Teacher Jitters

Fans of best-selling First Day Jitters will love spending time helping calm the nerves of their favorite teacher, Mrs. Hartwell. Even teachers get the jitters sometimes!

A perfect gift for kindergarteners, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to give to their own teacher on staff development or teacher workshop days.

Mrs. Hartwell has an announcement: she’s not going to be at school tomorrow. She’s taking a class for teachers! And she’s a little nervous. What if the teacher is mean? Who will she sit with at lunch?

In their hallmark supportive way, Mrs. Hartwell’s class helps her prepare for her anxieties with tips on how to self-regulate, including:
● yoga
● deep breathing
● doodling
● positive affirmations
● talking to a friend.

This gives Mrs. Hartwell an idea! When she returns the next day, she has a new addition to her classroom to unveil.

Fans of the series will love Teacher Jitters, getting to see everyone’s favorite teacher in a student role and navigating nerves that both students and adults experience.

Julie Danneberg is the author of John Muir Wrestles a Waterfall, Monet Paints a Day, and Family Reminders, as well as the best-selling Jitters Series. She is a retired middle-school teacher.

Judy Love is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and has illustrated numerous children’s books, including First Day Jitters and Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg. She lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family.