Building a good worksheet is tricky.It has to be useful. No busywork.It has to guide students to do a lot…
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Advice for a 6th Grade Writing Teacher
Today’s post is a question I received via email yesterday from a first-year teacher about to take on a summer…
Free Coloring Pages, Mandalas & Mindfulness
Need to keep early finishers busy while the rest of the class catches up? Model a healthy stress reduction technique…
Famous Failures #3: Even More to Root For
Can you name the famous figures who faced the following?
Five Classroom Essentials
I know, I know, it’s only the beginning of August, but it really is time to start thinking about the…
Free Writing Prompts & Inspiration
You want to add more current event materials to your classes, but you definitely don’t have the time to dig…
Weird lesson idea for English teachers
Learn what my messed up teeth (and a great podcast episode) taught me about why I judge other people and…
Free lessons to fight end-of-year burn out
English teachers! Keep your high school students engaged in class right up to the last day of school. Links to…
Imagined Life: A Feel-Good Podcast about Failure
Life is hard. Plans fall apart. People disappoint you. And yet… My latest obsession – Wondery’s Imagined Life podcast –…
5 Best Twilight Zone Episodes for the Classroom
“Hey Ms. R., that was pretty good…for a school movie.”Yes, The Twilight Zone, that 60-year-old black-and-white TV show, earns what…