September 20, 2025

25 Proven Classroom Management Strategies for Busy Teachers

25 Proven Classroom Management Strategies for Busy Teachers

Classroom management is simply the art of helping every student know what to do, when to do it, and why it matters. Whether you’re juggling sixth-period energy spikes or early-morning yawns, the 25 strategies below can be put into play as soon as tomorrow—no fancy apps, hours of prep, or expensive behavior programs required. Use […]

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Day 14 Lesson Plan: Finding Literary Devices in Fiction

1. Silent Reading (15 minutes) As always, begin class with 15 minutes of silent reading. Encourage students to log their thoughts or track themes, characters, or devices they notice in their independent novels. 2. Quick Quiz on Capitalization Follow up the reading session with a short quiz on capitalization rules. This reinforces yesterday’s lesson while

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Day 13: Capitalization Lesson and Fiction Review

Day 13 is all about sharpening grammar skills while keeping our momentum with literary analysis. Today’s focus: a capitalization lesson that refreshes students on the rules they think they know but often forget in practice. After that, we’ll return to Sandra Cisneros’ Eleven to continue logging the elements of fiction. Lesson Flow Silent Reading –

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