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.
Reading logs are a tricky thing! I get it! Continuously charting pages and book titles and gathering signatures is just not a method that encourages and instills a love of reading. I understand that we want to keep students accountable for what they are reading, but …
Student: “Wait…I know I should know this, but what does that word mean again?” As teachers, we are constantly referring to various terms in our content areas that we want/NEED students to know. To cement understanding, I designed a word wall to display academic terminology …
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 …
With Common Core standards and with so many of our assessments moving to an online format, it is essential that students are able to navigate technology resources successfully and effectively. If you incorporate the Daily 5 framework into your ELA classroom, the Chromebook is one …
The first days back to school provide the opportunity to set the stage for the entire school year. Most importantly, I want my students to know how much I value them as individuals, and I work to connect with them from the moment they walk …
2024 is my 24th 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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