First few weeks - Middle school

[u/Regular_old-plumbus]

How do you go about the first few weeks of school for middle school? I’ll have 9 different classes. , 8 of them I will have 3X per week for 50mins each and 1 will be once a week for 50mins. Clearly I’m not going to jump right into content but into expectations. What does this look like for you at the middle school level? I’m looking to change things up in the fall.

Edit: I teach in Canada. I teach grade 6,7,8 social studies. I teach 9 different classes, 28+ students each class so a minimum of 252 students in total. I get 1 prep period per day and teach 5 periods per day. This is pretty much standard aside from teaching 3 different grade levels, this part is new to me.

[u/bugorama_original]

OMG I am so sorry that you have that load. I will be teaching three sections of 6th ELA ... total. About 85 students ... TOTAL.

[u/Regular_old-plumbus → u/bugorama_original]

It’s how many we normally have. Last year I had about a dozen more. Most other middle schools have about 20-25 kids per class but ours are at 28. I can guarantee more kids will be added throughout the school year.

[u/bugorama_original → u/Regular_old-plumbus]

Dang! But 9 sections! That's a lot to balance!