Would you like to find a way of overcoming that beginning of the year overwhelmed feeling?

Are you tired of:

not being able to sleep and feeling absolutely wiped out every single day

worrying about getting assessments done, teaching routines, and still making learning fun

never feeling fully prepared because of the large range of abilities in your class

Does this sound like you?

• can't turn off teacher brain
• wondering how you are going to do assessments
​• not finding enough time for planning
• juggling setting up routines while keeping kids engaged
• differentiating for range of ability levels​
• trying to make lessons fresh and engaging

So many questions and worries start to fill the teacher brain

How can I go on when I am so exhausted?
How will I manage to assess everyone while keeping others engaged?
What if the range in my class is too wide?

I've been there

I started my career teaching elementary music and then I transitioned into a primary classroom. I was overwhelmed with how much I didn't know about the energy and exhaustion of getting through those first few weeks of school. It wasn't that I didn't know what to teach, but I wasn't prepared for all the different classroom management strategies and ability levels that I needed to manage while teaching and assessing students. I needed to develop a plan. With the help of colleagues and referring back to my own training, I was able to develop some systems and resources that helped. I was still really tired at the end of the day, but I was no longer overwhelmed. Throughout the years, I found the beginning of the school year to be enjoyable and fun and I started to look forward to it.

Imagine being able to relax and just enjoy teaching your class

It's possible

Introducing:

classroom management activities to get the year started off right 

There are many activities to get you started with managing your new class, or keeping your previous class engaged as they wait for new classes to be organized.

basic planning for review and first weeks of school

These activities can be used to review concepts or skills from last year and they are ready to go.

activities to engage others as you do assessments

These fun activities keep kids engaged and learning while you assess individuals.

65+ resources to help you get through the beginning of the year and to use any time you need something quick and fun to do that requires little or no prep.

​Here are some of the featured resources:


Classroom management resources and ice breakers and some active games 

Posters and task cards as well as ice breaker tools and active games that will help you with your classroom routines and management to create a positive classroom environment.

 Back To School resources full of activities for the first weeks back

​These resources will give your students many different activities to do while you are trying to do assessments or trying to get to know your kids. 

Science posters, graphic organizers, and experiments to get the year started off right.

Literacy  activities for reading, writing, language development

Reading for evidence, working with vocabulary and sounds, task cards for parts of speech and idioms, writing prompts are just a few of the activities here.

Positive self esteem activities and resources to create positive mindsets.

Math review  for basic operations, graphing, and measurement

Basic math operations review, working with glyphs, and measurement games to get kids ready for more skills as they move on to more abstract concepts.

I've gathered together some of the activities and materials I have successfully used with my classes at the beginning of the year into one ultimate kit.
These activities can also be used when you need something quick for unexpected moments or if you need to be away and don't have time to do detailed plans for your substitute teacher.

Not sure if you are ready for this? Try out this sampler of some activities and resources from the full kit.
• 20 Back To School activities and worksheets
• classroom management posters and behavior t-charts as well as 9 routine and schedule cards
• 4 different team building activities
• self esteem activities
• brain break active classroom games
• 9 different literacy activities
• 8 different math activities
• 2 amazing weather facts posters
• 3 science experiments
​• scientific method poster

A Sampler kit for those who want some ready to go activities for quick fillers or substitute teachers

For the full comprehensive kit, grab the complete Ultimate Primary Teachers Ready To Go Kit now. 

You can have a great start to your year.

I know you are probably thinking that this is just another thing to check out, but it is worth it.

• Most of your back to school planning already prepped and ready to go
• Many of these activities can be used throughout the year
• You will have time to breathe and enjoy teaching again
• Most subject areas are covered so you can have a balanced plan as you get the year started

Time to relax and get started!
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