Incorporating literary devices into lessons? Try these ten poems to teach figurative language. While I appreciate poetry, teaching it does not come naturally to me. I must purposefully incorporate poetry…
Are you looking for ideas for speech class? Today, I’m covering ways to incorporate simulations in speech class. Classroom simulations are popular in education because they accomplish many tasks. Students…
What is First Chapter Friday? About two months ago, I published a post about my success with First Chapter Friday. I began using the hashtag #FirstChapterFriday on Instagram. Teachers asked…
Grammar must be taught. How we teachers cover grammar, that is the difference. If you are an ELA teacher on social media, you’ve likely seen the meme that quotes this…
How to Build a Grammar Lesson: This post aims to help you from start to finish with sequencing grammar. My first book, The English Grammar Workbook, was published in 2018.…
Teachers are currently experimenting with independent reading and class novels for high schoolers. I do both. Research changes and evolves with all components of education. During current professional development, I…
I’m Lauralee, writer and creator at Language Arts Classroom, and a real high school English teacher. I’m also the author of The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8. Here, we understand the complexities of teaching language arts, and we know that teachers need support.