Back to School Season is here, let’s prepare for the best year ever! What do you need to have the best year ever? The best tools for teaching with purpose. Let’s look at 5 ways you can prepare now and be ready to have the best year at your school.
Teacher Prep
The best way to prepare for the best year teaching math is to do some teacher preparation. Being prepared will ensure that you have everything you need ahead of time. There are some things that every teacher should know and do to not only help your students, but also help yourself to save time and energy.
Let’s Prep for Your Best Year Teaching Math
- Rules that Every Math Class Should Have
There are rules that every math teacher should give their students. Make sure that your rules are simple and concise. Students should know what your classroom rules and expectations are. Keep it simple with 5 rules or less. Share your rules often so that your students are familiar. Read the blog post click here.
- Fix Bad Student Behavior
Before any bad student behavior happens, have a plan in place. What happens if a student does x, y, or z? Think about situations that you’re familiar with and plan for the consequences you would give students. This will help eliminate student behavior problems from escalating. Read the blog post click here.
- Make Math Lessons Engaging and Fun
Math lesson plans can be fun and engaging for all students. Think about what special days or activities you can do with your students. Plan ahead for these and remind your students what is coming up to look forward to.
- Assess Your Students by Standards
Start with the end in mind. What do you want your students to know at the end of the school year? Give your students a diagnostic test to see what they know about your grade’s math content. Learn from this data and plan your year.
- Play Standards Based Math Games and Activities
Plan for more fun this school year with standards based math games and activities. Give your students differentiated activities that will help them learn and engage them. They won’t even realize it’s math because they will be having so much fun!
Want More Classroom Support?
Being a math teacher can be difficult with lots of things to juggle including classroom management, lesson planning, parent communication, student behaviors, assessments, and more. Join the Teaching Math and More membership this year to get extra support in your classroom.
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