The Relay with Words Vocabulary Game gets students moving and provides vocabulary instruction indirectly through play! This interactive vocabulary game encourages students to...
When I first started teaching, the summer seemed to come and go and I would feel like I had accomplished nothing for school that I hoped to. Now I'm a woman with a plan... a...
Its the time of year when keeping students engaged in learning is harder and harder to do. With lessons still needing to be taught, and vocabulary word lists to learn, now is...
Spring brings with it both pleasant weather and the interesting dynamic of nearing the end of the school year – which can be exhausting – as well as promises of refreshing...
Get ready to add some fitness, activity, and learning to the traditional game of hopscotch! This simple grammar exercise will get students excited to review parts of speech.
I love looking at paint chip strips; each color’s name is so evocative of lovely ideas, foods and places that I always find myself wanting to decorate a space with my...
In my last post, I addressed answers to the following questions: How can we help students perform well on writing assessments? What is the relationship between our classroom...
Assessment is a daily part of the educational landscape, and students often express dismay that they “don’t test well.” Whether it is a classroom assessment or a high-stakes...
If you are looking for a good historical fiction novel, set in Ireland, to use during the month of March, Nory Ryan’s Song, by Patricia Reilly Giff is a great choice. This is...
Have you seen my Vocab Land Game Board? Out of all of the amazing creations the graphics team has come up with based on my simple, typed ideas, it is my absolute favorite....
With testing season on the horizon, I've been taking inventory of my "go-to" grammar games and activities. Because students work at different speeds, I like to have grammar...
All English language arts educators are concerned about developing and improving students’ written language proficiencies. Wherever I travel in the United States and the...