Several years ago, my then 4th grade son came home and unloaded his backpack… lunch bag, accordion folder, homework, and library books. I was surprised to find that one of the library books he had chosen was a picture book. It was The Day the Crayons …
Spring break not only gives students and teachers a chance to refresh before the last quarter of the school year, but it also offers a fun backdrop to teach personal narrative essay writing. Coming back from break, my middle school students often need a nudge …
Task cards are a fantastic teaching tool with dozens of different ways to incorporate them into your middle school classroom. I have used task cards with my ELA students for everything from icebreaker activities to context clues and character analysis work. Typically, a task card …
Every classroom I’ve taught has a diverse range of student proficiency. As ELA teachers, we have to be flexible in our teaching approach and make sure we provide the best-fitting resources for each student. Here are 5 upper elementary resources I use all the time …
March and basketball go hand-in-hand, and the Boston Celtics are the closest thing you’ll find to a St. Patrick’s Day sports team. This is where the paths of inspiration took me when I went to write a few close reading passages for the month of …
The month of March offers several fun themes to integrate into your language arts lesson plans. St. Patrick’s Day is always a student favorite, but March also features the first day of spring, Johnny Appleseed Day, March Madness, and the Ides of March. Each of …
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