Where I live, today is the first day of school. Cue the Facebook posts of happy, well-dressed children holding up various Pinterest-worthy chalk boards that share vital stats of the moment! They will never look this clean and hair will never be so...
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I love visiting classrooms at the start of the school year. Everything is fresh and waiting and smells like crayons. *inhales deeply* (Doesn't everyone love that smell?). Planning the physical space in a classroom at the beginning of the year has always made my organizational heart...
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My Mini Me was built for school. Sometime in mid-August, we would hear her sigh and say, "I can't wait to go back to school." We shopped for back to school supplies with a nerdy vigor usually reserved for discovering unknown planets and new life...
Read More...or at least I think so.Friends, I promise a new post tomorrow, but for today I am sending you my most positive Back To School vibes via these old Back To School themed post. If today was your first day back (as it was...
Read MoreAs I think about Back To School (cue the ominous music here, please), I always try to mentally prepare myself for each aspect of my day, perhaps invent a new and improved system that may make that part of the day flow better than ever....
Read MoreFirst days of school are happening like crazy right now! Every time I sit down to catch up on my fave teacher blogs, I find myself reading about someone else's beginning. So, is everyone totally exhausted yet?I mean, what with all the organizing,...
Read MoreWell, friends. Here it is. My Back To School list. Keep in mind that I made a few assumptions (silly me!) such as you will not have to buy your own math manipulatives (and if you do and teach small children, totally get coin and...
Read MoreAlternative Title For This Post- You're Welcome For Starting Your Back-To-School Shopping List A few weeks ago, I wistfully walked the aisles of one of my fave stores...
Read MoreAnd before you get all excited, no, in my book a biological teacher clock does not equal anything baby related...
Read MoreWhy must our relationship be so contentious? So fraught with emotion? Longing? Mistrust? Year after year, you taunt me during my time of rest with back-to-school commercials that seem to appear earlier and earlier each summer. Don't you know that...
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