynamics-and-composition-lesson) Mar 25, 2018, 6:56:02 AM **Find the Easter Basket** [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/easter-dynamics-and-composition-lesson) [Blog Posts](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) ### [St. Patrick’s Day Unit – Lesson Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day!](https://blog.musicplay.ca/st-patricks-day-unit-lesson-ideas-for-st-patricks-day) Mar 11, 2018, 1:30:01 PM 2018-03-09 St Patrick’s Day Lesson Ideas [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/st-patricks-day-unit-lesson-ideas-for-st-patricks-day) ![](https://blog.musicplay.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5-02-Dragon-Dance-Projectable-PDF_Page_2.jpg) [Blog Posts,](https://blog.musicplay.ca/tag/blog-posts) Holidays and Special Days ### [Chinese New Year Musical Activities Unit](https://blog.musicplay.ca/chinese-new-year-musical-activities-unit) Feb 18, 2018, 7:44:00 AM Wow!  In one week, we’ve celebrated Valentine’s Day, seen the start of the Winter Olympics, and started Lunar New Year celebrations – including Chinese New Year on Feb. 15th! [Denise Gagne](https://blog.musicplay.ca/author/denise-gagne) [Read More](https://blog.musicplay.ca/chinese-new-year-musical-activities-unit) [14](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/14) [15](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/15) [16](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/16) [17](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/17) [18](https://blog.musicplay.ca/page/18) ##### Sign up for email notifications. New blog post weekly! [Sign up Here!](https://marketing.musicplay.ca/newsletter-sign-up-form) #### Our Products - [MusicplayOnline](https://musicplayonline.com) - [Musicplay Store](https://store.musicplay.ca) - [Musicplay Downloads](https://downloads.musicplay.ca) - [Musicplay Workshops](https://workshops.musicplay.ca) - [Musicplay Help](https://help.musicplay.ca) Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram