by Melissa Stouffer | May 6, 2025 | All, Odd Teaching Situations
We try to be cost conscious but it’s so tempting to buy stuff for your classroom. Here’s a few ways that you can save money for your classroom. Even if you have a decent budget, there are ways to stretch it to put your budget towards what you really need....
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 5, 2024 | All, Odd Teaching Situations, Tough Situations
It happens. First, let me say this. If you are actually sick, please stay home. I know sub plans are a pain, and you only have limited sick days, but no one wants those germs. Sometimes you aren’t really *sick* but you’re recovering or fighting some...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 14, 2023 | All, Curriculum/Planning, Odd Teaching Situations, Tough Situations
Before we know it, it will be the thing music teachers dread…testing season. Testing season itself isn’t awful on us except the students seem a little more hyped….unless…you have to be quiet too. While this is super not fun nor the ideal...
by Melissa Stouffer | Feb 22, 2022 | All, Odd Teaching Situations
This is not easy. It’s unfortunately more common with teachers out, and a sub shortage. So what can you do if you are facing 50-60 or MORE students all at once? Here are some ideas that will hopefully give you some help. 1. Crowd Control First things first, the...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 30, 2021 | All, Cart, Odd Teaching Situations
This is part one in a series for traveling music teachers, which for most of my teaching career up to this point I travelled and at one point I was in four schools, so I totally totally feel your pain if you are a traveling music teacher. When I was younger I was a...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 17, 2020 | All, Cart, Manipulatives, Odd Teaching Situations
If you’re like me, you’re always looking for new ways to engage your students in music learning. But I understand how hard this is on a cart. Rather than give up (something I know you awesome teachers never do!), I’m always on the lookout for...
