Getting ready for back to school can feel very overwhelming. There are so many things to do! One of the best ways to reduce feeling overwhelmed and come up with a plan as a teacher, is to make a checklist. We use teacher checklists all of the time! To help
I’ve had a lot of first days of school as a teacher and have learned a few things along the way. This has helped me develop a teachers first day of school checklist. Below are 8 items from that list! But before I start, I should preface this by saying
Before I share my list of essential teacher supplies for the upcoming school year, let me share… Despite having a slightly unhealthy love affair with shiny new school supplies (just typing those words makes me float off to a happy daydream involving pointy crayons that reek of Crayola newness and
Before I get into sharing lots of teacher binder ideas, let’s pause for a second. If you are reading this, you are likely thinking about… Back. to. school. Three little words that elicit some pretty strong reactions. When kids hear them they groan. When parents hear them they cheer wildly.
Each teacher has a bulletin board in the hallway at my school. I think it is my favorite one to do because it can be random. I like everything in my classroom to match whatever classroom decor theme or color scheme I selected for the year, but the sky is
The first day of school has all the makings to be chaotic. Parents want to hold conferences as they drop their child off. Kids are not aware of your expectations. They definitely don’t know the procedures and routines, yet. There’s also the arrival of the child who just moved into
