PLANNING WITH MY TEACHING BESTIE + answering your questions

[@reyescecilia16]

Love Kenzie! BRING HER BACK! ♡

[@MrsCallsCampers]

What video would you want to see next?!

[@sarahp444]

@@MrsCallsCampers A teacher/lifestyle q&a with Kenzie! Or a game of "who is most likely to..."

[@Galaxy475]

We are Muslim and celebrate Ramadan and Eid. My son goes to a school where not many kids celebrate our holidays. He felt so happy to share information about his holiday with his class. So much time is spent teaching holidays we don't celebrate so it's nice when someone takes time on other peoples cultures and religions.

[@Stephanie__H]

How fun! Such sweet friends 🤣. I feel like a good teacher friend is critical to your mental health. So glad you too still keep in touch!

[@MrsCallsCampers]

It is and I'm SO grateful! It's hard to find people you really click with sometimes!

[@chrisantadelao]

This was such a helpful vlog. Kenzie's advice about focusing on one subject each year was mind blowing! I'm a first year teacher and that to me was GOLD!!! Thank you for this useful vlog, I loved it!

[@kristenlaughlin4510]

Y’all are adorable! I highly recommend making all your lessons into a PowerPoint and/or Google slides. It definitely keeps you organized and know what has to be covered for the day. Also, when you’re absent it makes it so easy for your sub to just follow the slides. Plus, you always have a student who can lead the slides or help. I will say it takes time but it’s totally worth it! Positive thing: you will always have them making it easy to tweak for years after.

[@MrsCallsCampers]

Yes! Gotta have them! I still look back on mine from my first year!

[@fernandachavez1107]

Oh my god stop, I had watched one of your videos 3 years ago called “classroom set up day 1” and even commented on it saying I love it. Today you came up on my for you page and Im sooo exited because watching that video 3 years ago made me want to be a school counselor… as of right now I’m on my second year of college to be a counselor ❤️🥺

[@MrsCallsCampers]

Well hi again Fernanda!! So glad we could catch back up 🥰 congratulations on being close to your dream job!!

[@kylie8017]

I literally love this, you and Kenzie are the cutest! Definitely do more videos like this and more with Kenzie! Also, Kenzie should make her own channel! I would watch it, for sure!! 💗

[@Viiogna]

Love this! I'm a third year teacher too, and still my biggest mistake is one of the first things you both discussed- I wanted to excel at every subject and ended up feeling completely overwhelmed. I decided a couple months ago that I'd either quit in the middle of year (from being so exhausted) or that I'd change my teaching. I decided to change the way I taught subjects- I'd focus on math and making sure the kids get the best of math this year- I feel soooo much better. Great advice throughout the video, thank u both! 😄

[@mzzzzzzday]

Yessss math is just. For me, math has always been difficult. Teaching it has been an uphill battle! Thankfully we use Eureka, and Eureka is great on taking things step by step. I've been learning so much since I started teaching math. So much about place value that I didn't understand until I started teaching. Other methods of adding/subtracting that I wasn't aware of or don't remember learning it that way when I was younger.

[@MrsCallsCampers]

I haven't seen much from Eureka! But yes I totally agree with you

[@crystalriches]

This was such a fun video! Nothing better than teacher friends.

[@EE-hi4re]

Yes, more planning with Kenzie and/or other teachers please!

[@katyr7513]

Love your room, Kenzie!!🥰

[@jennyaustin5927]

Thank you soooo much for making this video!!! I have no one to plan with so I finally felt like I had a team…. The thank you letters and poinsettias are an awesome idea and the books look very interesting… When will you guys be planning again? I can’t wait to plan with you all again… Have a wonderful week back….. ❤️

[@tracykeppy8646]

How fun!!! I can tell how much fun you both had, and I so wish I had a teaching partner to plan with. The video gave me an idea though... you don't necessarily need to plan with your grade level partner. Just hanging out thinking through the lessons would be fun and helpful with any colleague. Thanks for sharing, both of you!!!

[@mariemolloy2392]

My daughter is a PreK teacher. She is doing gingerbread for next week. I watched her make gingerbread homemade play dough today for her students to use for different activities next week. I teach 5th grade math. My students would love it if I brought out homemade playdough for them to use!

[@MrsCallsCampers]

We love our homemade playdoh! I love the idea of making some gingerbread playdoh for that week and BONUS it's a gift because it's right before our break! You're so appreciated for this comment thank you!!!!!!!

[@janyshafranzen4871]

Thanks for making this sweet video, I am a K-5 SPED teacher in Sac and I plan alone for myself and two aides, so it was nice feeling like I had a team with me :).

[@MrsCallsCampers]

This...😭 thanks for hanging out with us!! 💛

[@katyr7513]

Cute!! What fun!!🥰

[@TeachingChronicleswithMrs.S]

Loved this video

[@brittanyfunderburk2012]

So fun! But seriously… air fryer is a game changer. So much faster and easier to clean up than an oven! My air fryer fries and baked. Amazing!!

[@MrsCallsCampers]

I dunnnooooooooo 😂😂😂😂

[@Sunshinestateeducator]

We have benchmark but it came in late in the year so I haven’t really gone through it. It was literally 15 boxes to unpack so very overwhelming 😆

[@MrsCallsCampers]

SHEESH

[@breannawisneski3078]

My old district used everyday math when I first started, it was horrible!!!

[@erikae4823]

Loved the video so much! How do you incorporate the 5 books you chose for the week your doing a “grateful/thankful” theme. How do you do this with having a story a week you focus on from primary scouts. I am a kindergarten teacher, and I really love teaching ELA, but I always feel like there’s not enough time for everything.

[@MrsCallsCampers]

I'm not doing my usual one book per week this next week! I'll pull activities from her for Thank You Omu and Share Some Kindness Spread Some Light but not everything! 💛 it will just be one activity for each thing! Not sure if I'll make anchor charts for both yet...we will see!

[@alb8539]

Can you share some of the read alouds you might do for holidays around the world?

[@MrsCallsCampers]

Still thinking! 😂

[@alb8539]

@@MrsCallsCampers I'm trying to borrow some ideas from you for the unit lol

[@victoriavelesaguirre6243]

Loved this video. What were the binders on Kenzie’s table?

[@MrsCallsCampers]

Bee Binders! We use them daily. You can find them in my tpt!

[@SKuhn]

What holidays around the world does Kenzie use?

[@Stephdym]

Being a 3rd year teacher moving to a new grade (Kinder!), it still is overwhelming. I have a really amazing team, but I don't want to annoy them with my questions. LOL

[@djthereplay]

+Mrs. Call's Campers Well Mayleen , Looks like Your Teacher Bestie made herself perfectly clear with her students on that anchor chart about the consequences of their choices . Meanwhile I hope you two beautiful teachers have had an awesome Thanksgiving Weekend . Christmas is soon to follow . - Dwight

[@sarahp444]

I don't have Benchmark or Everyday Mathematics, but all my teacher friends with either of these day they aren't very teacher- or student-friendly.

[@MrsCallsCampers]

That's what it looked like ............

[@crubbythebeagle57]

so much of chat so much of joy so much of smiles so much of fun so much of wow so much of amazing Author Venkat 😎😎

[@sarahp444]

Which decodable do you use with your students? I've seen ones from Reading A to Z and Open Court but didn't know what you use.

[@MrsCallsCampers]

I use the wonders decodables right now! They are one part that I actually like about Wonders!

[@sarahp444]

@@MrsCallsCampers That's awesome! It's been tricky for me to find decodable that are actually decodable for most of my students

[@MrsCallsCampers]

@@sarahp444 I got some from Tara West. I didn't LOVE them because they kind of bordered the "this doesn't really make sense" line with some of the books but they were all decodable......

[@brittneypolinka4870]

What backpack was Kenzie using at the end of the Vlog?

[@MrsCallsCampers]

It's linked under shop my classroom! bit.ly/shopMCC

[@fashioncutblogg]

Love Kenzie and those drawers, anyone know where to find them? I really need them for my ELA :P

[@MrsCallsCampers]

What drawers??

[@fashioncutblogg]

@@MrsCallsCampers Kenzies sterilite drawers that you made copies for 😘

[@MrsCallsCampers]

@@fashioncutblogg Walmart! Or target...almost any store like that!

[@fashioncutblogg]

@@MrsCallsCampers I dont have and of those in Sweden, that's the big issue 🤣

[@brittneypolinka4870]

I teach kindergarten and we use everyday math :( not a huge fan. I supplement a lot.

[@versetripn6631]

Kenzie, Kaylie, Kylie, Kayla, Kirsten, Kristen...so who chose "Karen" for the Black-Labeled Society? 😣🤣