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Month: May 2025

  • May 31, 2025

Classroom Survival Kit: Engaging Brain Teasers

A photo of someone completing a colorful puzzle. Brain teaseres, bell ringers, and other puzzles can be engaging time-fillers for substitute teachers!

One of my top classroom tips for a smooth substitute teaching day includes having a set of brain breaks and other engaging time-fillers on hand. I've written about some of these low-tech...

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  • May 23, 2025

A Balancing Act: From Teacher to Mom to YouTuber

A photo of a smiling math YouTube teacher

Transitioning from a fulfilling teaching career to full-time motherhood is a journey many educators face, often accompanied by complex emotions and identity shifts. In our latest podcast episode, I spoke with a...

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  • May 13, 2025

Life as a Postpartum Substitute Teacher: What It’s Really Like

A mom and substitute teacher going for a walk with her daughter!

I carried some doubts and an awkwardly packed tote bag containing my pumping equipment as I crossed the courtyard into the double doors of a school just beginning to hum to life....

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Charmaine
Charmaine

Former Teacher ☼ Substitute ☼ Writer ☼ Mom

Recent Posts

  • A photo of someone completing a colorful puzzle. Brain teaseres, bell ringers, and other puzzles can be engaging time-fillers for substitute teachers!

    Classroom Survival Kit: Engaging Brain Teasers

    May 31, 2025
  • A photo of a smiling math YouTube teacher

    A Balancing Act: From Teacher to Mom to YouTuber

    May 23, 2025
  • A mom and substitute teacher going for a walk with her daughter!

    Life as a Postpartum Substitute Teacher: What It’s Really Like

    May 13, 2025
  • A teacher smiling happily with smiley faces and daisies in the background.

    So, You Want to Quit Teaching and Better Your Life?

    April 16, 2025
  • "Amos Takes the Skyway" is a children's book about an Amish boy who is determined to cycle over the Skyway Bridge.

    Amos Takes the Skyway: An Engaging and Informative Classroom Readaloud

    December 2, 2024
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