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5 Self-care Tips for Teachers from a Real Teacher’s Pet

June 20, 2018

Summer is upon us for many educators! If it wasn’t for my dog Roy, I might never enjoy my summers. He makes sure I go for walks outdoors and take time in the park. In fact, every summer together Roy teaches me something new. This blog post may seem a little silly, but I think you’ll be able to find some value in these self-care tips for teachers taught to me by a real teacher’s pet.

First, a little about Roy–he’s my greyhound (a breed known for its laziness). While he’s not always the brightest canine around, he has a lot to teach when it comes to relaxation.

I know this may seem like a thinly veiled attempt to justify a blog post about my dog (ok, you caught me!), but I promise Roy knows what he’s talking about.

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Why You Need These Self-Care Tips for Teachers

Summer is a time to relax and recharge before the new school year begins, and we are once again called upon to teach the next generation. Too often, we let it slip away and find ourselves flipping the calendar to September and wondering where the heck our summer went.

If you’re like many educators, you probably spend a lot of your school year fighting burn out. Statistically, most teachers don’t even make it five years into the profession!

Worse, many of us spend our summer working extra jobs to make up for the lousy paychecks. Self-care always seems to slip to the bottom of the priority list.

But if you don’t take care of yourself now, when will you?

You need to use your summer wisely and recharge. I promise you–next year will have new challenges and new highs and lows. You want to be rested and ready.

Self-Care Tip #1: Reconnect with Your Loved Ones

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Roy and I cuddling after a long day of teaching.

Chances are that during the school year you don’t get to spend as much time as you would like with your loved ones. Now is a great time to prioritize those relationships that have been on the backburner.

Of course, I mean family and friends. Definitely pour into these important relationships.

But when was the last time you had coffee with that old coworker who kept you sane when you worked together? What about the friend that just had a baby? I bet she could use a lunch out.

Reach out to these people and make a plan early–we’re all busy and if it doesn’t get planned it just won’t happen.

Double up and offer to meet these people at the places you keep meaning to go to but just don’t have time, or use these catch-up sessions as an excuse for some summer fun.

Self-Care Tip #2: Nap!

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Greyhounds take self-care very seriously.

You are about eight million hours behind in sleep after a whole school year (I’m approximating here).

Take some time for some guilt-free napping.

Roy reminds me every day in the summer about our early afternoon nap (we fall into a pretty consistent routine of a three o’ clock nap every day when I’m not working).

I know there are things to do and clean and plan, but an hour’s nap won’t hurt. If you have a furry friend to nap with, that’s definitely a plus!

Self-Care Tip #3: Get Outside

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Roy really takes his time to stop and smell the flowers.

Regardless of your summer plans–a second job, family time, hardcore momming, or catching up on hobbies–take a break outdoors! The sun won’t be shining forever.

Roy makes sure I get regular walk breaks, and I encourage you to do the same.

Every few hours, stop what you’re doing (even if it’s working really hard on your Netflix backlog) and take a little walk.

If you need some motivation to get up and get going, download an audiobook or some podcasts you love. (This might really help if you’re someone who feels guilty indulging in self-care. Listening to an education podcast or book for class can make you feel like you’re being productive or actually working).

Oh, and don’t forget a walking buddy!

Self-Care Tip #4: Find Some Exercise You Love

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What’s a better refresher than a walk at the beach with your best friend?

I hate working out, but I love the way that I feel when I’m living a healthy lifestyle. You can find me begrudgingly lifting weights at least 5 times a week, even during the school year.

Lifting is the only form of working out that doesn’t make me hate my life (plus, it’s giving me some sick guns). I try to do some form of cardio once a week too, but that often devolves into reading or scrolling through Facebook while slow walking on the treadmill.

While I’m not skipping for joy on the way to the gym, I can do these things regularly without complaint.

The bottom line is, you won’t find me at Crossfit or classes where burpees are a possibility. These things make me irrationally angry–and that’s not how working out should feel.

Roy on the other hand, loves cardio. While he’s no longer a professional runner, he still enjoys it and loves our trips to the park. If he feels like it, he runs. If he doesn’t, he’ll walk and socialize.

Take some time this summer to explore some fitness options. Who knows? Maybe you’ll discover a deep-rooted love of Pilates or yoga. Getting into a fitness habit now is not only one of the most important self-care tips for teachers, but it will help you stay healthy during the school year.

Remember, you’re working out for yourself. Don’t worry about others’ judgements or keeping up in a Zumba class. In fact, this takes me to Roy’s last self-care tip….

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Self-Care Tip #5: Don’t Be Competitive

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No rushing or multitasking here. Roy is all about mindfulness.

Roy retired from the racing life at only two years old. I watched his racing videos after adopting him, and the reason for his early retirement became clear: he did not care for competition.

While every other hound clustered on the inside rail, my dopey dog trotted on the outside, alone. He managed to win a few this way (he is incredibly fast), but he did not have a competitor’s spirit. Learn from him.

Don’t compare your summer vacation photos to others on Facebook or Instagram.

If you get back to school, only to find that your coworker lesson planned an entire year, read a ton of books, and managed to volunteer in a third world country, don’t feel like you wasted your summer.

Alternatively, just because another colleague took her whole family on a Disney cruise doesn’t mean you need to blow your life savings to make sure your social media feed looks equally exciting.

Your summer should be spent doing whatever is going to make you happy; forget anything else.

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A Final Word on Self-Care Tips for Teachers

Your summer should be spent resting. You’ve more than earned it.

But it should also be a time to set up a framework for an even better school year. Remember, self-care isn’t just face masks and glasses of wine: self-care means taking care of yourself.

Don’t overwork yourself, but if you do nothing productive over the summer, then you’re going to start ANOTHER school year feeling stressed, anxious, and already behind. Make sure to care out a few hours each week to get some work done.

I recommend working smarter, not harder. Pick one or two new strategies you’d like to try (maybe a new novel or using authentic assessments?). Perhaps create some resources that inspire you. But then, grab anything else you need from Teachers Pay Teachers.

After all, one click, your unit is done, and then you can go back to that wine and Netflix binge, feeling oh so much better about the new school year.

Check out my store here, or read some more posts about putting together a unit that won’t bore your students to death!

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Give it plenty of time (at least six months) before doing any drastic tweaking. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲!⁣
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👉𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀? ⁣
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What are you dreaming up for 2021?⁣ ⁣ Besides What are you dreaming up for 2021?⁣
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Besides a world in which I can travel, hug my friends, and skip the "mask-ne" on my face, I'm dreaming up some big goals for this year. ⁣
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⭐ Launch more tools and share more information to help teachers begin their Teachers Pay Teachers stores⁣
⭐ Marry @zionthelyon in October (and survive the wedding-planning process until then)⁣
⭐ Offer an entire done-for-you Creative Writing course on my Teachers Pay Teachers store⁣
⭐ Make yoga a habit that's so instinctual, I don't even think about it⁣
⭐ Go back to school to learn about web development⁣
⭐ Organize my entire home⁣
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...and so much more. I have bitten a lot off this year, but I'm up for the challenge. ⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? I'd love to see what you're going to accomplish in 2021!⁣
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This book is a must-read for white people.⁣ ⁣ This book is a must-read for white people.⁣
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Years of working with at-risk, high-poverty, diverse students had already done wonders for making me aware of my own personal privilege. ⁣
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But Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give really connected some major dots for me. ⁣
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✊ Riots aren't caused by uncivilized people. They're a symptom of systemic oppression and the natural result of injustice and anger building over time.⁣
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And while I never thought I'd need to be intimately familiar with the workings of riots, 2020 proved me wrong. I'm so glad that I (and the students to whom I've taught this novel) had read this book prior to the Kenosha riots.⁣
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It allowed me to approach the whole ordeal with more understanding, more empathy, and helped me to stay focused on the priorities--human lives and justice--rather than getting caught up in the property damage. ⁣
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I've recently bundled all of my resources for this wonderful novel with some related titles (Dear Martin and All American Boys) into one epic literature circle unit.⁣
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𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼. ⁣
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(Oh, and everything included is both PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL!)⁣
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Repeating the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. is Repeating the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. is not enough.⁣
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We must live them.⁣
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I know in my own district, the curriculum is often compartmentalized. It's February--time for an African American literature unit. It's MLK day--time for a biography lesson.⁣
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While these are steps in the right direction, we are long past the time for a single African American unit. 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼. ⁣
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We can't continue to lump entire groups of people into a one-month unit and call our work done. ⁣
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Honor the work done before us today and try to imagine places in your classroom in which you can push against the traditionally white canon. ⁣
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𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺, 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂⁣
⚫ 𝘈𝘥𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦?⁣
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⚫ 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺?⁣
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⚫ 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴?⁣
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Change happens from within--from within us and from within our classrooms. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼. ⁣
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What is it you need to cover or teach?⁣ ⁣ Lite What is it you need to cover or teach?⁣
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Literature circles are great for exploring a variety of topics. ⁣
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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: ⁣
⚫ A genre (𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯, 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳)⁣
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⚫ An author (𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴, 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦)⁣
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⚫ A book type (𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴, 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴)⁣
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You can still teach your required content while providing students with choice, differentiation, and the ability to collaborate with their peers. ⁣
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𝗧𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼.
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