W hether you're looking for an academic resource with a specific February theme or want to focus on some skill work this month, I've...

 It's my birthday today and I want to share some love with you.  🎁 👏👏  Every reading passage in my store is on sale for 15% off toda...

Finding the theme of a story is challenging in the same way that the compare half of comparing and contrasting is.  Your students can contra...

 One autumn night, when the wind was high, And the rain fell in heavy plashes, A little boy sat by the kitchen fire, A-popping corn in the a...

Some students are knowledgeable about climate change.  Others are frightened by it.  You know your students best.  Is there a way to start i...

This year's Presidential election has generated more than enough heated exchanges in the media!  I hope you discuss the election with yo...

  I was always intrigued by how students viewed writing.  Most said they hated it (at the beginning of the year) but with practice and a var...

  Why do we put Essential Questions on the board?  Is it to make our school districts happy or is there another purpose? As middle-grade ELA...

There's so much that's new swirling around them at the beginning of the year that students don't always remember what you've...

  Understanding text structure.  So easy to explain...and sometimes so hard for students to master! Some text structures are easier for stud...

I wish I had known about one-pagers when I did this project with my students.   Don't get me wrong, it was fun for them! It was just a p...

   Everyone has their own opinions about Project-based learning.  I loved it, but I had many respected colleagues who wouldn't touch it ...

"What's the purpose of the author writing this book?" "I know! Oh, wait.  Is that, like, entertain, persuade, or inform?...

"Can we sit around the room?" was a frequently asked question in my class.  My rule was simple: if I saw that they couldn't ha...