3 Quick Media Literacy Activities for Secondary ELA
These quick and low-prep media literacy activities will help you improve your student’s critical thinking skills, teach rhetorical…
by Danielle Hall September 27, 2022
Teaching ideas and resources for Secondary ELA and Drama
These quick and low-prep media literacy activities will help you improve your student’s critical thinking skills, teach rhetorical…
by Danielle Hall September 27, 2022
From sci-fi to fantasy to historical fiction, this list of short stories has something to interest every reader…
by Leila Hobbs September 20, 2022
Teaching classic literature doesn’t have to be boring! These tips, lesson plans, and low-prep resources will help engage…
by Leila Hobbs September 13, 2022
Are you looking for ways to make your independent reading more engaging? Try these reading response activities! Using…
by Danielle Hall September 7, 2022
High-interest and low-prep lessons and activities you can utilize when teaching poetry for high school students. Poetry for…
by Leila Hobbs August 30, 2022
Creating a museum exhibit in your middle or high school ELA classroom is easy and fun with these…
by Danielle Hall August 23, 2022
Yes, you can improve writing skills in five minutes! I’ll share some tips and a FREE resource to…
by Leila Hobbs August 17, 2022
You can use these low-prep lessons filled with public speaking tips in middle or high school ELA. They…
by Danielle Hall August 10, 2022
Teaching with music is a great tool for engaging students, and the Broadway canon has so much great…
by Leila Hobbs August 2, 2022
Making your own worksheets has never been easier, thanks to Microsoft Powerpoint and these easy-to-follow tips. Have you…
by Danielle Hall July 19, 2022
These contemporary poems by Black authors will help diversify your poetry unit, help students process current events, and…
by Leila Hobbs July 12, 2022
It’s summertime, and that (hopefully!) means rest and relaxation! Here are nine things for every English teacher’s summer…
by Danielle Hall July 5, 2022
Reading conferences that encourage independent reading, while still upholding your standards for comprehension. Your students will thank you!…
by Leila Hobbs June 28, 2022
There are a million and one ways to do a short story unit, and they’re all awesome! Short…
by Leila Hobbs June 14, 2022
Whether you’re hosting a lit circle or adding to your classroom library, these novels in verse will be…
by Leila Hobbs June 7, 2022
These inspirational writing quotes will help energize the young writers in your classroom, and get them excited to…
by Danielle Hall May 31, 2022
Change it up with these NEW short stories for teaching American Lit in middle & high school ELA.…
by Leila Hobbs May 24, 2022
It might seem like an unusual combo, but I love using procedural writing to build classroom community. Intrigued?…
by Danielle Hall May 17, 2022
Using music in the classroom has countless benefits. This post has song suggestions, teaching tips, ready-to-use resources, and…
by Danielle Hall May 10, 2022
May is AAPI Heritage Month, so to celebrate, here are 5 short stories that will help your students…
by Joan Sung May 3, 2022
Looking for some fun, new classroom games? This post will show you how to play Team Trivia in…
by Danielle Hall April 26, 2022
Need inspiration? This post has all of my tips and tricks for teaching ELA concepts like characterization, setting,…
by Leila Hobbs April 19, 2022
One tool for promoting diversity in the classroom is using texts by international authors. Here are 5 texts…
by Abena April 13, 2022
Whether you’re planning a lit circle or you need classroom library recs, I’ve got you covered with this…
by Danielle Hall April 5, 2022
Want to have a dystopian literature circle in your classroom? Let me plan it for you! This post…
by Danielle Hall March 29, 2022
Video games can be helpful tools to help students gain a deeper understanding of literature. Here are 10…
by Danielle Hall March 22, 2022
A low-stress (and low-cost!) way to help students build their public speaking skills is by using children’s books.…
by Danielle Hall March 8, 2022
Looking for new ways to use this classic short story? I’m sharing tips and activities I’ve learned while…
by Danielle Hall March 1, 2022
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer is part poetry, part memoir, and part ecological treatise. Here are some…
by Victoria C February 22, 2022
Looking for short stories (and other short texts) you can use to teach characterization in literature? This post…
by Danielle Hall February 15, 2022