Sane and Simple Tools to Help You Teach Middle School ELA
Spring is in the air! Here are some ideas to inspire you this month. Here is a list of interesting and important events that are happening in April. You’ll want to put them on your calendar! April is Black Women’s History Month It is also National Kite Month (this website has cool information under the […] Read more…
Looking for fresh ideas for lesson planning? Here are suggestions for what to teach in March. Here are some important events this month that you’ll want to be sure to add to your calendar: March is Women’s History Month The first week of the month is “Write a Letter of Appreciation” week Read Across America […] Read more…
Looking for ideas of what to teach in February? Here are some ideas to get you started! This article contains affiliate links. You can read more about that here. There are tons of quirky, funny, and interesting holidays this month. You can find a whole list here. Here are some of the important ones that […] Read more…
Not sure what to teach in January? Here is a list of ideas to get you started! Here are some important events for this month that you’ll want to be sure to include on your calendar: January is International Creativity Month January 17 is Kid Inventor’s Day January 18 is Thesaurus Day (Peter Mark Roget’s […] Read more…
Not sure what to teach in December? Here’s a list of 10 fun activities for one of the most challenging teaching months of the year. (Number 9 is my favorite!!) Journal Prompts 1.Holiday memoir Use journal prompts to help students dive into their memories! This is a great prewriting activity if you plan to have […] Read more…
Wondering what to teach in November? Here are 12 ideas to help you get started. In the U.S., November means cooler temperatures, settling into school routines, voting, and Thanksgiving. Journal Prompts 1. Teaching gratitude. Fall seems to be a natural time to think about gratitude here in the States. I love this gratitude journal. The digital version is great to display […] Read more…
Looking for October lesson plan ideas — or have the have the crazies of October already hit? 🎃 Either way, here are 12 ideas to help you keep students working and engaged for the month (numbers 5 & 6 are my favorites!). Writing Adjust journal prompts. One of my students’ favorites is to write about […] Read more…