Use Bellringers to Help Students Love Poetry
It can be tough to get students engaged with poetry, but I have found a solution! Poetry Bellringers. I…
by Danielle Hall November 1, 2016
Teaching ideas and resources for Secondary ELA and Drama
It can be tough to get students engaged with poetry, but I have found a solution! Poetry Bellringers. I…
by Danielle Hall November 1, 2016
Last fall, I did a Writer’s Workshop with my 9th graders to help them write their own short…
by Danielle Hall September 27, 2016
Rockin’ It as the New Teacher Whether you are a first-year teacher, a military spouse who’s always on…
by Danielle Hall August 30, 2016
So, you’re considering doing a Class Play or you’ve started practices. Now, you’re wondering how to get students…
by Danielle Hall August 16, 2016
Back to School can be a stressful time, but with the right tips, resources, and mindset, we can…
by Danielle Hall August 1, 2016
I have been reflecting on my favorite lessons from the school year, and one of the most fun…
by Danielle Hall July 5, 2016
Calming the Chaos at the End of the School Year Hello, all! We just had our final exam today,…
by Danielle Hall May 22, 2016
When You Get Irritated in Rehearsal We are in the last few days of rehearsal for our Spring…
by Danielle Hall April 2, 2016
Drama Skills for the Class Play In the last post, I talked about casting the class play. Now,…
by Danielle Hall March 25, 2016
Drama in ELA: The Class Play In this series, I’m going to share my experiences integrating Drama in…
by Danielle Hall March 7, 2016
In addition to studying poetry during National Poetry Month in April, I love integrating poetry throughout the school…
by Danielle Hall February 29, 2016
Are you looking for ways to integrate drama games for high school? Get started with these three zero-prep…
by Danielle Hall February 21, 2016
How to Keep Kids Reading in High School One of my biggest goals as a high school teacher…
by Danielle Hall January 5, 2016
Are you looking for ways to use Interactive Notebooks for high school English? When I was first faced…
by Danielle Hall October 14, 2015
Hello, all! It’s been a season of change here at TeachNouvelle, and I wanted to take this opportunity…
by Danielle Hall September 24, 2015
Back to School Thoughts & Activities Hello, all! I’m Danielle and I am a teacher, military spouse, writer,…
by Danielle Hall July 27, 2015
Planning by the Pool: Poetry and Common Core Summer has arrived, but I’ve had poetry on the brain…
by Danielle Hall June 4, 2015
12 More Summer Resources for Middle School We’ve all heard of the dreaded Summer Slide, or the loss of…
by Danielle Hall May 12, 2015
Conquer Summer Slide with “Beach Bags” I’ve been thinking a lot about “summer slide” lately, and the learning…
by Danielle Hall May 7, 2015
April is National Poetry Month! Spring has sprung and April has arrived! If you’re like me, April is…
by Danielle Hall March 26, 2015
What I have learned from being a terrible student I am a military spouse and we are about…
by Danielle Hall March 6, 2015
Have you heard of Newsy? It’s a platform for in-depth video coverage of a variety of topics, and…
by Danielle Hall February 27, 2015