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. What is a Task …
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 …
As the school year progresses, we start digging deeper into our learning and attempting more complex classroom concepts and tasks. One of the most important standards we set in the middle school classroom is establishing clear expectations in literature circles to ensure this time is …
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 an ELA teacher, there are very few things more overwhelming than grading essay assignments. It is important work, but it requires an incredible amount of grading time to do it properly. One way I’ve found to make the process more efficient is to simplify …
Reader’s theater is one of my favorite ways to improve reading fluency, comprehension, and engagement in the middle school ELA classroom. While I love to read aloud so that my students have the opportunity to hear fluent reading, I also want my students to work …
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