This spring break was a little different this year with the quarantine and pandemic. For me, school has been closed since March 13th, but our spring break was the first week of April. So I will just reflect on what we completed during that week. I posted about what you can do during spring breaks, […]
How I Got My Masters While Teaching Full-Time
During my first year of teaching, I looked at where I was in my career and decided to go for my Masters. In one year, I got my Masters with a 4.0 grade point average. It was hard, but I’ve found some tips that helped myself and my husband get our Masters while teaching full […]
How to Sleep Better
As someone with anxiety, getting a good night of sleep is difficult. However, over the past year or so, I have been working to find ways that help me sleep better. Because it’s so important to sleep well to be your best self and have a good day after, I wanted to share what I’ve […]
What is Social Studies and Why It’s Important
As a social studies teacher, I often get asked “so you just teach history right?” WRONG. My teaching endorsement in social studies allows me to teach so many other subjects other than history. Social studies is often misunderstood because social studies teachers generally just teach history classes, but in these past few years, there’s been […]
A Teacher’s Thoughts on the COVID-19 School Closures
If you’ve been watching the news, you’ve most likely seen that schools all over the United States have been closed due to COVID-19. There’s a lot of confusion and fear right now, and as a teacher, I have quite a few thoughts about the school closures and COVID-19 that I wanted to share. Fear for […]
14 Ideas for Your Spring Break Bucket List for Teachers
When spring break finally arrives, it’s hard to figure out what we teachers are going to do with that time! So why not make a spring break bucket list, whether you’re just starting spring break, or yours begins in April, start making a plan so you can look back and feel it was time well […]
36 History Books to Learn About the Past
Learning about the past is so important, and as a social studies teacher, I encourage it through whatever way you want to learn. One way to learn about history is to read history books. Historical fiction books are a great and easy way to learn history – sometimes it even happens accidentally. Below is a […]
40+ Important Abbreviations in Education… And What They Mean!
There are tons of abbreviations in education that it can be hard to understand what is being talked about. However, this guide will give you bunches of them and what they mean! Keep in mind that all these abbreviations in education are used, but you might not ever use one of these depending on your […]
10+ Free Middle and High School Social Studies Resources
Let’s be honest – creating lessons is SO FUN, but it is also so overwhelming sometimes. Often times, teachers borrow our lessons from so many places, but sometimes it’s hard to find reliable sources. Below is a list of resources that I’ve found for Social Studies (that are free!) and I will continue to update […]