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Editable Worksheet Templates
Building a good worksheet is tricky.It has to be useful. No busywork.It has to guide students to do a lot…
Audiobook Resources for Teachers (Free & Low Cost)
A question today over on this post about how to run an in-class reading program: From KristaI’ve been doing your…
Teaching Theme with Rock, Paper, Scissors
In order to grow more comfortable and confident when discussing theme, students need lots of practice. Early in the year,…
Free Set of 25 Posters
Need to freshen up a neglected classroom bulletin board or library display? Grab your students’ attention and inspire them to…
Let’s Debate Daylight Saving Time
This week, the U.S. Senate surprised everyone by unanimously passing a bill that would eliminate our switching of clocks back-and-forth…
Black History + Women’s History = Bulletin Board Love
Need a fresh bulletin board or hallway display that’ll take you from mid-February through March? Look what I just made!…
Gen Z + Satire = Video Gold!
Are you in on the joke? You are now. Based on the suggestion of a teacher friend (thanks, Darby!), I…
A Not-So-Great Gatsby
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, convicted yesterday of four fraud counts in federal court, is a modern Jay Gatsby. Stay with…
How to Read a Painting
Literary analysis is tough. • “Explain how the author uses setting to establish the mood of this short story.”• “Determine…