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Hi! I'm Tessa!

I’ve spent the last 15 years teaching in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades, and working beside elementary classrooms as an instructional coach and resource support. I’m passionate about math, literacy, and finding ways to make teachers’ days easier. I share from my experiences both in and out of the elementary classroom.

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I miss my kids. I miss their hugs and high fives.

I miss my kids. I miss their hugs and high fives. I miss their smiles. They make me a better teacher.
I have struggled immensely with the lack of routine. With the uncertainties. With not feeling like I have a place. I thrive when I can see the expectations; when I know my role. I want to lead. I want to be fulfilled. I want to teach.

Today, part of my day consisted of talking about a

Today, part of my day consisted of talking about a potential pet with this kiddo- giving her advice and talking through options. It was the highlight of my day. I miss my kids. I definitely appreciate feeling like I have time to just talk to them though. I've always felt the crunch of standards and testing and so much to do, and struggled always to have enough time for the one-on-one conversations I wanted to have. I appreciate that while this is a whole new kind of stressful, I find myself being more available to just be a trusted person for them to talk to- about anything they want to talk about.

I thought I'd take some time to (re)introduce myse

I thought I'd take some time to (re)introduce myself since we're all home and a little more online these days. I'm Tessa. I've been teaching for 14 years both in the traditional classroom, and outside of it (hence my blog name Tales from Outside the Classroom). I've been an intervention asst, an interventionist, and instructional coach and administrator and have worked in kinder to 8th grade during those roles. I currently am teaching 3rd grade.
I struggle with turning my brain off, and spend entirely too much time focused in the education world. I do a terrible job with being intentional with my blog and social media posts. I share what's working for me, and sometimes what's not. I share the things I love and what makes me happy, with a little bit of self-promotion in there too. I definitely don't have a well cultivated feed, but love to share what brings me joy. I love having you here!
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I've been busily working on 3rd grade digital cent

Anyone else established a snack shelf in their new

Anyone else established a snack shelf in their new work environment or is that just me? 🤷‍♀️

Every morning I join my students for a Google Meet

Every morning I join my students for a Google Meet and I do our daily chapter book read aloud. We had been about halfway through The Wild Robot when we closed so we finished it before now starting the sequel. Many of my students set alarms and look forward to joining us each day. Some have only done a few times. Some not at all. But for many, they love the chance to talk to each other, to say hi, to just interact. I look forward to those 20 minutes, too.
We have spring break next week and move to a shortened week after. They requested we continue reading. Absolutely, my loves. In all that's uncertain, you can continue to count on that daily check in if you need it. ❤️
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