05/27/2026
🌞Summers can be incredibly busy for teachers, especially if you’re a teacher parent. Between squeezing in doctor appointments, catching up on all the things you needed to do for the kids, handling the house, and spending time with your husband or wife, it’s a lot to manage.
But if you are looking for some summer reads… maybe you’ve already endured your first year and you realize you need to “refine” some things when it comes to classroom management… 😬these three books are absolutely worth your time:
1️⃣ The First Days of School – Grab this if you want a literal blueprint for teaching procedures. It’s perfect for mapping out exactly how you want your daily routines to flow so you aren’t spending all year repeating yourself.
2️⃣ The Essential 55 – This one is great for thinking about expectations. It reminds you that we have to explicitly teach kids how to do things like make eye contact or listen actively, which saves so much sanity later on.
3️⃣ The First Six Weeks of School (3rd Edition) – This is the go-to handbook for building community. It walks you through how to slowly introduce your materials, schedules, and routines week-by-week so nobody gets overwhelmed at the start of the year.
If you want to take your planning a step further than just reading, I have a pre-recorded, on-demand workshop that walks you through mapping out your rules, transitions, and routines step-by-step.
Because it’s on-demand, you can watch it completely on your own time, whenever it fits between your busy summer schedule.
💬 Just comment READ below and I’ll send the link right over to your DMs!
05/27/2026