Much like students who spend more hours on the hook of an essay than they do the bulk of an essay, I often found myself with a case of English teacher writing block when it came to planning my first day of school activities. Though I have ten years (x two semesters each) of ... Read More about First Day of School Activities for High School and Middle School English

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ELA in the middle | Middle School English, Language Arts. This is something that can be used in social studies to bolster cross curricular

Great Ideas And Tips For Teaching Poetry. Poetry reveals many aspects of life that they may not get to experience or witness first hand. Poetry may speak some ‘truth’ about how others live and that helps build empathy with our students. Read on for 6 ways you can set your students interest ablaze for poetry! Grades 4-12 | Middle School ELA | High School English

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I've been spending some serious amounts of time this summer leading conversations around the country focused on the integration of social studies and literacy. And for the last few years, I've had the chance to work with the Kansas Department of Education and Kansas teachers as we rolled out our revised state standards and assessments…

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These engaging and rigorous ELA review activities are great to use as an independent activity in secondary ELA. A must-have for every English teacher looking for engaging ELA review ideas! These escape room style ELA review activities are perfect for use in the middle school. Get this engaging review activity that tests students ability of ordering events, comprehension, context clues, and of course the ever important and hard to assess in a fun way, grammar. #ELAescaperoom #secondaryela

Read about eleven different ways to meaningfully incorporate art in ELA class. Keep the focus on students' learning, not their artistic abilities.

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