About the store
Hi! I’m the creator behind Notely Classroom, an elementary music educator passionate about creating engaging, classroom-tested resources that make music learning joyful, active, and meaningful. With experience teaching elementary music across multiple grade levels, I design resources that balance strong musical skill-building with creativity, movement, and student engagement. From rhythm games and bucket drumming activities to music mysteries and composition challenges, every resource is created with real classrooms in mind and designed to make teachers’ lives easier while helping students build confidence as musicians.
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The Stolen Rhythm | Music Mystery Escape Room | Rhythm Literacy Activity
A rhythm has vanished... and your student detectives must crack the case. 🕵️Just before the school’s big rhythm showcase, an important rhythm pattern disappears from the percussion files. Students must analyze evidence, decode clues, identify suspects, solve logic puzzles, and reconstruct the stolen rhythm before the performance begins. The Stolen Rhythm is a printable music mystery escape room adventure that transforms rhythm review into an engaging classroom investigation for elementary music
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music
The Haunted Harmony | Halloween Music Mystery Escape Room | Orff & Composition
Something strange has happened in the music room… 👻🎼As preparations begin for the school’s Halloween performance, a mysterious musical spirit has scattered the arrangement across the classroom! Students must solve spooky music puzzles, recover missing musical fragments, and restore The Haunted Harmony before the midnight performance begins. The Haunted Harmony is a Halloween-themed music mystery adventure designed for elementary music classrooms (Grades 3–5). Students strengthen music literac
3rd - 5th
Music, Music Composition
Rhythm Echo Battle | Rhythm Game for Elementary Music | Music Listening Activity
Bring energy, listening practice, and rhythm fun to your music classroom with Rhythm Echo Battle! 🥁🎵Rhythm Echo Battle is a fast-paced, low-prep rhythm imitation game that helps students strengthen listening skills, rhythmic accuracy, focus, and musical confidence through interactive call-and-response challenges. Students listen carefully, echo rhythm patterns, and build their musical skills through engaging whole-class gameplay using body percussion, classroom instruments, or simple clapping
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music
Bucket Drumming Battle | Rhythm Game for Elementary Music | Activity Grades 3-5
Bring energy, rhythm practice, and instant engagement to your music classroom with Bucket Drumming Battle! 🥁Bucket Drumming Battle is a high-energy classroom rhythm game designed to build rhythm accuracy, listening skills, coordination, and musical focus through interactive drumming challenges. Students listen, echo, and perform rhythm patterns using bucket drums, classroom percussion, desks, or body percussion, making this a flexible, low-prep activity for elementary music classrooms. Perfect
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music
Story Song Creator — Music Composition Center Activity | Grades 3–5
Spark creativity and make music composition fun with Story Song Creator! This engaging, low-prep music center activity gives students in grades 3–5 everything they need to compose their very own original song — no instruments required! Students draw one card from each of four colorful prompt piles — Character, Feeling, Setting, and Tempo/Mood — then use the included student recording sheet to plan, write, and illustrate their song. With 48 prompt cards plus blank cards to create their own, the c
3rd - 5th
Music, Music Composition
FREE Rhythm Echo Sampler | Elementary Music Rhythm Activity | Grades 3–5
Try a FREE sample of Rhythm Echo Battle! 🥁Looking for a quick, engaging rhythm activity for your elementary music classroom? This FREE Rhythm Echo Battle sampler gives your students a taste of a fast-paced rhythm imitation game designed to build listening skills, rhythmic accuracy, focus, and classroom engagement. Perfect for low-prep music lessons, sub plans, warm-ups, rhythm review, or quick whole-group activities. Included in this FREE sampler: 🥁 quick-start teacher instructions 🎵 sam
3rd - 5th
Instrumental Music, Music
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About the store
Experience
Hi! I’m the creator behind Notely Classroom, an elementary music educator passionate about creating engaging, classroom-tested resources that make music learning joyful, active, and meaningful. With experience teaching elementary music across multiple grade levels, I design resources that balance strong musical skill-building with creativity, movement, and student engagement. From rhythm games and bucket drumming activities to music mysteries and composition challenges, every resource is created with real classrooms in mind and designed to make teachers’ lives easier while helping students build confidence as musicians.
Teaching style
My teaching style centers on active, joyful music-making that helps students build confidence, creativity, and real musical skills through meaningful participation. I believe elementary music classrooms should be engaging, accessible, and filled with opportunities for movement, performance, collaboration, and creative exploration. My resources are designed to balance strong music literacy foundations with hands-on learning experiences that make music both fun and memorable.
My own education history
I bring a diverse educational background to my classroom and resource design, with formal training in music performance, music education, and human behavior. My academic background includes degrees in music and teaching, along with graduate study focused on educational practice and learner development. As a practicing elementary music educator, I combine strong musical foundations with real classroom experience to create engaging, meaningful resources that support both teachers and students.
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