Secret Sauce:
Success Strategies Freebie
If you’re interested in building positive relationships with your students and their parents, check out this awesome lesson!
Mission Nearly Impossible
This is a top secret mission. I’m not permitted to say too much. Agent Venus has been issued a gag order from Agent Mars. Martian thinks I work too hard.
Fabulous Nonfiction Ideas for Middle School Students
Back in the day when Common Core Standards were just a twinkle in the NGA’s eyes, I remember English teachers ranting and raving over the water cooler. Rumor had it
Secondary Smorgasbord: Teachers’ Traditions
I never realized just how many classroom holiday traditions I have, until I tried to settle on one to write about. Does that mean I honor traditions? Or does it
Don’t Flip! Test Tips
We teachers love to say we don’t “do” test prep. We say it proudly, like we’re saying, “I don’t smoke cigarettes, and I never have.” When we say it, other
How to Teach Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
Have you noticed that every single weather occurrence gets a mighty-sounding name these days? I’m sick of Vulcan, Atlas, and Orion. Send us a storm named Dinky. Or Fluffy. Or
Writing with Text Evidence
Text evidence writing is near and dear to my heart. It gives me a chance to tell my students not to dump and run. “No evidence