this year try spring cleaning your brain

This is also the perfect time to get your learners involved. I know you have been itching to clean and NOW is the time to get stuck in. However, before you start painting furniture your favourite colour, make sure you get permission first if the items do not belong to you! 3. Is there furniture that you no longer use or is broken or just plain old? Maybe you can revive an item with a paint job or a good clean. Spend some time also evaluating your classroom furniture. Have a place for everything so that you are not running around like a chicken without a head trying to find that important “something” which you know you put “somewhere”.

Now you don’t need to become that “over-organised teacher” but things do need to be neatly organised and clearly labelled. Remember to include your own workspace in this de-clutter session! Go through your desk drawers and cupboard and clear out the old. Don’t forget that classroom plant that looks like it has seen better days! If it ain’t gonna revive, replace it with a new one. Toss out stationery that is dried out, broken, crumpled, torn, outdated or hasn’t been used in a loooong time. Get rid of those things that no longer serve your class someone else will be able to use them. There are only 3 piles: trash, keep, or give away. This is the place to start and you need to be ruthless. So, now that you’re in the right mood, it’s time to bust out those cleaning supplies and add a new shine to your classroom. Dispense with criticism and you will find your mood lift and start to soar. Make a list of all the things you are grateful and thankful for and add to it daily. Life’s challenges and failures can often smother and make us forget all the awesome and successful things in our lives and the blessings we enjoy. Be intentional about changing those negative thoughts that limit you and drag you down and you will find that over time, being positive will become a habit. We all know that life is not a bed of roses nonetheless, we do not need to be the ones planting the weeds. How would you like order and calm to return to your mind so that you can think with greater clarity and give off those positive vibes? Here are just 2 ways to help you achieve just that. That space between our ears can become incredibly cluttered and turn into a battlefield. Spring is in the air! As one starts to notice the new bright green buds bursting out on the barren tree branches, something starts to stir within us… the desire to spring clean! Yes, the flowers are blooming, and our vigour is returning – announcing the perfect time to freshen up our classroom and our mind.

This year try spring cleaning your brain