As you probably know, tomorrow TPT starts its sitewide summer sale – save up to 25% off resources with code BTS24. You will be able to use this code against ANY of my resources and bundles for both of the sale days, August 6-7. So… fancy a $20 TPT gift card? I’m sending a note to my followers…
Actually, it’s not too good to be true. Right now, you can find my resources in some Ultimate ELA bundles alongside resources from other great education creators, and there are be specific bundles for middle and high school for a real steal, just in time for Back to School season. Is this a shameless promotion? Absolutely, because…
My school year doesn’t end until July 19, so please think of me when you hit snooze on that alarm! It’s okay – I’m used to trudging in when it feels like the rest of the world is on break… the good news is that if I’m still in work mode, you still get useful…
F. Scott Fitzgerald could hardly have imagined the popularity which The Great Gatsby would achieve. Six months after publication, fewer than 20,000 copies had been sold. Today it’s one of the best known and best loved novels; a staple of school syllabuses in the US, the UK and beyond. Teaching The Great Gatsby has never…
Your students may not remember a time when digital communication wasn’t the norm, but chances are that you do. Now that we’re well into the age of email and instant messaging, it’s easy to feel like the speed of a reply is more important than the quality of the spelling, punctuation and grammar. But for…
Let’s talk about social emotional learning (SEL) in ELA. I’m all about bringing those SEL skills into different subjects instead of treating them like they’re compartmentalized. Why? Because these skills aren’t just about feeling good – they’re tools that can help in school and life. Not convinced yet? Here are my top three reasons why…
Picture this: a classroom buzzing with excitement, students on the edge of their seats, and creative energy filling the air. How can you make this happen? By letting students introduce themselves creatively! Since I’m likely to teach students more than once in their school journey, I use a different classroom icebreaker each year. Back in…
But how do we make it PURPOSEFUL for our objectives? It’s easy to see how ELA skills rub shoulders with music, science, history – any subject if you think about it – but as delightful as this is, we still have a core curriculum to teach. So what do we do? I recommend starting with…
No, I’m not talking about stress; I’m talking about learning. In a world where we’re constantly faced with new challenges and wider problems, regular old thinking just doesn’t cut it anymore. Since creating my first creative thinking resources, I’ve been wondering how to switch more of my lessons up and take a more versatile and…