Organizing your language arts classroom to optimize learning and minimize distractions is a delicate practice. This section contains my favorite ideas and resources that I use in my own ELA classroom.
It’s not easy to balance work and fun near the end of the school year. Our students have summer and swimming pool dreams on their minds, and ELA teachers don’t have enough instruction time to get through a new novel unit. This makes May a …
Earth Day is one of those school days that can come and go without much fanfare. State testing is often in full swing, and the schedule is jam-packed with only a month or so left of instruction. Earth Day is important, though, and students are …
Have you read Love That Dog and Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech? If you are an ELA teacher, then you need to add them to your reading list asap! These books have a secret power when it comes to teaching poetry—they make it fun …
The month of April offers some great themes and events to integrate into your language arts lesson plans. Poetry Month is always a popular pick with ELA teachers, but April also features Earth Day, April Fool’s Day, and the start of baseball! Each of these …
I am always looking for ways to enhance my students’ work with spelling and vocabulary. Whether you focus on a weekly spelling list or vocabulary word work, students get bored doing the same tasks each week. For Reading Street, students are expected to complete a …
Spring Break has given me a chance to catch up on my reading and take a break from the everyday busyness within my household. With three kids all involved in a variety of activities, our school weeks are filled with homework, sports games, and constant …
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