I dream of reading novel after novel throughout the school year, but time is of the essence. With professional development, classroom instruction, and family life…novel reading for pleasure can go by the wayside. That is why summertime is my very favorite book-reading season! Reading books in …
The end of the school year is a wild and busy time for both teachers and students. I always compare it to a tornado swooping me up, swirling me around with a million things on my plate, and spitting me out as I say goodbye to …
One of my favorite things to do is take pictures of my students throughout the course of the school year and create an end of year slideshow video of all of those images showing the students in action. It is amazing to see the growth and …
I originally published these after-testing ideas for ELA teachers a few years ago, but the lessons and examples are still applicable today. This post features lesson ideas I used as a 4th grade teacher. Many of them can be modified for middle school use as …
It’s not easy to balance work and fun near the end of the school year. Our students have summer and swimming pool dreams on their minds, and ELA teachers don’t have enough instruction time to get through a new novel unit. This makes May a …
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