Are there any 6th grade (middle school) teachers who can help me?
This coming year will be my second year of teaching. I going through a few workshops this summer to help me have more structure in my classroom. However, I would like more ideas on how organize its procedures, rules, and general layout of the classroom in a middle school. I work at a private school, which means they only have two classes of sixth grade and change between me and the other teacher. I would like more ideas on how to make students orgainize tasks, procedures during the day, etc. I am especially interested in the task. I have heard many teachers use task folders, how does that work exactly. Please help, I want to be more organized for August! Thank you!
Students have a folder for each subject. The left side is for homework to be completed and forward inside the right side is to make the classification task. I ask them to keep their graded assignments in your folder until they have been given an assessment of the unit, chapter, or a particular lesson. That way, you have everything their study materials in one place. any color code. Use the same color for all materials for each topic or unit. If you can, missions, color code and documents through the use of colored paper copy. If you do not have access to colored paper, then use colored labels. Use colored labels in the resource books students so that they will return items to the right notebook. Use different colors for the records of students in each class. put everything into folders. Place teacher resource books in three-ring binder using plastic bags. Again, the color code from these folders according to topic. Binders used for store the items you want to keep. Store items in boxes. Use plastic containers or cardboard boxes to store the project file on vacation, art projects, special books and supplies. Be sure to label the boxes with the name of each project or unit. Assign numbers to students. Assign the same number each student used in his gradebook. Have each student write their number on each assignment. Use the number of students corresponding to label all materials for students, including mailboxes. Use an electronic notebook, if possible. Electronic Notepads allows you to automatically out online tasks and record grades. make name tags for each student. Have your students write their names and numbers on the labels, which can take off and the use of all folders, notebooks and other materials that require student identification, including forms. This is a real time saver. Be prepared for new students. Have packets for new students prepared beforehand so that when a new student enters your class in the middle of a lesson, you're ready. Create a seating chart. As soon as your class list is final, create a seating chart from their perspective in the front of the class. This should help to learn the names of students and help keep some order in the classroom. Create a basket or tray assignment. Use a basket or tray for students to turn in assignments. You can have a basket or a different tray for each class or subject. Then, train your students turn in assignments in these places. Establishing Rules and policies. During the first week of school to ask students to suggest class rules. It is likely that the standards listed will be similar to those you have in mind. If not, you can guide them. ( "Should we have policies to prepare for lunch and what should it be?") Include the general class rules, as cooperation and routines, including the use of bathroom, turn on the assignment and work rules. Review the rules of the district with students. These could include suspension and codes of conduct of the school. Explain class organization to students. Tell students where they can find supplies and how they must find adequate supplies and materials back. Offering prizes or credits to follow instructions.
Brain Rules in the Classroom
