The ELA Matters team has collaborated to bring you a range of fantastic back-to-school activities. These activities are not only designed to help you get to know your students on a deeper level but also to foster a sense of community.
Using collaborative posters is a fun, low-risk activity that is a great way to begin creating community in your classroom.
The end of the school year can be a stressful time, but taking a few moment now to plan and organize with help make the transition back to school in the fall smoother.
The ELA Matters team has come together to provide you with ideas and helpful resources to engage your students in writing activities. We’ve pooled our ideas, insights, and expertise so that you can empower your students!
For many middle schoolers, researching topics can seem like an intimidating task—but it doesn’t have to be! With a few simple steps such as utilizing technology and finding topics that interest students, you can help give your students the confidence they need to succeed in any research project! With practice and guidance from teachers like you along the way, they’ll soon feel excited rather than overwhelmed when it comes time for their next assignment!
As we learned (and educators already knew) from the pandemic, schools play a critical role in a student’s life. They are a place of learning, socializing, and even celebrating. Celebrating the holiday season in schools has so many advantages – it allows students to connect with one another, explore different cultural traditions, and build an inclusive environment.
It’s Mid-November and many students are already counting down the days until winter break. While it’s natural for students to get excited about the prospect of a few weeks away from school, it’s important to keep them engaged in learning throughout December. The ELA Matters team has come together to bring you some ideas to …
By creating a space where students feel comfortable reading, you can help foster a love of reading in your students. Encouraging students to read on a regular basis can help them develop strong reading skills and a lifelong love of reading.
Do your students utilize your classroom library or has it become an expensive decoration in the back of the room? We here at ELA Matters understand the importance of having a classroom library, not just pretty books on shelves, but a library where students find books they want to read, they can relate to, they …
One of the biggest challenges as a secondary teacher is how quickly you need to get to know your students. You have a lot to do, but know the value of taking the time to get to know your students – not just who they are personally but who they are as readers and writers.
