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Your Lesson Plans After Break

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Reader,

Coming back from winter break doesn’t require a full reset.
It involves support that holds the structure while everyone settles back in.

This time of year, teachers don’t need more ideas.
They need something steady.
Something that carries the week without asking them to start over.

That’s exactly why I created the Winter Reset Lesson Plan Framework.

This resource is built from real classroom weeks I’ve already taught — refined into a low-lift, plug-and-play structure for the week after winter break.

It’s not a full curriculum.
It’s a framework that supports your rhythm while routines tighten back up.

Inside the Winter Reset Framework, you’ll find:

  • A done-for-you 5-day plan for the week back
  • Morning work that eases students into learning
  • A routine reboot that reinforces expectations without re-teaching everything
  • Built-in brain breaks and reflection
  • Daily slides and planning notes that carry the structure for you

Everything is designed to work with what you already do — not replace it.

And because this moment matters, the Winter Reset Framework (along with my New Year classroom resources) is 50% off today and tomorrow.

This sale is short by design.
Not to create urgency — but because January already asks enough of you.

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Shop the New Year Collection (50% Off Today & Tomorrow)

This sale is short by design.

Not because you need urgency, but because January already asks enough of you.

Take what supports you.

Leave the rest.

​
​ Patty

Steady classrooms are built with care, not urgency.​​

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Tales of Patty Pepper

Educator and Curriculum Creator

I am an educator and creator who loves to create engaging K-5 resources. My jam is to empower teachers to find creative ways to enhance their classroom themes and lessons by providing coaching, classroom management, classroom reading resources, organization skills, and classroom decor.

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