I am starting my first job in July teaching K-5, and I have no idea where to start!
I just graduated and accepted a really excellent offer to teach K-5 general music, but I have no idea where to go from here with planning! This is a new school, and I am the first K-5 music teacher they will have, so they are giving me a lot of freedom with the curriculum.
My student teaching was in a middle school chorus class, and while I have experience teaching general music, I have no experience with the planning of it all. How do I decide when and how to do concerts/performances? How do I program choral pieces at this level? How do I begin planning the curriculum?
I have not yet discussed the budget with my principal, so I am not sure what resources or instruments will be available, but I do know that for this first year, I will be push-in and teaching from a cart, which creates some limitations. I also know that they have been using Quaver for the past year as a supplemental music curriculum, guided by classroom teachers.
Basically, any guidance on how to begin planning would be greatly appreciated! I feel super overwhelmed with choices. Thank you!