Dina Bolan

Hi! My name is Dina. I’m a veteran educator turned new teacher coach. I help new teachers change the world by putting their RADICAL self-love, self-confidence and self-care first!! One unexpected act of self-care is a chaos-free classroom. Classroom management is something new teachers often struggle with. But I’m here to help you overcome the challenges and get on your way to a peaceful classroom. You’re about to purchase a bundle of transformative classroom management goodies... all of which a

This is an editable Google Slides presentation that you can use for your first weeks for grades 2-5+! It has morning messages, greetings, embedded kid-safe videos, community building activities, read-aloud suggestions, classroom management tools/tips/techniques, routines and expectations, and MORE!!! I’ve also included teacher tips to help you along the way! This is a great resource for anyone, but especially for new teachers, or teachers new to Elementary School! It’ll save you time & san

This download includes 3 SIMPLE and READY TO PRINT & USE resources to REFRESH your fall organization and self-care routine! Includes a daily planner to keep you organized, a self-care checklist, and New Teacher Affirmations!! All downloadable and fully editable! (Just make a copy to edit!) Enjoy your organized and balanced fall and winter!

This is a great FREEBIE to give you TWENTY, yes 20 reading strategies to use with The Paper Bag Princess!

This choice board is complete with 15 activities/reading strategies you can teach with the use of Fry Bread, A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard. This is perfect for 3-5th graders. Pick and choose which activities you will do, or do them all!

Here is a checklist to help you get YOURSELF ready & your classroom ready for this new journey into teaching!

Here are great resources (printable & examples included), for the beginning days of school! These activities will help you get to know your students and build a positive classroom community.