Too much content and not enough time? The solution to that is integrated literacy, integrated literacy, and integrated literacy!! Killing two educational birds with one stone leaves you with no excuses! April is National Poetry Month but any time…
Integrated Literacy
In the classroom, I used Interactive Notebooks for all subjects. These were essentially what I referred to as their SS Bible, or sometimes if I wanted to be clever “eSSie.” This is where students would keep all of their…
Ask a teacher their number one problem during class and 9 times out of 10, it’s going to be talking! So one great strategy is to get those kids talking for good not evil. This “No-Brainer” is to…
The first step to setting your English Language Learners up for success is your actual classroom set up! Plastering those store-bought generic posters isn’t going to do the trick. C’mon, 90% of the time those just collect dust…
Hey, it’s time for the Historical Happenings of the week for October 22nd-27th! I’m coming to you every Sunday/Mondayish with three historical events that occurred this week so that you can plan ahead. I’ll feature helpful ideas for integrating…





