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.
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 …
Now that the first weeks of school are in the books, principals will begin scheduling classroom observations. On a full-cycle evaluation year, I am observed three times throughout the school year. This includes two scheduled observations and one that is not scheduled in advance. Despite …
My favorite school days are the ones that find us in a bit of a routine, when my middle school students are to the point where they are energized and enthusiastic while knowing procedures and classroom expectations. One project that has exemplified this glorious balance has …
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 …
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