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Snow Much Fun! Winter Holiday ELA Activities
December really can be the most wonderful time of the year in your classroom with these ELA Winter holiday activities for middle school.


Gratitude Activities for Your Middle School Classroom
November is the perfect time to incorporate activities that promote gratitude in your middle school classroom.


Fall into Frightfully Fun October ELA Activities
October screams fun and excitement, and students are full of energy. Here are four ELA activities your kids will love.


Top Ten Back-to-School Tips for ELA Teachers
Check out the post for the best tools and strategies for a successful school year!


10 Awesome End-of-Year Activities Part 1
Learn about 10 awesome ideas to end the year in your ELA classroom!


10 Engaging Poetry Ideas Your Students Will Love
Teaching poetry doesn't have to be difficult or confusing. Discover 10 engaging poetry writing ideas for April poetry month.


Three Test Prep Strategies for Student Success
Testing season is a lot like swimsuit season, wouldn’t you agree? Suddenly it is upon us, and we look back and wonder where the time went.


Four Effective Reading Response Activities for Middle School
Explore engaging reading response activities that foster comprehension and critical thinking.


Quick-Win ELA Activities to Assess Learning and Engage Your Students
Try these fun, easy ways to increase student engagement and assess learning without spending a ton of time grading.


Why Students Should Be Writing Poetry
Students synthesize text by pulling from their background knowledge & newly acquired concepts to produce original responses in poetry.


8 Great ELA Activities to End the Year
The end of the year is rapidly approaching, so now is the perfect time to grab eight great ELA activities for middle school.


The Best Way to Improve Your Students' Writing
Teaching kids to write well is a difficult task even for veteran teachers. Learn the best way to improve your students' writing.


The Only Bell Ringers You'll Need This Year
The only bell ringers you need for back-to-school are ones that provide daily practice in reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary.


How to Avoid Drowning in a Sea of Student Papers
So you want to give your students more writing opportunities, but you’re just not sure how to do that and keep up with all the grading? I he


How to Make 90-Minute Classes Work
Find out how to manage your 90-minute ELAR period with proven strategies that work!


Parent Email Templates, Anyone?
Why does it seem like February drags on forever, and then March finally dashes in like the White Rabbit late to the tea party? For me,...


Collaboration Promotes Student Engagement
Let’s talk about student engagement, collaboration, and teacher observations. I’ve been around long enough to remember the evolution of...


Easy Game to Foster Interest and Engagement
Happy Saturday! I don't know about you, but I'm most thankful to live in Texas during the winter months like January and February. Ask...


Reading Response Journals Benefit Students
READ to discover who you are and learn about the world around you. REFLECT to understand what you know and give new meaning to your...
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