Category: Middle/High School ELA
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Holidays Around the World | Journaling in the Classroom
The blog post focuses on inclusive ways to incorporate holiday topics in the classroom, beyond centering Christianity and the white experience. It suggests learning about diverse holidays worldwide and providing opportunities for students to share their own holiday celebrations. The emphasis is on respecting all perspectives and creating a safe space for learners.
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Fall Classroom Writing Resources | Product Spotlight
This fall, explore new writing resources to engage students. With daily journal sets, the Google Slides Classroom Display and Student Version offer a blend of tech and traditional pen-and-paper methods. Incorporating prompts and quotes, these resources encourage creativity and critical thinking. The Fall/Winter Writing BUNDLE also provides grading and feedback resources for effective assessment.
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Normalizing Mental Health in the Classroom: 6 Practical Strategies
The content emphasizes the importance of normalizing mental health discussions in classrooms, offering practical suggestions. By incorporating mental health signage, open conversations, daily check-ins, available resources, sharing emotions, and guest speakers, educators can create a supportive environment. The key is to start small and seek support when needed.
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Product Spotlight: Poetry Choice Boards + Freebie!
April is National Poetry Month, and this post promotes a 12 Month Poetry Choice Boards resource for students. Each month features a choice board with poetry styles like acrostic, limerick, sonnet, and more, along with teacher display slides, rubrics, and grading tools. A freebie and purchase option provide 112 poetry writing options.
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Poetry Styles Your Students Will Love!
The content discusses various types of poetry suitable for classroom use, providing insights and examples for acrostic, haiku, limerick, concrete, sonnet, ballad, free verse, blank verse, and “I am” poems. It also offers resources for teaching and learning these poetry types, emphasizing student choice and creative expression in the classroom.