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Maximizing Your Time: Fitting Everything into a Class Period

Do you ever feel like you are in a race against time in your classroom, trying to fit everything in before the bell rings? As

A Writing Assignment Your Students Will Actually Enjoy

Middle school students can sometimes struggle to stay engaged when it comes to writing essays. Whether they find it tedious, time-consuming, or just too difficult,

4 Quick & Easy Tips for Scaffolding Lessons

When you became a teacher, your goal was to reach every single student in your classroom. From the high-flying scholars who could compose better essays

Help Your Students Find Credible Sources Online

We know you have experienced this before. A well-meaning friend or relative sends you an article to read — maybe it’s about a recent scientific

The Best Times to Teach the Different Styles of Writing

“What type of writing should I begin my year with?” “In what order should I teach the types of writing?” “How do I spiral in

Batch Planning EB Lesson Planning Approach

3 Engaging Ways to Start Any Literature Unit

Hopefully, you caught last week’s blog post where we laid the basic foundations of our EB Lesson Planning Approach (and touched upon the life-changing concept

6 ELA Emergency Sub Plans that Work Virtually or In Person

One of the things I dreaded the most as a teacher was getting sick. Not because I was sick, but because I was going to

How to Easily Incorporate Informational Text in Your ELA Classroom

How many of us get excited to teach informational text? Our guess is not many. But, it doesn’t have to be that way! We’ve found

Ep 78 (BONUS): 4 Easy Tips for Leaving Meaningful Digital Feedback with Shana From Hello Teacher Lady

Ok, I want to take a poll. How many of you believe that your students actually read and act on the feedback you leave on

Four Things ‘The Bachelor’ Can Teach You About Creating Engaging Lessons

On Monday nights I am often up way past my bedtime, and it’s not because I’m working … It’s because I am secretly a huge

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