I originally started my blog as a resource to update parents on our classroom activities. Through the years it has grown into place to share ideas with other educators. This section contains the most read and shared posts from my ELA teacher blog.
Task cards are a fantastic teaching tool with dozens of different ways to incorporate them into your middle school classroom. I have used task cards with my ELA students for everything from icebreaker activities to context clues and character analysis work. Typically, a task card …
As the school year progresses, we start digging deeper into our learning and attempting more complex classroom concepts and tasks. Some of the BIG work we do in the middle school classroom is establishing expectations in literature circles in order to make this invaluable time …
I find 6th grade students are all over the map when it comes to reading books. Some love reading and never want to put their books down; some read because they “have to,” and others love to share their “HATRED” for reading! As a teacher who …
Reader’s theater is the perfect tool to add to your middle school ELA toolbox for so many reasons: it is interactive, highly engaging, enhances student fluency, and targets and enriches reading comprehension, all while strengthening vocabulary. Here are the top reasons why I decided to make …
I never had the opportunity to do creative book projects as a middle school student, so I did a whole lot of fake reading. I would sit at my desk during silent reading time and look like I was completely absorbed in a book, but …
As classroom teachers, reading specialists, and tutors, it is essential to recognize the importance of making the most of instructional time with students. Whether you follow a set curriculum in your district or are just looking for new ways to enhance instructional reading time, I …
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