Finding trustoworthy middle school friendly news and current events sources has never been more important. In today’s fast-paced world where news is constantly at our fingertips, the news cycle can
Try these fun podcasts to energize your middle school classroom. You’ll engage your students and help improve their listening comprehension skills! If you’re like me, you find competing with students’
The first day and first week of school are all about setting expectations, getting to know each other, and building a positive classroom culture. These engaging and interactive ideas will
Using the right mentor texts has really boosted my success in teaching writing. In this post, we’ll discuss what mentor texts are, why they’re important, and how to use them
The good news is that October is a spooktacular and fun time of year! The not-so-good news is that Halloween falls on a school day. So it’s time to start
No doubt, teaching argument writing to middle school students can be tricky. Even the word “argumentative” is off-putting, bringing to mind pointless bickering. But once I came up with argument
