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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

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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

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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

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Dumpster Projects

I’ve been teaching for 25 years, so I should be used to seeing student projects dumped in the trash, but … More

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Haikubes!

I bought Haikubes this summer as I was searching for ways to add makerspace ideas to my high school English … More

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A Christmas Carol–Maker Station Style!

As you know, I’ve been on a journey this school year, to give my high school English students more opportunities … More

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A Christmas Carol–Makerspace Style!

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My Makerspace Journey

I have decided to give my high school English students more opportunity to create something with their hands–get them up … More

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Earth Day is April 22. 🦚🌲🐾🌞🌸🌍 ♻️ Have you wanted to do something to celebrate Earth Day in your classroom but you didn’t know just what? Why not have your students write a collaborative poem about the environment, global warming, and other ecological issues pressing down upon us? Poetry With Friends Earth Day Edition is based on my wildly popular free TpT product. I’ve adapted and expanded it to feature words related to Earth Day. BTW what a great way to add a STEAM activity to your ELA lessons. Your students will not stress out over this poetry writing activity because they will be able to collaborate with friends. My free version of Poetry With Friends has over 200 downloads with 40 ratings ✅ Link in my profile 🤗👍🏽♻️ #earthday #environment #globalwarming #poetry #collaboration #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #creativewriting #ela #secondaryela #teachersofinstagram #steam #captivatemotivateeducate

I have created these literacy station task cards that ask students to build or sculpt representations of common English idioms. Understanding idioms is an important part of a student's reading and aural comprehension. I believe your students will enjoy these task cards. Innovation and creativity will flourish! #makerstation #handson #clay#legos#teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #teachertribe #highschool #englishteacher #nctegram #elatoday #literacystations #writingstation #captivatemotivateeducate #taskcards #idioms #englishidioms

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

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

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

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

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