POETRY-African American History Month Project
Celebrate Cultures February is a great time to incorporate an oral language component into your lessons and invite students to memorize and recite a poem by an African American poet. …
Books for Boys
Perhaps, because so many elementary and middle school teachers are female, the books on our standard reading lists tend to appeal more to students of that same gender. Not sure…
Emotion Words for Tone and Mood
Do you find it tough trying to get yours students to be more precise and use just the right word to express their observations about the author's tone in piece…
Engaging Starts
Introducing New Units of Study We know that getting off to a good start makes all the difference in the world. Why not consider some of these ideas for kicking…