As an educational blogger, I hope to provide ideas and materials for your curriculum to help you succeed in your classroom! While many of my posts will lead you to my Teachers Pay Teachers store, you will get detailed insight into what has worked in my very own classroom. - Read Write Teach ELA
Spring Things! Fun with Poetry and Figurative Language
Text Structure Explanatory Writing: Creating a Dodecahedron
Why I Don't Do a Daily Reading Log: What I Do Instead
The Pros and Cons of Looping with Students: Teaching the Same Kids Twice
Online Research, Note-Taking, & Argument Essay: Student Choice Driven
Memoir Reading Unit: Engaging Non-fiction
Multi-Genre Writing Unit: Companion Websites Based on a Book
All the Ways to Use Google Forms in Middle School Language Arts
Personal Narrative Writing in Middle School: Digging Deeper
Historical Fiction in Middle School: Making Connections and Deepening Understanding
My First Year in 7th Grade: How it Went, What I Did, and What Will Change
Social Issues Books for Middle School
Realistic Fiction Writing: Narratives with Meaning
Using "Controversial" Texts: Why We Need Them and How to Use Them
Everything You Need for Back-to-School in Middle School E.L.A.