by Melissa Stouffer | May 20, 2025 | All, End of the Year
I heard the term May-cember the other day and I think that completely sums up May. ALL the things crammed in before the school year ends and it is bound to catch up to you! We all need all the help we can get so here are my “3” resources for the end of the...
by Melissa Stouffer | May 21, 2024 | All, End of the Year
You know you are checking out for good. You are moving on to a new position, or you are retiring. Wooo-hooo! But you want to leave your soon to be former students in the best hands possible. Here’s some things you can do to prep your job for the next teacher! If...
by Melissa Stouffer | May 14, 2024 | All, End of the Year
The end of the year is a flurry of things to do, never ending activities, and for a lot of music teachers, more performances, sing a song at this event, and coordination of extra activities. It can be really easy to forget some tasks at the end of the year. Hopefully...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 16, 2024 | All, End of the Year, Special Topics
Field Day is a kid favorite and a teacher stressor. For music teachers, we try to figure out what we can do that is movement heavy, fun, and doesn’t require us to try to teach anything in the moment. Here are some great music activities for field day that will...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 9, 2024 | All, Concerts, End of the Year, Grades: 3-5, Grades: PreK-2
I see constant requests for help finding songs for moving up ceremonies. I figured I’d do some consolidation and put some popular options in one place! Here’s a big list of moving up songs for prek, kindergarten, and upper elementary (4th or 5th grade)...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 25, 2023 | All, End of the Year, Season: Spring
Warmer weather hits and everyone is ready for Spring. 45 degrees is sometimes enough in Michigan for people to be walking around without coats. Guilty. With warmer weather, our brains start thinking about that end that maybe feels like it’s in sight, or at least...
