Homeroom activities

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I'm student teaching with a resource teacher, which means that I often get to push into other classes and observe what is going on in the general education classrooms. I had the pleasure, while taking data last week, to witness the most hilarious lesson I think I've ever seen! Apparently the students had been experiencing difficulty with following directions so to assess who could follow directions and who could not, the teacher and student teacher in this classroom made a list of directions…

A few years ago, I teamed up with my friend Noelle from Maneuvering the Middle to put together our favorite teaching strategies and class management ideas as

My school day and year is more successful when I have taken the time to make the most of my homeroom. Here are ideas for your homeroom!

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A few photos of some of the things we have been doing during the first week and 2 days of school. 1). After reading First Day Jitters one of the follow up activities was a cooperative group vocab exercise which is pictured below. I love doing partner and group activities with my students as it provides great opportunity for practicing social skills and working with others. we love our clipboards:) Can't head to groups without them I also allow the students to pick a place to go with their…

The pencils are sharpened, your classroom is clean and the bell rings…gulp…here they come! My feelings on the first week of school ar...

Brain breaks are a great classroom management tool to use regularly in your classroom. Brain breaks are short, 1 to 2 minute, activities that can…

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