Teaching middle school

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

15 exit ticket ideas for any subject or grade level!

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…

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

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

I am a sucker for handmade posters in my classroom. From inspirational quotes to anchor charts for ELA and math, my room is full of them!Some of them I hand drew on poster board or

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…

Creating a middle school syllabus shouldn’t be hard, but it always ends up taking along time for me!

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