School Ideas

Ideas for my daughter-in-law ELA teacher
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Harry Potter Week! DIY Magic Wands!

Harry Potter

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Trying to find fun reading and ELA bell ringers for middle school English language arts? Finding 6th grade, 7th grade, & 8th grade bell ringers that are perfect for focusing on context clues and much more isn't always easy, but I've got you covered! These quick and fun bell ringers are an ideal way to begin class! Your students in grade 6, grade 7, or grade 8 will love the engaging reading passage, and you will love the practice they get with reading comprehension!
188 Morning Whiteboard Messages
Bell ringers are warm-up activities that students complete at the beginning of class—when the bell rings—while teachers get ready for their day.

Bell work

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Spelling Menu
50 ways to practice spelling words - Our Three Peas

Spelling

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Fun, creative, and rigorous activities to use with any novel. Ideal for secondary ELA.
Reader's Response: Reading, Writing, and Spelling Choice Boards Bundle - Etsy Canada

Teaching strategies

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Chromebook & Laptop Management and Student Training Toolkit

Technology

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Accommodations allow dyslexic students to perform at their intellectual ability in the school setting even if they are still reading below grade level.

Accommodations

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What does the research say about parental involvement? How can you get parents on your side? Check out this post for ideas you might try this year.
Three Styles of Editable PDF Parent Conference Forms for Any Grade! Teacher To Teacher, Organized Teacher, Resource Teacher, Parent Teacher Meeting, Teacher Binder, Parent Night, Parent Teacher Interviews, Teacher Resources, Teacher Stuff

Parent/Teacher conferences

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How to Cope With a Disrespectful Parent - Advice from Real Teachers post on Laura Candler's Teaching Resources blog

Parent interactions

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Literature circles, need to lower the grade level of the directions
Literature Circle Collaborative Poster- ... by Zenful Ziggy Designs | Teachers Pay Teachers

Book clubs & Lit Circles

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Test taking strategies

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ELA Lessons

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Are students collaborating effectively in your classroom or online? Ensure that all students are involved in group work or digital learning with these cooperative group roles. Within these 4 roles, responsibilities are divided so that each student can contribute to the group in a fair and meaningful...

Cooperative Learning

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Paragraph of the Week...a daily SCAFFOLDED approach to paragraph writing. 200+ pages to use in your room, 36 weeks worth of prompts, rubrics, checklists, final draft paper...everything your students need to become successful paragraph writers. $

Writing

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Miss Giraffe's Class: First Year Teacher Tips and Advice

Teacher inspiration

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Vocabulary Activity
When teaching middle school grammar, it is important to create engaging ela lessons, that will help your students master grammar standards. In this post, I share some of my favorite ELA resources and grammar websites that I use in my own middle school ela classroom. #distancelearning #elaresources #digitalresources #englishteacher #englishresources #englishactivities

Vocabulary

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reading comprehension software for kids
As an alternative way of doing a book chat, students worked with a partner or in a trio for collaborative thinking & discussing the 4Cs about our memoir books.
Standards based doesn’t have to be boring! This paper airplane reading response is so much fun, and the best part? Secondary ELA students are completing a meaningful analysis of their text! Includes four other engaging projects with instructions and rubrics.

Reading comprehension

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Looking for some fun and easy meet the teacher night ideas? Click through to this post for 8 fun Meet the Teacher Night Ideas! Tips for using an editable meet the teacher template for a slideshow. Perfect for using at stations or for teacher introductions at back to school! From preschool to kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade and even middle school, these ideas are perfect for meet the teacher night for students and parents to be more at ease.
Calling all teachers in need of classroom supply donations this is your go-to solution! Simply set up a donation station with the display sign and let your students' parents 'supply' some smiles by choosing an item from your wishlist!Use it for Meet the Teacher Night, Open House, Parent-Teacher Conferences, or any other occasion when parents are in your classroom. By showcasing what you are in need of, you're giving parents a clear opportunity to lend a helping hand! Parents will be 'all smiles' to support you and their children's learning environment.After the supplies start flowing in, don't forget to express your appreciation! Use the included thank you notes to send home with students whose families donated. It's a small gesture that goes a long way in showing your gratitude.WHAT'S IN
Looking for a way to welcome your students to your classroom? Use this digital print to print cards for your students to make them feel welcomed to your class on the first day of school. Put a pack of smarties in the blank space on the card to remind your students that they are smarties! This is a PDF print. You will receive the download after purchase with watermark removed. Then, print 4 per page in order to get a 5x4 card. Add the smarties, and you have a completed welcome gift for your stude

Meet the teacher night

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Rewards & Incentives

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Teacher Binder - editable! by McQueen's Marketplace | TPT

Substitutes

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Growth mindset

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Student engagement

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Assessment

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10 Teacher Tips to Make Your Life Easier! - Busy Me Plus Three… small groups, absent work, work in progress folders, etc

Classroom organization

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Singular and Plural Noun Anchor Chart | Plural Noun Poster by Rainbow Lessons

Grammar

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Great ideas, photos and advice for setting up a middle school classroom from the 2 Peas and a Dog blog.

Class decor

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