Need to keep your 6th, 7th, or 8th grade ELA students engaged those last few days before Thanksgiving Break? Yes! Keep them busy with something meaningful, academic, and related to the themes that go with this time of year: gratitude, thankfulness, autumn, etc. In this Thanksgiving-themed lesson pack, you will
Step One: Choose any of the ideas below which feature videos to help students connect with the meaning of freedom along with the dedication, sacrifice, and life lessons from veterans in our country. You could easily spend an entire class period just exposing students to any of these resources
Elements of Literature with Bram Stoker’s Dracula We’re only talking about a two-page excerpt here! And we’re using that same two-page excerpt from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula to move our students through five days of full, solid, bell-to-bell lessons, activities, handouts, mini-lessons, ready to go. The best part? Every
Let’s talk about how to differentiate consistently for middle school English Language Arts without EVER drowning in extra work . . . Let me SHOW YOU HOW to differentiate for your students’ needs in a way that’s easy, realistic, and sustainable for YOU! I can show you:
Genius Hour in Middle School English / Language Arts Class or what to do with an exploratory class when you’re told to “just do whatever” This topic comes up from time to time in our Face Book group for Middle School ELA Teachers. The concept of Genius Hour or
September 11 Ideas for the Middle School ELA Classroom 9/11 Themes Focus on the Helpers & Volunteers, Sacrifice, Service, Kindness, Peace The Man in the Red Bandana video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWKPjSirbcU …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Online Articles Text Sets available at www.newsela.com (free— just sign up, login, and search for “September 11, 2001” or “Patriot
Teaching Vocabulary in Middle School ELA … without planning even MORE lessons … without taking up even MORE class time … without drowning in MORE grading I’ve pulled together some of my most realistic, teacher AND student-friendly options for embedding vocabulary instruction and vocabulary practice into your middle
Planning on a beginning-of-year assessment over reading or writing skills? Do you have any resources for that? I’m sharing a few things here that I’ve gathered for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA to help you out! The following links are for previously-released state tests for Middle School ELA from
Middle School ELA: Embedding Reading & Writing Rather than go into a ton of boring research-based information about why embedding reading and writing in the classroom curriculum is so beneficial for the thinking and learning process, I’d rather just show you! I’m including three links with three totally 100% done-for-you
End of School Year Activities PERFECT for Middle School ELA Lessons & Activities for the End of the School Year Problem: Grades are done (or almost done) and while you really can’t take any more grades or you simply don’t need to, your students STILL need to be engaged every
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Poetry Strategies for MAXIMUM Student Engagement Download the lesson plans and resources by clicking on the image below. Here’s what I’ve got for you: A lesson plan page for two days of lessons An “At a Glance” page for you to get an overview of the activities, how to differentiate
Click the link below to download the lesson plans! You can also click here if Google Drive is easier 🙂 Do you crave full, complete, bell-to-bell lesson plans 100% done for you all year long? Learn more about how I serve super-busy middle school ELA teachers by giving them back
Middle School ELA December Lesson Plan PERFECT for that last day or two right before BREAK! What’s inside the lesson plan: A Lesson Plan page aligned to both CCSS and Texas TEKS standards A beautiful Power Point for your students to work from which puts that last day
