Bellwork ideas middle school

After my middle school guided reading posts, this post goes into how I teach my ELA curriculum and small groups in middle school.

Here are six essential back to school lessons I’ll be using in my classroom this back-to-school season.

We've handpicked a collection of 31 fun writing prompts for middle school that will spark your imagination and transform your journaling experience!

Classroom: My whiteboard organization! I used black electric tape to grid my white board. I printed signs for Monday-Friday, weekly agenda, bellwork, today and objective on my computer, glued it to black paper and laminated them! Then taped them up! This helps to keep me and my students organized! :):

By Presto Plans I first realized the power of bell ringers years ago, thanks to a particularly unruly class that would bounce off my walls after lunch. After consistently wasting the first ten minutes of class getting students seated, settled, and ready to learn, I decided to give bell-ringers a try. They were immediately a classroom game-changer. Bell-ringers—sometimes referred to as “warm ups” or “do nows”— are questions, tasks, or other warm up activities that students complete at the…

For many students, sixth grade marks the beginning of middle school. Middle school students thrive on independence and responsibility. Effective teachers recognize this and create classrooms to accommodate these student needs. Therefore, we have developed an awesome list of 15 favorite classroom management strategies for you to implement in your classrooms.

Warm and inviting decor matters beyond elementary school!

Words on walls are a great way to display important vocabulary words in your science classroom. Not only will it help your students learn...