First post • ~3‑minute read
Categories: Teaching Life | Parenting | Humor
Hey there, fabulous humans!
Welcome to Coffee, Crayons, and Curriculum, the blog where lesson plans meet lunch‑box negotiations and where “Is this graded?” echoes right alongside “What’s for dinner?” I’m Kat, a part‑time middle‑school teacher and full‑time mom of three spirited kiddos who think “sleeping in” means 6:03 a.m.
The Teacher Hat 🎒
I spend my afternoons wrangling 8th‑graders who smell faintly of gym class and Axe body spray, teaching them that “because Google said so” is not a reliable citation. My day is powered by dry‑erase markers, last‑minute hall‑passes, and the eternal quest for a pencil that still has an eraser. Group projects? Yep. Classroom memes? Absolutely. Surprise fire drills when their 5-paragraph essay is due and everyone is just getting started? You bet.
The Mom Hat 🍼
By 3:00 the dismissal bell dings and I sprint—okay, hobble—toward car line, where I transform into the chauffeur, snack‑dispenser, and negotiator of backseat peace treaties. Evenings are a mash‑up of spelling quizzes, soccer shin guards, and figuring out just how many vegetables can be hidden in mac and cheese before my kids notice.
Why This Blog Exists ☕️
Somewhere between grading essays on “The Outsiders” and coaxing my toddler off the kitchen table, I realized I needed a space to laugh at the chaos, share the hacks that keep me (mostly) sane, and connect with others balancing lesson plans and laundry piles. Expect:
- Real‑life teaching tips tested on actual middle‑schoolers (a brave species).
- Parenting wins & fails—because perfect is boring and impossible.
- Organization hacks that let us look like we have it together—even when we totally don’t.
- Occasional coffee‑fueled rants about school copiers that jam for sport.
If you’ve ever reheated the same cup of coffee three times or answered “Because I said so” in both the classroom and the kitchen, congratulations—you’ve found your people.
Grab your mug (even if it’s half empty and half Cheerios dust), get comfy, and let’s survive this beautiful madness together—one snarky sticky note at a time.
See you in the next post!
– Kat
P.S. Comment below with your biggest middle‑school mystery: Why do kids staple absolutely nothing to the bulletin board? Let’s solve life’s real puzzles together.
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