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…
10 Perfect Picture Books to Teach Middle Schoolers Emotional Intelligence: Some are Free!
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…
Conflict Resolution in the Middle School Classroom
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…
Classroom Culture: How Do Your Students Feel?
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…
How to Choose Perfect Middle School Art Projects
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…
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…
Do Teachers Make Good Money Blogging?
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…
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…