How to Organize a Saturday Teacher Spa Day
What if, after a super long week, you could transform your teacher's lounge (or a fellow teacher's living room) into a luxurious spa for the day?And what if I told…
What if, after a super long week, you could transform your teacher's lounge (or a fellow teacher's living room) into a luxurious spa for the day?And what if I told…
We tend to think that middle schoolers are too old to be read to. Even more, we tend to believe that middle schoolers don't care about picture books anymore. Both…
Middle schoolers like to fight. They like to argue. And they especially like to prove themselves right. Conflict resolution is certainly not on their mind, although conflict surely is. But…
Table of ContentsThe RealityThe SolutionTen Ways To Create a Positive Classroom CultureWhat the Surveys SaidConcerning BullyingBack to That List!1. Show them that you love your job.2. Give your students enough…
Most students in middle school love art projects. They love discovering artistic techniques and trying their hand at it. Sometimes it's great. Other times it is pretty bad. But they…
What do you do when the weather has been dreary and cold for a while now and the kids (and you) are bored to tears during recess? They have played…
Sometimes we don't think we should read aloud to middle school students. We tend to think that middle schoolers are too old to be read to. We think that because…
This is probably a question that just about every teacher has asked at some point.So...do teachers make good money blogging? The quick answer is that they can. But there are…
Writing is a critical skill, no matter what field of work you are in. Even if your job description doesn't specifically require writing, you still had to write a resume…
Why do teachers hate lesson planning so much? And is it possible to grow to love it?Let's start with why teachers hate lesson planning so much. Many teachers hate lesson…