TL;DR: Introducing a new monthly piece: Play Better! Play can play a huge role in your classroom, as it addresses physical and emotional development. An overview of what BreAnn will be sharing in her monthly blog posts to help educators and parents play better. Play Saves the Day My friends, we have been through a lot these past couple of … Read More
Prioritizing Your Self-Care
TL;DR: Reminders for prioritizing your self-care over the summer. Focusing on what you need as a person and as an educator. Depending on where you teach, you’re probably in the midst of your summer break. In case no one has told you: make sure to take time for yourself. Whatever form of self-care you decide this summer, I want you … Read More
Summer Stillness
TL;DR: Benefits of “becoming still” to recharge for the upcoming year. Strategies for prioritizing stillness this summer. We have all ended a school year unlike any other. The energy we expended from March-June was so different, many of us ending the year mentally and emotionally exhausted. Drained. Weary. And now we’re entering a summer unlike any before. Although our bodies … Read More
25 Ways to Express Gratitude
TL;DR: Strategies to express your gratitude. Expressing thanks regularly can help this mindset become a habit. During the recent global pandemic and subsequent quarantine, I found myself feeling more gratitude for the smaller, truly important things in life. A gorgeous sunset, for example. A cup of hot, black coffee. Sandra Bullock’s Instagram feed. But I digress. Remembering to feel the … Read More
Returning to the Classroom after Maternity Leave
TL;DR: Encouragement for any new teacher mom. A letter, some love, and a game plan for returning to work. It’s that time of the school year where some new mamas are preparing to head back to the classroom after a maternity leave. When I had my daughter, I often thought about the leave, but didn’t think much about the return. It … Read More
