Gratitude For Teachers — What Are You Thankful For This Year?

It’s been quite a year; with too much Zoom, trying to teach in-person and online. But, teachers are a resilient bunch and have reasons to be thankful.

It’s been quite a year. I think most of us hoped we’d be back to normal by now in our lives and in our classrooms. Teachers are reporting high levels of burnout. This year wiped us out with too much Zoom, trying to teach in-person and online. Even if we are back in the classroom, we may still be in masks or worried about our health. We are certainly dealing with students who are showing the effects of pandemic isolation and loss of learning.

Teaching is not for the faint of heart even in the best times. Throughout the pandemic we have risen to the occasion — revamping lesson plans, learning how to teach online, using new technology to teach and communicate.

Teachers are a resilient bunch.

And teachers have reason to be thankful.

It’s been quite a year; with too much Zoom, trying to teach in-person and online. But, teachers are a resilient bunch and have reasons to be thankful.

Reasons to be thankful

I’m thankful I’m not on Zoom all day.

I am thankful for the supportive community of educators I get to work with.

I’m thankful for all the little moments when I realized I got through to a student — the aha moments with a new reader, the kid who “hates” math getting multiplication, their eagerness to play a learning game.

I’m thankful for coffee to help through long days and for my family at the end of a long day.

I’m thankful for the times my students made me laugh (and sometimes for the moments when they made me cry). I’m touched sometimes by what they share. I’m proud sometimes of what they do.

Gratitude for teachers in 2022

I’m also thankful for any and all tools that make teaching easier — so thankful in fact, that I wanted to share a few with you. I hope these give you reasons to be thankful too!

You’ve got enough on your plate. Make life easier for yourself with a Top Notch Teaching Membership — proven resources at your fingertips means less time prepping and searching. You deserve more ease in the new year. Join here.

You could be thankful you don’t have to worry about phonics homework next year with Fun Phonics Homework for the ENTIRE Year. Get done for you phonics activities that are designed to review and reinforce key phonics skills and concepts. With 100 weeks of activities, you have enough to fill your lesson plans, center activities, and homework!

It’s been quite a year; with too much Zoom, trying to teach in-person and online. But, teachers are a resilient bunch and have reasons to be thankful.

Looking for other phonics worksheets and games? The Long Vowels Bundle covers phonics prep for you with posters and word wall cards, worksheets, and games.

It’s been quite a year; with too much Zoom, trying to teach in-person and online. But, teachers are a resilient bunch and have reasons to be thankful.

I know I would be grateful to have my PE Lesson Plans done for me. These grab-and-go activities mean you can be ready wherever you teach PE.

It’s been quite a year; with too much Zoom, trying to teach in-person and online. But, teachers are a resilient bunch and have reasons to be thankful.

These Brain Break Cards are just what you need to help kids stay focused. Use in-person or online, individually or in groups. Your students will have reason to be thankful for these too!

It’s been quite a year; with too much Zoom, trying to teach in-person and online. But, teachers are a resilient bunch and have reasons to be thankful.

Teaching your students how to do a project doesn’t have to be a project for you. The Natural Disasters Research Project lesson walks students through every step of the process. And it comes in a print and digital version, making it easily adaptable to different learning environments.

It’s been quite a year; with too much Zoom, trying to teach in-person and online. But, teachers are a resilient bunch and have reasons to be thankful.