How to Use Card Games in the Classroom Make Games a Review Routine! Finding an engaging way to practice word work can be difficult in upper elementary and middle school. Of course, the easy solution is to game-ify it! When…
The Easiest Way to Track Independent Reading Ditch the Reading Logs & Find a Better Way! We all have to do it: track independent reading goals. Unfortunately, this can be the thing that sucks all fun out of reading. I…
Rethinking the Personal Narrative Forget the Pain – Make it a Game! Back to school time, for upper elementary and middle school ELA teachers, often means one thing: the personal narrative. I don’t know about you, but it’s an activity…
Upper Elementary Vs. Middle School The Misfit Middles of Education. As I start my journey into the virtual space of sharing my teaching practice, a question keeps popping up for me: how do I let people know what grades my…