With the holiday season almost upon us, I thought I would share some gift ideas for the teachers in your life. These teachers might be co-workers, friends, or relatives. When I made this teacher gift guide I thought about products that I use daily. It was nearly impossible to find
It is amazing how far technology has come in today’s society. Now, teachers can differentiate using technology. Differentiation is key to ensuring our students are successful. With all of the technology many of our students have access to, it’s important that we utilize these tools to our benefit. Check out
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
Use these Remembrance Day lesson plans to help your students understand the realities of this time in history.
“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.
By using highly-engaging rants, your students won’t even realize you’ve channeled their daily rants and complaints into high-quality, writing!
