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Advice For A First Year Teacher

Advice For A First Year Teacher

My advice for first-year teachers is to ENJOY IT! You have been waiting years for this moment, and it is here. Besides enjoying your first year, I do have some tips for you… ✨TIP #1: ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS! Reach out to your admin or mentor teacher and don’t be scared to ask alllll of the small and big questions! … Read More

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Spending Money On My Classroom

Spending Money On My Classroom

Every year, people ask me tons of questions to get insight into what it is like to be a teacher. For instance, this includes, “How has classroom management changed over time?” Likewise, I am often asked, “How hard is it to teach students at so many different learning levels?” However, the top question is, “Why do I spend so much… Read More

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All About Co-Teaching

All About Co-Teaching

Being a teacher is hard! There are so many demands to handle daily. This includes tons of paperwork, data collection, and planning amazing lessons. These aspects are behind the scenes to the most important part of school: the students! Honestly, they make all the stress disappear as their smiling faces enter the classroom. In addition to outstanding students, I am… Read More

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Ever wonder what ESY really means for students wit Ever wonder what ESY really means for students with IEPs?

Today’s podcast episode is all about ESY; what it is, why I teach it, how I plan and so much more!!

Head to the link in my bio to listen or watch!!
Current hyperfixation meal 🤝 busy teacher life By Current hyperfixation meal 🤝 busy teacher life

By the time I get home, I don’t want to spend an hour figuring out what’s for dinner. 

Lately I’ve been reaching for meals from @hungryroot because everything is already planned out and easy to throw together.

This one has been on repeat lately. 😋

If you’ve been thinking about trying Hungryroot, my referral link gets you 40% off your first box (the best offer currently available). Link is in my bio!

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We got this 👊🏻 We got this 👊🏻
Last calendar reel of the year! The amazing calen Last calendar reel of the year!

The amazing calendar and pieces are from @jillianstarrteaching TPT store! 

I printed it and got it laminated at staples the summer before my first year teaching 9 years ago and it’s still holding up!!

Last month of school! Let’s gooooooo!
Just saying🥞🤷🏻‍♀️ Just saying🥞🤷🏻‍♀️
Even for the non teachers👏🏻 Even for the non teachers👏🏻
Do you feel this?! Check out this episode of the Do you feel this?! 

Check out this episode of the pod at the link in my bio!!!
You can love teaching and still be counting down t You can love teaching and still be counting down the days until summer. 🤍🍎

In this week’s episode, I’m talking honestly about the emotional weight of the end of the school year; the exhaustion, overstimulation, decision fatigue, and mixed emotions that so many teachers feel this time of year.

Because the truth is:
‼️You can love your students and still need a break.
‼️You can feel grateful and completely overwhelmed at the same time.
This episode is part encouragement, part survival guide, and part reminder that you do not have to earn exhaustion to prove you care.

We’re talking about:
✨ end-of-year burnout
✨ the emotional complexity of this season
✨ why it’s okay to count down
✨ practical ways to make these final weeks more manageable
✨ letting go of perfection and finishing strong

If you’re just trying to make it to summer while carrying the emotional weight of this school year… this episode is for you. 💛

🎧 Listen now … link in bio.
Episode out tomorrow👀 Tune in tomorrow to hear my Episode out tomorrow👀

Tune in tomorrow to hear my takes on counting down to summer and the end of the year burnout!!!
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