When a teacher abdicates structuring a classroom,structure is left to the student. - Harry K. Wong
What the teacher does in the first five minutes of class determines the effectiveness of the remainder of the session. Are you implementing these important practices? (Click below to read the article)
How well you begin school with an organized, consistent, and well managed classroom will determine your success and your students’ success for the rest of the school year. Here are some of the items you’ll want to make sure you use consistently in your classroom to better the chances of your students winning each and every day.
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I love the ideas in The First Day of School and THE Classroom Management Book. However, I teach in a small Classical Christian K-12 school that is very limited on classroom space and is housed in a school building and a church building. I teach 8th and 9th grade English and Language Arts classes. The idea of having a Schedule, "Bell work"...See MoreI love the ideas in The First Day of School and THE Classroom Management Book. However, I teach in a small Classical Christian K-12 school that is very limited on classroom space and is housed in a school building and a church building. I teach 8th and 9th grade English and Language Arts classes. The idea of having a Schedule, "Bell work", an Agenda, and an Objective on the board when students arrive is not usually possible since, in my school, teachers change classrooms as well as the students. There are some classes where my students are already in a classroom from their previous class and I'm coming in from the other building for ours. This means that students are already in the classroom when I come in and I need a minute to even get my materials ready for the class. Since they have a few minutes between teachers, they become somewhat riled up. Thankfully, they are really good kids and my classes consist of 11 and 7 students respectively, so they don't usually get too rowdy, but I hate the waste of time at the beginning of classes. Any suggestions?
Mrs. W.On 4/07/15, Mrs. U wrote: > I love the ideas in The First Day of School and THE > Classroom Management Book. However, I teach in a small > Classical Christian K-12 school that is very limited on > classroom space and is housed in a school building and a > church building. I teach 8th and 9th grade English and > Language Arts class...See MoreOn 4/07/15, Mrs. U wrote: > I love the ideas in The First Day of School and THE > Classroom Management Book. However, I teach in a small > Classical Christian K-12 school that is very limited on > classroom space and is housed in a school building and a > church building. I teach 8th and 9th grade English and > Language Arts classes. The idea of having a Schedule, "Bell > work", an Agenda, and an Objective on the board when > students arrive is not usually possible since, in my school, > teachers change classrooms as well as the students. There > are some classes where my students are already in a > classroom from their previous class and I'm coming in from > the other building for ours. This means that students are > already in the classroom when I come in and I need a minute > to even get my materials ready for the class. Since they > have a few minutes between teachers, they become somewhat > riled up. Thankfully, they are really good kids and my > classes consist of 11 and 7 students respectively, so they > don't usually get too rowdy, but I hate the waste of time at > the beginning of classes. Any suggestions? > > Thank you! > Mrs. U.
On 4/07/15, Michelle wrote: > Do you have access to a smart board or document camera in > the classrooms you enter? You could have a warm up ready > on your computer, a flash drive,or printed out to have the > students working on while you get yourself situated and > organized. > > > On 4/07/15, Mrs. U wrote: >> I love the ideas in The First Day of School and THE >> Classroom Management Book. However, I teach in a small >> Classical Christian K-12 school that is very limited on >> classroom space and is housed in a school building and a >> church building. I teach 8th and 9th grade English and >> Language Arts classes. The idea of having a Schedule, > "Bell >> work", an Agenda, and an Objective on the board when >> students arrive is not usually possible since, in my > school, >> teachers change classrooms as well as the students. There >> are some classes where my students are already in a >> classroom from their previous class and I'm coming in > from >> the other building for ours. This means that students are >> already in the classroom when I come in and I need a > minute >> to even get my materials ready for the class. Since they >> have a few minutes between teachers, they become somewhat >> riled up. Thankfully, they are really good kids and my >> classes consist of 11 and 7 students respectively, so > they >> don't usually get too rowdy, but I hate the waste of time > at >> the beginning of classes. Any suggestions? >> >> Thank you! >> Mrs. U.