I love doing this activity with my students. The beauty of this lesson is that you can assess students on use of vivid language but on th...

I'm a little late getting this posted....Trust me, I was getting it all ready in time, but, one thing leads to another around here, and ...

I love quotes, and I love Summer! So, here are a few random quotes I found out there I thought I'd post to share. I hope you enjoy! ...

Wonderopolis! http://wonderopolis.org/ By the National Center for Family Literacy! I am an email subscribed reader and enjoy the “Wo...

" Using Picture Books to Teach Allegory..." post on March 21st promised a follow up with student samples. I've finally gotten...

During our current unit, my classes are reading Night  by Elie Wiesel. We have been studying The Holocaust, and as supplemental reading sele...

The Diary of a Not So Wimpy Teacher and Classroom Magic have teamed up to create one awesome Picture Prompt Linky Party! What an incredi...

POSITIVE COMMENTS & MESSAGES TO STUDENTS! FUN WITH HERSHEY'S KISSES TAGS! Students can cut out multiple tags to write positive com...

We are all aware of the many well-known holidays such as  New Year's Day,  Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Holiday (Birthday observed), G...

Creative Teaching Ideas, Activities, & Lessons...! Link up any creative activity in any area--Just choose one that has a supplemental A...

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