My Teaching Ideas

Okay, so it’s the first day of school and you have 25 precious little students staring at you…what are they thinking? What are YOU thinking? You are all probably thinking about how this whole new situation is going to work out. Children in the primary grades are usually silent upon entering, because this situation is new to them. It makes you think, “Wow! This is going to be a great group…look how sweet and quite and still they are being—and they are all getting along!” Well, this could very well be true, but before anyone gets too comfortable, it’s important to “lay down the law”. Now I’m not saying that you should wear your military uniform, I’m just encouraging you to establish authority through classroom management very early on. Here are some of my tips, tricks, and ideas for managing a classroom…

Read the rest of this teaching idea »