Speed Dating with Books
As we were doing curriculum planning this week for the upcoming school year (yes, really, we’re already thinking about it … crazy, we know!), we
FREE Idioms Activity to Use With Your Students
The importance of teaching idioms cannot be underestimated. As English teachers, we both have begun nearly every year of our teaching careers by teaching and reviewing
Vocabulary: A New Approach to Teaching
We’ve always disliked giving students a list of vocabulary words, having them look up the definition, and then immediately use the word in a sentence.
End of the Year Student Gifts
A look at the contents. As my first year teaching 8th graders began to wind down, I kept thinking about what I could give them
Preparing for Next School Year
Yes, you read that right. It’s time to start thinking about next year. It’s really quite hard to believe that the end of the year
Huckleberry Finn Bulletin Board
I’m thrilled about this awesome bulletin board I made for our study of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Yes, I know it is a controversial novel, but
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Then, pick the date you’re going to teach it in your classroom, and sit back while you watch as your students show up to your classroom pumped about what the day holds…and gush about your class to their parents on the car ride home!