A Letter of Introduction for the Long-Term Substitute
If you're planning to take on a classroom for a long-term period of time, it's best to keep parents and caregivers in the loop. After all, you'll be with their children all...
Month: August 2023
My Experience Long-Term Subbing for an Unplanned Leave
I was in the middle of a two-year break from full-time teaching when I got a tip about a unique long-term substitute teaching opportunity. It was October, and I had immersed myself...
My Experience Long-Term Subbing for a Planned Leave
I've had some pretty memorable substitute teaching experiences (hello, surprise water day!). My two stints of long-term substitute teaching were no exception. Here's the lowdown on my time covering for a planned...
A Simple List of Favorite Toys for Babies and Toddlers
Ah, the toys of early childhood. These items evoke nostalgia and memories, serve as a theme for several books and films, and keep us playing. But these musical gadgets and smiley friends...
5 Important Tips for Air Travel with a Lap Infant
If you're wondering whether it's worth it, or at least tolerable, to travel thousands of feet in the air with your under-two-year-old sitting, laying and gymnasticking over your lap, read on. We...
How to Stay Organized as a Substitute Teacher
It's essential to stay organized as a substitute teacher-- how else will you be able to show up on time to be your very best part-time teacher nomad self? Imagine you're finally...
The Truth About the Disadvantages of Substitute Teaching
While there are enough benefits to being a substitute teacher to keep me in the job, there are also some real, sizeable disadvantages. My aim is to give an honest portrayal of...
6 Ways Substitutes Can Prepare for the School Year
Substitute teaching is a flexible job, which I find translates into refreshingly elastic Augusts each new school year. I get to wave casually at the school buses shuttling by instead of scurrying...
27 Worthwhile Side Gig Ideas for Teachers in 2023
As a teacher, I was no stranger to the side gig. Now as a stay-at-home-mom, we’re still on quite familiar terms (yo, Giggity!) I’m proof that it’s possible to hold a side...
5 Reasons Why So Many Teachers Side Hustle
Hordes of teachers are trading their school lanyards in for other uniforms in the evenings, weekends, and summers to side hustle, or "moonlight," as they say. Moonlighting sounds elegant and romantic and...