Revived by Cat Patrick will be a nice addition to a high school classroom library. The book focuses on a secret government program and the unintended consequences of never dying,…
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Middle School Grammar
I’ve taught middle school grammar before. Here are a few tricks I developed to make grammar for middle school meaningful, for making grammar exercises for middle school count. I taught…
Building Professional Relationships
Building professional relationships within schools? Your teaching coworkers are an important piece of your success in a school building. I’ve blogged for years about my ideas—always with the caveat that…
The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8
The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8 is now available for preorder live on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target,. . . Well: English grammar workbooks for middle…
The Sun Does Shine: Book Review
I finished The Sun Does Shine a bit ago, but every time I sit to write this review, I get a feeling in my stomach. That squeeze on a stomach…
Complete Language Arts Freshmen Curriculum
Download the complete language arts freshmen curriculum. Then… read below to understand the process behind the lesson plans. When I created this language arts freshmen curriculum, I started with the…
Building Student Relationships
Building student relationships is the foundation of strong teaching. If you are unsure of building teacher student relationships, I have ideas. You know how terms in education change? “Classroom management”…
What Weight Training Taught Me About Teaching
Weight training… taught me about teaching? It did. For my birthday last year, my husband asked me what I wanted. He almost bought me a purse, but he wasn’t sure.…
Short Story Lesson Plans
Looking for short story lesson plans and activities? English teachers can easily add a sprinkling of these stories to curriculum. If you are looking for ideas for how to teach…
Short Story Unit Plan with Student Choice
Are you building a short story unit plan with student choice? I never teach the same short story unit twice. I begin standard English classes with short stories which allows…