A lot of people have it tough right now as far as work goes, but I think that being a teacher these days would be very difficult.

My sister is a high school Math teacher and she’s been filling me in on just how frustrating it is…and she’s not even back in the classroom yet.

But some teachers are back in the building with kids and, because most teachers in the U.S. are underpaid and don’t get the supplies they need, they have to get very creative with how they’re going to teach kids in person during this health crisis.

And I think all of the teachers deserve an A+! And a raise!

Let’s take a look…

1. Dad for the win!

This is a good idea.

2. Get into your little trucks.

How cute!

3. Put on the wings.

And stay at least 6 feet away from each other.

Students wear wings to maintain social distancing in China https://t.co/8l0gVSebOk

— Gulf News (@gulf_news) May 21, 2020

4. Book Boats! Very cool!

And I bet the kids love it!

Omg… Book Boats!! How great is this? pic.twitter.com/chDYxRgjIH

— Allie Myers D26Q (@A_Principal159Q) January 18, 2018

5. A cool history lesson.

And they’re coming in handy these days.

So cute! Self-made social distance hat for primary school kids in #Hangzhou @InZhejiang. Similar hats were originally invented to keep distance among officials to prevent them gossiping on the Song Dynasty court in 13th century.
Hangzhou was the capital then. #China pic.twitter.com/RdSqvnIeLg

— Shen Shiwei沈诗伟 (@shen_shiwei) April 26, 2020

6. Follow the lines.

It’s like the episode of The Brady Bunch where they mark off the floor to separate the room…you remember, right?

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De Veerboot maakt zich klaar om op veilige manier les te geven #coronaclassroom #corona

A post shared by Bubao De Veerboot (@bubao_deveerboot) on May 12, 2020 at 12:18pm PDT

7. Safe and secure.

This will keep the kiddos away from each other.

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Growth MiNdSeT ??? wooden stands for each of my plexiglass trifolds!!! They just slide in and out to make them more sturdy for my FIRSTIES!! My AMAZING school district provided the plexiglass!!! . . My hubs did it AGAIN, y’all! I don’t give this guy enough kudos— He’s worked in the garage with the heat index of 108, made us breakfast and coffee this morning, and clean the whole house this weekend!! I couldn’t get any luckier!! ??? . . Check my story to see how easy it is to use! ? . . . #virtuallearning #distancelearning #digitallearning #funwithmrsfadal #internationalteacher #tftpickme #tft #weareteachers #ITeachSecond #TexasTeachers #texasteachertribe #teachersofinstagram #teachersofig #teachersfollowteachers #FunWithMrsFadal #iteachtoo #christianteacher #wholebrainteaching #SecondGrade #iteachk #iteachfirst #iteachsecond #iteachthird #classroomcommunity #classroomculture #iteachfirst

A post shared by Megan Fadal (@funwithmrsfadal) on Aug 16, 2020 at 12:19pm PDT

8. Make it a beach day!

This is a cool idea!

9. Brightly colored and all!

And they can get in shape!

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? A rainbow of yoga mats that will be used for social distancing in my classroom! Mats are from Amazon. ? #iteachtoo #iteachpreschool #iteachprek #preschoolteacher #preschool #socialdistanceclassroom #rainbowclassroom #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowerteachers #classroomorganization #iteach #teaching #teachingideas #teachingkids #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhoodeducator #earlychildhood #earlychildhoodlearning #amazonteachers

A post shared by Preschool & Pre-K Activities (@teachingthewholechild) on Aug 5, 2020 at 10:10am PDT

10. Keeping a safe distance.

You gotta do what you gotta do.

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Happy ?. This space feels happy. After measuring and cleaning and decorating and measuring and taping and hanging and organizing and…did I say measuring?? This home-sweet-classroom feels happy and worth every bit of work put in this week. I hope my students feel happy when they walk in here in a few soon. I will be sharing more of the details but for now I’m so excited that the bulk of the work is done ✅. . . . #classroomsetup #classroomdecor #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowingteachers #teacher #teacherlife #backtoschool #covidteaching #socialdistancing #socialdistancingclassroom #firstgradeteachers #classroominspiration

A post shared by Beka Spires-Elementary Teacher (@learninginspires) on Aug 21, 2020 at 4:31pm PDT

11. Ready to go!

A lot of hard work is going into this.

Very excited to say that my classroom is officially ready for kindergarten?⭐️ #unitedwebuild #LovemyLISD pic.twitter.com/or97wOU0tE

— Sarah Glawe (@SGlawe) August 14, 2020

12. Time to break out the plastic.

It is what it is…

I had to my own! pic.twitter.com/dWlqxQTS6x

— Calamity Jen (@jennifer_lea_e) August 19, 2020

What a crazy time, huh?

How about you?

Do you have kids who are back to school? If so, how is it going?

Or maybe you’re a teacher who has also had to be creative with how to safely teach kids in the classroom?

Talk to us in the comments! We look forward to hearing from you!