Teaching middle school

Calling a student out in front of their peers can be unavoidable at times. But this can be tricky when you're dealing with middle and high school students.

Creative yet Common Core ideas, lessons, and inspiration for Engliah Language Arts teachers. Generally 5th to 10th grade levels.

First impressions are powerful. Make your first statement to your students a positive one.

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

Brain breaks for middle school students are extremely important not only for everyone's sanity, but for their brain development.

If you’ve spent any time around teenagers, you know… they’re so weird! Whether or not you’re wanting to teach middle school or you’ve already signed your contract, you are ready to go because this is what you went to school for. WRONG! You’re about to become the sole adult in a room of preteens who do not play by anyone’s rules other than their own. True, your college classes prepared you to be a teacher. I quickly found out there were valuable things they left out about being a middle…

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…

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Get your students focused and on track as soon as class starts with these ideas for middle school classroom routines to begin class.

15 exit ticket ideas for any subject or grade level!

Have you ever wanted to create a flipped classroom but didn't know where to begin. This blog post provides some steps in order to...

Teaching vocabulary is important in every classroom with every subject, even in middle school. The most effective way to teach vocabulary in the middle school classroom is...

Since I don't have a vocabulary book or program that I HAVE to follow at my school, I used to always worry if I was doing enough vocabulary instruction. Even when I was theoretically following best practices or authentically investigating words as they came up in texts, I was concerned about if I was really helping my students become better readers. After a lot of trial and error, I'm now proud of what we do for middle school vocabulary, which falls into four main areas: Specific Words for…

Check out these 10 tips on how to combat student apathy in middle school math. Teaching middle school math is an uphill battle with many apathetic students. These tips work great for your secondary math students. Also includes a printable of a growth mindset resource for your middle school math students.

Teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Here are 5 key trends for 2024 to help your teaching be less stressful and more impactful for your students.

Not sure how to start your first day teaching? Let me share exactly how I get my school year started on the right foot...

20 middle school routines and procedures to keep your students on the right track and out of trouble. Set your classroom up for success!

The biggest challenge with teaching middle school is the race against the clock! Ideas for how to structure a 60 minute class period.

Start the year with a bang using these 15 back to school activities! Engage your middle and high school students with fun and meaningful activities like student surveys, email etiquette, and growth mindset exercises.