The Four Day School Week
Hey friends! So you’re either here because you’re like, “WHAT?! There’s such thing as a four-day school week?” or “I’ve heard of it but I
Genre Posters Book Covers
If you have seen my Genre Posters in my classroom, these are the book covers I used to create them.
Editable Syllabus Templates, Editable Meet the Teacher Templates, and Editable Newsletter Templates
Hi friends! A couple years ago I started to see some really fun infographic style syllabus templates on Pinterest. Some of them were editable, but
Math Enrichment in Upper Elementary {Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Math Enrichment}
So you may not remember a time when I taught math, but I did. Full disclosure: Before I was actually forced into an accidental English
Writing Conferences in Middle School English Language Arts
This blog post is a kind of spin off of my Narrative Writing blog post that talks all about writing narratives in middle school English Language
Maternity Leave Planning and Editable Resources for Teachers
MATERNITY LEAVE PLANNING I am getting reading to head out on my second maternity leave in April and in the process I have started created
Middle School Narrative Essays and Middle School Writing Conferences
Five years ago, I had just started my first year of teaching 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts. We were working on writing middle
Using Mentor Sentences to Teach Grammar in Middle School
I recently just finished my first set of Middle School Mentor Sentences to teach grammar. As I’ve started talking about and posting about Mentor Sentences, I’ve
Let’s Make a Deal for Test Prep Review
Hi friends! So years ago, my wonderful mentor teacher Kelly Anne (appleslices4th.blogspot.com) introduced me to TeachersPayTeachers. The VERY first thing I put up was a
Book Clubs in the Middle School ELA Classroom
I recently posted about book clubs in my classroom and have gotten many questions about how I run them on both posts. I am going
The Socratic Seminar for Students Discussions in Middle School and Upper Elementary Classrooms | Part One
WHAT IS THE SOCRATIC SEMINAR? The Socratic seminar is a formal way to have student discussions, based on a text, in which the leader asks
