Reading challenge for middle school

Do your Middle School students struggle with reading? Learn simple strategies for raising their reading level by several grades!

Looking for unique post-reading activities to inspire students and provide a sample of their analytical skills? Find high-interest strategies for secondary.

Introduce the 40 book challenge to your students in a way that will get them excited about reading. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school.

If you’re looking for a fresh way to promote reading in your middle school classroom, read on to see how I implemented the million word reading challenge to encourage my readers!

Improve your students' comprehension skills by adding independent reading to your middle school class. Perfect for reading workshop.

This descriptive writing project is perfect for the end of the year because it keeps students engaged. Students get to take on the role of a real estate agent as they describe a house for sale. This writing activity is rigorous, allows them to apply all the writing techniques they accumulated throughout the year, and it has a creative element! It's even available as a paper OR digital assignment! #middleschoolela @secondaryela #writingactivities

Today I am excited to welcome Kim from English Oh My as our guest blogger. She has some great ideas for teaching students to comprehend poetry in a manageable way. Enjoy! Happy April, and Happy National Poetry Month! Poetry is a timeless genre, and it is a part of most English Language curriculum. When I tell […]

Use these ideas to help teach your middle school students how to USE point of view to analyze texts!

Thousands of teachers have used my Tower of Books Challenge with their students as an engaging independent reading challenge, often replaci...

How do we create a Middle School Reading Bingo program that is popular with middle schoolers (and not completely lame)? Five ideas that may help...