Well, better late than never. I finally finished my October Essay Menu and Writing practice.  It's 50% off for the next few days since ...

It's Monday which means it is time to link up with Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers for #IMWAYR.  I haven't linked up in a...

I love October and all of the fun fall and Halloween related activities you can do.  This week we will be working on persuasive writing usin...

It's Monday which means it is time to catch you up on what I have been reading. I will be linking up with Unleashing Readers and Teach ...

Last year was the first year I truly used the Socratic Seminar in the classroom with my 7th and 8th grade students.  I found it to be one of...

One of things I started making for class last year was a monthly vocabulary menu. Last year I taught 7th and 8th grade and we worked through...

Where does time go? I am always amazed when time slips away from me and more than a month has gone by since I last blogged. I wish I knew wh...