Lesson Planner Gifts

'The best advice I can give, to a young teacher, is to realize that students will probably forget most of what you say but not how it made them feel.'

'I would've been a more effective teacher today if I'd gotten here with my lesson plan instead of my grocery list.'

Error! Lesson Plan has no Aim!

'Early warning signs of teacher burnout.'

'I look forward to my first year as a teacher. I wrote lesson plans, attended in-service workshops, and decorated my classroom. Preparation is half the victory. It's the other half that scares me.'

"I know you're as excited as I am about today's lesson!"

Little Girl Educating Her Horse.

"Isn't it great? I found little 'Classroom Mode' switches behind their ears."

Fortune teller to lady: 'The world around you is all abuzz and there you are - lesson planning for years to come.'

A Puppet Named Juan

"So how was your first day of teaching?"

'This is going really well. I did a great job organizing this lecture.'

'The reason the core curriculum seems so ambiguous is that we dot really have a core curriculum.'

"Joey Bain. Daniel Baxter. Robert Morley. How has your day been?"

"Just teachers' lounge will suffice, Ed."

'I'm teaching conversion of fractions to percents and decimals. I hope I have enough material to fill the hour.'

'You might not know it now but I used to have some great lesson plans.'

"Thank you for 30 years of teaching service. Now you have 5 minutes to turn in your keys, I.D. card, empty your desk and be escorted out."

Teacher's Workroom.

'I'm sorry for such a low score Mrs. Banks, but you and I both know that wasn't your best lesson.'

'I just can't take the eraser bits, the spit balls and the insults anymore!'

'You can't blame the kids for being restless when we have math teachers teaching French, and English teachers teaching science.'

Thank You Teacher

"I think it's time for the lesson."

"I was using a program to help me manage my teaching load."

Even while eating she developed exciting lesson plans for unexpected tests.

"We have homework too, it's called teacher preparation."

"...And thanks to our new budget, class sizes are a low 40:1 ratio!"

'As a beginning teacher, you know you come here prepared to teach and become a good teacher. As you gain experience, you will learn that you also come here to care and become a great teacher.'

Coach to football players: 'And no cuddling!'

"If you have any gossip, tell me now - she could come back ay second."

Spring To Do List: Teach, Testing, Testing,Test Some More. . .

'I'm sorry Timmy, but if I keep going for help, you'll never learn to take care of yourself,'

What did I tell you two about somersaults?

"Tell me again how many young minds I will have shaped by the end of my teaching career."