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 you that you could …
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 points are simply not true. …
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 as much as they seem …
Table of Contents The Reality The Solution Ten Ways To Create a Positive Classroom Culture What the Surveys Said Concerning Bullying Back to That List! 1. Show them that you love your job. 2. Give …
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 all have fun. They also …
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 all of the board games …
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 they are capable of reading …
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 a lot more issues …
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 and communicate with HR in …
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 planning because it is …