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By Presto Plans I first realized the power of bell ringers years ago, thanks to a particularly unruly class that would bounce off my walls after lunch. After consistently wasting the first ten minutes of class getting students seated, settled, and ready to learn, I decided to give bell-ringers a try. They were immediately a classroom game-changer. Bell-ringers—sometimes referred to as “warm ups” or “do nows”— are questions, tasks, or other warm up activities that students complete at the…

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As we are heading back to school an abundance of creative classrooms are filling my Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter feeds. I love seeing how other teachers

Analyzing writing curriculums, planning writing workshop and teaching writing lessons can be overwhelming. You might think, how am I going to fit everything in and produce successful writers? Where do I start? What skills do they need? This post will share the 7 BASIC WRITING LESSONS that every teacher should teach! With this basic knowledge, students will be able to perform other writing assignments more effectively. The following skills are not only effective in upper elementary, they are…

Looking for games to play with a classroom? This list of English games in the classroom is exactly what you need to engage students!

Have an empty planner and no clue where to begin? This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about lesson, unit, and curriculum planning. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed how they begin the planning process and what a daily lesson plan looks like. Teachers also shared how to build in assessment throughout a unit and where to start when planning an entire curriculum. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.

Teaching middle school is like no other teaching assignment - like no other task on Earth for that matter. As a teacher, you need to be just the right mix of cool and strict - but most important, calm. You need to have a good relationship with your students overall based on mutual respect. But that's much easier said than done. Here's the thing about middle schoolers in particular: They want to look good in front of their peers. What their peers think of them is of utmost importance to them…

There are a few disadvantages to we have as adults when it comes to learning languages compared to children. Find out what part of language learning is more difficult for adults and learn about our favorite language resources and tips that help adults absorb information better. | language learning tips | language hack | language fast | #languagetips #languagehacks #languageresorurce #languagelearning #discoverdiscomfort

Learning a new language or two is definitely worth a shot. Check out 6 of the best language learning infographics that will motivate you to enroll in that language course you've wanted for years!