204 | Creating Effective Sub Plans for Elementary Music Classrooms with Rainy Barton
Update: 2025-11-05
Description
Creating sub plans doesn’t have to be stressful. In this episode, Bryson is joined by Rainy Barton to talk about simplifying the process and setting yourself (and your students) up for success. From planned absences to unexpected emergencies, they chat about strategies for making sub plans that are practical, engaging, and easy for anyone to follow, even non-music subs. Rainy also shares a sneak peek of her upcoming masterclass, Sub Smarter, Not Harder, and why building a solid sub plan system can be a total game-changer.
Episode Chapters:
- 0:00 Introduction
- 1:20 Biggest challenges music teachers face prepping for subs
- 3:15 Why quality lesson plans matter more than just busy work
- 5:38 One simple step to make sub planning less overwhelming today
- 7:26 Making plans easy for non-music substitutes
- 9:29 Navigating administrator requests for simple, tech-free plans
- 13:19 How to have your sub plans ready to go at all times
- 16:54 Key advice to set subs and students up for success
- 19:24 Rainy’s upcoming masterclass preview
- 22:14 Takeaways
Links and Resources:
- The Elementary Music Summit®
- Elementary Newbie Guide
- Disabilities Guide
- Steady Beat Survival Guide
- Join Elementary Music EDGE™
Have questions or want to share feedback? Reach out to us at hello@thatmusicteacher.com - we’d love to hear from you!
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