Winter is coming. Errr—the first day of school is coming. It’s hard to tell the difference when you’re a teacher in the midst of back to school prep. These Game of Thrones moments say it all.
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When you walk into your classroom for the first time…
Back to school prep, I am here to slay you.
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When planning your seating chart requires a war room, a map, and infinite Post-Its…
Pass the wine.
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When you finally find the Dollar Spot with the 32 matching red bins…
I thought this moment would never come.
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When you get a student added to your list after you’ve already labeled everything…
I guess I’ll start from the beginning.
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When you’re trying to make eye contact with a teacher friend during in-service…
Let’s blow this Popsicle stand.
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When you walk into the bookstore to stock up for your classroom library…
Books, books, glorious books.
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When you’re trying to beat the rush for $0.10 notebooks…
Nothing is getting in my way.
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When non-teachers ask why you spend so much of your own money on your classroom…
Because otherwise it would be four concrete walls and that’s it?
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When you’re drop-dead exhausted after a day of rearranging desks and hanging bulletin boards…
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When you finally get a moment to catch up with your teacher friends….
We’re all going to kill our lessons this year.
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How’s your back to school prep going? Please share in the comments.