October seems to be an easier month than September. Students have learned the expectations and procedures of your classroom, and they are no longer in summer vacation mode. Ideally, October can be a month of good, quality classroom time. So how do I best make use of it? Let’s talk
Middle school classroom management can be a challenge with unexpected sick days, substitute teachers, parent-teacher communication, notebook organization, and so much more. Keeping track of all the moving parts in a classroom can be challenging to say the least! If you are looking for some new ideas to help with
Middle school reading lessons can be challenging to plan. Looking to breathe new life into classroom reading without reinventing the wheel? This blog post has you covered! I’ve gathered together some of my top blog posts related to reading including library setup, tips and tricks for increasing student engagement and
Part of our job as teachers – particularly teachers of literature and history—is to address issues that have philosophical, political, and moral components; these, by their very nature, can cause controversy in the classroom. Teaching The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare? Gender roles will probably come up. Teaching the Civil
I love using book clubs in my middle school classroom. It can be a challenge to find engaging yet rigorous middle school book club books. Two teacher-bloggers have teamed up to share our best middle school book club picks for your students. When selecting middle school book club books it
By using highly-engaging rants, your students won’t even realize you’ve channeled their daily rants and complaints into high-quality, writing!
