Middle school bell ringers

Shhh! Did you hear that? It was the second bell. They’re COMING. Skipping, tripping, sauntering and marching right down that hallway. Are you ready for your students? Because make no mistake, they are ready for you! In an instant, the classroom goes from empty and silent to bursting with energy. Let’s face it: we teachers ... Read more

In the last couple of years I have gone through some teaching position changes that I never thought would happen to me. I taught self-contained 5th grade for three years (that included my student teaching). I knew nothing else, and honestly, at the time, I didn’t really want to. Long story short, I moved across ... Read more

Liven up the first few minutes of class with our Bell Ringers for Middle School! Enjoy engaging activities that get your students thinking critically & ready to learn! #BellRingersForMiddleSchool #BellRingers #JournalBuddies

It’s likely you’ve heard of bell ringers or have even incorporated some form of them into your own classroom routine. It’s also likely you completed them as a

Begin each of your classes with bell ringers or warm up activities that your middle or high school English students will love!

Trying to find fun reading and ELA bell ringers for middle school English language arts? Finding 6th grade, 7th grade, & 8th grade bell ringers that are perfect for focusing on context clues and much more isn't always easy, but I've got you covered! These quick and fun bell ringers are an ideal way to begin class! Your students in grade 6, grade 7, or grade 8 will love the engaging reading passage, and you will love the practice they get with reading comprehension!

After my middle school guided reading posts, this post goes into how I teach my ELA curriculum and small groups in middle school.

By Presto Plans I first realized the power of bell ringers years ago, thanks to a particularly unruly class that would bounce off my walls after lunch. After consistently wasting the first ten minutes of class getting students seated, settled, and ready to learn, I decided to give bell-ringers a try. They were immediately a classroom game-changer. Bell-ringers—sometimes referred to as “warm ups” or “do nows”— are questions, tasks, or other warm up activities that students complete at the…

Whether you call it morning work, bell work, or bell ringers, having a start-of-class activity can work wonders when it comes to helping class start smoothly. Not only does bell work keep kids calm and help them focus, but it also gives you time to take attendance, answer the same question for the 1

Your middle and high school students will enjoy responding to these fun bell ringer questions which transition them into an academic mindset!