Ela classroom

Learn why one-pagers are one of my go-to activities for breaking down complex topics and texts. Understand what they are, why you and your students will love them, and how to implement them in your ELA classroom. I even have the advice to help you tackle the biggest obstacle you’ll encounter with this activity.

As teachers begin planning for back to school, I see an abundance of creative classrooms filling my Instagram and Pinterest feeds. I love seeing how other

One of the first things teachers learn in their pre-service teaching classes is the importance of establishing effective classroom routines and procedures for

There are three kinds of teacher-decorators: those who were born for Pinterest, those who can’t, and all the ones in between (such as the broke, the tired, and the I-have-no-time-to-decorate). However, making a classroom appeal to middle and high school students doesn’t HAVE to involve serious crafting or expensive, time-intensive projects. Check out these tips from me and Bonnie from Presto Plans as you prepare your classroom for the fall (or at any time of year that you want to give it a…

This collaborative short story review poster project is a great way to get students thinking about literary elements.

ELAR, Reading, writing, teacher, comma, anchor chart

Creative and engaging ways to bring art into your middle school ELA classroom.

Understanding prefixes and suffixes is vital in increasing kids’ vocabulary. This interactive notebook can be used as a reference to help your students determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix or suffix is added to a root word. At Tiny Shack you can find posters that you can reduce the size of and make into an interactive notebook. Come over to Tiny Teaching Shack for this grammar resource and many more prefix and suffix activities!

Teaching with games in the classroom is not just “fluff.” Middle school and high school English teachers, learn how you can reinforce core English language arts skills AND engage students with games like Goosechase, Superfight, and more! #highschoolenglish #englishlanguagearts #middleschoolela #ela

63: 8 Station Ideas for Secondary ELA - Spark Creativity

The good, the bad, and the ugly of what daily silent reading really looks like in my middle school ELA classroom.

Whether your students are lethargic or super-charged, adding movement to your lesson plans will help to solve both issues. Not only is it healthy to move throughout the day, but it can also help students focus and become more engaged with the content they are trying to master. Due to the nature of English classes, ELA ... Read More about 10 Ways to Add Movement in the ELA Classroom

Supplies and other essential items for the middle school ELA and high school English classroom. #teachersupplies #classroomsupplies #backtoschoolsupplies #classroomdecor #classroomideas

Cause and Effect text evidence activity. Cause and effect reading passages and classroom activity. 2nd grade reading passages for elementary classroom. Nonfiction reading passages that show cause and effect relationships. Reading game for elementary classroom.

A word wall is a great interactie tool in the ELA classroom to teach middle school and high school students vocabulary and literary terms. This post has ideas and activities that make a word wall effective in a Language Arts classroom. Plus, you can download a free template for a QR-Code word wall making it easy to create in your classroom!

Using television in the classroom can be a great way to engage students, while still teaching the standards. Here are 15 TV episodes to use in ELA to teach genre, narrative techniques, characterization, and much more. Blog post from teachnouvelle.com.

One of the first things teachers learn in their pre-service teaching classes is the importance of establishing effective classroom routines and procedures for