My students have always struggled with staying focused on larger projects. It’s easy to tell them, “stay focused this is due Friday!”...

One of my favorite ways to scaffold gathering textual evidence for learners of ALL levels is through pattern folders. I first learned...

I have spent the last few weeks working on getting notes of encouragement from every parent/guardian to give students before they take...

Last month I helped create a little display for our school's word of the month wall. I'm often jealous of teachers in primary grades...

Animal Farm is one of my favorite units to teach because is short, sweet, and full of great lessons on rhetoric and power! First we...

Looking for a quick idea that can be used with ANY novel and pretty much ANY grade level? Character Mash-ups are where it's at!!...

Students seem to struggle most with developing introductions, so I created a little mini-lesson on developing arguments by first...

I have this poster hanging in my room. It might seem a little snarky, but the truth is it is really ME that needs this daily reminder...

I love. love. love. teaching the hero's journey to students during our ancient Greek mythology unit. However, this is an awesome concept...

Thanks to Building Book Love's Classroom Design Challenge, I took my haphazardly decorated room and turned it into a functional,...

This spinner wheel was gifted to me from my now-administrator. I used to have all kinds of grand plans for it (and would love...

A few years ago I covered my classroom door with butcher paper and started posting sticky notes with little messages on them. I put up...