A book for the teacher. Not another activity to prepare.
I did not walk into my first preschool classroom knowing what I was doing. During my first few weeks, I cried in the back of the room and wondered how I was going to finish the shift.
Over the years, the children taught me what my training had not. It’s Not Your Day. It’s Theirs. is a collection of those stories—the funny ones, the difficult ones, and the moments that changed how I saw the children in front of me.
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Some days involved a child jumping in pee.
Others involved a little girl who would not leave the train table, an activity that turned into something I never planned, or a child showing me—long after I thought we were finished—that he had been listening.
This is not a book about doing everything perfectly. I share what I misunderstood, what I tried, and what the children showed me along the way.
For the teacher who has wondered, “Is it just me?”
I wrote this for preschool teachers and early childhood educators who love the children and still have days when they question whether they know what they are doing. You do not need another person pretending the classroom is easy. Sometimes you need to hear what happened in someone else’s.
About Lindsay
I’m Lindsay Foust, a preschool teacher since 2017 and the creator behind learnplayrepeat. My classroom is full of sensory play, science, open-ended activities, and plans that do not always stay plans. The children have given me plenty to write about.
