There’s something special about that week before Thanksgiving break. Half of your students are already mentally checked out, and the other half have completely forgotten all the classroom procedures and routines. And somehow you’re still supposed to keep teaching content. Fortunately, you don’t have to choose between keeping students engaged
If you’ve been teaching for more than 3 months, you’ve probably had a word wall in your classroom. Maybe it was thoughtfully organized and used to the max. Maybe…. it slowly became a collection of laminated words nobody looked at after September? No judgement here. We’ve all had a classroom
If you’ve every written “add more details” on a student’s paper and then watched them just stare at you in confusion, you’re not alone. We know what we mean, but they definitely don’t. For a lot of students adding more details usually ends up with them adding one random adjective,
By the time that October rolls around, your students know exactly what’s coming. Costumes. Candy. Parties. And all the chit chat about what everyone is going to dress up as. Trying to completely ignore that Halloween excitement usually doesn’t get us very far. A better option is to use some
A classroom sound wall can be a really helpful tool, but only if students actually use it. It’s easy to spend time getting one set up, making sure everything looks right, and introducing it to your class… only to realize a few weeks later that it has basically become very
There’s something so satisfying about a freshly organized classroom at the beginning of the school year. The bins are labeled. The papers are stacked neatly. Every marker has a home. Your teacher desk is actually visible. And then school starts. Within five minutes, the papers begin multiplying. Parent notes appear
Are your students needing a bit of encouragement? These positive affirmations may be just what you need. Simply print and laminate them for long term classroom use.
