Fun In The Classroom

The one thing that really struck a chord with me in class was how we discussed the teaching style that teachers you now compared to the past. Before all the laws were made about how teachers need to teach their students based on testing, classrooms were a much more enjoyable place to be. School is supposed to be an escape for many students ad unfortunately it is not that way much anymore. I remember when I was in sixth grade how we were able to learn about life cycles by incubating eggs and letting them hatch. I eventually took four of the chickens home with me and this was the best thing we had ever done in class. It was a nontraditional way of teaching and allowed for students to get out of their seats and have fun. I also learned and remembered life cycles much better since we had this hands on activity to learn from. With all the testing that we have now it is almost impossible to fit activities like this into a lesson plan. Learning is supposed to be fun and unfortunately we are making it less and less fun for our students with all of the testing that is occurring. 

This blog, http://www.makingitteacher.com/2013/01/Making-It-As-A-Middle-School-Teacher.Having-Fun-in-Your-Classroom.html, is about how to make your classroom fun. It gives different activities that you can try with your students, along with other things such as decorating ideas. It also helps you to know how to "survive" teaching a middle school class when we know it can be quite difficult. She gives great tips and ideas to use in the classroom!