Middle school time fillers

Your lesson ends 5 minutes early. What do you do in that time? Discover some perfect 5 minute time fillers for those few extra minutes in your school day.

5 fun ideas for the end of the year for middle school classrooms that will end your year on a positive note!

The stress of an unfilled minute while substitute teaching can mount to the extreme. But with these 5 solid time fillers, you can survive the extra time!

Ever found yourself in an awkward situation with too much time on your hands after finishing a lesson in your middle school science class? I have got you covered with 12 engaging time filler activities to keep your middle school science students interested. From exit tickets to whiteboard reviews, find the right activity here to review lesson content or even start new discussions. Learn more at secondarysparks.com.

Good evening! Tonight I wanted to post about some of my favorite time-fillers for any classroom, although these work especially well in a l...

The big end of year tests are finished, but we still have several days or weeks of school left. The struggle to keep students engaged is getting tougher. Planning time is lacking. I’ve gathered some of my favorite end of year activities. These require little or no prep. They are interesting and fun

Teaching Fourth: 14 Fabulous Time Fillers for Language Arts. Find some fun and meaningful ways to fill in those last few minutes of class.

We LOVE brain breaks in fifth grade. Maybe it’s because we work so hard, or more likely, because my class is full of social butterflies (including me!) Regardless, we love them. I searched th…

2 truths and a lie is a great ice breaker game to play as you are getting to know your new students, and as they get to know one another. It gives you the opportunity to learn fun, quirky facts about them that you may not otherwise know! Download these game cards and away you go! This file is editable to suit your needs.

Fun mind tricks and games to play with older students in a morning meeting or class meeting

Posts about Time Filler written by Natalie

Classroom Management Tips: 5 (Constructive) Activities to Do When You Have 5 Minutes to Fill (5 minute fillers)

What to do when your schedule has the tiniest gap and there's not enough time to accomplish much? Classroom time fillers from teachers who've been there.

If you've ever been in the middle school classroom you will know that being a middle school teacher is not work for the faint of heart. Coupled with everything else that we know about the importance of brain breaks, it's absolutely pivotal that we make sure we are doing everything we can for middle schoolers, as their brains are going through rapid amounts of changes. Brain breaks for middle school may actually be more important than any other grade level we are teaching.

I love Morning Meetings with my sixth graders. Our typical Morning Meetings follow the structure from Responsive Classroom, but there are some days that we spend a lot longer on activities than oth…

Ready to move beyond tired Jeopardy slides? Try a few rounds of the Flyswatter Game, a no-fail way to keep teens active and excited about test prep. Six Easy St

Brain teaser

It's been another wet and rainy Saturday in Victoria, so I spent the morning with brainteasers! (I know, I'm a total nerd!) When I was in school, I used to love rebus puzzles. What are rebus puzzles? They are word puzzles that illustrate a familiar phrase or saying. I didn't know until today that they were called Rebus, but now that I know, I want to use the name as much as possible! I found a couple online, then I decided to make some handouts for my English classes to use as a warm up…