Year: 2018

How to Prepare For Parent Teacher Conferences

Early in my career, parent-teacher conferences were my least favorite thing about teaching.  Let’s be honest; they terrified me.  Why?  I’m not sure.  Maybe it was a lack of confidence in myself or the fact that I had a really challenging parent during my first year.  Likely, it was simply a fear of the unknown.  Parent […]

Simple Tips for Planning a Fun Valentine’s Day Party

Valentine’s Day marks our last classroom party of the school year!  Woohoo!  At my school, parents organize and run the parties.  Over the years, I’ve had some AMAZING ideas and some under-planned parties, but thankfully I’ve never had a terrible party!  (I hope I didn’t just jinx myself.)  I’ve learned from fellow teachers that not […]