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