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Organizing Your Classroom for the First Year Teacher

Organizing Your Classroom

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Transforming your classroom into a great learning space takes ingenuity and planning.  These articles offer plenty of inspiration and know-how.

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The New Teacher's Crash Course

Preparing your middle school classroom for the arrival of your students is probably high on the list of your priorities. Here are some teacher-tested tips to make it easier and more successful.

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Our Easy Guide to Setting Up Your Grade K–5 Classroom

At last, a classroom of your own! Time to roll up your shirtsleeves and begin transforming that empty space into a warm and inviting place for your first class. Here's how.

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How to Make an Old Classroom New Again

As a new teacher, a big challenge will be setting up your new classroom and making it your own.

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Time Management Tip: Outsmart the Clutter

Reduce classroom clutter to save valuable instructional time lost scrambling to find small items like math manipulatives, glue sticks, and extra No. 2 pencils.

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Classroom Jobs for All Your Student Helpers

Involving students in classroom care and cleanup teaches responsibility and cuts down on your workload.

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The New Teacher's Guide to Setting Up Learning Centers

Step-by-step guidance on creating dynamic areas for independent learning.

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Five Low-Cost Ways to Decorate Your Middle-School Classroom

Ideas for sprucing up your class space without breaking the bank.
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Tips and Tricks to Supersize Your Small Classroom

"Big" ideas on making the most of a little space.

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New Teacher Survival Guide

Find practical and easy-to-use tips, solutions, and advice to help make your first year in the classroom a success.

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