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This is what teacher nightmares are made of. They

This is what teacher nightmares are made of. They are made of jam. A jam in the photocopier. 😭😒

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I’m so freakin excited about these peel and stic

I’m so freakin excited about these peel and stick magnets! I have so many ideas AND they were only $1.99! 😱😱 TEACHER WIN!

What would you use them for?

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I love how inclusive this is of diverse families!

I love how inclusive this is of diverse families! I will be changing my language! 😍

#education #inclusive #teacher #teaching #iteachthird

Here’s to year 8!🙌🏻 Today was ‘meet the

Here’s to year 8!🙌🏻
Today was ‘meet the teacher’ day. I had far fewer families than previous years yet I seemed to have much longer (unintentionally) meetings! We did face to face conferences - which has always been a really positive experience! It’s nice to meet the kids before diving into the year. It’s nice to talk to parents about concerns and questions they may have ESPECIALLY this year.

My throat feels like sandpaper from talking so much. I’m so dehydrated. I will need to be conscious of my water intake this year so that I don’t wither away!

Tomorrow is day 1 with kids! HERE WE GO!

#backtoschool #bts #bts2020 #teacherspayteachers #tpt #teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #teachersfollowteachers #iteach3rd #teacherpreneur #teacher #iteachtoo #instablogger #tftpickme #tptehteam #teacherlife #spms #spms4life

Life hack! These face scrubbers from dollar tree a

Life hack! These face scrubbers from dollar tree are so perfect to use as whiteboard erasers!

They are easy to wash and the last class set I bought is on year 4! 😍

Cost effective and they don’t need to share!

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I truly believe our school is trying very hard to

I truly believe our school is trying very hard to think of every tiny detail when it comes to re-opening the schools and having your children partake in in school learning. So much so that all of our brains are full, and I mean FULL of a million new ways to think about, practice and modify our simplist daily routines.

Think about pencil sharpening for example. In the old days, I would plug it in, put it on my shelf and students simply go to the sharpener and solve their problem. There was no thought that was needed during the already very busy back to school prep.

Now, we need to think about things like:
- kids will need to ask to leave their seat
- where can I safely put that pencil sharpener
- is another student in a close range of the pencil sharpener?
- where can I move it to where there will be the least amount of traffic?
- will the kids be touching it?
- is it possible to have it be hands free?
- I will have to sanitize it if they do touch it
- is it more practical to have personal pencil sharpeners?
- who is going to buy those for every student?
- it’s only 23 dollars to supply them for my kids (but so was that art idea, those markers, and that bright paper I bought because I wanted to make this project more fun... etc, etc. I could be here for hours listing off expenses I’ve covered - not because I want glory but because I care about the kids in my room and want them to have fun and engageing experiences). Those dollars add up quickly.
- when will kids be able to throw away those shavings?
- where should I place my garbage can be to ensure kids aren’t in someone else’s space?

Pencil sharpeners should be a non-issue. Something that in my 8th year of teaching, I shouldn’t have to stress about. So if you think that this mere pencil sharpener could have a dozen or so questions to answer before we reopen, think about how much thought, planning, effort and organization are going into the big things that need to be addressed.

Please give us grace. We are all learning together. ❤️

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Do you think the title is trying to tell me someth

Do you think the title is trying to tell me something?
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#teacher #teaching #reading #books #teachergram #teacherideas #teachergoals #iteach3rd #books #reading #iteachthird #tpt #elementaryteacher @teacherspayteachers

Okay, so today was fun... 🥺 I downsized so many

Okay, so today was fun... 🥺 I downsized so many things. Books, resources, binders, games, manipulatives, indoor recess activities, decor and many, many more things.

On one hand, it feels good to *attempt* a minimalistic classroom compared to the classroom that is filled with fun and engagement. On the other hand, I see so many learning experiences being swept away from the minds and fingertips of my kiddos.

So many mixed feelings.

#teachingin2020 #covidteaching #bts2020 #backtoschool

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