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5 Powerful End of Year Activities for Middle School ELA

5 Perfect Middle School Novels for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

5 Powerful Earth Day Activities for Your ELA Class

How to Write Poetry: 5 Engaging Poetry Writing Activities

5 Spring Classroom Activities for Middle School

5 Engaging Women's History Month Books

5 Engaging Black History Month Books

5 Valetine's Day Activities for Middle School Students

Winter Books for Middle School: Engaging Novels Kids Will Love

5 New Year’s Activities for Middle School to Kick Off January

5 December Novels for Middle School:

Teaching in December without the Chaos: 5 Innovative ELA Activities for Middle School

The Best Native American Heritage Books for Middle School Students

5 Powerful Native American Activities for your Middle School ELA Classes

5 Engaging Autumn Classroom Activities for Middle School ELA - Podcast

5 Engaging Autumn Classroom Activities for Middle School ELA

5 Inspiring Books for Middle Schoolers: September Reading for Hispanic Heritage Month

5 Best Bell Ringer Ideas for Middle School ELA That Students Will Love

Back to School Reading: 5 Amazing Books for Middle School Students

5 Engaging Middle School Activities for the First Day of School

Classroom Management- Month 10 (Final Grading)

ELA Curriculum Map for Middle School: National Poetry Month (Month 10)

Classroom Management- Month 9 (Adjusting Expectations at the End of the Year)

ELA Curriculum Map for Middle School: Creating a Novel Study (Month 9)

Classroom Management- Month 8 (Classroom Updates)

ELA Curriculum Map for Middle School: Social Issues Reading with Literacy Circles (Month 8)

Classroom Management- Month 7 (Motivating Students)

ELA Curriculum Map for Middle School: Opinion Writing (Month 7)

Classroom Management- Month 6 (Interventions for Struggling Students)

ELA Curriculum Map for Middle School - Month 6 (Informational Text)

Classroom Management- Month 5 (Constant Tardiness and Absenteeism)

ELA Curriculum Map for Middle School - Month 5 (Theme Essay)

Classroom Management- Month 4 (Parent-Teacher Communication)

Curriculum Map for Middle School ELA - Month 4 (Historical Fiction)

Classroom Management- Month 3 (Class Participation)

Curriculum Map for Middle School ELA - Month 3 (Independent Reading, Literary Essay)

Classroom Management- Month 2 (Classwork, Homework, Consequences)

Curriculum Map for Middle School ELA - Month 2 (Grammar, Vocabulary, Character Analysis)

Classroom Management Plan - Month 1 (Getting Started)

Curriculum Map for Middle School ELA - Month 1 (Getting Started, Personal Narrative)

EPISODE 48: End of Year Countdown - 1 Week to Go!

EPISODE 47: End of the Year Teacher Checklist - 2 Weeks to Go!

EPISODE 46: End of Year Teacher Checklist: 3 Weeks to Go! - Part 2 of a Month-long countdown to the End of the Year

EPISODE 45: TACKLING THE END OF YEAR SUCCESSFULLY: 5 TEACHER TASKS - Part 1 of a Month-long countdown to the End of the Year

EPISODE 44: 5 Amazing Novels in Verse for Middle School

EPISODE 43: The 10 Best Poems for Poetry Analysis in Middle School

EPISODE 42: The 10 Best Songs for Poetry Analysis in Middle School

EPISODE 41: Poetry Analysis for Middle School in 4 Easy Steps

EPISODE 40: How to Easily Write 5 Engaging Types of Poems

EPISODE 39: Teaching Poetry to Middle Schoolers in 5 Simple Steps

EPISODE 38: Literacy Center Ideas for Middle School

EPISODE 37: Ace Your Teacher Performance Assessment

EPISODE 36: Tips to Teach Theme in Middle School - Part 7 of a Teaching Reading Skills Mini Series

EPISODE 35: Teaching Point of View and Perspective in Middle School - Part 6 of a Teaching Reading Skills Mini Series

EPISODE 34: Teaching Dialogue and Internal Monologue in Middle School - Part 5 of a Teaching Reading Skills Mini Series

EPISODE 33: Teaching Symbolism in Middle School - Part 4 of a Teaching Reading Skills Mini Series

EPISODE 32: Teaching Conflict in Literature for Middle School - Part 3 of a Teaching Reading Skills Mini Series

EPISODE 31: Teaching Character Analysis for Middle School - Part 2 of a Teaching Reading Skills Mini Series

EPISODE 30: Teaching Plot Structure for Middle School - Part 1 of a Teaching Reading Skills Mini Series

EPISODE 29: Teaching in December: Easy Winter Classroom Ideas for Middle School

EPISODE 28: Vocabulary Activities in Middle School

EPISODE 27: Great Activities for Fast Finishers

EPISODE 26: Thanksgiving Classroom Activities for Middle Schoolers

EPISODE 25: Grading in Middle School Language Arts: What NOT to Grade

EPISODE 24: 3 Easy Ways to Sneak in More Grammar Lessons

EPISODE 23: Score High on Your Teacher Observation

EPISODE 22: Reading Assessment Examples for Reading Workshop (Part 8 of a Reading Workshop Mini Series)

EPISODE 21: Using a Reader's Notebook in Middle School Reading Workshop (Part 7 of a Reading Workshop Mini Series)

EPISODE 20: Components of Reading Workshop - Conferencing (Part 6 of a Reading Workshop Mini Series)

EPISODE 19: Literature Circles for Reading Workshop Model in Middle School (Part 5 of a Reading Workshop Mini Series)

EPISODE 18: The Basics of a Reading Workshop Model in Middle School (Part 4 of a Reading Workshop Mini Series)

EPISODE 17: Creating Reading Mini-Lessons for Middle School (Part 3 of a Reading Workshop Mini Series)

EPISODE 16: Starting Reading Workshop in Middle School (Part 2 of a Reading Workshop Mini Series)

EPISODE 15: Why You Should Consider Reading Workshop in Middle School (Part 1 of a Reading Workshop Mini Series)

EPISODE 14: Lesson Plans for Language Arts: Planning Your Units (Part 6 of a Back to School Mini Series)

EPISODE 13: Units of Study - Plan for Your First Language Arts Unit (Part 5 of a Back to School Mini Series)

EPISODE 12: Setting Classroom Expectations (Part 4 of a Back to School Mini Series)

EPISODE 11: Classroom Library Organization (Part 3 of a Back to School Mini Series)

EPISODE 10: Classroom Set Up Ideas for Your Language Arts Classroom (Part 2 of a Back to School Mini Series)

EPISODE 9: Three Things to do Before Going Back to School (Part 1 of a Back to School Mini Series)

EPISODE 8: Last Writing Workshop Steps (Part 6 of a Writing Workshop Series)

EPISODE 7: Writing Workshop Components: Conferencing (Part 5 of a Writing Workshop Series)

EPISODE 6: Writing Workshop Ideas: Running Writing Workshop (Part 4 of a Writing Workshop Series)

EPISODE 5: Writing Lessons for Writing Workshop (Part 3 of a Writing Workshop Series)

EPISODE 4: Creating Writing Units (Part 2 of a Writing Workshop Series)

EPISODE 3: Launching Writing Workshop (Part 1 of a Writing Workshop Series)

EPISODE 2: End of Year Teacher Checklist

EPISODE 1: Survive and Thrive the End of the Year in Middle School