Ela middle school

I began elementary school in the era of phonics. Looking back, I can honestly say that it seemed to work okay. Matching pictures with their word families in plaid workbooks... I learned to read, but

Try this free, fun, and interactive middle school ELA games in your classroom to teach grammar and literacy ELA skills!

The good, the bad, and the ugly of what daily silent reading really looks like in my middle school ELA classroom.

Prepare for an amazing start to the school year with our comprehensive guide for the first six weeks of ELA. Get lesson ideas, fun ice breakers, and effective content to captivate both middle and high school students.

So… you’re a first-time middle school ELA teacher. Welcome to the madness, I guess! I’m kidding, but in all honesty, middle school isn’t quite like high school or elementary school. Middle school is its own unique level that you need to be prepared for as you get ready to run your classroom. But before we

Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!

Musings from the Middle School: Printing a Poster... the Cheapskate Way!

Use Mentor Sentences in your ELA middle school classroom to improve student writing! Find practical ideas to teach writing skills.

Here is what I do the first week back to teaching Middle School ELA. These back-to-school tips will help you start off on the right track.

As students head back to school, ELA teachers everywhere are considering how they are going to begin the school year, so I wanted to walk you through one of my favorite lesson plans entitled, “Why do we read?” As an educator, there are few things as exciting and rewarding as introducing a young person to […]