Middle school ela

I began elementary school in the era of phonics. Looking back, I can honestly say that it seemed to work okay. Matching pictures with their word families in plaid workbooks... I learned to read, but

Are you a first-time middle school ELA teacher? If so, here are 6 pieces of advice you don’t want to forget as you run your classroom!

Here's a look at nine of my favorite ELA activities from the last school year that you can incorporate into any middle school ELA or high school English classroom. #secondaryELA #middleschoolELA #highschoolEnglish

Get an outline for teaching all the reading and writing standards in your Middle School ELA class.

How would you like some ideas to use Wordle in your ELA classroom? In this blog post, you will find Wordle ideas for your classroom that will engage your middle school and upper elementary students in vocabulary activities and word acquisition. Get all these great ideas for your middle school ELA classroom.

My Middle School ELA Class Period and Daily Schedule for Reading Writing and Grammar Lessons I think one of the most frequently asked questions I get is about my schedule. The questions range from my daily, weekly, monthly, and year long schedules, so I thought I would answer some of those questions here. I don’t ... Read more

Try this free, fun, and interactive middle school ELA games in your classroom to teach grammar and literacy ELA skills!

Since I don't have a vocabulary book or program that I HAVE to follow at my school, I used to always worry if I was doing enough vocabulary instruction. Even when I was theoretically following best practices or authentically investigating words as they came up in texts, I was concerned about if I was really helping my students become better readers. After a lot of trial and error, I'm now proud of what we do for middle school vocabulary, which falls into four main areas: Specific Words for…

Use Mentor Sentences in your ELA middle school classroom to improve student writing! Find practical ideas to teach writing skills.

Hello! Today I share the first post in a series on Interactive Read Alouds. I have so much to talk about and share with you that I decided I couldn’t...