With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it is time to think about infusing rigorous and academic content with the whimsy fun of February 14. Here’s a list of several different activities you can do in the middle school ELA or high school English classroom during the first couple weeks of February. Your students are sure to love these Valentine’s Day activities for secondary ELA!
Teaching literary analysis in the secondary English classroom is an essential cornerstone of high school English and middle school English curriculum. When students learn the
Reading is essential to becoming successful in life. While some of your students may love reading and jump at the chance to read anything and
If you are looking for a new way to organize your classroom library, I’ve got just the system for you: organizing by genre. In this post, I will share my favorite way for how to organize a classroom library.
Over the summer, I set out to make improvements to my classroom library. I wanted to find appealing books from diverse authors that my students would want to read. And while I was able to purchase quite a few books at a low price (check garage sales, thrift stores, and used bookstores), I still needed a way to organize my new library.
Incorporating drama is an enriching way to analyze text in your English classes. Sometimes it can be difficult for students to get a full grasp
With final exam season right around the corner, many teachers are thinking about what they plan to do. While some schools might be a little
Whether you are planning for the New Year or thinking about how to best roll with New Year’s momentum, the new calendar year provides teachers
I’m always on the lookout for new teacher supplies. Here is a list of items that I love using in my classroom. You can also
The end of the calendar year is a time to reflect and a time to grow. As I look back at 2018, I’m thinking about