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If there’s one thing you want to establish right at the beginning of the year, it’s what your core expectations are. If you’re unsure about what these are then your students won’t be able to meet them and you’ll feel frustrated and grumpy that your classroom isn’t functioning the way you want it to. When…
Yikes - uncharted territory! Getting into the minds of your middle school students is a scary thought, but it is so important to understand where they’re coming from and how to motivate them.
It's not just the kids who over analyze what they should wear on the first day of school. I know I spend ages trying things on or poring over clothes I can't afford on the internet. Here's what Kelsey and I wish we were wearing on the first day of school. Morgan First Day …
Getting parents to engage with you a middle school classroom is not an easy feat. You’re not teaching dewy eyed kindergartners whose parents are as likely to cry at drop off time as the kids are. You’ve got a room full of almost teenagers whose number one goal is to keep their parents out of…
The first day of school is full of mixed emotions for me (which I would assume is the same for 99.9999% of teachers). I’ve actually never been at a school for more than a year, and so I always am the “new” teacher. This means meeting new coworkers, getting the lay of the land and…
