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Planning Ahead for Next School Year

Doing a few tasks before you leave your classroom for the summer can give you a sense of peace and relief and avoid feeling overwhelmed when the next school year rolls around. Here are some tasks that you can do in the last few days of school. Get rid of old stuff! Get your students…

by Stacey Wassif

National Poetry Month Activities for Secondary ELA

April is National Poetry Month! This is a great time to get your students thinking, reading, and writing all things poetry. Here are a few low-prep ideas to get you started. Read the poem-a-day at Poets.org. Poets.org: Poets.org is produced by the Academy of American Poets. It is the original online resource for poems, poets’…

by Stacey Wassif

Favorite March Resources for Secondary ELA

Hi teachers! It’s nearing the end of February and March is already next week! Before we get to spring break, there’s plenty of fun holidays and activities that you can celebrate in your secondary ELA classroom. Reading Bingo Challenge March is National Reading Month! If your school celebrates Read Across America Day on March 2,…

by Stacey Wassif

5 Ways to Motivate Students to Read in Secondary ELA

Motivating some students to read at the middle and high school students can be a monumental task. How can you expect to compete with technology that delivers on-demand dopamine hits? There’s no real tried and true answer to that question, but my best advice to just try a variety of strategies to reach as many…

by Stacey Wassif

How to Reset a New Semester for Secondary ELA

Winter break is the perfect time to reset everything. Spending more time with family and friends and doing more of what makes you happy can clear your head of the school year so far. Once you’ve had a chance to reflect about what went well and what could have gone better, here are a few…

by Stacey Wassif

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