My daughter, Brennyn, came up with these cute critters for a product for use with a Secret Santa game for younger grades, but I'm using ...

Rachel Lynette has put together this holiday book with free lesson plans and tips from 50 teachers from all grade levels, including yours tr...

Narrative essays are my favorite kind of essays to read, and most students find it easier and/or more enjoyable to write about themselves th...

When you're teaching a class that some students see as hoop-jumping, it's important to keep it relevant. The compare/contrast unit i...

I came up with one of my most effective classroom activities out of frustration. I was teaching a remedial English class and we couldn't...

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I want my students to write about subjects that make them think. I never assign essays about vacations or anything where they could slip int...