Have you noticed a trend with students' behavior in the classroom? Are you wondering what to do with unmotivated students that you may feel are the "lazy" kids or the "bad" kids? Then you're not going to want to miss this podcast episode all about how to motivate lazy students.

On today's episode of the podcast about how to motivate lazy students. We're diving into what could be the root cause of the behavior we are observing with our students… and what to do when we feel like we've tried everything. And guess what parents- this applies to us with our own kids, too! Chances are there is something today you haven't tried just yet!

I've worked with MANY of our members inside the Club with 1:1 coaching sessions while I was working on my life coach certification with the life coach school. While this was far from the only topic, I've noticed a trend on the topic of student motivation, how to motivate lazy students and classroom management.

We go into what it means when we label students "lazy" or "bad". What does "lazy" or "bad" mean? "Lazy" and "Bad" or whatever word we might use have negative connotations that come with the label and the harm it can cause to a student's self-esteem and motivation.

I also dive into our own beliefs as teachers. If we believe a student is "lazy", this more than likely affects how we treat them, which then affects their motivation and attitude towards school. This episode discusses how to reflect on these students and offers actionable tips you can do in the classroom to help motivate lazy students and "bad" kids.

This episode is FULL of insight, inspiration and actionable tips you can implement in your classroom to positively impact your classroom management. You DON'T want to miss it!

Head over to the show notes: wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/motivate-lazy-students

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• Smart Classroom Management Hacks with Dr. Lori Friesen [episode 38]
• The Social Emotional Gaps in Education- Tips From Real Teachers Like You (Part 2) [episode 33]
• Stress Management for Teachers: Understanding the Stress Cycle with Brittany Blackwell [episode 54]
• The 3 Learning Styles You Need To Know if You Teach Kids with Richie Soares from Homeschool and Humor [episode 55]
• How to OWN Your Wins & Set Intentional Teacher Goals [episode 52]
• The Achievement Gaps in Education- Tips From Real Teachers Like You (Part 1) [episode 31]
• How to Encourage Positive Behavior with JoAnn Crohn from No Guilt Mom [episode 40]

St. Patrick’s Day is such a fun holiday in the classroom! After all, who doesn’t love wearing green? 😉 

Your students are so lucky to have you as a teacher, especially in the month of March when the theme is St. Patrick’s Day, and everything lucky! We are diving into Lucky Charms St. Patrick's Day Activities and More in this week's episode. You can incorporate lucky leprechaun-esque activities in each content area. 

Every teacher, classroom, and school will do holidays differently, AND THAT’S OK! Find the groove that works best for you. We cover hands on Lucky Charms St. Patrick's Day Activities, fill in the blank stories, Irish History lesson ideas, March themed math board games and so much more. This episode full of lots of different ideas of content related St. Patrick’s Day classroom activities from math to writing to history that you can use to incorporate the holiday into your classroom.

We also go over exciting news and updates about our upcoming Summer Educate & Rejuvenate 2023 Conference, our ongoing Sub Plan sale and so much more!

Your students will fall in love with these St. Patrick’s Day classroom ideas! There is something for every grade and content area. Check out this episode and get inspired for St. Patrick's Day with these Lucky Charms St. Patrick's Day activities!

Head to the show notes: www.wifteachermommy.com/podcast/lucky-charms-st-patrick's-day-activities

• Lucky Charms St. Patrick's Day Activities and MORE!
• Engaging, hands on cereal activities for math, writing, art and more
• St. Patrick's Day class activities and resources that will engage your students
• An explanation of each St. Patrick's Day class activity or idea
• Different St. Patrick's Day resources for math, english, art and more
• How each idea is not only engaging, but involves learning at each students’ academic level

• Join the Wife Teacher Mommy Club!
• Cereal Marshmallow Activities Pack
• St. Patrick’s Day Math Center Games Bundle
• March’s Sub Plans
• March-Themed Reading Passages
• St. Patrick’s Day Directed Drawings
• St. Patrick’s Day Spelling Activities
•  Secret Student Activities Writing Bundle
• National Geographic Kids
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

"It's impossible to take a day off!"

Have you ever said this to yourself?  As teachers, we often feel an obligation to be at school instead of taking a day off. We come up with every excuse in the book: my class won’t be okay, it’s harder to make emergency sub plans than actually be at school, I need to prioritize my job over my health, and so much more. Because of this reasoning, we so often don't bother putting together emergency sub plans.

Have you ever asked yourself, "what if it isn't impossible?"  That's the question we address in today's episode all about the top 7 myths about emergency sub plans.

I've been helping teachers with their sub plans for over 8 years at this point, and I've heard every reason why not to take a day off and why they can't leave emergency sub plans. From, the sub shortage, to letting down the students, to not having time!  In this episode I talk about all the reasons you SHOULD have emergency sub plans and give actionable advice on how to be prepared with emergency sub plans.

One of the biggest stressors as a teacher is creating sub plans. Throughout this episode, I unpack all the ways to easily write sub plans and have materials ready for any time, as well as the mental work you can do to begin allowing yourself to take days off when you need to.

Being prepared with emergency sub plans and binder, how to efficiently write sub plans, and keeping these items organized and available will ensure your sub and your class will have a smooth and successful day.  The first step is to debunk the myths that are stopping you from taking a day off.  Listen to this episode for all the reasons why you should have emergency sub plans!

Head to the show notes: www.wifteachermommy.com/podcast/emergency-sub-plans

• Ways you can make time to prepare emergency sub plans
• Questions you can ask yourself to help you be comfortable with taking days off
• Myths about emergency sub plans and taking time off
• Actionable tips that you can do to help you enjoy the time you take off and prepare your class
• Disprove the myth about subs not wanting to teach on their day in your classroom
• Our current Sub Plan sale that is going on- use code PODCAST10 for 10% discount

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• Educate & Rejuvenate Summer Event
• Grab your FREE Sub Planning Starter Kit
• Sub Planning Made Simple
• Ready to Go Sub Plans Pre-K - 6th Grade Bundle
• Sub Plan Sale

Do you find yourself with feelings of anxiety and dread on Sunday? You’re not alone! They’re called the Sunday Scaries, and they can ruin your weekend and your time away from work. We are going to dive into what they are, where they come from and how to cope with them and more in today's episode!

For teachers, Sunday can become an extra day of the regular workweek. Instead of enjoying time with loved ones or relaxing, the weekend can become more work and stress thinking about student papers that need grading, lesson plans, paperwork and more! As I researched "Sunday Scaries" I found these some of the most popular questions on Google on this topic were:

"What are teacher Sunday Scaries?"

"How do I get rid of the Sunday Scaries teacher?"

"How do you calm Sunday Scaries?"

So I wanted to not only answer these questions on today's podcast, but I also wanted offer easy and actionable tips on how you can can identify and calm Sunday Scaries. These are tips that will help you handle any anxiety you have come up in your life and are SUPER simple- once you learn it, you can't UN-learn it! Don't miss this insightful episode!

Head over to the show notes: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/sunday-scaries

• What are teacher Sunday Scaries and what might be causing them for you
• How do to get rid of the Sunday Scaries as a teacher and enjoy your weekends
• How to calm Sunday Scaries and ways to identify where the stress is coming from
• Actionable tips that will help handle the anxiety of Sunday Scaries
• Ways you can identify your feelings and respond to them in a healthy way

• Self Coaching Guide for Teachers
• Join the Wife Teacher Mommy Club!
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

• How To Practice True Self-Care as a Teacher and/or Parent [episode 56]
• Stress Management for Teachers: Understanding the Stress Cycle with Brittany Blackwell [episode 54]
• Teacher Mindset: The 5 Step Framework That Will Change the Way You Think About Teaching and Life [Episode 39]
• Episode 30, How to Build Mental Toughness for Teachers (AND students!) with Jon Osborn
• How to Achieve Work Life Balance as a Wife Teacher Mommy with Sarah Snider [episode 47]
• How To Be An Effective Teacher By Taking Care of Yourself with Lizzie Langston [episode 43]

SURPRISE Tuesday bonus full episode! I just thought it would be a FUN episode to share as Valentine's is coming up this week. This episode is not just about teacher self care, but is also about self care and the OTHER ROLES we have.

If you're needing a bit of self love on Valentine's Day- for any reason- I think the most important person for us to LOVE is ourselves. I talked about this a lot recently on the podcast… because it is really so important and for some reason something many of us struggle to do. And we dive into self care during Valentine's Day season on this episode.

We go over 3 topics: Valentine's Day, Galentine's day and Self Love. I share some of my tips and advice and we also hear from real teachers and some of our Wife Teacher Mommy team members as well. We hear ideas for date nights, writing a Valentine's Day letter to yourself, Galentine's Day ideas and so much more in this quick bonus episode.

You will get so much inspiration across the board for this Valentine's Day season.

Head to the show notes: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/galentines-day

• Tips on how to show yourself self care during Valentine's Day like writing yourself a Valentine's Day card
• Ideas for date nights with your significant other
• Ideas for doing a Galentine's Day with your friends, like movie nights, craft nights etc.
• We advice from hear from real teachers on how to do self care and nights out with friends
• Our Valentine's Day Mega Bundle that is on sale right now

• Join the Wife Teacher Mommy Club!
• Valentine's Day Mega Bundle
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

• 7 Activities to Help You Add Holiday Themes Into Your Homeschool
• 7 Valentine’s Day Class Activities Kids Will LOVE! [episode 57]
• 16 ENGAGING VALENTINE’S DAY CLASSROOM IDEAS KIDS WILL LOVE
• 10 Spelling Activities & Games Kids Will Love [episode 41]

Pregnancy… such an exciting time! Whether it's your first, second, or fifth child, it is always something to look forward to adding another little one into your family. BUT there's a lot of planning that goes into it- not only on the parenting side with baby registries and … but also if you're a teacher there's a lot to do to prepare for taking a maternity leave. That's why this episode is all about teacher maternity leave tips!

Preparing maternity leave as a teacher can be challenging. You’re anticipating your new arrival, but you want to make sure your kids are in good hands and your guest teacher has everything he or she needs to make the weeks or months you’re away easy. 

As teachers (and as moms) we tend to put the needs of children above our own. When you are pregnant, you need to be sure that your health is a priority- and this includes not only your physical health but also your mental, emotional, and spiritual health.  

Don't miss this episode for some awesome tips for teacher maternity leave that will help you be more prepared, stress less and help your students transition from full-time teacher to substitute.

Head to the show notes: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/teacher-maternity-leave

• How to prepare for teacher maternity leave
• Strategies to take care of your physical, mental and emotional health while pregnant
• Why planning ahead will give you a path of least resistance when it comes to maternity leave
• Resources to help aid the maternity leave process
• How clear communication with parents about maternity leave helps the process

• Join the Wife Teacher Mommy Club!
•  Maternity Leave Sub Plans
• Gender Reveal Resource
• Editable Maternity Leave Letter
• More Maternity Leave Resources
• Free Sub Planning Starter Kit
• Editable Sub Binder
• Check out more sub resources
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

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•  Maternity Leave Sub Plans
• Gender Reveal Resource
• Editable Maternity Leave Letter
• More Maternity Leave Resources
• Free Sub Planning Starter Kit
• Editable Sub Binder
• Check out more sub resources
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

Can you believe January is almost over? February is right around the corner, which means Valentine's Day is coming up! Do you have any Valentine's Day class activities ready? We've got you covered on today's episode all about 7 Valentine's Day class activities kids will LOVE!

Valentine’s Day is a time for love and joy and a great opportunity to bring these Valentine’s Day class activities kids will love to your classroom or homeschool! From math to Black History Month to writing Valentine’s Day classroom activities, there’s something for every content area!

We discuss so many incredible Valentine's Day class activities like Valentine’s Day Number Handwriting Practice, Valentine’s Day Candy Heart Math Activities, Valentine’s Day Directed Drawings, Valentine’s Day Spelling Activities, Valentine’s Day Punny Cards and so much more!

Be sure to listen all the way through this episode so you can take advantage of all of these ideas and start your Valentine party planning on the right foot!

I share SO MANY ideas on this episode of the podcast. You're bound to to take something away to help you to celebrate Valentine's Day in the classroom. Try some new Valentine’s Day classroom activities by integrating math, writing, and art with fun, candy, love-themed projects and MORE. Your students will thank you for the love and care you put into the plans in February and all year!

Head to the show notes: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/valentines-day-class-activities

• Our HUGE discount on our Valentine's Day Mega Bundle worth over $250 (only $27)
• Party ideas for the perfect Valentine's Day celebration
• Valentine's Day class activities and resources that will engage your students
• An explanation of each Valentine's Day class activity or idea
• Different Valentine's Day resources for math, english, art and more
• How each idea is not only engaging, but involves learning at each students’ academic level

• Join the Wife Teacher Mommy Club!
• Valentine's Day Mega Bundle
• Don't Eat Pete Game
• Valentine’s Day Writing Activity- Secret Valentine Writing Prompts
• Valentine’s Day Cards, Punny Gift Tags
• Valentine’s Day Alphabet Worksheets
• Valentine’s Day Number Worksheets (Write, Circle, Draw)
• Valentine’s Day Party Pack
• Valentine’s Day Directed Drawings for Lower Grades
• Valentine’s Day Directed Drawing for Upper Grades
• February-Themed Reading Passages.
• February Math Sub Plans
• February Sub Plans
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

What is true self-care? What do you do for self-care?

We're talking all about true self-care in today's episode. Self-care is an important part of a teacher’s mental health, but there are misconceptions about what it is. Some teachers dismiss self-care as “selfish”. But for teachers, self-care is a lot more than taking a bath or treating yourself to a spa day and that's what we're talking about today.

True self-care is about taking care of your mental health so that you’re prepared to be the best teacher you can be for yourself and your students. True self-care is about doing things to make you more healthy so you can show up better for the people that need you.

For this episode, I asked REAL members of our Wife Teacher Mommy community for their thoughts and advice on what true self-care looks like to them. We get to hear real responses and tips from real teachers just like you! Some teachers like to get their nails done. Others like to just be at home around their family and dog. True self-care doesn't look the same for everybody.

Not only do we hear from real teachers about true self-care, we also talking about what you can do to reframe how you think about self-care, so that we can view it as not being selfish, but as being self-FULL. The more we fill our cup, the more we have to offer to others. So how do we fill our cup? We talk all about it in this episode.

The most important thing when it comes to helping others, is to take care of yourself first. While taking a bubble bath, reading a book for enjoyment, or meeting friends for coffee might work immediately, sometimes more work needs to be done. Through using the tools necessary to take care of yourself, you’re ultimately making yourself a more effective teacher for you and your students. 

Head to the show notes: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/true-self-care

• What true self-care is and why it is important
• How self-care is actually self full not selfish
• Tips and advice from real teachers about what true self-care is to them
• Why you should treat yourself with the same amount of care that you treat your students with
• How true self-care decreases stress in the classroom and increases longevity in your career

• January Jumpstart
• Homeschool Mom Summit
• Join the Wife Teacher Mommy Club!
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

• Episode 42, Why My Panic Attack Was the BEST Thing That Ever Happened to Me
• Stress Management for Teachers: Understanding the Stress Cycle with Brittany Blackwell [episode 54]
• How to OWN Your Wins & Set Intentional Teacher Goals [episode 52]
• How to Achieve Work Life Balance as a Wife Teacher Mommy with Sarah Snider [episode 47]
• Teacher Mindset: The 5 Step Framework That Will Change the Way You Think About Teaching and Life [Episode 39]
• How To Be An Effective Teacher By Taking Care of Yourself with Lizzie Langston [episode 43]
• Episode 35, 10 Absolute Kid-Favorite Halloween Teaching Ideas & Resources

Have you ever had a student that just couldn't "grasp" a concept? No matter how hard you tried they just did not learn what you were teaching. Did you know it could actually be because the student has a different learning style than what was being taught? On today’s episode, I have guest Richie Sores from Homeschool and Humor and we’re discussing different learning styles for students and how we can we can learn different teaching styles to meet every child. 

Richie is a devout homeschool mom of 3 kiddos and the owner and creator of Homeschool and Humor, where she shares learning tips along with many other goodies. Homeschool and Humor is a place for homeschool moms to go to for resources and information about all things homeschool. Along with homeschooling, she creates and hosts Homeschool Moms Summits for homeschool parents to come together and be inspired. You can catch two of my workshops at her upcoming Homeschool Mom Summit: Winter Refresh Edition on January 23rd-27th

With Richie's expert background knowledge on education and homeschooling , she gives a fresh perspective on how to differentiate instruction that best fits each child’s learning style.

Students learn though visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Visual is having to see it in order to understand it, auditory is having to hear how it is to understand it, kinesthetic is hands on. Now no student is going to be 100% one learning style, but by knowing the learning styles, we can recognize what is the more dominant and adjust our teaching.

That's just one subject we discuss on this episode. We dive into the 3 learning styles and discuss what they are, how to learn what each students' learning style is and different tips to teach the learning styles.

As educators, we want to teach and meet the needs of each child, knowing that each child learns differently. So the way to accomplish that goal is through learning the different learning styles. After listening to my conversation with Richie, you’ll know how to teach the different learning styles and how to to recognize what each student needs. 

Head to the show notes: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/stress-management-for-teachers

• The three learning styles and how to teach them
• Visual learning and how to teach in this style
• Auditory learning and how to students learn this way
• Kinesthetic learning and different tips for hands on learning
• The "why" behind teaching and homeschooling and what fuels us as educators
• The upcoming Homeschool Mom Summit: Winter Refresh Edition

• Wife Teacher Mommy Club!
• Humor and Homeschool
• Homeschool Mom Summit: Winter Refresh Edition
• Humor and Homeschool Learning Styles Blog
• Learning Styles Freebie
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

• Episode 20, The 8 Step Test to Choose High-Quality Reading Materials
• 3 Simple Ways to Differentiate Reading Instruction [episode 46]
• 10 Spelling Activities & Games Kids Will Love [episode 41]
• How to Differentiate Instruction to Meet Every Child with Karel Dimalanta [episode 28]
• Episode 7, Activate and Differentiate - Reading Comprehension Skills with Tori La Rue
• 4 Tips You Need For Using Differentiated Reading Passages

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I have a question for you. Have you ever been stressed? I know that seems like a silly question, because obviously being an educator, we get stressed ALL the time! But in order to find stress management for teachers, the first step is to acknowledge that we ARE stressed.

I have a follow up question for you. Do you know there's such thing as a stress cycle and that it more than likely affect YOU as a teacher or homeschool parent? That's what we're talking all about on today's episode with my very special guest, Brittany Blackwell host of "The Resilient Teacher Podcast"

Brittany Blackwell, M.Ed. is an award-winning special educator, podcast host of "The Resilient Teacher Podcast", and teacher resilience strategist from South Carolina with over ten years of experience working with elementary and middle school classrooms.  Brittany is no stranger to teacher burnout and has a passion for empowering teachers and educational leaders to prioritize their mental health and develop stress management for teachers.

Brittany is incredibly experienced when it comes to understanding stress and the stress cycle, as well as educating teachers about the stress we take on as educators and techniques we can use to manage our stress. We dive into books and resources that teach about stress management, breathing techniques, the origins of the stress cycle and SO MUCH MORE!

if you're ever feeling stressed out with planning lessons or balancing teaching and everyday life and other roles-- this episode on stress management for teachers is for you!

Head to the show notes: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/stress-management-for-teachers

• What the stress cycle is
• How stress is a response to fight or flight
• How teachers can determine the best ways to end the stress cycle so they don’t burnout
• Why understanding the stress cycle is such an important topic for teachers to be aware of
• How the stress cycle impacts teachers and how it is the catalyst to burnout!
• Different resources and books that discuss the topic of stress management for teachers
• A simple and easy way to learn stress management for teachers!

• Wife Teacher Mommy Club
• Teaching Mind Body and Soul
• The Resilient Teacher Podcast
• Teaching Mind Body and Soul Instagram
• Breath Work Freebie
• Vision Board Freebie
• The Self Coaching Model
• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
• Come as You Are
• Atlas of the Heart
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

• How To Be An Effective Teacher By Taking Care of Yourself with Lizzie Langston [episode 43]
• Cultivating Gratitude with Kids feat. Elle Rowley, Author of Agnes and the Sheep [episode 36]
• How to Build Mental Toughness for Teachers (AND students!) with Jon Osborn [episode 30]
• Real Teacher Talk with Gaspare Randazzo [episode 51]
• Honest Teacher Vibes [Episode 14]
• How to Achieve Work Life Balance as a Wife Teacher Mommy with Sarah Snider [episode 47]
• Teacher Mindset: The 5 Step Framework That Will Change the Way You Think About Teaching and Life [Episode 39]

Attend the Wife Teacher Mommy Mindset Masterclass

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