Description

Because you were hired for your expertise—not to read from a script.

You’re doing your best to teach with intention.
You’re building your centers with care.
You’re making room for curiosity, calm, and connection.

But then the walk-through happens.
The clipboard comes out.
The questions start rolling in.

✨ “Where’s your evidence of direct instruction?”
✨ “How does this align with the pacing guide?”
✨ “Can you show me how this meets the standard?”

And suddenly, you’re second-guessing yourself—even when you know you’re doing what’s best for your students.

You don’t need a new curriculum.
You need a better conversation.

What’s Inside the Talk So Admin Will Listen Playbook:

This printable, peace-forward guide will help you:

✅ Explain the value of play-based and inquiry-driven instruction in clear, confident language
✅ Reframe boxed curriculum as a flexible framework
✅ Advocate for modifications that still meet standards
✅ Prepare for walk-throughs and meetings with admin—even the hard ones
✅ Respond to common concerns with research-backed, heart-led clarity
✅ Feel supported when your classroom doesn’t look like everyone else’s (because it’s not supposed to)

This Is for the Teacher Who…

• Knows their classroom looks different—on purpose

• Is teaching in the middle between best practices and boxed curriculum

• Is ready to stop shrinking or apologizing for developmentally appropriate practice

• Wants admin to become allies, not just overseers

You’re not trying to rebel.
You’re trying to do what’s right for kids.
And this playbook will help you say that—with confidence.

You’re Not Asking for Permission.

You’re standing in your purpose. Because you don’t need permission to teach well. You just need the words to explain why it works.

About Teach the TK Way™

Where curiosity meets calm—and standards meet story time.

At Teach the TK Way™, we believe great teaching doesn’t live at the extremes. It lives in the middle—between best practices and real-life pacing guides, between play-based learning and district expectations.

We support early educators who are doing the beautiful, brave work of teaching with intention inside a system that wasn’t built for little learners.

✨ Through hands-on tools, printables, planning guides, and professional resources, I help teachers:

• Blend play with purpose

• Plan in a way that feels manageable

• Advocate for child-led learning with confidence

• And create classrooms that feel just as good as they function

Because you were never meant to teach from a script. You were meant to lead with curiosity, care, and the calm confidence of someone who knows what their students need.

And I’m here to support you—every step of the way.