Category: EzPz Hacks

Batching Lessons Saved My Sanity: How I Plan 4 Weeks at Once

Let’s be real: planning one week at a time feels a lot like trying to cook dinner while your kitchen’s on fire. You’re dodging emails, managing behavior, and tweaking tomorrow’s lesson during lunch. For years, that was me, barely keeping up, always scrambling. Then I discovered batching. And I will never go back. What is…
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Why I Always Reteach My Rules in January (And How I Make It Fun)

Let me paint you a picture: it’s January. The glitter of winter break is still in your carpet, your coffee cup is back in rotation, and your students… have completely forgotten how to do school. Every. Single. Year. The truth is, routines fade over time and long breaks hit the reset button whether we like…
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New Year, Still You: How to Reset Your Science Class Without Reinventing It

New year, new… everything? Nope. Not in my classroom. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t have to reinvent your entire teaching identity every time the calendar flips. The Pinterest-worthy vision boards and color-coded new routines? Cute, but not always necessary. Sometimes, the best “new year” move is simply pressing reset……
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Batching Lessons Saved My Sanity: How I Plan 4 Weeks at Once