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MrsBeers.com is a collection of my experiences as a middle school language arts teacher. I share teaching strategies, classroom ideas, and my product creations to help you find inspiration for your ELA classroom!
50 Best Books for Middle School
Every summer, I get a few emails or texts from parents and students asking for book recommendations. I typically know these readers well, so I can fire off 5-10 book recommendations that I think their middle school readers will love. In hindsight though, I should
Differentiated Instruction with Novel Units
As a middle school ELA teacher, I am always in search of resources that best meet the needs of my readers. Having a good selection of novels and a diverse set of reading comprehension activities are two ways I incorporate differentiated instruction into my language
5 Reading Fluency Tricks for BIG KIDS
“Why do I have to read aloud? I hate reading aloud!” -a struggling 6th grade reader A number of years ago, when my school district began our work with Response to Intervention, or RTI, it became even more abundantly clear that many of our upper elementary
Daily 5: Tried and True Resources for Grades 4-6
Have you read this book by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser?The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy in the Elementary Grades I can promise that it will transform the way you teach in your ELA classroom. The premise of this must-read resource is that “students select from
Student Conversation about Text in the Classroom Using Chit Chat Cards
I have to admit that, as a 7th grade language arts teacher, I LOVE a quiet classroom. I do not like CHAOS, I do not like LOUD, and while I am in complete confession mode, I can't stand when things are not organized and out of
First Day Read Alouds for Middle Grades
I am one of those teachers that LOVES reading aloud to my students. I read aloud for a multitude of reasons, but mostly, I LOVE to read to them because they still enjoy being read to. In addition to my love of reading, research shows read alouds
