Language arts teacher

By Presto Plans I first realized the power of bell ringers years ago, thanks to a particularly unruly class that would bounce off my walls after lunch. After consistently wasting the first ten minutes of class getting students seated, settled, and ready to learn, I decided to give bell-ringers a try. They were immediately a classroom game-changer. Bell-ringers—sometimes referred to as “warm ups” or “do nows”— are questions, tasks, or other warm up activities that students complete at the…

This 3-2-1 ELA closure activity worksheet is designed for use after students have read a nonfiction text. There are boxes for students to write three facts they learned, two questions they still have, and one opinion they now have.

I began elementary school in the era of phonics. Looking back, I can honestly say that it seemed to work okay. Matching pictures with their word families in plaid workbooks... I learned to read, but

SUPERQUICK literature centers in the 6th grade ELA classroom Why I use literature centers in my 6th grade language arts classroom I need a way to reteach important concepts all through the year Students need a way to work on extension activities without much teacher input When I need to spend time working with a small group of

write 1 or 2 sentences to sum up your day learn 5 new words listen to a song watch short video conjugate a verb read and attempt to say out loud a tongue twister count from 1 to 100 sing the...

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Great site for teachers who use Reader's Workshop, Writer's Workshop, Guided Reading. Also includes units of study