Ela middle school

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.

Tired of the same old end of the year activities for middle school language arts? Try these 16 unconventional middle school ELA activities that will challenge your students’ critical and creative thinking. From creating a magazine to designing an interactive exhibit – these creative final project ideas will help you spice things up in your ELA classes!

Stations in Middle School ELA that can be taught without constant grading and prepping materials #MiddleSchoolELA

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

Much like students who spend more hours on the hook of an essay than they do the bulk of an essay, I often found myself with a case of English teacher writing block when it came to planning my first day of school activities. Though I have ten years (x two semesters each) of ... Read More about First Day of School Activities for High School and Middle School English

A blog about teaching middle school ELA and math.

Short stories for middle school - a list of the best short stories for your middle school classroom with tips and teaching ideas.

Since I don't have a vocabulary book or program that I HAVE to follow at my school, I used to always worry if I was doing enough vocabulary instruction. Even when I was theoretically following best practices or authentically investigating words as they came up in texts, I was concerned about if I was really helping my students become better readers. After a lot of trial and error, I'm now proud of what we do for middle school vocabulary, which falls into four main areas: Specific Words for…

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 […]