I love doing lit circles and have done them in a number of grades and schools, adapting over time to what I find to be a perfect set up n...

Here are 11 classroom games with free downloadable reproducibles perfect for practicing new vocabulary or test facts. Hope you find them ...

This is from pinterest and links to a teachers pay teachers site where you can purchase the book, but I just liked the photo as it shows s...

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High school poetry suffers from an image problem. Think of  Dead Poet’s Society 's scenes of red-cheeked lads standing on desks and r...

Love this idea to get creative with words we use in writing. Eliminate the 'dead' words in favour of more interesting, vivid word ...

I love this. I have this conversation with many students learning english as their second (or third +) language. English IS crazy!

Step by step to a persuasive letter! http://owl.li/uUgH2

As weather gets nicer (hopefully) here is a neat idea to try..... Outside literacy center: Play twister, or jump from word to word:  http...

Science Centers are a great idea to change up the 'stations' in your class. I know many primary classes have centers for play-based ...

A nice visual rubric for primary and early writers with 5 cues to help with writing: Mrs. Lirette has more great resouces for 'Fab ...

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This blog  wrote a great post on apps to help students with creative story writing: Today, there are lots of apps that can help student...

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While sharing favourite picture books and readings to do with Elementary School Students, a Student Teacher in a workshop I did last week su...

Nonfiction Journal Response Entries Rubric for Nonfiction Reading Source

  This would be a fun activity for a 'Writer's Workshop' session..... As a TTOC (teacher teacher on call)  I always have dic...

Another pintrest find: http://pinterest.com/pin/61431982390432599/

Free at TPT: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Evidence-in-Writing-Poster-621507