Silent Reading in Middle School ELA
SILENT READING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Over the years, I feel like I have really worked hard and
Category: Middle School Reading
Book Recommendation Lists by Genre and Categories for Middle School and High School Students and Teachers
Hi friends! I have FINALLY made a resource that has been about 5-6 years in the making. For years I have wanted a comprehensive resource
My Favorite Books to Read With Middle Schoolers
I am by no means the absolute expert on the best books for certain age groups, but now that I have spent a solid amount
My Favorite Books for 6th Graders
I am by no means the absolute expert on the best books for certain age groups, but now that I have spent a solid amount
My Favorite Books for 5th Graders
I am by no means the absolute expert on the best books for certain age groups, but now that I have spent a solid amount
Teaching a Books and Movies Elective Class
Hey friends, If you follow me on instragram, you know that I teach an elective class called, “Books and Movies.” Every time I post about
Genre Posters Book Covers
If you have seen my Genre Posters in my classroom, these are the book covers I used to create them.
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
The Power of Choice in Reading… and how these books (and my mom) taught me that power.
I am not an expert at many things (besides drinking Starbucks iced coffee), but I am an avid researcher, in that, if someone questions what
Read Aloud Books for Grade 4th-8th
Hey friends! So I LOVE books and over the last 3-4 years of teaching, I have started to kind of put books into categories based
