10+ easy end of year activities for students

10+ easy end of year activities for students

It’s getting to that time of year again.  You know the time.  Students are bored and restless.  You are stressed and frantic with reporting.  And you all need a break!  Today I’m going to give you a break - I have some easy, low-to-no prep end-of-year activities for...

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How to teach note taking skills: 10+ tips

How to teach note taking skills: 10+ tips

How to teach note-taking skills is one of those topics that just never seems to come up when you’re in university or college.  And it’s often one of those skills that fall off the radar when teachers are planning out their curriculum.  Or they get bumped from the plan...

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Literary analysis: how to teach your ELA students to analyze

.At some point in their career, every ELA teacher will try to teach students to do literary or critical analysis.   The first few times teaching it can be a nightmare.  You aren’t always sure what strategies will work best for your class, the text you’re students will...

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15+ American literature worksheets for your ELA classroom

15+ American literature worksheets for your ELA classroom

Are you looking for easy American literature worksheets to use in your ELA classroom?  Or have you last-minute landed an American literature class and need you ideas pronto?  Either way, you’ll find something useful in this blog post. Today I’m not going to lay out a...

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20 best of Shakespeare quotes for your ELA classroom

20 best of Shakespeare quotes for your ELA classroom

Today we’ve got 20 of the best of Shakespeare quotes for you to use in your ELA classroom. If you haven’t heard about my first time teaching Shakespeare, you might not know that I made ALL the rookie mistakes.  I had absolutely no idea how to teach Shakespeare, let...

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