A great blog of secondary English teachers helping you find great ideas to enhance your classroom!

Are you looking for writing prompts for middle school kids? Here are some creative writing prompts for middle schoolers.

Since I don't have a vocabulary book or program that I HAVE to follow at my school, I used to always worry if I was doing enough vocabulary instruction. Even when I was theoretically following best practices or authentically investigating words as they came up in texts, I was concerned about if I was really helping my students become better readers. After a lot of trial and error, I'm now proud of what we do for middle school vocabulary, which falls into four main areas: Specific Words for…

Here are SEVEN engaging activities for the first week back to school in middle school and high school English Language Arts. #middleschool #highschool #8thgrade #7thgrade #6thgrade #ELA #english #languagearts

The good, the bad, and the ugly of what daily silent reading really looks like in my middle school ELA classroom.

Stations in Middle School ELA that can be taught without constant grading and prepping materials #MiddleSchoolELA

Movement in the classroom is beneficial for many reasons. First and foremost, getting up to move in the classroom might help anxious students relieve stress.

Try this free, fun, and interactive middle school ELA games in your classroom to teach grammar and literacy ELA skills!

Use Mentor Sentences in your ELA middle school classroom to improve student writing! Find practical ideas to teach writing skills.

Middle school reading strategies can be fun and interactive! Get the inside scoop on how I use station reading activities to engage all learners!