Classroom Library Ideas: Finding What’s Missing
Looking for classroom library ideas? In this post I’ll show you to audit your shelves and find the…
by Danielle Hall January 19, 2021
Looking for classroom library ideas? In this post I’ll show you to audit your shelves and find the…
by Danielle Hall January 19, 2021
Are you looking to revitalize your short story unit? Are your students just not getting irony? I’m here…
by Danielle Hall January 12, 2021
Have you tried any digital escape rooms for ELA? Whether you’re doing virtual, in-person, or hybrid learning, I…
by Danielle Hall January 5, 2021
I love novels in verse, and the new book Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam…
by Danielle Hall December 29, 2020
What a year 2020 has been, am I right? Well, amid everything, some amazing new books joined the…
by Danielle Hall December 15, 2020
Are you looking for new digital breakouts for ELA? Look no further! I’d like to introduce you to…
by Danielle Hall December 8, 2020
Are you going to teach The Giver during distance learning? Great choice! Here’s how to make your novel…
by Danielle Hall December 1, 2020
Many of you have asked for recommendations for Indigenous texts for Secondary ELA to help enrichen your curriculum.…
by Danielle Hall November 10, 2020
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, y’all! We celebrate this every year from September 15th to October 15th, and we…
by Danielle Hall September 24, 2020
After the popularity of my 2017 post, 15 TV Episodes to Use In ELA, I thought it was…
by Danielle Hall September 11, 2020
When Liliana Cruz gets an opportunity to go to a school in the Boston suburbs, her immigrant mother…
by Danielle Hall August 18, 2020
I recently finished Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron and it got me thinking about using inclusive YA…
by Danielle Hall August 6, 2020
Realities of Anti-racism in Secondary ELA What texts do you teach, and what voices are heard? Here…
by Danielle Hall June 22, 2020
Hey y’all! Are you looking for diverse texts for secondary ELA? Do you want to grow your classroom…
by Danielle Hall June 8, 2020
As some of you may already know, I’m now officially a published author! My first book, The Challenging…
by Danielle Hall May 26, 2020
Big news! Please help me welcome The Challenging Riddle Book for Kids to the world! As y’all know,…
by Danielle Hall April 28, 2020
You can help your students see beyond the headlines! In this post, nine other teachers and I share…
by Danielle Hall February 27, 2020
Looking for a book rec for your sports loving students? I recently read (and loved) After the Shot…
by Danielle Hall January 30, 2020
Whew! This year is already flying by, amiright? It feels like just yesterday we were returning from winter…
by Danielle Hall January 24, 2020
Take a look inside my completely updated and redesigned Odyssey interactive escape room. New art, new hints, and…
by Danielle Hall January 9, 2020
With the decade drawing to a close, it’s time to reflect on the great books released in 2019!…
by Danielle Hall December 12, 2019
This week we’re chatting about Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz, a heartwarming #ownvoices tale of two…
by Danielle Hall November 21, 2019
It’s Native American History Month! How are you celebrating and honoring Native culture in your classroom? One great…
by Danielle Hall November 7, 2019
Our friend Courtney joins us to chat about A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy. It’s perfect…
by Danielle Hall October 31, 2019
Do you struggle to get students interested in nonfiction? Keep pushing! Fostering a love of reading nonfiction books…
by Danielle Hall October 24, 2019
Books can be both mirrors, reflecting students’ lives, or windows into the lives of others. You know the…
by Danielle Hall October 10, 2019
Looking for engaging and rigorous Halloween activities for your Secondary ELA classroom? Look no further! These mini-lessons will…
by Danielle Hall October 3, 2019
Writer & teacher L. Samantha Smith joins us to chat about The Stars and the Blackness Between Them…
by Danielle Hall September 27, 2019
Since we started the YA Cafe Podcast, we’ve gotten a lot of questions around LGBTQ middle grade novels.…
by Danielle Hall September 19, 2019
This week we’re chatting about Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. Our guest is author H.D. Hunter who has some…
by Danielle Hall September 12, 2019