Category: back to school

Building Classroom Rapport

Building Classroom Community by Welcoming Students and Prioritizing Relationships I remember when, at the start of my first year teaching, I was excitedly decorating my

Math Word Walls

Ideas for Engaging Math Word Walls There are few things more frustrating for teachers than an ignored math word wall. We understand that academic vocabulary

Eight Ways to Get Secondary Students to Behave for a Substitute

Eight Ways to Prepare for a Sub Teachers, let’s face it. It is easier to come to

Back-to-School at the High School

This is my first back-to-school season as a high school teacher. I have previously taught seventh grade Math and Algebra I for nine years. I

Back to School Crafts

Who is ready to go back to school? Me! Me! Well, not totally, but in a some ways, I am really excited. Of course I

Eight Things That Should be at the Top of Teachers’ To-Do Lists for the Beginning of the Year

Teachers’ To-Do List for the Beginning of Year I am a list-maker. BIG TIME. I love the feeling of crossing a completed task off of