Keep your gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week simple. These easy and useful presents are sure to warm your teacher's heart.Having been a teacher for 11 years, I have seen my fair share of extremely well done Teacher Appreciation Weeks, as well as those that just...
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GoBackBig #CollectiveBias Whenever I learn about an event or discount related to being a teacher, I get seriously giddy with joy. Having been a teacher for the...
8 ways to make going back to work after baby easier. Well, it’s here. After four months at home running around with Zoey and loving on our newborn William, I headed back to work today. It was seriously hard to leave the kids this morning, especially as Zoey threw a...
This post contains affiliate links. I appreciate your support! Even though I am on maternity leave for the start of this school year, Colorado starts in early August as opposed to the East Coast post-Labor Day, I still feel the stress of my fellow teachers as they...
This post contains affiliate links. I appreciate your support! Amidst all the back to school excitement of new school supplies, new clothes, new teachers, and new friends, we often forget that teachers are headed back to school as well. Many of us teachers work for at...
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HealthySavings #CollectiveBias It always happens. After a 6-12 week summer, teachers and students come back for a new year fresh faced and excited to see each...
Warning: The following post is an angry rant on teaching issues. If teaching and rants are not your thing, check back in another day! Grades were due last week. A full 18 weeks of essays, homeworks, readings, worksheets, packets, and group work logged, graded, and...
Since I have been MIA for a couple weeks, and there is so much going on in my life right now, I thought I would list a few things going through my head to get you a little bit caught up! I'm hoping to be back to your regularly scheduled blog program next week. 1....
My students' diets are atrocious. On any given day, I have students drinking Mountain Dew, Red Bull, Monster, and 23 oz Arizona Strawberry Kiwi teas. They eat things like Hot Cheetos, Hot Takis, king sized Skittles, and Cup O' Noodles. The amount of sugar in the...
With a trip to Ireland and London happening on Saturday, I've spent the past two days at a very empty school tackling my to do list. Since I am missing a few days of work, and arriving back the night before the students start, I want to make sure most things are ready...
It is extremely hard to believe that summer is half over already. Since my school is moving to a more year-round model, we are only off for 6 weeks whereas most school districts give between 8-12 weeks. I know, I know. All you non-teachers are rolling your eyes and...
Hello Hello! School officially ended on Wednesday! Even though it was a teacher work day, I had one student come in for some last minute help on her finals (which were do on Tuesday). Ah, the life of an interventionist. I was also able to clean out a lot of the...