Holiday Writing Ideas Holiday writing ideas are the topic of the guest blog post I had the opportunity to share on the Teach Writing blog. Read on this blog post about how I increase student engagement during the November and December holiday season by using these six writing strategies. Integrate
Sentence diagrams questions are something that I see come up in different Facebook Groups. Rebecca Gettelman is a middle and high school teacher from the Midwest. She has been teaching for over eleven years. In this blog post, she shares her passion for using sentence diagrams as an important tool
“Blended” by Sharon M. Draper is fantastic book for middle school classrooms. I received an Advance Reader’s Copy of this novel as part of a blogger promotion from Simon & Schuster Canada. All opinions are my own, and I was not additionally compensated for this post beyond the complimentary
Remembrance Day lesson plans are important to add to your teaching plan at some point during the next month. I feel so privileged to teach and live in a country where I’m free to go outside my home, have a job I love, and do the things I enjoy. This
“Watch Your Tongue” by Mark Abley is an interesting book for English teachers to read. I received an Advance Reader’s Copy of this novel as part of a blogger promotion from Simon & Schuster Canada. All opinions are my own, and I was not additionally compensated for this post beyond
Full year lesson plans provide huge time savings to busy teachers. It is important to have lesson structures and assignments in your classroom that students are familiar with and that can be used all year.
How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation Edited by: Maureen Johnson would be a great book for a high school Civics, English or Government classes. It would also be a benefit to high school classroom and school libraries. I received a complimentary copy of this book. All
My favourite quote that I found recently is “If you fail to plan, then plan to fail.” I think that sums up this blog post about how new teachers can be successful outside of school. Read about these key tips for new teachers from real teachers. Meal prep and batch
By using highly-engaging rants, your students won’t even realize you’ve channeled their daily rants and complaints into high-quality, writing!
