daily 5 for the middle grade classroom

Daily 5: Tried and True Resources for Grades 4-6

Have you read this book by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser?The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy in the Elementary Grades I can promise that it will transform the way you teach in your ELA classroom. The premise of this must-read resource is that “students select from …

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Back to School Favorites for ELA Teachers... I have been blogging for over 10 years. Here are some of my favorite posts to get teachers geared up for back to school season.

Back to School Favorites for ELA Teachers

2025 is my 25th back to school season!  While I began my teaching career in 1998 (with a few years off staying home with my littlest), every back to school season seems even more exciting than the one before.  Over the years, I have written …

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language arts classroom ideas

Language Arts Classroom Ideas

As a teacher, I find coming up with new classroom ideas each year to be one of the most fun but also tricky parts of the back-to-school season. On one hand, you want to optimize student learning and maximize instructional time, but classrooms are not emotionless …

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amazon classroom essentials

10+Amazon Essentials for Middle School

“Your classroom environment speaks to your students before you utter a single word. What is your classroom saying?” These thoughts from Megan Dredge resonate with me as a middle school teacher. As teachers, our classrooms are our home away from home. I also believe that …

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How to use an ELA word wall with middle school students

ELA Word Wall (Made Easy!) for Middle School

If you haven’t yet added an ELA word wall to your classroom, then definitely do it today! It is the easiest way to transform classroom wall space into a perpetual learning resource. Word walls have been a staple of my classroom for many years, and …

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