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Back To School…
We Survived the First Week: Mom + Teacher Edition The first week of school always feels like stepping onto a speeding treadmill—you know you have to run, but you’re not quite sure your legs are ready. As both a teacher and a mom, I’ve learned that surviving these first five days is basically an Olympic…
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Back to School Already?
Inside a Middle Schooler’s Mind During Supply Season Cue the dramatic sighs and the sudden need to look away: the moment a middle schooler sees a back-to-school display in July, the panic sets in. One second they’re living their best life in swim trunks and popsicle mode—and the next, a neon yellow sign is screaming…
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Middle School…Then vs. Now
A Walk Down the Hallway of Time Middle School Then vs. Now: A Walk Down the Hallway of Time If you survived middle school in the late 90s, you probably remember a lot of awkwardness, chunky highlights, and the pain of getting kicked off AIM because your mom needed the phone. And if you’re teaching…
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July: The Sunday of Summer for Teachers
Ah, July. That magical midpoint in the rollercoaster we call “summer break.” For teachers, it’s a weird, wonderful month. One part recovery, one part denial, one part wondering what kind of “summer mom” are you going to be, one part creeping sense of responsibility that keeps whispering, “You should probably open that email.” But for…
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Surviving (and Thriving) in the Middle
Let’s discuss the elephant in the room…the classroom that is: Let’s get one thing straight: teaching middle school is not for the faint of heart. You are entering a world where deodorant is optional, emotions are unpredictable, and sarcasm is practically a second language. But if you can laugh through the chaos and learn to…
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Before the Bell and the Babies:
A First-Year Teacher’s Tale Let me take you back to a time before diaper bags, dinner duty, and digital calendars filled with swim lessons and pediatrician appointments. It’s me. First-year teacher me. Twenty-something, bright-eyed and… wildly underprepared for what teaching middle school actually meant. I walked into my first classroom with color-coded folders, inspirational posters…
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Middle Schoolers and Their Favorite Questions
…And How To Survive Them. Ah, middle schoolers. That delightful age where they’re too cool to care… but also desperately need to know everything. As a part-time teacher and full-time chaos coordinator (aka mom), I’ve become fluent in Teenagerese — a complex language spoken mostly in groans, eye rolls, and oddly specific questions that leave…
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Welp, here goes nothin’
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…
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Coffee ☕️ Crayons 🖍️ and Curriculum 📝 