daily 5 for the middle grade classroom

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 …

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motivating novels for hard-to-reach middle school readers

5 Novels for Hard To Reach Students

If you are like me, you are always in search of the BEST novels to share with your classroom. Nurturing a love of reading is a passion of mine, but every school year brings a new mix of reading interests and appetites. One of the …

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digital activities for ELA back to school

Back to School Digital Activities for ELA Classrooms

While back to school in 2025 will be infinitely more “normal” compared to the COVID years, many of the digital learning practices we implemented during that time now have an established role in our classroom instruction. Whether you teach in a traditional classroom setting or …

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Summer reading recommendations from my middle school students

Student Selected Summer Reading

Summer reading can be tricky.  As parents, we have this idea that our children should arrive home from the last day of school enthusiastic and ready to tackle book after book until they return to the classroom in August/September!  As teachers, we hope that our …

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