bloom daily planners Undated Academic Year Teacher Planner - Lesson Plan Calendar Book - 9" x 11" - Watercolor Floral

I love the style/design of this planner! It was kind of a lot of money I thought for a planner, but super worth it! I use it just about everyday.

I'm an elementary school librarian who teaches up to 7 classes per day. This planner is great because it has 7 sections for each day.Aside from the images that Amazon is showing, the planner has a full page for usernames and passwords, a page for room to record info for up to 3 field trips, a two page spread of graph paper (maybe for seating or other notes), 8 grade book spreads (see Amazon picture), a year in review page, and a pocket in the back that will hold a full sheet of paper.The planner is divided by months starting with the "Plan for ..." page (with "this month's focus" and "goals for this month"), followed by a page with a quote, the month calendar, 5 weeks worth of lesson plan pages, and "... in review" page.The only downfall I see is that you will have to flip from month to month to see your lesson plan pages, they aren't all in a row like a standard lesson plan book. The cover is laminated but not super thick. It is sturdier than cardstock, but not as sturdy as the Everyday teacher planner I used to buy at Michael's.

This is my second bloom teacher planner. My first one was the chalkboard one and I loved how sturdy it was, even having a plastic cover that acted as a protective front and back barrier for the covers. That was great to have when you need to put it in your bag and have the edges not curl/get damaged. I was a little bummed to see that my new floral one for the upcoming school year doesn’t have that plastic cover, and while the new cover is more glossy, it doesn’t feel as strong as my previous one. I really hope they go back to that old design, as I intend to buy this planner every year. It is the perfect planner for me as a high school teacher, and while the cover difference isn’t a deal breaker, it’s still something I appreciated having. The inner contents haven’t changed (all designs are exactly the same inside), so that makes me happy to have that consistency.

I love the look of this planbook. Being a visual learner myself, the colors and design speak to me. I think the planbook section is well done. I love the tabs for each month. I was disappointed in the lack of pages in the grade book section. I knew before buying that there was not enough pages for me to use for my classes (I teach secondary, so I need 8 pages for each class). Seeing how beautiful it is, and the fact that it's hard cover like the old green grade/planbook, makes me sad that I can't use it for grades. Overall, I really like the product. I gave it a 4 in the value for money section because of the lacking grade pages. I don't mind paying the price for the perfect book, but this one is lacking for secondary teachers.

This is my second year using one of the Bloom Teacher planners. The first one I used was a gift. I searched out the second one. Made my year easier for planning, looking back at what I've taught and keeping student notes. I love this planner. Even if/when I retire, I will most likely continue to use a Bloom planner to help keep me organized!