How many times have you had your students lined up and ready to go when all of a sudden your schedule changes? Perhaps the music teacher isn’t ready for your class, there’s another class in the hallway, or the assembly you’re supposed to be going to is slightly delayed—and you know that your classroom management…
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3 No-Prep Activities!
When I was a classroom teacher, one of my favorite phrases was, “no prep.” That meant an activity could be put into my lesson plan without going to a copy machine, or cutting out a bunch of stuff, or even making a quick run to a store. Prepping lesson plans is one of the many…
Time Fillers to the Rescue!
All teachers know that time filler activities are important forms of classroom management—and the key is to have these ideas ready to go when needed. Who knows when you’ll have to fill those empty minutes before lunch, or before a special, or when a lesson plan you thought was fabulous suddenly becomes distinctly non-fabulous. Hey,…