Today is my last day of school, completing my 4th year of teaching! Summers are a wonderful time when you are a teacher. We work so hard and such long hours during the school year that summers are truly deserved. In the past, I’ve taken a few weeks off here and there over the summer, but felt like I was mostly in my classroom, working on things for the next school year and never really took a break for myself. This summer, I will be focusing on spending quality time with friends and family and working on my business through TeachersPayTeachers and my blog. I know I’m not alone when I say I would work most of the summer which is why I created a summer challenge for teachers.
I’m so excited to launch #teacherselfcaresummer, a challenge for teachers to fully enjoy their summer! #Teacherselfcaresummer is a summer bucket list of 25 activities/things to do for teachers everywhere. When you complete one of these activities, post a picture to Instagram and tag me @one_kreative_kindergarten as well as use the hashtag #teacherselfcaresummer. (I’ll be reposting some teachers so make sure you tag me and use the hashtag.) This is a way for teachers everywhere to enjoy their summer and not have just another working summer, spending hours upon hours in their classrooms. Take time for you!
#TeacherSelfCareSummer
Here is the list of 25 things you can complete over your summer vacation! You can also download it as a checklist to make it easier to keep track of what you finish, see below.
- Read a book (for pleasure) – if a PD book is for pleasure that’s fine too!
- Learn a new skill/hobby
- Take a spontaneous trip/day out
- Get together with a friend
- Organize something – your house, your files, your make up, anything!
- Stay up past 11
- Try a new recipe
- Swim in a pool
- Sleep in until 9
- Go shopping
- Have a beach day
- Go on a vacation or a weekend getaway
- Call someone you haven’t talked to in a while
- Go on a walk
- Take a bath
- Drink wine during lunch (or if you don’t drink – go out to lunch)
- Rock a new outfit
- Have a movie marathon day
- Go on a hike
- Go to happy hour
- Have breakfast in bed
- Go to a concert
- Go on a date
- Binge watch something on TV
- Go to a sports game
I hope this list inspires you to have a #teacherselfcaresummer and focus on you for once! There are no real rules to this challenge. Participate when you want or when you can and tag me (@one_kreative_kindergarten) and the hashtag for the chance to get reposted. I can’t wait to see all the amazing things you do this summer and share what I’m doing with you over my summer!
