Love To Write and Read All Day / Middle Grade

I'm always looking for meaningful bell work that can pack a big teaching point in 5 minutes or less! Last week, my sixth graders were reviewing types of sentences and …

My class started the January lesson of the month with a seven day process piece about having a "growth mindset" in 2020. Yesterday, I showed them the vision boards and …

I know, I know... I say this every month, but I am SO excited to share the January lessons with you!!! They are packed with social-emotional lesson connections in a …

The December lessons are here! I am so excited to get to do these in my class. We are starting the Grinch descriptive segment tomorrow. More to come! If you …

This last week, I was able to spend a class period in Mrs. Johnson's 7th grade ELA class. She had been working on the October lesson of the month, writing …

I can't believe that it is already November! This school year is flying by. This month, enjoy a few lessons from EW to use in your classroom! The Grade 5-8 …

In your EW guides, section one is all about genre and author's purpose. For me, this is not a skill I teach at the beginning of the year and then …

This month, I began the September lesson with an excerpt from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I began with annotating the sample to find text evidence on his character …

WOW! This lesson definitely pushed my students and I outside of our comfort zones! Who likes bragging on themselves? Especially when you are writing it for all to read! Well …

Check out this cute back to school writing sample from your narrative guides! What Feelings Look Like is one of the staple lessons in narrative writing, taught in every grade …