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Easy Valentine’s Day Unit for Middle School & High School Students

We know Valentine’s Day can be pretty crazy in the classroom when you factor in the pre-teen/teenager hormones. So, we like to make sure we

4 Steps to Teach Students to Annotate Successfully!

One of the more frustrating things about teaching students to annotate is when they seem to think highlighting THE ENTIRE PASSAGE is what they’re supposed

Christmas Resource Roundup

We can’t stop singing, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…” in our heads right now! Which means it’s also time for our Christmas

Three ELA Thanksgiving Activities: Fun and Academic

And then all of a sudden, it was November … We cannot believe how quickly this year has flown by! To think that it’s already

Four Fun and Easy Halloween Activities for Middle School ELA

If you’re looking for some fun, free, and easy Halloween activities to use with your middle school ELA students, then look no further! We’ve got

Writing Claims: Three Crucial Components

There are three crucial components students must master to gain confidence and skills in writing claims: Understand and explain what a claim actually is. Differentiate

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.

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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!