"I want to write, I just don't know what to write about."   I wrote about using sentence starters to get kids hooked in thi...

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...

  Giving kids a chance to explore topics they're interested in - add a bit of research, some fun travel, and a design element or two and...

There are so many good ideas for students to get to know each other on the first days of school, but if you're like I was in 6th grade, ...