Question about Middle School student behavior?

I totally agree with this! In my classroom, we always start with a mini-lesson.

I've completely given up on this approach and switched to project-based learning instead.

We had a PD session on this last month. The main takeaway was to be consistent.

Thanks for sharing! I'll definitely try this next week in my class.

Great question! I'm struggling with this too, especially after breaks.

I use a reward system (like stickers or points) and it completely solved this issue.

It really depends on the grade level, but generally I find strict boundaries help.