Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced the struggle of running small groups. ??‍♀️ You spend so much time planning and prepping for your groups, only to be distracted the majority of the time by all the disruptions from the rest of your class.  How are you supposed to keep your class on task so that you can run effective small groups? So many of you, myself included when I first started teaching, really need help figuring this out. That’s why I’m going to share 12 strategies that you can use to help keep the rest of your class on task when you’re working with small groups. These are simple, yet effective strategies that you can begin implementing right away! Show Notes: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/blog/working-with-small-groups Grab your copy of my FREE Ultimate Classroom Management Checklist: https://www.drlorifriesen.com/ultimate-classroom-management-checklist Join our Beginning Teacher Talk Private FB Group now: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BeginningTeacherTalkGroup/ Check out Lori's TpT store (Beginning Teacher Talk): https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Beginning-Teacher-Talk  Connect with Lori on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/drlorifriesen/ Connect with Lori on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beginningteachertalk If the Beginning Teacher Talk podcast is helping you in your teaching and if you're feeling extra loving, I would be so grateful if you would leave a positive review for the show! Your kind words mean the world to me. Just click here to leave your review now (and be entered into our draw for a $25 Amazon Gift Card)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beginning-teacher-talk/id1456137677 I hope you have a wonderful week, and remember - just because you are a beginning elementary teacher, there is no need for you to struggle like one. Xo Lori P.S. Do you have your copy of my FREE Ultimate Classroom Management Checklist? Get yours by clicking here now! https://www.drlorifriesen.com/ultimate-classroom-management-checklist