170. How to Be a Fun Teacher Without Losing Control of Your Class

Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies

With the holiday season in full gear, we can imagine how bombarded you are with how to make everything in your classroom feel festive. And if that’s your jam, by all means, you go for it! But for most of us, we worry that too many holiday festivities will derail our classroom management or get us behind in the curriculum. So in today’s episode, we’re sharing three ways to be the fun teacher in December without losing control of your class.

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Resources:

• December Teacher Survival Kit
• Christmas Brain Breaks
• Seasonal Morning Messages
• Christmas Fluency in a Flash
• Christmas Vocabulary Activities Bundle
• Christmas Vocabulary Bundle Set 2
• Christmas Festive Breaks
• Holiday Behavior Helps
• Christmas Activities Mega Bundle
• Holiday Rom-Com Book List
• Christmas With a Crank by Courtney Walsh
• I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You by Miranda Hart
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Related Episodes to Enjoy:

• Episode 169, Our Best Teacher Tips for Finding Pockets of Prep Time to Get Ahead for January
• Episode 104, From Chaos to Calm: 5 Techniques for Managing Classroom Behavior in December
• Episode 37, Holiday Behavior Management Tips to Help You Survive Until Winter Break!

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