The first half hour of the school day sets the tone for how the rest of the time until dismissal will go. This post will detail ideas for how to start each school day in an organized, efficient, and productive way to decrease off-task behavior and get the entire day
One of the keys to being a successful and happy teacher is the consistent use of strong classroom management tools and strategies. The Clutter-Free Classroom Management Bundle is packed with information and tools to help you develop a classroom management plan, fine tune your classroom management strategies, and strengthen your classroom management techniques.
Timers for teachers are an incredibly powerful classroom management tool. If you aren’t currently using them in your classroom, read below to learn about 5 different types of timers and 5 opportunities where timers can be utilized for the classroom. They have the power to transform your classroom management. Timers
“I’m done! Now what? What’s next?” Do you ever hear this in your classroom while most of your students are still working? Read below to learn how to best serve your “fast finishers” in your class through meaningful experiences where they can use their critical thinking and problem solving skills
Pencils can be the root of many distractions. Kids wander the classroom to sharpen them… or worse, they intentionally break the tip as an excuse to wander the classroom pretending to need to sharpen them. There are three options for sharpening pencils and each is more annoying than the other:
Students have motives when it comes to lining up. Either they’re pushing to be first in line, dawdling to be last, or wiggling their way to be near friends. In many schools, teachers lead their lines to places where the children remain in “line order”. Some examples are assemblies, a
With everything that needs to get done, most teachers would agree that there are not enough instructional hours in the school day. Since every second counts, it is important to not waste any time. One of the best ways to do this is by maximizing learning time by quickening classroom
Before I dig into all of the attention grabber examples, let’s start at the very beginning of my classroom management journey. When I graduated from college, I worked as a classroom aide for the first and second-grade level team. There was one first grade teacher who amazed me. Her room
Teachers often face the problem of students yelling out during a read aloud or interrupting their small group lessons and reading conferences to ask to use the bathroom, get a drink of water, sharpen a pencil, or ask a question. These disruptions often cause other students to lose focus and
The beginning and end of the day can be the most hectic times during school. Without consistent procedures and routines for classroom arrival and dismissal, these transition times can be noisy, unproductive, and chaotic. Start and end your day smoothly with the classroom arrival and dismissal procedures below! 5 Classroom Arrival and
By having consistent and predictable routines, your classroom will run itself… Right? Unfortunately, not everything is predictable. Like when a kid needs to use the bathroom. It’s going to come up all day everyday. While you can’t control the wee little bladders of kids who have sucked down too much
I honestly feel strong classroom management is the most important thing teachers need to do in order to create the best, most-effective, learning environment that they possibly can. I love classroom organization. I adore classroom decor. But, if you don’t have a solid plan for how you will consistently run
