The Montessori classroom has fairly specific ways in which materials are supposed to be set up. This is slightly difficult at the middle school level due to fewer manipulatives that actually go on trays/shelves for shelfwork. When I was first setting up my classroom, I took a tour of my colleagues’ classrooms to collect ideas. Here are a few ideas that I plan to “steal” from them.
Class jobs by table
What to do if you don’t understand
Whiteboard table for minilessons
When you need help, or you can be helpul
Here are some ideas that I did actually steal and implement. I’ll go into more detail on them in a later post.
This actually works! Students stop and check to make sure I am not talking before sharpening. Or they ask if it is okay.
Entrance Procedures
Exit Procedures
Quiet Corner Expectations
Dude, Where's My Shelfwork? 