I absolutely love listening and I’ve been teaching for over 30 years, but there is ALWAYS something to learn from these two ladies. I am also a mentor teacher and I have shared your podcast with all of my mentees as well as every teacher I meet. You two keep being your genuine selves. I took a break from the classroom for 9 years and served as a Teacher on Special Assignment, what Bridget does. I loved it and all that I learned from it, but I missed the kids so much, I returned as a TK dual language Spanish teacher and I am in LOVE. I can relate to both of y’all and it’s awesome. I appreciate that you were able to recognize the burnout and transitioned to twice a month instead of cutting all us listeners off cold turkey. I will take what I can get. Thanks, Michelle, for your vlogs! I watch them during my prep time and several times at that, because I’m working and watching and getting ideas and inspiration all at the same time. You ladies are an inspiration and you bring joy to this teacher. ❤️

I have been teaching for 32 years and listening for your entire 5 years and have learned so much from you both. I’m a bit sad you went to 2 podcasts a month but honestly understand completely! Bridgette, my word for the years is “strong” also. You’ve got this, girl!

Bridget - YOU are better and more emotionally intelligent than Michelle. You wanted to end this podcast for a reason - END IT. Michelle you are so unbelievably insufferable and high and mighty for NO REASON. For two friends who seem to have no meaningful relationship now Michelle treats Bridget like SCUM.

Longtime listener. I love this podcast. It is just what I need to get through my week. The ideas you provide help to keep me organized and motivated. Keep up the good work! I look forward to listening to you on the way to school every Thursday.

I love the new podcast format. Your authentic friendship is beautiful and your passion for work and life is inspiring. Thank you

I love your podcast but I often wondered how you both do it all, especially Bridget. I’m a teacher and a mom to four boys and my life was crazy busy! I say crazy because they are now 23, 18, and 16 year old twins. I don’t have to drive them to school, pick them up, make lunch, or breakfast! Now they do it for me 😊 or help me out. Even though I enjoy listening to both of you, I am so proud of your decision to step back a bit. Life is too short and we must take time to spend it with our loved ones and do the hobbies that are meaningful to our life. Don’t give work the biggest portion of your time pie! Brigette, if I could go back in time to give my kids my time back and work less, I would in a heart beat! Our time with our children is so limited…they will fly from our nest and their seat at the dining table will soon be empty. Enjoy your boys. Remember, we are their role models in creating a balanced more peaceful and happy life! I may have learn late 😬, but better late than never. My priorities are now my health, family, and my home. Work has gone from a priority to last place 🫣😇 and I think I’m still a pretty good teacher! God bless!

1. I love your show and your YouTubes. I am so glad you are not ending the show, but finding a new way to make it work for you. Such a real life example of what we all have to do at different seasons of our lives. 2. Just a thought- when I switched to unlimited data I stopped downloading individual episodes since I didnt have to worry about how much data I was using and could listen in my car or wherever without downloading. I still listen every week like Im on a coffee date with friends. Wishing you both health (in all forms) and a fabulous year.

I want you both to do great and not burn out but anyway you could do TSH and just a 10 min “talk?”

Michelle and Bridget are AMAZING at what they do, and it’s wonderful to listen to them. I am glad they are balancing their work and home life, it motivates me to do the same. Bridget is doing so well considering the new position she is taking on, her kids, the PD’s! Michelle is able to jump back into teaching and still post on the youtube, the podcast, etc! Hope you guys have fun on the pod 🫶🏼

I have been listening to your show since the beginning and love it! I look forward to your tips and advice each week and recommend you to all my teacher friends.

Michelle and Bridget are so easy to listen to. It’s like listening to the positive teachers in the work room. Lots of ideas for Veteran teachers like me and new teachers like my daughter. I love how these besties are so different but go so well together like peanut butter and jelly! They are truly rock stars in the educational field!

Michelle and Bridget are my go-to teaching podcast ladies! Highly recommend for new and veteran teachers!

I loved the episode about little tips to more effectively and efficiently use the computer when doing work. I listen to these podcasts when I do my routine cleaning, making cleaning more enjoyable and improving my work habits.

I found Michelle during the pandemic when trying to learn all things Google Classroom. I loved how realistic her tips were and just how completely honest and transparent she was about real life. Almost 5 years later, I still am an avid follower and listener. Both her teaching tips and life hacks are always a go-to for me! Thank you, ladies, for always having relevant information to listen to and apply.

I’m a 20+ year veteran teacher and started listening about 6 months ago. Your tips on organizational strategies really helped me simplify what I do and save time. You’re funny and your TSH are so relatable. You even featured mine once! Because of you I finally took the leap and digitalized ALL my resources and it’s been a life saver!

I can’t even begin to explain how much this podcast (& your youtube videos) has changed my life. The positivity helps push me through the week - the conversations and strategies renew my excitement about teaching on a weekly basis. Whether your a veteran teacher or new to the field, you NEEEED this podcast! Thank you ladies!

I’m back in the classroom, after tutoring for five years. It;s like being a first year teacher all over again! I am so grateful for your podcast. So many ideas I can take into my classroom! Thank you!

They share great information that can be applied in other areas of life even if you are not a teacher.

Love listening! Gives me motivation to keep going.

So many helpful tips and support for elementary school teachers.

I first found Pocketful of Primary on YouTube and found myself referencing back and rewatching many episodes. Once I made the connection to the podcast it was an immediate listen. I cannot express enough how much this podcast adds to the life of a teacher. As a classroom teacher of 23 years, I found myself utilizing all the advice, tips, and strategies given in the podcast. I will listen to the same episode multiple times to help get me in the mindset for a certain point of the school year. I have 2 nieces that I am sharing this podcast with this evening. This is a must listen, both Michelle and Bridget speak from real life experience and want teachers to succeed.

I started listening at a leisurely pace to work my way back up to getting ready for the new school year. Immediately, these ladies come off as relatable, knowledgeable, and inspirational! So much for taking it slow, I just wanna get to the next podcast! These little sessions are like concentrated knowledge gold- everything I’ve ever needed/wanted and some things I hadn’t even figured out I needed yet to take my Time, Organization, and Productivity to the next level.

Thank you Bridget and Michelle for being everyone's teaching mentors! If you're searching for a lifeline of practical advice, inspiration, and relatability in the world of education, look no further. These two extraordinary ladies have transformed my teaching practices with their practical, relatable, and well-explained advice! Their Youtube channels, TPT stores, books, and podcasts are invaluable resources for all types of educators worldwide. I always look forward to all the weekly uploads across platforms!

I am so encouraged and excited every time I listen! I have learned about so many things from you guys (especially being a new teacher). Thank you so much!

Bridget and Michelle, thank you for your ideas. What great solutions for the teacher with the “classroom library ths.” Something we all need to think about is how much parents would like to help us. Re-sorting the books is something with which a parent would most likely volunteer to help you.

The beginning episodes of the podcast gave good advice on staying productive and organized, but honestly the content is so repetitive and not very interesting. Episodes say the same thing every time: make digital lists, use a digital planner, organize and batch your tasks, all using Google products. The reality is that not every teacher uses Google platforms or likes digital organizing. I wish the content was more modern with new topics and ideas, but everything is just recycled under a different name. Plus, with the teaching world being so different within the past few years, not everything is the same, and as a podcaster, it’s hard to stay relevant and up-to-date when you’re not in the classroom anymore. I haven’t been listening to new episodes for a while, so maybe some refreshing content that’s not always TOP related? Just my opinions…

I’ve been listening from the start and the content has been dipping lately. It feels like they’re doing the same episodes over and over. Would like more specific ideas about classrooms today, but only one host can offer that. I also think that such a strong focus on productivity can’t be healthy. It’s ok to not be doing 3848484883 things perfectly.

Thank you so much m for these tips!

New to teaching and very appreciative of the info!

I have been listening since the very beginning. I love the ideas that they share each episode.

As an avid listener, since the beginning, I am still loving this podcast three years later. I haven't missed an episand have started going back to relisten to some of the older ones to get a refresher! Michelle and Bridgett have done a great job of adapting their podcast as current events have evolved and making sure to give critical advice on how to be productive. I appreciate how the episodes have various topics and structures to keep it fresh each week! My favorite episode is episode 45 about balancing the balls! I've easily listened to it 4 times! Thank you ladies for everything! I will keep listening each week!

Michelle and Bridget have helped me become more organized and efficient in my teaching profession and life. I have seen great improvement in myself since I have started listening plus they are fun to listen to. Their recommendations for books and products have been great also.

I look forward to hearing the ideas and tips in the show each week! I especially appreciate the TSH piece!

It is always interesting to hear new ideas on how to be more efficient with planning. I appreciate the engaging ways you present your steps. Thanks for the work you are doing!

I am long overdue for a review. I am a long time listener and a proud “TOP Teacher”— This podcast has become like a therapy session for me! Michelle and Bridget share such real and practical tips(with a healthy dose of tough love built in). I have began to implement their tips, and while they’re not always easy..they work! My workload feels significantly more manageable using their tips and strategies. Thank you Michelle and Bridget for helping me to master my time, organization, and productivity. You have made such a difference for me!

I love listening on my way to work! They are so real and authentic! I love the “chatty episodes” as they make you feel like a friend!

I am very appreciative of these ladies and this podcast! I am returning to teaching after a 9 year gap, and I love listening to this podcast to inspire and motivate me to be a great teacher!

Definitely needed to hear this! It’s an episode that we all need to listen to more than once especially in the beginning of the school year. You both are really thoughtful and concise in your advice. Thanks so much!

I look forward to hearing from these ladies each week. Such great advice and tips. I don’t miss an episode. And I feel like I’m talking to good friends who really get me! Super helpful and also entertaining!

I just wanted to hop on here to say how much I LOVE your podcast. I always jump out of bed a little easier on Thursday mornings because I know there’s a new episode. Thank you for your tough love and wonderful insight!

I always look forward to Thursdays to get more TOP tips from these ladies! I've implemented many of their suggestions and aspire to include more. I'm frequently getting compliments on various aspects of my classroom and personal organization and productivity (which I still feel like need sooooo much more improvement) thanks to things I've learned from the podcast, YouTube, and TPT items. Love these gals! ❤️

I can’t believe actual teachers suggested the game “critic.” Having four children draw a picture on the board and having a fifth choose whose they like the best might be one of the worst classroom activities I have ever heard of, unless you enjoy having 3/4 of your students sad, disappointed and perhaps humiliated. Even worse,this activity may blatantly set students with myriad disabilities up for failure. I am not from the everyone-gets-a-trophy generation, but I do believe that we can structure activities where no one gets a trophy, but everyone has the potential to succeed. This activity has 3 clear losers, zero educational value. Listen with a discerning ear.

I enjoy listening every week! Their episodes have given me more insight and help in the classroom and life than any other podcast. I love when they get personal and share about their lives. Thank you for continuing to give us content we can use.

I look forward to Thursday’s because I feel like I get to take my walk with a couple of my best teacher friends! Please don’t worry about episodes being too long… that just means I get to listen on Friday too! You two rock, thanks for working hard to put out such great content and making it fun to listen to. 💛💛💛

This show feels like a teacher huddle where you feel empowered but never shamed. I watch Michelle’s YouTube videos all the time and I love that I can listen to this podcast during times when I can’t watch the videos. This show, and the tips I’ve learned from Michelle, are seriously my life hack. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOU DO!!!

I’m a third year elementary teacher and have been listening to this podcast for about a year. The hosts are realistic and relatable. I love that I can implement their TOP tips immediately in my classroom. Also, episode 119, Michelle, I leave random objects around the house to help me remember things, too! You’re not alone! Thanks for producing content that helps me to be a better, happier teacher! :)

This is my favorite podcast! I’m no longer a teacher, (retired this year) but you ladies always give great strategies to help me stay organized and complete my daily To Do list. I look forward to Thursdays.💕Highly recommended! BTW Congrats on your Master’s Degree Bridget!🎉

Love listening to these ladies, it’s almost become a habit to listen every Thursday.

Wow! Michelle and Bridgette give valuable and actionable tips to save time. As a teacher for 20 plus years I can accurately say that a big portion of our jobs is done after the kids leave. This is where time can be saved and both ladies have provided me with so many awesome tips. I have recommended this podcast to my co workers!!

I stumbled across this podcast in early September as I was setting up my last minute classroom at a new school in a new grade and seemed to be lost. These women have helped me so much ! From not feeling alone and learjibg to prioritize things ! Their suggestions have been game changers for me . Thank you !!!!!