As teachers begin planning for back to school, I see an abundance of creative classrooms filling my social media feeds. I love seeing how other teachers organize their classroom spaces because it gives me inspiration on the best way to set up my class to …
Creating a middle school syllabus can be a simple task, but I know from experience how hard it is to condense all your classroom guidelines and expectations into a single page. One way I streamlined the process was by building my own editable syllabus templates. …
As a teacher, I am always on the hunt for the perfect tools at the lowest prices for my ELA classroom. Taking care of our students and keeping our learning centers stocked and ready is just ingrained in our brains. Whether you are beginning your …
Every summer, my inbox fills with the same happy request: parents and students asking me for book recommendations. Because I know these readers well, I can usually fire off five or ten titles I know their middle schooler will love. In hindsight, though, I should …
My classroom is the home away from home for my students and me, so I try to make it as welcoming, inviting, and inspiring as possible. A few years ago, I decided to change things up and try DIY bulletin board ideas to get my …
“Why do I have to read aloud? I hate reading aloud!” This reaction from a struggling 6th grade reader usually has less to do with hating read-aloud time and more to do with reading fluency. A number of years ago, when my school district began our …
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