6 Back to School Tips to Organize Your Classroom

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning”
-Winston Churchill

“If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.”
 -Denis Waitley

In the midst of back-to-school madness, it’s easy to let yourself get overwhelmed with all the planning and prep.

You’ve visited the teacher store, reviewed your curriculum and spent a few nights tossing and turning. Whether you are an experienced teacher or new teacher, these tips can help you organize and plan your time before school starts.

Sneak Peak: Mrs. Mimi\’s 2nd Grade Adventures

Mrs. Mimi has been sharing her second grade adventures with undeniable wit and endearing honesty on her blog It’s Not All Flowers and Sausages for the last two years, but now she\’s gone big time. Her book by the same name hit stores Sept. 1.

Mrs. Mimi and her publishers were kind enough to let us peak inside the first chapter “I Love Naughty Boys.”

Sneak Peak: Mrs. Mimi\’s 2nd Grade Adventures

Mrs. Mimi has been sharing her second grade adventures with undeniable wit and endearing honesty on her blog It’s Not All Flowers and Sausages for the last two years, but now she\’s gone big time. Her book by the same name hit stores Sept. 1.

Mrs. Mimi and her publishers were kind enough to let us peak inside the first chapter “I Love Naughty Boys.”

Sneak Peak: Mrs. Mimi\’s 2nd Grade Adventures

Mrs. Mimi has been sharing her second grade adventures with undeniable wit and endearing honesty on her blog It’s Not All Flowers and Sausages for the last two years, but now she\’s gone big time. Her book by the same name hit stores Sept. 1.

Mrs. Mimi and her publishers were kind enough to let us peak inside the first chapter “I Love Naughty Boys.”

5 Classroom Management Techniques to Handle Teacher Fatigue

f you ask just about any teacher how he or she feels, you’ll probably get some variation on the word “Tired.” Teacher fatigue is real, and it’s a threat to the teaching profession!
But there are some classroom management techniques you can employ to battle fatigue. Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, who is a seasoned elementary school educator based in Upstate New York, looks at some Classroom Management methodologies you can use to help combat teacher exhaustion.
Janelle’s ideas include:
  • Listen to Your Body
  • Take a Technology Time-Out
  • Make Fewer Decisions
  • And More!

Janelle sums up her article like this: “You can fight teacher fatigue by planning ahead, listening to your body, getting enough rest, taking a break from technology and by making fewer decisions. When you do all of these things, you will feel better.”
How do you fight teacher fatigue? Do you have any classroom management strategies that work well for you? Please share your ideas and thoughts in the comment section of the actual article, we’d love to hear your thoughts in the topic.