Introducing a brand new FREEBIE: Characterization Graphic Organizer (for any text) (click on image above to download) Focusing on...

One of my favorite things about the teaching-blogging world that I've discovered during these months in which I have become involved is ...

Although our spring break dates may vary a little, the season of seemingly endless assessment is just around the corner for most of us.  Goo...

This was another of those crazy busy weeks where you just don't seem to know if you're coming or going!  Between the usual routine o...

TGIF!  Seriously.  Just one of those weeks where I'm glad to have a chance to reflect and share with you some favorite things to remind ...

A few weeks ago I wrote a post titled Puzzle Me This...Prefixes  that had some great response.  Many people asked if I would be making any m...

There's no better time than now, as we approach the marathon that is the test taking season, to not only practice strategies for success...

Let's hear it for some Parts of Speech-love for Valentine's themed review! (Click on link to download Google Doc.) Your...

It's that time once again...Friday is here and there's much to celebrate!  (I'm hearing Kool and the Gang in my head right now.....

(Sorry about all of the exclamation points...I'm just super excited about this! :-) ) So I just noticed that Teachers Pay Teachers has...

And another week has flown by!  Time for Friday Favorites, a moment that I like to take to share things I've found over the week that ar...

I'm SO happy to share my newest FREEBIE with you!  I so love games and puzzles.  I know that my students do, too.  The challenge of solv...

"Why do we have to learn Latin and Greek in English class?" Good question, and one that I'm sure your students have at least t...

Some of us are just getting back into the routines of our school days this week.  Some of us will be headed back from our holiday breaks thi...