The Blog
Lesson Plans for the First Day of School
Teachers have been preparing for their year most of the summer and the excitement builds to crescendo the day students walk through our doors. The last lesson plan we really want to follow is to stand at the front of the room and go through a massive list of rules....
How to rebrand your blog
Teach.Mom.Repeat has a whole new look! After one year of blogging, we have decided to take Teach.Mom.Repeat to the next level. In order to do this a rebrand was in order. This isn't normally a topic I write about, and I don't have plans to start blogging about how to...
Back to School Organization Tips from a Teacher and a Parent
Summer is winding down and the stores have already stocked the shelves with school supplies. This will be my first school supply shopping trip where I will need to follow a list not created by me. My son is entering preschool in the fall. It’s adorable how he tells...
How to Blog with Students
Blogging in the classroom is a total writing program for any teacher. Even if you aren't the writing teacher, you can still use blogging in the classroom with your students. Most teachers have a website attached to their district's website. It's mostly a place for...
Minimalist Teacher Planner Pages
Teacher planners are a really big deal. The hunt for the PERFECT teacher planner is a fierce experience. I often equate it to trying on bathing suits. You know they aren't going to have the absolute perfect fit for you, but it's a necessary accessory. So you venture...
Grammarly is for Everyone
Let me confess. My grammar is sub-par. That's right. I'm an English teacher with sub-par grammar skills. In fact, I recently applied for a position with NoRedInk and did not make the cut, by two points, on their grammar exam. Was this a surprise to me? Not...
About the author
Carly has been teaching middle school ELA since 2001. She fell in love with finding ways to integrate technology into lesson plans and continues to look for the best ways to do this. Starting blogs with her students has become her favorite way to give students a louder voice and keep parents informed.
In 2014, Carly married her teacher husband. They now have two children; one boy and one girl…for now. Learning how to balance life as a wife and mother is the journey that inspired this blog and its resources.