As a teacher of a large classroom, you may find it difficult to provide individualized attention to your students. One way to make sure students have a chance to gain clarification about important topics is by assigning them to work groups. A work group is a team of four or five students who work together on in-class assignments and projects. The group is responsible for helping one another comprehend the lessons and discuss issues that need to be clarified. You can go from group to group to find out if the teams have questions you can address collectively. This approach is a more efficient than checking with each student individually.
You can combat the issue of a large class size by using the school library as an alternative learning space. When you assign students in-class work to perform, ask if some students will volunteer to work in the library while the other students remain in the classroom. Or, consider the fact that certain projects might require your entire class to relocate to the library so that students have more resources and more room.
Technological teaching tools can help you manage your large middle school classroom. Slide-show presentations, videos and student computers can assist with lectures and interactive activities to keep students focused and productive in class. For instance, a lengthy lecture might make a large middle-school class restless. You can solve this issue by breaking up your lecture with a PowerPoint presentation or a video for students to watch. Use tools that complement your teaching.
When you oversee a large class you need to be ready with a list of classroom rules for students because more students mean more opportunity for misbehavior. Establishing rules will help you manage the class more effectively so that rowdy or undisciplined students do not jeopardize the learning environment. Make a list of the classroom rules and present them the first day of school. Keep the list somewhere visible in the classroom and refer to them from time to time as a reminder to students. A strict classroom will help keep things under control so that you can manage the large class size.