Teaching middle school

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

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

My rule #2 for teaching middle school in a series showing teachers how to bring out the best behavior in adolescents.

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

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…

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…

Musings from the Middle School: Printing a Poster... the Cheapskate Way!

Hey guys! It's Erin from I'm Lovin' Lit and I'm so happy to be a part of this wonderful new blog! Today I'm going to talk about my feelings ...

Get an outline for teaching all the reading and writing standards in your Middle School ELA class.

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