Middle school language arts

Try this free, fun, and interactive middle school ELA games in your classroom to teach grammar and literacy ELA skills!

Freaking out over how in the world can you actually use centers and stations in your classroom without being completely overwhelmed? Concerned that you don’t have enough time, don’t know how to enforce student accountability, don’t know what the stations should look like, or panicking that you simply can’t keep up? These are absolutely valid

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

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…

Middle school reading strategies can be fun and interactive! Get the inside scoop on how I use station reading activities to engage all learners!

Looking for the best language arts curriculum for the middle school years? Today I’m sharing thoughts on Learning Language Arts Through Literature and why it’s an especially great fit for homeschooling middle school. *This is a sponsored post, but I’ve happily used this curriculum with my kids for years. Also, I received a complimentary copy […]

Looking for Wordle classroom ideas? Incorporate Wordle into your classroom with this activities, ideas, and templates.

Looking for a homeschool language arts curriculum? Look no further. Here you'll find some great homeschool language arts curriculum.

Here are SEVEN engaging activities for the first week back to school in middle school and high school English Language Arts. #middleschool #highschool #8thgrade #7thgrade #6thgrade #ELA #english #languagearts

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