teaching profession
Use the textbook and its accompanying activities? I do too. In the back of classroom closets and grungy basements sits the accompanying material to the teacher textbook. You know what I…
literature
Reading with high school students? I asked an expert about engagement, basic ideas, and reading skills for high school students. I took *zero* classes in college or graduate school that…
grammar
Grammar lessons for high school should be more than memorization and identification. The language standards call on students to understand how language functions in different situations and to realize the…
community
My first years of teaching, I will honestly say that building a classroom community did not make my to-do list. However, creating community in the classroom now takes precedence for…
grammar
Grammar manipulatives: language students can hold. Language arts manipulatives are easy to add to your classroom. The goal of this is differentiated and scaffolded grammar activity is to allow students…
classroom management
Did you just search in your browser, “how to make a parent phone call”? I won’t tell anyone. Sometimes, teachers call home with wonderful news. Sometimes, teachers don’t. You must…
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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.
