Middle school ideas

This single classroom procedure has made a HUGE difference in my experience teaching middle school. My first year teaching I didn't do this and I knew that something needed to change. I decided to put into a place a daily bellringer for every one of my classes. I am a Family Consumer Sciences teacher so I teacher 4 different classes!You can call it whatever you want to call it but I call it a bell ringer because my students are expected to be doing it as soon as the bell rings to start…

It's the first day of school. Whether you've welcomed students into your classroom for many years or it's your first year ever, it's always exciting (and sometimes a bit terrifying!) to meet so many new students at the start of the year. You know you're going to spend the next year together and making a good first impression is the key to getting started on the right note. Here are 5 ideas to take with you into the new school year: Tip #1: Over Plan In one of my first years as a teacher, I…

9 valuable lessons I've learned about Classroom Management as a middle school teacher!

Ten inexpensive rewards for your middle school class. #byhistorygal #teachingtips #teachingmiddleschool

Ready to "cook up" a great first day of school? It's easy with this recipe for a successful start to the school year! PREP: ➤ Think about how you will set the tone for your classroom on the first day of school. ➤ Plan to keep students engaged and active. ➤ Prepare to build a positive rapport with students from the first instant that they become a part of the classroom community. INGREDIENTS: ➤ Warm-Up Activity ➤ Get-to-Know-You Activity ➤ Game that gets students out of their seats ➤…

A list of 37 amazon classroom must haves for middle school and how to use them!

Kick off a strong student council program this year with these back-to-school ideas and tips from a fellow student council advisor.

Use one of these systems to help get your middle school students engaged!

I hope this is helpful to any 5th graders going into middle next year or kids in 6th. It's 3/26/17 I only have two months of middle school left. I wish some one would have given me this advice when I went into middle school, so I thought I would write this for y'all. Middle school really does fly by, so enjoy it. Love, An 8th grader

As a teacher, there is so much to do when it comes to setting up the classroom, that it is hard to know where to start! Over the course of my first six years of teaching middle school math, a few of these classroom projects have become staples in my classroom. In this post, I plan to share a few of these ideas. (1) Assignment Notebook Board The first thing my middle school students do (or should be doing!) when they come to class is fill out their assignment notebooks. With some ruler tape…