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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,

Absent Work: How to Use Google Classroom

I’m not sure why I hadn’t discovered this before, but if you are a Google Classroom school, you should absolutely use Google Classroom for absent

Middle School English Classroom Decor and Organization

This post is from the 2014-2015 school year! My classroom design style has definitely changed, but I still love the way this classroom was laid

Absent Students: What To Do

We like to follow the Boy Scouts’ motto “Be prepared” when it comes to absent students. This means that during the first week of school

Easy Tips to Prepare for Back to School

Between the two of us, we have switched grade levels and schools seven times in our teaching careers! With each transition there is obviously a

The Sub Binder: Why It’s Important & How to Set One Up

Something that’s proven invaluable for us in our ELA classrooms time and time again has been the emergency sub binder we have sitting on our

Middle School Classroom Library

This post contains affiliate links. There’s nothing better than a classroom library that is welcoming, inviting, and helps promote student interest in reading. I was

Classroom Management: The “Refocus Form”

As much as I would love to take credit for this brilliant idea, it was first introduced to me by the 4th grade teacher at

Classroom Management: Non Verbal Hand Signals

One of my biggest pet peeves is when our class is in the midst is a brilliant class discussion, and a student raises their hand …

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