I take my 3 yr old to Dollar tree if I feel like I’ve been saying no too often. He’s allowed to pick ONE thing. It usually takes an hour. Easy...
We left AZ a couple years ago. I was making 32,000 in my 7th year. We had fewer specials each year because those teachers were laid off. My roof...
I’ve been home since my son was 9 months. I sub 1-2 days a week which is a nice balance. We have baby 2 coming this spring. DH was laid off a few...
I left materials for each week in boxes/folders. And an outline of what skills/standards should be covered But I didn’t leave daily plans
I like to do a lot of “the answer is x” (often the date but not always) And then they write problems to go with the answer So maybe the lower...
My parents do blue apron The meals are yummy. The prep can be a lot more than I’d want on a weeknight though.
I subbed the same 1st grade class on Monday and today. One little girl said, "your baby STILL hasn't come out?" Ummm since Monday? No. Not how...
Many teachers a teacher my old school, myself included, bought iPads for personal use with bonus points. I spent enough in my classroom that I...
I have had 10-12 out of 20 with "preferential seating" on the IEP before. I just discussed with parents and sped teachers that in my classroom,...
I keep an Amazon list of things I'd like for my child/ and things he needs. When family asks at birthdays what he might want, I let them know...
I did when my husband got a job in another state. At that point my district did not enforce any of the penalties that they could have. BUT I...
As a classroom teacher the SPED room was next door, so three teachers and a handful of aides. Most days I'd ask someone to pop over for a minute...
Filling in a blank 100 chart as a group- not in order- they need to explain to the class how they knew what number should go where Write a name...
When i had to leave mid year, the new teacher came in and reorganized everything a week before I left. "Her" room was beautiful. All the parents...
I've actually been ranting about this a lot lately. As a sub I see a lot of rooms, and if your room is beautiful but your kids have no critical...
A couple years ago a curriculum company was filmin a commercial and was looking for a classroom at my school to use People told them they had to...
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My first grade class wrote me letters when I was on maternity leave. One boy wrote "what did it feel like when the baby came out?" Ummm yeah not...
Teachers have so much on their plates. When I'm subbing, I spend any prep time I have finding someone to help. The past few weeks I've...
I'd let it go. second grade is young still, it's how he wants his name to be... I try to pick my battles and this wouldn't be one I'd fight
