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.

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.

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…

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…

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

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

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15 exit ticket ideas for any subject or grade level!