Mrs. Beers Language Arts Class
ELA Common Core Lesson Plans
Organizing your language arts classroom to optimize learning and minimize distractions is a delicate practice. This section contains ideas and resources I've used in my own classroom. Hopefully they provide inspiration for your own classroom design.
Start with these Language Arts Classroom Ideas
Earth Day is one of those days of the year that often comes and goes without a great deal of hubbub. Testing season is in full swing, test review is never-ending, and school days are jam-packed. One thing I can share is that BIG KIDS love a break from the classroom and outside activities are always welcome with enthusiasm and vigor. While most administrators are
“Mrs. Beers, when are we going to stop reading novels and start getting ready for the test?” About five years ago, it was this very simple, but intuitive question that set my mind ablaze. I can’t remember my exact words or how long it took my brain to gather my thoughts, but inside my head I was screaming, “What have we done to these kids?”
I am obsessed with ways to make learning as fun as possible for students. A favorite quote I saw on Instagram this weekend was by Kayla Delzer, “If you are bored as the teacher in your classroom, your students probably are too!” There is so much truth to that! So how do you keep things exciting? How do you mix up instruction? How do you
My goal as an educator is to immerse my students in the learning process with high-interest lessons in order to excite their passion for learning. Some days this goal is easier achieved than others. With the implementation of the Common Core standards into my daily instruction, I have found my instruction is more targeted and purposeful. Because I teach 6th grade, the majority of my
You have made it past the first quarter…Your students have fallen into a routine, expectations have been established, and the students are working hard on a daily basis. The first report card may have just gone home or is ready to be shared at fall conferences. Students are setting goals for that next quarter. School life for both students and teachers is in full swing
Organizing your classroom and sorting out the path of your school year can be one of the trickiest components of teaching. You want to optimize student learning, minimize everything that doesn’t encourage best practices and student engagement, while eliminating anything that wastes valuable instructional time. While the school year may already be in full-swing, navigating through each day with our students takes tweaks and changes
