Tools to Help You Teach Middle School ELA
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 April? This post is full of ideas to keep your students engaged and you organized! Let’s dive right in! Preview the 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 […] Read more…
Looking for fresh ideas for what to teach in March? Here are ideas you’ll want to add to your unit plans. Here are some important events in March 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 […] Read more…
Looking for ideas of what to teach in February? Here are some ideas to get you started! 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 you’ll want to mark on your calendar: February is Library Lover’s Month […] 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: This is International Creativity Month January 17 is Kid Inventor’s Day Celebrate Thesaurus Day (Peter Mark Roget’s birthday) on […] Read more…
Wondering what to teach in November? Here are 12 ideas to help you get started. Let’s check them out! 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 […] 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…
Do your students write their own works cited page? It’s just so easy to use an online tool, but what wouldn’t your rather that your students understand how to create their own? I teach my students how to create a works cited page from scratch — or the old, fashioned way as they like to […] Read more…