Ideas + Resources + More for the 5th - 8th Grade Math Classroom
With school starting in just one month (YIKES!) it’s time to start planning and preparing for the year ahead. Last year I wrote about how I was planning to organize student notebooks with divider tabs. That was a WONDERFUL addition to our notebooks! I loved having them for multiple reasons – it kept the booksRead more about Setting Up Student Math Binders[…]
Just a quick post today to share a little organizational tool I am using this year… I got the idea from Pinterest (not sure who it originated from) to assign myself different tasks for different days of the week. I also can be a pretty forgetful person at times, especially after a long day ofRead more about Keeping Myself Organized Each Week[…]
Today I’m sharing my newest step towards improved organization in the classroom: notebook divider tabs. (I got the idea from a blog post by Sarah Carter and knew that I wanted to modify them to work for me in the upcoming year). I decided that this year I am going to make notes worth 2Read more about Organizing Student Notebooks with Dividers[…]
In my last post I shared with you my process for writing long-term plans and I shared my scope & sequence for Algebra I. (Click here to read that post if you missed it!) Today I thought I would share my long term plans for my other classes (7th grade math, 7th grade Pre-Algebra, andRead more about Getting Organized with Google Drive[…]
I personally believe that it’s a good idea to start thinking ahead to the next school year around this time of year. I admit that I don’t normally start planning until August but this year I am getting a head start because I believe it will allow me to be much less stressed come September.Read more about Long-Term Planning (Algebra I)[…]
With all the buzz on interactive notebooks lately, I thought I’d share how I do notebooks in my math classes for people who are looking for an alternative to cutting and pasting foldables into a notebook. I have gone back and forth a few times between having my students use binders or notebooks, but forRead more about Ideas for Setting Up Math Notebooks[…]
Organization has never been my strength as a teacher…(it’s a rare day when my desk isn’t covered in papers)…but every year I get a little bit better about it. It only took me 6 years to get my dismissal routine organized in a way I am happy with! I’m not sure how dismissal works atRead more about Tips for an Organized Dismissal Time[…]
Happy Labor Day! Tomorrow is my first day back at school so I figured I would write one more summer blog post about how I am getting organized for this school year. Today’s post is about one of those simple organizational ideas that I probably should have come up with 5 or 6 years agoRead more about Assignment Checklists[…]
As pretty much any teacher would say, it can’t be stressed enough just how important it is to set clear expectations for your students from the first day of school. This includes expectations for behavior and routines in the classroom, as well as academic expectations. Over the years I have revised the way that IRead more about Making Expectations Clear from the Very Beginning[…]
Organization is probably the thing I struggle with most as a teacher. My method (or lack thereof) of keeping track of homework is something that I know I need to reorganize this year. I am happy with my homework policy as a whole, but just need to change the way I keep track of whoRead more about Keeping Track of Homework[…]
