Secret Sauce:
Success Strategies Freebie
If you’re interested in building positive relationships with your students and their parents, check out this awesome lesson!
Complete Catalog of ELA Escape Room Resources
I felt like I found the Holy Grail for teachers when I used an escape room in my class for the first time. After all, doesn’t every teacher want instant
Promoting Movement in the Secondary Classroom
Our new 6-12 ELA chairperson was clearly not familiar with middle-grade kids and the need to allow for movement in the classroom. “They certainly are…wiggly… aren’t they?” His eyes
Escape Room Benefits, According to Kids
Most of my students made it out of the forest alive. Whew. 😉 Watching their engagement as they immersed themselves in the breakout activity was thrilling. I was so proud
Best Advice for Writing Teachers? Use Mini-Lessons
Let’s imagine that you’re stranded at sea in a tiny rowboat. The weight of all the writing instruction strategies you’ve got up your sleeve are weighing the boat down, so you’ve
Writer’s Workshop in Middle School
One of the most frequently asked questions teachers ask me is How does Writer’s Workshop work in a middle school class? Middle school ELA teachers only have so much
Scary Short Stories for Middle School Students
Do you have reluctant readers who insist they’ve never enjoyed ANY books or stories they’ve read in school? Would you like a way to draw those haters in and prove