Best Back to School Activities for ELA
As we prepare to dive into a new school year, we have an exciting opportunity...
Quickwrites and Grammar: Creative Writing and Sentence Structure
The very idea of grammar has students immediately turned off, right? There’s something about it...
Catching Struggling Writers Before They Fall Behind (A Method for Monitoring Student Progress)
Ask any ELA teacher what their least favorite part of the job is, and they’ll...
4 Simple Ways To Add Poetry Into ELA
I think we can all agree that poetry can be intimidating for students AND teachers!...
Inquiry-Based Learning: How to Foster Student Engagement, Curiosity and Literacy Skills
When I taught Grade 6 French Immersion, I started using inquiry-based learning in my classroom...
Using Google Sites For Student Writing Portfolios
What are digital portfolios? Student writing portfolios are not new in the world of education,...
3 Engaging Mentor Texts Middle & High School Students Love
Mentor texts are one of the most powerful ways to teach writing because they offer...
Tips for your Classroom Library
Do your students utilize your classroom library or has it become an expensive decoration in...
Round-up: Middle School & High School Reading
ELA Matters is a collaborative group of middle school and high school teachers who love...
Three Activities for Teaching Amanda Gorman in the Secondary Classroom
One of my favorite genres to teach my students is poetry. It’s often short and...