Classroom Organization Archives

Manage Your Classroom in 3 Simple Steps

Have you ever had an administrator step into your room unexpectedly, at just the wrong moment? Maybe you’re taking attendance or handing back papers, you’re

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How to Start Your ELA Class Effectively and Purposefully Using Bell Ringers

Taking the time to consider how to start each ELA class for the entire year has so many benefits. First, it helps streamline your lesson

8th Grade Long Range ELA Curriculum Plans

Long Range Plans for Middle School

As teachers, we love taking a look into other teachers’ classrooms and peeking in at their bulletin boards, seating arrangements, libraries, all of it! And

Flexible Seating – A Semi-Flexible Approach

So I haven’t totally bought into the idea of flexible seating quite yet … I seem to see a lot of teachers struggle with various

Classroom Management Strategy for Middle School: “15 Minutes”

This classroom management strategy for your middle school classroom is incredibly simple. The goal is to reach 15:00 by the end of each marking period

My Easy and Effective Middle School Morning Routine

The way we begin our mornings really sets a tone for the rest of the day. During my first few years of teaching, I didn’t

Quick and Easy Middle School Classroom Decor Ideas

All of those crazy middle school classroom decor ideas you see all over Pinterest? Well they don’t have to be a time-consuming and expensive endeavor! Just because Pinterest

My Middle School Classroom Library

There are few things that I love more about decorating my classroom than putting together my classroom library. This year I finally got my act

How to Collect and Pass Back Student Papers

We must admit, it took us quite some time to discover a method to pass back and collect student papers that worked seamlessly, efficiently, and

Powerful Warm Ups for Your Middle School English Class

To help our students get the most out of our Language Arts bell ringer work / warm ups / “do now” assignments and ensure rigor,

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Then, pick the date you’re going to teach it in your classroom, and sit back while you watch as your students show up to your classroom pumped about what the day holds…and gush about your class to their parents on the car ride home!