Back-to-School Middle School ELA Bundle
Back-to-school season is here, and middle school ELA teachers everywhere are looking for ways to start strong. The first weeks of school set the tone for the year—students are adjusting to new routines, expectations, and challenges, while teachers are working hard to build a classroom community and establish consistency. That’s where having the right resources…
Summer Won’t Fix Your Teacher Burnout! But this Might…
Let’s be honest—by the time the school year ends, many teachers are running on fumes. We dream of summer as our great escape. And while a few weeks of sleeping in, beach days, and not hearing a single bell ring can offer temporary relief… it’s often not enough. Because teacher burnout isn’t just about being…
End-of-Year Activities for Middle School Students
The end is in sight! We are nearly there! I think teachers and parents should start a movement to rename the month of May to “May-hem.” It’s such a busy few weeks as we wrap up testing, celebrate graduations and advancements, have awards ceremonies, spirit weeks, field trips, and more! To take some of the…
Writing Paragraphs: The Legos of Writing
Legos and Writing Paragraphs? Do you have Legos at your house? I have a couple of kids who have been absolutely obsessed with Legos since they were toddlers stacking Duplo Blocks! As my kids have gotten older, the Lego sets they are completing become increasingly more complicated. (Huge shoutout to Grandma for buying these ridiculously…
Why Your Middle School Students Fail to Learn Vocabulary Words
Many of the Language Arts teachers I have been working with lately have been wondering how they can help their middle school students learn and retain new vocabulary words. They’ve tried everything, these teachers tell me, but teaching middle school vocabulary is still a challenge! Their students consistently struggle to integrate new vocabulary words into…
Thanksgiving Activities for Middle School ELA
Harness your students’ excitement for the holidays with these Thanksgiving Activities for Middle School ELA! Whether you are looking to keep students engaged for the few days prior to Thanksgiving Break or you want to bring the spirit of Thanksgiving into the entire month of November, you’ll find something that will meet your students’ needs!…
Scary Stories for Middle School ELA
Do you like scary stories? I admit I am a total wimp when it comes to anything scary! But my middle school ELA students LOVE creeping themselves out with this scary story and Halloween activities! I love to use their love of all things scary to practice reading literature and improve their analysis skills! I…
Vocabulary Games for Middle School
In order for middle school students to truly add new words to their personal vocabularies, they must work with the words multiple times over a length of time! While we could ask students to write sentences with the vocabulary words over and over again, that’s not nearly as fun as utilizing vocabulary learning games! In…
5 Writing Prompts for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day can either be a major distraction for students and teachers OR it can be a catalyst for learning! We know students will be thinking about the holiday. Rather than fight against it, put that energy to good use! These fun creative writing prompts will turn St. Patrick’s Day into an exciting learning…
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Easy Halloween Lesson Plan
Many of our middle school students will be familiar with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. With all the many film and television adaptations that have been produced over the years, many of them have been exposed to the story! However, many of them have not read the actual text! Why? Well, Washington Irving seems to…
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