Blog Hoppin' Helpful Hints ( & Freebie!)

I'm such a huge, huge fan of Blog Hoppin' and thrilled to be joining their week-long linky party! Today's topic is Helpful Hints. 

I feel like I strayed a bit yesterday with "Time Savers." I went on and on about food preparation...maybe I was just super hungry at the time! Today, I'm bringing it back to teaching to share the 

most. amazing. resource. EVER:

The Together Teacher is a total game-changer (which is a pretty bold statement for someone who's been teaching forever!). If you clicked on the link already, you'll see that Maia has a blog, too! 

It's equally amazing! 

I'm a tad of an organizing freak enthusiast and this book still helped me tremendously. I can only handle reading a few pages at a time because there's SO much information. It comes with a DVD with templates, but I ♥ my fonts, so I had fun creating a few pages for my own planner. Here's a peek at my weekly worksheet:

It's still a work in progress! I also used pages from my black and white Orderly Teacher set and assembled it in a planner I found from Target. Add a pack (or 2) of colorful flair pens (♥) and I'm set!

Here's another page I created and keep in my planner. I copied it double-sided and find it so useful for those "quick checks" throughout the day:

Please click here to download your own copy!

Have a wonderful Tuesday! 

Our firsties are off to the National Aquarium today! 

Prayers welcome :)