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...
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....
For juniors and seniors, college is on the horizon. The SAT test assesses what students know and how they can apply that knowledge. The SAT test measures knowledge in...
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...
It’s always interesting to see where people live and how they decorate their homes. Getting a glimpse of a persons living quarters can tell you a lot about their personality...
With an 11 and 9-year-old at home, board games are a great way to spend a weekend evening. Knowing how much we enjoy playing board games at home, I began to wonder about...
Today I'm sharing a fun, relatively quick vocabulary game that helps students master a few of their trickier vocabulary words! The idea came to me when perusing official...
My mom likes to tell a story about her high school English teacher, who carried a ruler and rapped students’ knuckles when they struggled with grammar exercises. Instruction...
I love a great library, whether it it’s my school library or my classroom library, and I have found that the best way to get students the books they want is to organize the...
I adored playing checkers growing up, and I thought that a vocabulary version would be fun and easy to play, as well as a great review for students. ...