In teaching, there is simply never enough time to accomplish everything. This is the sad, unfortunate reality. However, grade level teams can make things better and for them, I am thankful.
This year, my work wife Ms. H and I are planning reading for the grade level. Not everyone uses our plans or copies, but that's okay. Two other teachers plan/copy math while 2 more tackle writing. It's nice to share the work load and bounce ideas off one another.
I'm also thankful that my work wife understands that unfortunately, sometimes this planning needs to happen outside of contract hours. Tomorrow, on the day before Thanksgiving, we have a lunch date at Panera to crank out the next few weeks worth of reading plans.
Beyond having other people to plan with and share the copying fun, it's nice to have a team where we can share ideas and strategies. We are within a few days of each other in terms of plans, so it's nice to be able to give one another a heads up about what math lessons the kids struggle with or share strategies that really seemed to click for students.
As an added bonus, 4 of the 7 third grade teachers are in my pod, which means help is literally right next door. I am thankful for grade level teams.
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