Features Of The Teacher Planner
If you are a teacher, the Dear Diary Teacher Planner might just change your life.
I have taught, on and off, for almost 10 years now. From matric Life Sciences all the way until Grade RR, I feel like I’ve taught almost every age of learner there is in South Africa! And I have loved using this Teacher Planner to stay organised at work.
In this article, I will explain how the Teacher Planner is different from the Everything Planner (although the share many similar features).
Features the Teacher Planner and the Everything Planner have in Common
In a nutshell, all the features found in the Everything Planner are also found in the Teacher Planner, and then the Teacher Planner has extra features that make it ideal for use in the classroom.
One of the biggest differences is that the Teacher Planner has two days per page, while the Everything Planner has a page per day.
The Teacher Planner also has the year at a glance, which is especially good to mark off different terms and the holidays. I liked to colour-code the holidays and colour each term in in another colour.
The birthday page and the car maintenance page are great for remembering important dates and services.
Just as in the Everything Planner, the Teacher Planner has pages for planning out your goals and dreams for the year, including travel goals. You can fill these in by writing, or by adding pictures and other pretty journaling items.
There is a page for your daily routine, which you can edit as the year goes by and seasons change.
There are also 3 habit tracker pages, which can be used to track habits and your menstrual cycle.
The Teacher Planner also has a double-page monthly overview every month. This is a nice big calendar to fill in all important dates, including school events, sports days, culture events and everything else linked to being a teacher at a school.
The Teacher Planner also has a monthly budget page which can be used to set up a budget or to track your spending.
There is also a monthly hopes, goals and dreams page to keep checking in with yourself about your year goals.
At the end of every month, the Teacher Planner has a whole page dedicated to reflect on the past month. This is a great practice, especially when you want to set up goals for the new month.
It also has a monthly cover page which can serve as a colouring page, or you can leave it black and white.
The Teacher Planner, like the Everything Planner, has a weekly overview page which can be used to plan the week and plan meals.
It also has a weekly lined page for lists, notes or even doodles if that’s something that brings you joy.
The back of the Teacher Planner also has a list of meal ideas for food inspiration.
Additional Features of the Teacher Planner
In addition to the features mentioned above, which are also found in the Everything Planner, the Teacher Planner also has some extra features.
These extra features are described below.
The Teacher Planner has a bunch of extra notes and lists pages. These are blank pages where you can write, or stick important documents in. For example, these pages are great for sticking in time tables, school rules, dress codes, term plans, etc.
The Teacher Planner has a weekly lesson plan double-page, which is definitely the feature I have used the most. It has up to 14 lessons per day, and you can write a plan for each lesson in the squares. The lesson numbers have spaces next to them where you can write the subject and grade for each lesson.
For example, I would write Gr. 7 NS or Gr. 4 Eng. I also liked to highlight the different grades and subjects in specific colours to have a better overview of the lessons per subject and grade.
The Teacher Planner, as mentioned above, has two days per page. On the left is a schedule and on the right there is space to write lists and notes. Each day also has a quote or special day (like Cheese Lover’s Day or International Coffee day for example).
The Teacher Planner has pages at the back where you can record your class’s learner details, including parents names and contact information.
The Teacher Planner also has several pages for recording meeting minutes. This is great for keeping everything in one place!
The Teacher Planner also has multiple class list pages. There are many pages in case you teach more than one subject and more than one grade.
There are also 4 attendance registers for up to 4 terms, in case you have a register teacher.
If for whatever reason you don’t use all of the pages in the Teacher Planner, you can use them to stick other pages over, or add some pretty artworks to your planner.
There are also multiple pages in the Teacher Planner that are dedicated to recording parent communication so that you have a record of any discussions had with parents about specific topics and learners.
As you can see from the features described above, the Teacher Planner really is an amazing tool for keeping organised as an educator. It gives you a place to keep all important information together so that you always know where to look when you need a document or information.
