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TOP 5 Ways to Know You’ve Found a Good ELA Novel Unit!

December 10, 2013 by Erin Beers
READ MORETOP 5 Ways to Know You’ve Found a Good ELA Novel Unit!
chocolate fever novel study unit

Fluency Tools and My Chocolate Fever CCSS Novel Unit

November 23, 2013 by Erin Beers
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Crash: A Middle Grades Reader’s Theater Inspired by the Novel

October 18, 2013 by Erin Beers
READ MORECrash: A Middle Grades Reader’s Theater Inspired by the Novel
young cam jansen books

Reading Intervention Tools: Helping Students Read at Grade-Level

October 2, 2013 by Erin Beers
READ MOREReading Intervention Tools: Helping Students Read at Grade-Level
cafeteria catastrophe reader theater

Reader’s Theater for Middle Grades: The Cafeteria Catastrophe

September 22, 2013 by Erin Beers
READ MOREReader’s Theater for Middle Grades: The Cafeteria Catastrophe
crash novel study unit

Common Core Crash Novel Study by Jerry Spinelli

September 8, 2013 by Erin Beers
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classroom mystery readers

Mystery Readers: Guest Readers in the Classroom

April 13, 2013 by Erin Beers
READ MOREMystery Readers: Guest Readers in the Classroom
Pleasing the Ghost Novel Unit

Novel Study Unit: Pleasing the Ghost by Sharon Creech

February 18, 2013 by Erin Beers
READ MORENovel Study Unit: Pleasing the Ghost by Sharon Creech
the marshmallow challenge

The Marshmallow Challenge for 6th Graders…TEAMWORK, SUPPORT, COLLABORATION

December 29, 2012 by Erin Beers
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hunger games study unit

Context Clues and Hunger Games in the Classroom

December 4, 2012 by Erin Beers
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writing lessons and prompts for grades 4-6

Authentic Writing in Writer’s Notebooks

September 6, 2012 by Erin Beers
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reading lesson plans

6th Grade Reading Lesson Plans: What template works for you?

August 13, 2012 by Erin Beers
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