Teachers tell me they love teaching with that poem but ask, what can I teach with it? Sometimes we have favorite pieces. Well, we always do. If your district teaches with a textbook, why not add one of your favorites that pair with it to make the unit exciting for you and the students. HereContinue reading ““Nothing Gold Can Stay”–What paired text unit can I teach with that poem?”
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Distance Learning FREE Novel “Fairy Tales of the Brother’s Grimm” Four Week Unit for online learning upper middle/high school
Teaching a novel or novella online is not as difficult when read.gov and gutenberg.org exist. For the following unit to be used in a upper elementary or middle school classroom, though can be adapted to high school if wanting to compare different versions to the originals, use read.gov to have the resource readily available toContinue reading “Distance Learning FREE Novel “Fairy Tales of the Brother’s Grimm” Four Week Unit for online learning upper middle/high school”
Every text you teach should be organized and revisiting objectives
Too many times I see teachers teaching whole group single objectives 5 days straight in a week. Yes, focus on a single objective. Yes, teach it fully for understanding. Yes, practice it throughout the week. But no, don’t continue to beat a dead horse. Present the information, on Monday if that is your routine. But practice itContinue reading “Every text you teach should be organized and revisiting objectives”
Quick Tidbits for teaching debate in the classroom
Celebrate their wins. Let them be proud. Make quick posters to hang up and congratulate each other on the way out of class. Create fun group names. It adds to the humor and keeps things light when you first start debating. Keeps tempers, and hormones if teaching older students, from flaring if you can toneContinue reading “Quick Tidbits for teaching debate in the classroom”
Classroom Debates and writing go hand-in-hand.
Teaching students how to argue isn’t rocket science but there are certain techniques that lead them in the direction of better arguments. First and foremost, DEBATE! And debate more!Class debates should start near the beginning of the year, even in the early years. Here is a debate template to get you started.
Teaching a World War II Unit-What books pair well together? Using the base text, “Night” by Elie Wiesel.
Using the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel is first and foremost, an amazing read for 7th grade and above. (Some of the content is too harsh for any age below.) Use it to be your core text. But what do I pair it with? Here are a few classic oriented suggestions but something new to tryContinue reading “Teaching a World War II Unit-What books pair well together? Using the base text, “Night” by Elie Wiesel.”
Problem Solving in today’s world.
Tackling problems isn’t something new. Tackling something head on with all the needed tools is what we are charged with giving the younger generation with every year they grow older. And then even everyday after that for we are all learners each and every day of our lives. Moving past the textbook is hard forContinue reading “Problem Solving in today’s world.”
ELA On The Move 