Hey teacher friends! 👋 Whether you found me through an ad this week or you've walked alongside me for years, I am so glad you're here. A little about what I do, in case we're just meeting. For a little over two years now, I've had the honor of supporting more than 2,000 teachers inside the Pre-K Prep Club. It started small and it has never stopped growing, because I build it around one thing: your feedback. Every resource and every update comes from listening to the educators actually living this work, the real days with real children. That is who I create for, and it's why the Club keeps evolving. Now, if you're new here and thinking "she says over 2,000 teachers, but I only see a handful," let me explain, because I never want anything about this to feel unclear. Our established community has lived on a different platform for the last couple of years, and that's where those teachers have been growing right alongside me. Recently, so many of my members have told me how much they love the Skool experience in this free community, so I'm building the Club's new home here on Skool. My founding members are coming over first to help me shape the space, which means you're catching us at the very beginning. 🌱 If you're one of those founding members, I just sent everyone a special invitation to join 🔑 Everything happening this month is already yours when you accept the invitation. Don't see it? Please message me! And if you're new? This is the moment to jump in! Right now, everyone inside the Pre-K Prep Club for Teachers gets both of our July challenges completely free, a $100 value, built to support you as you set up your classrooms for the year ahead: 🌱 Jumpstart for Play-Based Learning 📚 Jumpstart for The Creative Curriculum Pick the path that fits your classroom and follow along with real support in the Pre-K Prep Club community. And it's so much more than the challenges. Your membership also opens up a library of done-for-you resources, because that prep work is exactly what pulls our time and energy away from the parts of this calling we love most. I want to hand that time back to you.

Happy Monday, teacher hub! Share one thing you want to accomplish this week. Can be in or outside of the classroom. I'll share mine in the comments too. 🤩

Hey CC teachers! :D Do you know which edition you're starting the year with? 👇🏽Let us know in the poll below! P.S. Who else is excited for the new studies!?! 🥳

Hey teacher friends! 🙌🏽 Yesterday we hit 500 members. I didn't even get a chance to post about it, because by the time I sat down to write this, we're almost at 600. That's how fast this space is growing, and honestly, it's because of the energy YOU bring. And I have to say it: this isn't just teachers anymore. We have teacher assistants, directors, student teachers, instructional coaches, admins. A whole community of early childhood educators who want to do better for themselves and for their students. I love reading your goals. You are so intentional, so motivating, and we all speak the same language here: play, and learning through play. 💛 Before writing this, I opened the Map tab. And I'm not exaggerating, I got choked up. The US and Canada, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand... we are literally all over the world. 🌎🥳 And it hit me: play is the universal language of children. Different countries, different curricula, different classrooms, and every single one of us is here for the same reason. 🫶🏼 Here's the thing you should know about me: I treat this community the same way I treated my classroom. I believe in building classroom community, and that doesn't stop at the classroom door. It's how I run this Hub, and it's how I run the Pre-K Prep Club. If you're in the Club, you already know how I work. 🍎 So thank you. Truly. For showing up, for answering each other's questions, for making this a space where educators feel less alone. Let's celebrate the only way that makes sense: if you have a teacher friend who would benefit from this energy, invite them in. Send them to the Preschool & Pre-K Teacher Hub and tell them to come say hi. Drop a gif below if you're celebrating with me, and tell us where you're joining from. Let's see this map come alive in the comments! 🌎 - Cathy

I have to stop and celebrate the teachers who just leveled up to Level 2 in our community. Twenty of you! 🥳 That kind of engagement this early tells me you are showing up, jumping into conversations, and helping make this space what it is. Thank you! 🙏🏽 👏 Celebrating our newest Level 2 teachers: @Lynn Nelson @Johnnie Westergreen @Jessica Gonzalez-Baez @Emi S @Natasha Darrow @Sammantha Gilbert @Abby Zook @Terri Rollwitz @Souk Phaiboun @Katherine Fulmer @Kathy Schubert @Patty Johnson @Tasia Dobson @Veronica Winternheimer @Tracy McDermott @Laura Williams, MBA, Ed.S @Ronnette Johnson @Amber Mathis @Julia Macias @Susan Y And here is the fun part... reaching Level 2 unlocks the Teach Names video walkthrough, my 10 playful ideas for helping children recognize and write their names. No worksheets, no drilling, just hands-on ways to build that early literacy foundation through play. 💖 If you're a Level 2 teacher and haven't watched it yet, go take a peek. 👀 And if you already have, I would love to hear from you: 👉🏽 Which of the 10 name ideas got you the most excited? 👉🏽 Or which one are you planning to try first with your students? Drop it in the comments so we can all borrow each other's favorites. 😄 Keep leveling up, teacher friends. I love watching this community grow. 🌱