Middle school centers

Need more engagement from your middle school students? Try adding in one of these 3 ways to incorporate student choice into your classroom!

Freaking out over how in the world can you actually use centers and stations in your classroom without being completely overwhelmed? Concerned that you don’t have enough time, don’t know how to enforce student accountability, don’t know what the stations should look like, or panicking that you simply can’t keep up? These are absolutely valid

I taught elementary before moving to middle school and loved math centers (also known as math workshop or math stations). I knew that I had to try implementing math centers in middle school when I moved up because I found that students were more engaged and loved the group work. Math centers helped

So you have finally decided to try out stations in your class. The problem is - you have NO idea how to begin. Rest easy because I'm about to give you all the tools you'll need to make stations a favorite in your classroom!

If you had asked me ten years ago if I would ever use literacy centers in middle school ELA, I would have replied, “I teach middle school, not kindergarten.” Today, however, literacy centers in middle school ELA are all the craze, so I wanted to figure out if there was a way I could use […]

Ok, I get these Q’s frequently from teachers who reach out to me regarding setting up and running stations or centers (same thing, basically) in their middle school English / Language Arts / Reading / Writing classes: How do I make stations work so I can . . . >> teach my students while also

Fantastic ideas for setting up a middle school classroom. Ideas are easy to implement and to keep going all year long from 2 Peas and a Dog.

Do you use Math Stations in your classroom? Do you want to help your students review in a meaningful way? Do you want to engage your students in the Math content? I was hesitant at first when I started using Math Stations, but quickly found out how valuable they are! Math Stations (also called Math Workshops) is a system of different types of activities in the classroom for the students to complete based on the same topic. I have created the 6th Grade Math Stations BUNDLE to cover all of the…

I’ll admit, when I first began using stations the main reason was so I didn’t have to make copies for 200 students. The copy machines at my school were frequently broken, out of toner, and often inaccessible due to high need from other teachers and the lack of regular and predictable planning periods. If I wanted to make copies, I either had to get to school around seven or stay well after the final bell rang. Even then I might not be able to print what I needed for my students because the…

A three-step process for teaching your students how to identify, define, and apply academic vocabulary found in complex texts.