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Month: December 2018

My Goals for 2019

After teaching for 25 years, I was in a rut. I have to admit it. But I feel that I … More

2019, boredom, captivate motivate educate, constructive cooperative controversy, Debate, ela, games, goals, handson, high school english, high school students, katahdin woods and waters, makerspace, makerstations, monuments, new year, news years resolutions, pbe, school, teachers pay

Why Are Idioms so Tough for Students to Understand?

I’ve been teaching for over 25 years–7 years at the elementary level, and the rest at the high school level. … More

aural comprehension, captivate motivate educate, clay, comprehension, ela, english, english teacher, hands on, legos, maker space, maker stations, teachers pay teachers

Maker Stations–ELA Style!

Why is it as students get older we believe they no longer need to create and work with their hands? … More

authors, characterization, clay, conflict, ela, English teachers, handson, high school students, legos, main characters, maker stations, makerstations, minor characters, plot, resolutions, rising action, teachers pay teachers

Get ’em up and moving!

I have made it my mission to find ways to get my high school students up and out of their … More

captivate motivate educate, ela, fun, games, high school students, math, social studies, teachers pay teachers, teams, vocabulary, word wall

Wrapping up debates, right in time for holiday break

As you know, my seniors recently debated the topic of gun control. I have 2 sections of seniors. One section … More

Debate, ela, gun control, high school english, seniors

I’m having a sale!!

3 creative products will be on sale starting Dec. 14th! This includes my A Christmas Carol maker stations–just in time … More

a Christmas carol, captivate motivate educate, Christmas, hamlet, maker stations, makerspace, projects, sales, Scrooge, teachers pay teachers

It’s Debate Time!

My seniors are starting a debate unit. I’ve given them 4 topics to choose from: What are the solutions to … More

alice training, angela stockman, Debate, debate roles, gun violence, leah cleary, makewriting, procon, seniors, sketchnotes

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BUNDLE ALERT! 👀🌟✨⭐️⚡️💫☄️ I can’t believe I finally have enough products in my TpT store to offer my first bundle 😄😄👍🏽 4 one-page graphic organizers for the price of 3. Link in profile. #tptbundle #graphicorganizers #savings #teacherspayteachers #ela#poetry #newsarticles #shortstories #theraven #poe#templates #teachersofinstagram #highschoolenglishteacher #secondaryela #captivatemotivateeducate
“Can we play this again tomorrow?!” This is what my students said after they played 3 rounds of Scrabble Battle! Talk about engagement! This is the perfect game to review vocabulary words before a test/quiz. If you wish, you can use your own photos to help build excitement about important new concepts in an upcoming unit. This game can be adapted to work with any subject matter. Scrabble Battle helps ELL students gain fluency and confidence in learning and spelling new vocabulary words. Link in my profile. #games#vocabulary #spelling #englishlanguagelearners #testreview #engaging #fun#collaboration #scrabble #observationskills #teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #teachersfollowteachers #captivatemotivateeducate
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BUNDLE! Save 30%!! EMERGENCY SUB PLANS FOR THE ELA CLASSROOM! Student Internet access required for 5 of the activities. Let's face it. There are times when we can’t be in the classroom. These 10 emergency sub plans will reduce your worry and stress from having to be away from your students. It's not always easy or possible for a substitute teacher to carry on with the regular curriculum, but with these emergency plans, all the substitute teacher has to do is disseminate the copies. All instructions are on the printouts. *These 10 activities also make a great addition to your literacy centers. Perfect for bell ringers, and early finishers. * Link in profile #emergencysubplans #sickdays #substituteteacher #substituteteaching #subplans #ela #highschoolenglish #secondaryela #teachersofinstagram #teachersofinsta #teachertribe #creativewriting #poetry #worldheritagesites #imdb #tedtalks #persuasivewriting #captivatemotivateeducate #teacherspayteachers
EMERGENCY SUB PLANS FOR THE ELA CLASSROOM! Student Internet access required. Let's face it. There are times when we can’t be in the classroom. These 5 emergency sub plans will reduce your worry and stress from having to be away from your students. It's not always easy or possible for a substitute teacher to carry on with the regular curriculum, but with these emergency plans, all the substitute teacher has to do is disseminate the copies. All instructions are on the printouts. *These 5 activities also make a great addition to your literacy centers. Perfect for bell ringers, and early finishers. * Link in profile #emergencysubplans #sickdays #substituteteacher #substituteteaching #subplans #ela #highschoolenglish #secondaryela #teachersofinstagram #teachersofinsta #teachertribe #creativewriting #poetry #worldheritagesites #imdb #tedtalks #persuasivewriting #captivatemotivateeducate #teacherspayteachers
Aw I’m in love with this wall of hearts. #randomactsofkindness They make that dingy wall look cheery. 💕🤗 #valentines #empathy #hearts#kindness#teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #teachertribe
“Can we play this again tomorrow?!” This is what my students said after they played 3 rounds of Scrabble Battle! Talk about engagement! This is the perfect game to review vocabulary words before a test/quiz. If you wish, you can use your own photos to help build excitement about important new concepts in an upcoming unit. This game can be adapted to work with any subject matter. Scrabble Battle helps ELL students gain fluency and confidence in learning and spelling new vocabulary words. Link in my profile. #games#vocabulary #spelling #englishlanguagelearners #testreview #engaging #fun#collaboration #scrabble #observationskills #teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #teachersfollowteachers #captivatemotivateeducate
SNOW DAY!! Another 12” to 15” on the way. 😑 Dilemma—should I grade essays on Google Docs or create TpT products?? #snowday #2ndaryela #secondaryela #secondaryteacher #ela #teachersofinstagram #tpt
Looking for something quick, easy, and engaging that will allow students to creatively respond to any short story or novel? What about a one-page graphic organizer? Now available in my TpT store. Link in profile. #onepagers #graphicorganizers #novels#shortstories #readingcomprehension #plot#theme#art#bulletinboard #template#teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #highschoolenglishteacher #middleschool #2ndaryela #secondaryela #captivatemotivateeducate
I had all my students watch an awesome TED Talk on empathy then I had them work with a partner to write 6 random acts of kindness on paper hearts. For the most part most of my students seemed to be sincere. But my sophomores continue to be challenging. Right after they completed the writing activity, what do I hear? They’re continuing to tell each other to shut up. Two of them are giggling instead of working, and as I’m trying to teach they’re interrupting me. Two of them earned a detention. 😑😑😑 #empathy #lackofempathy #randomactsofkindness #toughday #irony#teachersofinstagram
EMERGENCY SUB PLANS FOR THE ELA CLASSROOM! No technology or internet access needed. Let's face it. There are times when we can’t be in the classroom. These 5 emergency sub plans will reduce your worry and stress from having to be away from your students. It's not always easy or possible for a substitute teacher to carry on with the regular curriculum, but with these emergency plans, all the substitute teacher has to do is disseminate the copies. All instructions are on the printouts. *These 5 activities also make a great addition to your literacy centers.* Link in profile #emergencysubplans #sickdays #substituteteacher #substituteteaching #subplans #ela #highschoolenglish #secondaryela #teachersofinstagram #teachersofinsta #teachertribe #notechnology #creativewriting #poetry #blackoutpoetry #captivatemotivateeducate #teacherspayteachers
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I am soooo excited about this new product which will be available soon in my TpT store! A.C.E.S Squares! I have not been this excited about a student project in a long time. My AP Language and Composition students are completing a culminating project based on the theme of identity. They are writing about author’s purpose, essential questions, and more. I love that the project combines writing with art. This is a meaningful project and will make a beautiful bulletin board display. 👍🏽👀👀 This works with any theme in fiction or non-fiction. Great for essays, short stories, novels, etc. #acessquares #analysis#aplanguage #creative#bulletinboardideas #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #secondaryela #highschoolenglish #teachertribe #handsondesign #teachersfollowteachers #2ndaryela #closereading #theme #captivatemotivateeducate
So excited! Right in time for Valentines Day! I created this grungy heart clipart by using some of my own watercolor and mixed-media art. You won’t find these anywhere else! You get 12 full color hearts with transparent backgrounds (PNG) and 12 full color hearts with white backgrounds (JPG). These are totally unique! I’m allowing personal and commercial use. Link in my profile. #valentines #clipart #hearts#watercolor#mixedmedia #tpt #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #teachertribe #teachersofinsta #captivatemotivateeducate #tsmdesigns #tsmartist #art#creative #commercialuseclipart
The Habits of Mind are, in some ways, even more important than grades or test scores. We all want to foster the Habits of Mind in our students. A couple of ways is to place posters around the classroom, and to talk about the Habits through opportune times, but another way is to get students to think about them in a creative way. My new TpT learning station task cards ask students to sculpt or build their understanding of the Habits. They then must explain how they try to practice the ideals in their lives. Link in profile. #habitsofmind #makerstation #handson #clay#legos#teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #teachertribe #highschool #englishteacher #nctegram #elatoday #literacystations #writingstation #captivatemotivateeducate#taskcards #learningstations #ela
National Poetry Month is right around the corner. It’s a great time to gather resources to encourage the enjoyment and writing of poetry. And why not save $$ at the same time? Check out this poetry bundle from my TpT store and save over 30%! POETRY BUNDLE! Perfect for Literacy Stations--Save Over 30%! #2ndaryela #secondaryela #secondaryteacher #ela #teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #bundles #savings#nationalpoetrymonth #poetry #games#teachersfollowteachers #graphicorganizers #earthday #fun#collaboration #captivatemotivateeducate #creativewriting #literacycenters
Spring is in the air!! Are you in the mood for a deal? How about 3 clip art collections for the price of 2? 36 different birds, winged hearts, and shabby chic flowers. These include PNG and JPG files. For personal and commercial use. Link in profile. #clipart #spring#flowers#birds#hearts#bundles #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #teachersofinsta #teachersfollowteachers
A.C.E.S Squares! I have not been this excited about a student project in a long time. My AP Language and Composition students are completing a culminating project based on the theme of identity. They are writing about author’s purpose, essential questions, and more. I love that project combines writing with art. This is a meaningful project and will make a beautiful bulletin board display. 👍🏽👀👀 I will be adding this project to my TPT store very soon. #acessquares #analysis#aplanguage #creative#bulletinboardideas #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #secondaryela #highschoolenglish #teachertribe #handsondesign #teachersfollowteachers #2ndaryela #closereading #theme #captivatemotivateeducate
It’s never too early to start thinking about Earth Day. Poetry With Friends Earth Day Edition, is a fun way for students to collaborate to write a poem about the environment and ecological concerns. This is one poetry writing activity that students truly love because they can work with their friends to write a poem. Stress is reduced and enjoyment is increased. With over 200 words to choose from, students cut and paste their way to a quality, meaningful poem. Link in profile. #secondaryela #secondaryteacher #2ndaryela #steam #ela #teachersofinstagram #literacycenters #earthday #environment #steam #fun#collaboration
So excited! Right in time for Valentines Day! I created this grungy heart clipart by using some of my own watercolor and mixed-media art. You won’t find these anywhere else! You get 12 full color hearts with transparent backgrounds (PNG) and 12 full color hearts with white backgrounds (JPG). These are totally unique! I’m allowing personal and commercial use. Link in my profile. #valentines #clipart #hearts#watercolor#mixedmedia #tpt #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #teachertribe #teachersofinsta #captivatemotivateeducate #tsmdesigns #tsmartist #art#creative #commercialuseclipart

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