Rethink the Personal Narrative

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 I absolutely dread. The entire activity feels like pulling teeth. One famous course creator, in […]

Upper Elementary Vs. Middle School

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 thoughts apply to? I teach fifth grade English and Language Arts. I see a few […]