Valentine's Day is approaching and offers teachers with the opportunity to link ESL students' interest in the calendar holiday with vocabulary learning! With this ESL...
So often, students feel a disconnect between their personal lives and their school lives, and I want to help find opportunities to connect the two. I have compiled a group of...
While I love reading novels with great vocabulary, it is rare that fiction inspires me to a new and unusual vocabulary lesson plan... This post shares a great story creation...
Homework is such a valuable formative assessment for both teachers and students, and yet students are motivated* by many different factors when it comes to their desire to...
I often find that students need variety and a short time frame to keep them focused on learning; therefore, I really love setting up vocabulary learning and review centers....
Are you an educator in need of 5th grade vocabulary worksheets and printables that will make the word building process more exciting for students? Well, look no further!...
In this article you'll find 4th grade vocabulary worksheets and printables that will make the word building process more exciting for students! Whether you are preparing for...
Today I'm sharing 3rd grade vocabulary worksheets and printables that will make the word building process more exciting for students! Whether you are preparing for the...
Here are 2nd grade vocabulary worksheets and printables that will make the word building process more exciting for students! Whether you are preparing for the upcoming school...
So often we teachers impart advice to students, but they often do not get to do the same. Give your budding sages the opportunity to impart their aphorisms and adages upon...
In honor of Shakespeare’s birthday on April 23rd have students create Shakespeare-like insults*, but with vocabulary words! This silly Shakespeare lesson plan will not only...
After 13+ years teaching high school English, I've concluded that ACT and SAT test-taking strategies are more successful when educators make pre-assessments and...