How to Run a Socratic Seminar in Your Classroom
We have used Socratic Seminars with our third graders all the way up through our twelfth graders to discuss short stories, poetry, and sets of
Discussion-Based Questions – Three Ways to Add Them to Your Curriculum
Before we dive into the three ways to add discussion-based questions to your curriculum, we think it’s really important that you understand what they are
Summer Reading: A New Twist
This year we decided to switch things up a bit with our summer reading assignment for our incoming students. In the past, we’ve assigned a
Creating Essential Questions in Three Steps
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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
Middle School Classroom Library
This post contains affiliate links. There’s nothing better than a classroom library that is welcoming, inviting, and helps promote student interest in reading. I was
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
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
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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!
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