Have you thought about preparing emergency lesson plans in the event of your school closing? If you’ve been informed of a closing, chances are you’re being asked to provide home instruction materials. Some schools call it distance or remote learning, or virtual teaching. And if you teach in the north, maybe you’ve been asked to create a “blizzard bag” for snow days. But whatever the term, you’ll need some…
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Independent Reading
How to Give a Riveting Book Talk
Don’t you just love seeing students get excited when choosing books to read independently? One way you can spark that enthusiasm . . . give a book talk! Sure, students can browse your class or school library looking at book covers and reading the blurbs. But what if you could entice them with book talks so awesome that students would be begging for more? Read on to discover how to…
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40 Choice Novels for Middle School Readers
We all want our students to love reading, right? Like anything else, our passion for authors and books has a way of spreading to the students. And let’s face it, nothing feels quite as awesome as leading a student to just the right book! I have provided 40 titles from incredible authors that are some of the most popular choice novels for middle school students out there. So whether you…
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