Works4Me
Starting School and Eating Right
The new school year means saying good-bye to your free time, but you don't have to sacrifice your healthy eating habits. Following this tip now will save you some stress when Fall is in full swing!
routines and procedures
Keeping Track of Assignments
Here's a late-summer planning tip and a great way to help students be accountable for their time and work assigments. This teacher's tip also keeps the critical communication line between home and school open.
classroom management
"Top Ten" Icebreaker
Inspired by Late Night with David Letterman, this tip helps set a positive tone for the year and the students love hearing their classmates' answers.
first day of school
Birthday Coupon
This first-day-of-school activity is a great way to bring a smile to a students' faces on their birthdays - this tip even comes with a way to include students whose birthdays don't fall on a school day!
Connect with Your Peers
First-Year Teacher
Katelynn M. says, “I was wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions on classroom management. I am a first-year 7th-grade math teacher in an inner-city school district. I am having terrible luck with classroom control. I am the type of person that needs examples of what to do, not just being told to be stricter.”
Kate Ortiz says, “My first year with 7th graders started out rocky, even though I had taught successfully for many years before that. Here are the things that helped my students get more engaged in their learning and be more respectful: First, learn their names. I was overwhelmed with the number of students I saw each day, having been used to elementary classes, and I didn't make learning their names a priority…”
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