Category: Planning
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Working Ahead Before a Vacation
It’s important to start working ahead before a vacation as soon as you know when you will be gone. Put the dates in your monthly spread. Let your teacher know when and that you would like to work ahead before the vacation- ask if they have any suggestions. Look at how much work is due… Read more
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5 Steps to Planning a Productive Week
I would suggest using an hourly spread so you can easily visualize how much time you have to do your work. Here is an example, and following are 5 Steps to Planning a Productive Week. Try these 5 Steps to Planning a Productive Week and let me know what you think! Read more
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Eat that Frog! For Students: 22 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Excel in School by Brian Tracy
“Required Eating for All Students!” I absolutely love Eat that Frog! for Students book for students who struggle with procrastination, how to prioritize their workload…basically any student 🙂 Here’s the Setup My Takeaways With the many resources available to students today, they are more in charge of their own learning than ever! “your ability to… Read more
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Get Organized HQ Virtual
I recently attended a virtual conference called Get Organized HQ. It was really helpful, and came at a time of year when I feel motivated to deep clean and organize the house! I really enjoyed the Quiet Time Baskets and Garage Organization in Get Organized HQ. Lindsay Griswold led the Quiet Time Baskets session. I… Read more
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Modify and Adjust
If you are a teacher, you just groaned a little (sorry!). Kind of like hearing “PIVOT” in 2020, teachers constantly hear, and have to modify and adjust… …and you should too, whether you’re a teacher or not. Things do not happen exactly as we plan them, so we need to plan for this as best… Read more
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3 Ways to Prepare for a Busy Week
If you know ahead of time, here are 3 ways to prepare for a busy week: Preparing for a busy week before it starts is just being kind to your future self. Read more
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Top 3 Tips for Preparing for your Final Exams
Top 3 Tips for Preparing for your Final Exams Number of circled questions / number of days left to study = number of questions to study per day Hopefully these tips to prepare for your final exams will help you! Let me know if you have any questions or comments. Read more
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New Puppy!
There is nothing quite like reading with a puppy curled up on your feet. We adopted a dog this week, and he is the smartest, calmest puppy. (So far) he’s been easy to train- we’ve almost gotten him house-trained, and we’re working on no jumping right now. My husband and I read The Art of Raising… Read more
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Why I Started Using a Planner
I started using a planner, or more accurately, a student agenda in middle school when my teachers forced us all to do so. The school provided these student agendas with the dress code printed inside, along with other school rules. Each day, at the end of each class, the teacher had us write down the… Read more
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My Planners
I used to stick to academic planners (like the Lilly Pulitzer academic planner) since I’m a teacher, but then I switched to the Passion Planner in 2020 after my daughter was born. She was born right at the beginning of the pandemic, so I was teaching from home, my husband was working from home, and… Read more