Bell work

In the last couple of years I have gone through some teaching position changes that I never thought would happen to me. I taught self-contained 5th grade for three years (that included my student teaching). I knew nothing else, and honestly, at the time, I didn’t really want to. Long story short, I moved across ... Read more

Whether you call it morning work, bell work, or bell ringers, having a start-of-class activity can work wonders when it comes to helping class start smoothly. Not only does bell work keep kids calm and help them focus, but it also gives you time to take attendance, answer the same question for the 1

Bell ringers are the perfect way to engage your students from the moment they get out their materials at the start of ELA class.

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Hi friends, I have had multiple ideas of posts I have wanted to share with you all about preparing for teaching in middle school, so I decided to combine them all in to one HUGE post :). This post really came to be because, in my true nature, I am not a middle school teacher ... Read more

Capturing your students interest and curiosity during the first few minutes of class is the key to keeping them engaged for your entire lesson. But not all math warm up activities are created equally. Math teachers miss out on activating their students’ critical thinking and reasoning skills when

Beginning the class period with a bell exercise, also known as a bell-ringer, no-now, or bell work, is a great way to create a routine. Here are four meaningful steps you can take to make your first five minutes in class count. #teachingmiddleschool #teachinghighschool #teachingELA #ELAteachingideas #classroommanagement

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If you're like me, you have tried a thousand options for bell ringers/bell work. No matter what, the bell work needs a home, and for a long time, the bell work "home" has been in a notebook. Then, what do we have to do to grade it? COLLECT 125 SPIRAL BOUND NOT