Last week, I shared five easy ways to help you celebrate National Poetry Month in your classroom. Today, I’m adding…
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April = National Poetry Month
Of course we should fold in some extra poetry lessons in April, but who has the time? With state testing…
Teacher Hack (or, This One’s for Eunice)
Things were truckin’ along nicely during first period this morning when I realized I hadn’t yet sliced up my sonnet…
A Ray (Bradbury) of Hope
If you teach Fahrenheit 451, you might be interested to know that I just posted three great tools that’ll make…
And Their Rock-N-Roll Music
Constantly plugged into their phones, it’s easy to assume that our students are mashed-potatoing their brains with endless streams of…
Five Ready-To-Use Poetry Stations
Learning lessons from my first experience with stations, I’m happy to report that my second lap around the track with…
In Praise of Selfishness
You may recall that last week was pretty lousy around here. Needing to end the week on an up-note, I…
What I’m Teaching This Week: 11/30-12/4
I used to hate poetry. Seriously. For the first decade of my career, I pretty much ignored it. Too much…
Creation Station Rotation
In the Venn diagram of my life, my “Mom” and “English teacher” lives overlapped beautifully this week when my daughter’s…
Word Play
Way back in elementary school, we all made acrostic poems. These were the go-to move for teachers who needed us…