If you are looking for an engaging Thanksgiving activity to try with your middle school ELA class, my Thanksgiving reader’s theater script and comprehension activities are a great option. Depending on the level of your readers, this script can be used from 4th grade through …
November is here, and this post features some fresh ideas and activities to try in your middle school language arts classroom. November offers plenty of seasonal themes you can utilize to boost student engagement. Veterans Day, Election Day, and Thanksgiving all offer excellent opportunities to …
Crash by Jerry Spinelli is one of my favorite novels to teach in middle school, especially at the 5th and 6th grade levels. If you are teaching this book to your class, here are a few activities to include in your Crash novel study that …
Are you looking for ways to motivate your reluctant readers? One strategy I use with my young sports fans and student athletes is to incorporate sports reading passages into our text-based lessons. As teachers, we know that high-interest content improves reading comprehension and makes it …
Teachers and students have certainly learned a lot about remote learning and Zoom video instruction over the past few years. And although 2024 has been more predictable, teachers must be able to adjust and deliver so our children can grow as learners. Whether your school …
Close reading is a reading strategy that I utilize with my students ALL YEAR, but during test-prep time, it gets a bit more focused. By having students read a passage multiple times and markup the text as they are reading, they will become more focused …
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