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Hey teacher friend, it’s Kristen—and welcome to Day 4 of the Classroom Reset Challenge!

Let’s take a moment to celebrate how far you’ve come.
You’ve cleared the clutter, simplified your space, and created systems that are already making your classroom feel more manageable.

Today? We're going to set up your future self to walk back into your room in August feeling calm, confident, and ready.

Your task for today:

We’re pulling together everything you know you’ll need for the first week of school—
before it all gets packed away for the deep summer clean.

Start with your:

• Back-to-school art projects

• Parent forms

• Welcome letters

• Icebreaker activities

• Meet-the-teacher materials

• Classroom expectations or routines

If you’ve got a helpful adult around (like me—I’m literally doing this today for my daughter’s teacher!), delegate those copies.
And print 2–3 extras while you’re at it—because surprise new students happen.

Now, think about your go-to supplies:
Your classroom doorbell, smelly markers, laser pointer, stapler, tape, stamps, velcro name tags—
All the tools that make your classroom work.

Gather those and pack them in a clearly labeled First Week Box that’s easy to find when you return.

If you laminate your name tags like I used to, now’s the time.
Have a student who loves cutting trim them, attach the velcro, and you’ll be ready to write names as soon as class lists are posted.

Trust me—your August self will thank you.

Why this works:

You’re giving yourself a head start instead of a last-minute scramble.
You’ll walk out for summer break knowing the most important pieces are already done.

And with that mental weight lifted, you can actually rest this summer.

Now, before we wrap up this challenge—I want to talk to you about what’s next.

If you’ve found these four days helpful… imagine what it would feel like to have systems like this in place all year long.

Right now, you can join me inside The Organized Teacher Club—
where I give you the exact tools and proven systems to create a functioning classroom that practically runs itself.

• You’ll always know where your copies are.

• Your students will know exactly how to turn work in—without asking.

• Your paper piles won’t control you anymore.

• And that chaos you’ve been working in? We get rid of it—for good.

And when you join today, you’ll also get instant access to the Classroom Declutter Mini Course—
where I show you, step-by-step, how to declutter your:

• Desk

• Small group area

• Cabinets

• Supplies

• Google Drive
  …and more.

But this is about so much more than a tidy classroom.

When you walk into a room that’s calm and organized…
You teach differently.
You feel differently.
You go home at the end of the day without dragging it all with you.

It trickles into your evenings. Your weekends. Your relationships. Your sense of self.

Thousands of teachers have gone through this program—and every one of them started where you are: tired, overwhelmed, and wondering if it’s possible to change.

It is. And you don’t have to do it alone.

Before you go:

📸 Snap a photo of your whiteboard checklist, your students in action, or the progress they helped make—
Then share it in the Facebook group to be entered to win our $50 Amazon gift card.

You're not just getting through the end of the year—you’re doing it with purpose.

And tomorrow? We’re going to finish strong by setting up future you for success when you walk back in that room in August.

You’ve got this. I’m cheering you on—every step of the way.

Talk to you tomorrow!