April Language Arts Activities

April ELA Activities for Middle School

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 …

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word work activities for ELA teachers

ELA Word Work FUN for BIG KIDS

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 …

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March Activities for the ELA classroom

Middle School ELA Resources for March

The month of March offers several fun themes to integrate into your language arts lesson plans. St. Patrick’s Day is always a student favorite, but March also features the first day of spring, Johnny Appleseed Day, March Madness, and the Ides of March. Each of …

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ELA Test Prep Activities for March Madness

ELA Test Prep…March Madness Style

It is March, which means spring break is on the horizon and the 4th quarter has just begun. And of course, state testing will be here ASAP. We have worked hard to get to this point in the school year with so many standards being …

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Engaging classroom strategies

7 Steps to Build An Engaging Classroom Environment

How does your classroom support student engagement? While we’d all like to think that our lesson plans keep students interested throughout the entire class period, the truth is that there are a variety of factors that influence student engagement. I like to think of my …

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