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Get Organised: Teacher Planner

7/7/2019

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Do you find yourself losing that important paper or forgetting what learning objective or skill is next while typing up lesson plans at the weekend? Is your desk hidden under a pile of loose papers? Are you constantly nagging at your students to be tidier? The struggle is REAL, I know, but there is a solution.

Good organisation is one of the key factors for a successful school year! and one of the main things that helps me is a teacher planner
In my opinion, everyone should have a teacher planner. A one stop shop that contains everything you need for your class. I used my first teacher planner a couple of years ago and have never looked back. What I quickly learnt however, was that your planner needs to be flexible and customisable for you. There’s nothing worse than only being given two notes pages in an off-the-shelf planner and filling them up within the first couple of months. Or needing a form that wasn’t included. 

So, like any teacher faced with needing a resource that they couldn't find - I created my own!
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​I made the whole thing in PowerPoint meaning it is editable so teachers can change/alter things to meet their needs. This also means you can type directly into the forms and then print them off, or you can print them first, then hand write all your information. For me, it tends to be a mixture of both. I’ll add my students names onto all the forms and print them off, then I’ll hand write onto the planning/calendar pages. 

I also made this planner in two versions - an UK/International version for A4 paper and a US version for Letter size paper. Like many people, I didn't realise until quite recently that American paper is a different size (slightly shorted and wider) than what we use here in the UK and that UK teachers who buy from American sellers often have to mess about changing page size settings and then still end up with some of the graphic stretches. So I decided to save everybody time by converting both the page sizes and the spelling/terminology before I uploaded.
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Knowing what’s going on in and around school is super important for organisation, but also for managing our stress levels. No more panicking if it’s your assembly this week or trying to remember when report cards are due. The calendars in this planner are double page spreads to give more room to write for those REALLY busy days/weeks that crop up from time to time. They also have notes pages so you can jot down anything that crops up that doesn’t fit into a specific day or time frame!
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If there’s one thing I wanted to get right in this planner it was the lesson planning pages. Planning is the bread and butter of what we do as teachers, but it can also be the most onerous task. The planning formats come in two styles (subjects on the top, or subjects on the side). They also come in 4, 5, 6 & 7 subject version. But it’s really easy to add or delete subjects if these don’t quite meet your needs. You can also edit the subjects – you can be specific if you teach the same subjects each day – name them, if not you can change the text to ‘period 1, 2, 3…’ or ‘lesson 1, 2, 3…’ etc.

I also added some additional daily and small group lesson formats as well as some digital stickers to brighten up the calendars and planning pages - after all, who doesn't like a bit of colour in their teacher binder?
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 This planner contains over ___ forms – from Class Lists and Schedules to Parent Contact and Field Trip Forms – you’re sure to find what you need. And on the off chance you don’t, you’re covered there too with my ‘Create Your Own’ form template. There are also forms for tracing attendance if you don't do this digitally as well as Grading Sheets and Weekly/Daily To-Do Lists.
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​I firmly believe that not only should a planner help us be organised but it should reflect the style and personality of its owner too. That's why this planner comes with over 35 cover designs (with more being added). And if you don’t find one that jumps out for you, let me know what you’d like and I’ll make it for you at no additional cost. 
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The best part is that this planner comes with free updates. I'm always thinking up new and exciting ways to make my planner better.  Every time I add a new form or cover, you'll be notified and will be able to download it FOR FREE!!

Like what you see? You can purchase the planner from my Teachers Pay Teachers store. 

Just decide what pages you'll need, print them off and put them together. This planner will work with a traditional 2 or 3 ring binder, but I like to use the a disc binder system. (Arc by Staples or Happy Planner by Me & My Big Ideas). Disc binding offers the same flexibility as a ring binder, but still looks pretty. Here's how it works:
  • Purchase the Punch and choose your disc size. 
  • Punch the cover and section titles and clip the discs in. 
  • Punch your papers and add them in any order you want.  

Check out this fantastic disc-binding tutorial by Sea Lemon for more details on how it works:  
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    I'm Ruth. I'm a teacher based in Manchester, UK.

    I've been teaching for eight years and am currently based in Year Four, but I have also taught in Year One and Reception.

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