Morning Work {FREEBIE}

January 22, 2016 in Uncategorized

Classroom management is the key to a successful classroom.
Students learn and disruptions are at a minimum. 
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One tool I use for classroom
management is MORNING WORK! 
I know a lot of teachers use morning work
(sometimes called bell work) to get students settled as they walk into their
classrooms. Sometimes it’s a sheet with a number of the day, word problem, word
of the day, etc. 
I was using a morning work sheet with grammar review, math
review, and writing prompts. However, I found I had a slight problem. Some of
those ready made morning work papers didn’t always align with things I had
taught in class. I was getting frustrated with these papers because it wasn’t
utilizing my students’ skills, or pushing them to think outside of the box.  I thought about creating my own morning work
for each day, but between my home life (two babies under two and a husband) and
school work, I just couldn’t find the time to dedicate to creating full morning
work pages. I then decided I would hold my students more accountable. 
I created a simple sheet that my students keep with them throughout the week that is
labeled Monday through Friday. (I also have a flip book version!) 
I write a prompt on the board for students to
answer each day. It can be several questions related to different subjects, or
it can be one large question. 
It just depends on the previous day’s lesson. To
save time, I write the question after school so it’s ready for the next
morning. Sometimes, I’ll write it on our Smart Board in the morning too. 
The key is really just creating your questions based on something from the previous
day’s lesson. I love this way of incorporating morning work into my classroom.
It keeps my kiddos on task as they enter the classroom, and it is a great way
of reviewing important concepts taught in class. 
How do you administer MORNING WORK?

Marine

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  • The Hip Teacher January 24, 2016 at 1:53 am

    Love this idea! I am a big fan of morning work, and I love this as a very open way to customize morning work while minimizing paper. Thanks for sharing!

    Julie
    TheHipTeacher

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