Ideas For Getting Students To Read Getting students to read should not be a challenge, but it is up to us as teachers to set the expectations from day one. Students need to see why reading is a valuable way to use their time. Two teachers Kristy (a middle school
High school students enjoy reading books that interest them and that they can relate to. They don’t want to read your dusty yellowed copy of Gone With the Wind. YA books today are highly engaging and share important glimpses into the lives of today’s teens. Life looks a lot different
Middle school short stories are one of my favourite things to teach. I use them to teach the elements of the novel, figurative language and critical thinking skills. In this blog post, I list and summarize my top 14 middle school short stories that I use in my classroom. Each
Student-led teaching is a teaching strategy that helps students become more involved and interested in their classes. Today’s blog post is written by Rebecca Gettelman who is a middle and high school teacher from the Midwest. She has been teaching for over eleven years. In this blog post, she shares
Classroom management tips for teachers by real teachers. Solid classroom management is key to a teacher’s success in the classroom. Check out these classroom management tips from these great teachers. Routines. Routines. Routine. I cannot stress that it is important for students to know what to expect when they arrive
By using highly-engaging rants, your students won’t even realize you’ve channeled their daily rants and complaints into high-quality, writing!
