by Melissa Stouffer | Aug 19, 2025 | Back To School, Substitutes In The Music Room
I know BTS is the time we think about curriculum and decor, but sub tubs are an important thing to consider as well. Gosh forbid that you need to miss the first week of school, but it does happen! Let’s talk about the basics you need right when you go back to...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 5, 2023 | Substitutes In The Music Room
Sub Tubs or Sub Binders are really an important tool to have set up early in the year. Waiting until you feel lousy is a recipe for disaster (aka – you trying to power through a cold because setting up sub activities is hard than trying trying to power through...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 25, 2022 | Substitutes In The Music Room
When you have a sub, a lot things may not go as planned. One of my subbing experiences (luckily for a band director!) involved sub plans for Google Classroom and nothing else. Except the entire school lost internet. But if I hadn’t been a music sub in a music...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 18, 2022 | Substitutes In The Music Room, Teacher Tips
A Sub Tub is a crucial thing to have put together. Subs are a hot commodity, and good preparation for a sub means that if you get someone, preparing well for them can be an incentive for them to come back to your room again. I think Sub Tubs work better than a binder...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Recorder, Substitutes In The Music Room
Oh my goodness! I’m so excited to share that I reached 1000 followers on TpT today! I think this calls for a celebration to say thank you! Here’s the details on the festivities! Day One: Monday 3/21 A new forever...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Substitutes In The Music Room
In February, the winter blues start to hit. We’re stuck inside more often, and the kids get really a bit more rowdy. We all suffer from the lack of fresh air. 1. Play Parties. I had never heard of them until last weekend at MMC with Jill Trinka, even though...
