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Regarding routines, I shared in a staff meeting recently how I always keep a book of short stories at my podium. If we finish with five or ten minutes to spare, around this time of year I start offering to read local ghost stories.

If I catch their interest early, my middle school students absolutely eat them up! But even the last few minutes of class demand established routines.

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Absolutely! The last few minutes of class are ripe with opportunity.

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