Ela classroom

Learn why one-pagers are one of my go-to activities for breaking down complex topics and texts. Understand what they are, why you and your students will love them, and how to implement them in your ELA classroom. I even have the advice to help you tackle the biggest obstacle you’ll encounter with this activity.

One of the first things teachers learn in their pre-service teaching classes is the importance of establishing effective classroom routines and procedures for

Find out what an actual ELA class looks like in fifth grade. This is a detailed look into my classroom and our routines.

Classroom organization is at the top of teacher's lists right now to ensure their year runs smoothly. Don't miss out on these 8 tips for setting up your middle school English clasroom, whether its during back to school time or any other time of the school year. Follow @sparklynotebook here on Pinterest for more great ELA activities and ideas!

Your students will love this collaborative short story review poster project. Ideal for middle school ELA or the high school English classroom, this poster project places students in charge of the review and gets them thinking about literary elements. #collaborativelearning #shortstoryunit #middleschoolELA #highschoolEnglish #teachingELA

Looking for games to play with a classroom? This list of English games in the classroom is exactly what you need to engage students!

ELAR, Reading, writing, teacher, comma, anchor chart

Do you need parts of speech posters for your classroom? This post has several classroom décor resources to help teachers prepare an engaging learning environment.

There are three kinds of teacher-decorators: those who were born for Pinterest, those who can’t, and all the ones in between (such as the broke, the tired, and the I-have-no-time-to-decorate). However, making a classroom appeal to middle and high school students doesn’t HAVE to involve serious crafting or expensive, time-intensive projects. Check out these tips from me and Bonnie from Presto Plans as you prepare your classroom for the fall (or at any time of year that you want to give it a…

Interactive Language Wall | Hello Fifth

Start back to school on the right note with these first day activities for middle school ELA and high school English class!

Supplies and other essential items for the middle school ELA and high school English classroom. #teachersupplies #classroomsupplies #backtoschoolsupplies #classroomdecor #classroomideas

One of the first things teachers learn in their pre-service teaching classes is the importance of establishing effective classroom routines and procedures for

Let's look at some research-based strategies on teaching each of the steps of the writing process with elementary students

Marie Kondo Your Classroom – Kellie Bourque