1. Relax. Chill. Do nothing for at least a week.
2. Go on a trip or vacation. We save up our "birthday money" from relatives and any other money we earn on the side all year long. We drive in our 8 year old car, we eat from a cooler, buy food at a grocery store, and we stay with friends or in decent hotels. We did this one for around $2,000. (TX, MI, ONTARIO, KY) Goal for sometime in the future, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Route 66, Hwy. 1 in California, Alaska, Bering Straight into Siberia. Seriously.
Casa Loma castle in Toronto, 2012.
Niagara Falls - Canadian side, 2012
Andes Mountains, Peru, 2008
the Alamo, San Antonio, TX 2004
3. Read good books about education.
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire- Rafe Esquith
If You Can't Manage Them You Can't Teach Them- Kim Campbell
The 55 Essentials - Ron Clark
4. Write down your ideas from #3 in an idea notebook.
5. Attend a workshop or conference. This year we are going to Faithbuilder's Teacher's Week.
6. Shop and look for interesting books, decorations, "hands-on" educational games, and items from other countries for social studies. We find most of ours at garage sales and thrift stores.
7. Decorate and set up your school a week or so before school starts.
8. Read "More Things Teachers Should do in the Summer".
2. Go on a trip or vacation. We save up our "birthday money" from relatives and any other money we earn on the side all year long. We drive in our 8 year old car, we eat from a cooler, buy food at a grocery store, and we stay with friends or in decent hotels. We did this one for around $2,000. (TX, MI, ONTARIO, KY) Goal for sometime in the future, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Route 66, Hwy. 1 in California, Alaska, Bering Straight into Siberia. Seriously.
Andes Mountains, Peru, 2008
3. Read good books about education.
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire- Rafe Esquith
If You Can't Manage Them You Can't Teach Them- Kim Campbell
The 55 Essentials - Ron Clark
4. Write down your ideas from #3 in an idea notebook.
5. Attend a workshop or conference. This year we are going to Faithbuilder's Teacher's Week.
6. Shop and look for interesting books, decorations, "hands-on" educational games, and items from other countries for social studies. We find most of ours at garage sales and thrift stores.
7. Decorate and set up your school a week or so before school starts.
8. Read "More Things Teachers Should do in the Summer".