She Was Going to Quit. Then She Tried This.

Oct 07, 2025 4:56 pm

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I want to tell you about Miss Monique.


She's been teaching PreK for three years. Loves the kids. Great with families. Exactly the kind of teacher you want to keep.

But six months ago, she was updating her resume.

Not because of pay (though that didn't help). Not because of you.

Because she felt like she was failing. Every. Single. Day.


The worst part of her day? Pre-lunch transitions.


Hangry kids. No time to prep. Meltdowns from those not ready for free play to end. All of them loud.


She'd try songs. Timers. Breathing exercises. And every day, she'd spend 30+ minutes just trying to get control back...feeling like she couldn't even handle a basic classroom routine.


That's the kind of thing that makes teachers leave.

Not one big crisis. Just the slow erosion of feeling competent.


Then her director introduced Fruit Snack Streams.

One 8-minute video before lunch. That's it.


Here's what changed:

The kids started asking for it. "Is it Fruit Snack time?" became the cue that lunch was nearing.

The room settled in 5 minutes instead of 30.

Miss Monique could clean up, prep each child's meal, or just breathe while the video did the regulating work.


And for the first time in months, she felt successful.

Not perfect. Not Pinterest-worthy. Just… capable. Like she had a tool that actually worked.

She stopped updating her resume.


You can't give your teachers a $10K raise.

But you can give them daily moments where they feel like they're winning instead of drowning.


That's what keeps teachers.


Not big gestures. Not annual bonuses. Small, consistent moments of "I can do this. I'm good at this."

FSS gives your team that moment. Every single day.


Try it free and see which teacher on your team stops looking so defeated after lunch.


Teacher retention isn't about money you don't have, it's about support that actually works.


Sierra

Fruit Snack Streams by The Nap Time Show

P.S. — Replacing one teacher costs you 6-9 months of salary. FSS costs less than one month. Do the math.

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