Best Indoor Recess Ideas: Unique Classroom Ideas
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…
Why We Should Read Aloud to Middle School Students
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…
12 Significant Ways to Improve Student Writing
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 Teachers Hate Lesson Planning and How to Grow to Love It
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…
New Year Party in the Middle School Classroom: Unique Classroom Ideas
What if you started the New Year off with a New Year party in the classroom? In the first period of the first day back in your middle school classroom?What…
How to Hook Your Students Instantly: the Anticipatory Set
When your students first walk into your classroom you have that instant to give them an impression of what you have planned for them for that day. You can hook…
How Do Teachers Stay Healthy?
Sometimes it seems like the biggest challenge of the school year. As soon as school starts, the runny noses and general yuck starts in. And teachers are fighting an uphill…
How to Foster a Love of Reading in Your Students
Most teachers love to read. Actually, do any teachers not love to read something? I haven't met a teacher yet that didn't love to read. So if you are one,…
How Do Teachers Support Each Other?
As teachers, there are a lot of times that we just feel like we are drowning. As a naturally nurturing profession, we want to be supportive of other teachers. And…
How to Teach Productively Between Thanksgiving and Christmas
Teachers know it. Parents know it. Even the kids know it.The few weeks of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the toughest time of the school year. Except for maybe…