Literacy. Science. Technology.
In the past, I’ve talked a lot about building a classroom library from scratch. If you don’t have a classroom library, get one! The benefit to your students as readers is simply unparalleled. But how can you start the year off right to maximize… Continue Reading “How to Get Students Reading on Day One of Class”
One of my favorite school experiences was when my 8th-grade teacher encouraged us to create our own blogs on Xanga, an early-2000’s service that sadly went the way of Myspace- still around, but no longer relevant. I loved the experience because the creativity and… Continue Reading “#TechTuesday: Bring Blogging to Class with EduBlogs”
The end of the year is upon us, and it can be a slow, slow crawl to the finish line. Grades are due and kids are checked out and admin has sent out yet another ‘friendly reminder’ about keeping kids learning until the last… Continue Reading “16 Easy, Low-Key Activities for End-of-the-Year ELA that Aren’t Movies”
Now that you’ve got stacks of books (Part 1 & Part 2) and something to put them on (Part 3), let’s talk maintaining a library in a classroom of anywhere from 18 to 150 students! (High school teachers, mad respect for all that grading.… Continue Reading “Definitive Guide to Classroom Libraries for the New Teacher, Part 4: Maintaining Your Library”
Welcome to Part 3 of my series on starting a classroom library from scratch as a new teacher! In Part 1, I discussed how to begin searching for titles your students will love, no matter what grade you teach. In Part 2, I listed… Continue Reading “Definitive Guide to Classroom Libraries for the New Teacher, Part 3: Organizing Books”