November Lesson Plans for ELA
November in the middle or high school classroom can be a trying time for students and teachers. Keep students engaged
Short Story Lesson Plans
Short stories can provide diverse and fun lessons. With those lessons, you can pack in mentor sentences, student choice, writing
Teaching Shakespeare to Today’s Students
Teaching Shakespeare? You can teach his plays in meaningful ways for modern students.
October Lesson Plans for ELA
Ready to add FUN to your October lesson plans for ELA? Here is a variety of activities for language arts classes.
20 Vocabulary Words
Looking to ramp up your vocabulary lessons? This blog post presents twenty vocabulary words with a variety of activities to
Classroom Management for the Secondary Classroom
Melissa’s Ideas With over a dozen years in the classroom, Melissa knows the common concerns for classroom management. She details
ELA Lesson Plans: What to Teach in September
Wondering what to teach in September? In this post, you’ll find different approaches for writing, grammar, vocabulary, and literature.
12 Back-to-School Essential ELA Activities and Lessons
Heading back to school can be stressful for teachers. The ladies of ELA Today have twelve ELA activities and lessons to save the day.
Nonfiction Lesson Plans
Searching for nonfiction lesson plans? Keep reading. In today’s post, Lauralee and Melissa are sharing some tips for success with middle and high school students.
Make Class Videos Meaningful
Digital activities are in our classrooms, and like with anything else, videos must be meaningful. In today’s post, Melissa and Lauralee break down how they make the most of every movie or show clip.