we owe so much to teachers tbh☹️ some of the most influential people in the world yet so under appreciated ❤️

You are soooo right!!! Teachers just roll with whatever happens in a day!! I love watching your videos !

Yes, started school and BOY, ITS CRAZY!! new readingvseries, new program, new setting...ect like you...we're making it! Glad you're back!

I am amazed at your positivity and put togetherness! WOW! Way to go for breathing through the chaos and somehow making it work!

I’m so glad to see you BACK! I was wondering how you were doing! Thank you for filling us in and being transparent! That’s one of the reasons why I love your vlogs! ⭐️You handled all that whirlwind of chaos beautifully and now you’re able to share your story! Kudos for handling life like the BOSS You are! 💙

I love your channel. Your amazing between teaching and dealing with your family and school events taking place

If you don't know where to put the phonics books, and you have an empty shelf, you can always write their student numbers on the edge of each book, and then they would be able to each grab their own book off the shelf easily

Been using Fetch forever. Great app!!!!

Glad to hear the good news! What a whirlwind! I hope the kids are doing fine

Oh my goodness what a pain! I'm glad to see that you are back! I hope your kids are feeling better!

So glad you’re in your room! My year is going great!

THANK YOU FOR SHARING! Last year I had such a similar chaos story. Thanks for being so real. This is teaching!!

Hi Shelley, I love your classroom videos and teaching tips! About the recurring ear infections,... a few years ago, I heard a physician on the radio saying that, after months of antibiotics and consulting with experts, he had managed to curtail his own son's chronic ear infection issues by simply not giving him any more milk products. His friend, a natural medicine practitioner had suggested it. And, apparently, it worked. I thought I'd pass the info along. I hope your family is in tip-top shape again soon. Thanks for being so generous in sharing.

❤ your shirt.

Started school September 8th. It is going well. Have 14 in my TK class.

Love your vlogs Shelly you keep it real. I started school the last week of August and already I got covid and lost a week of school and since I am a teacher in P. R. we just lost another week thanks to hurricane Fiona. But all tragedies aside my kids are great and its been great in the classroom. Keep up the great work!!

If you see this there are some AMAZING skip counting songs on KZread from HOPSCOTCH. My third graders LOVE it and the songs 2-6 are great! (7-9 are tricky and my kids didn’t love them as much)

We started school August 9, and had to teach virtually from August 24 until September 9 due to having no water pressure whatsoever at my school! I teach high school foreign language, and luckily I spent the 2020-2021 school year becoming very well-versed in virtual teaching. I feel your pain about not being able to be in your classroom, though! I’m glad to be back in mine, especially since my air conditioner finally got fixed after 2 years of being broken!

We have been in school for a little over a month. As for call and responses, I am like you. I don't like them. I use a metal chime, and it works well. I have 4th to 8th (French teacher) and it works with all of them. I like your idea of teacher vs students for the refocus. I might use that with my 6th graders this year. I have 21 and they are super chatty.

So excited you're back in your space! That really makes such a big difference with feeling "sane" and staying organized! How are your boys feeling?