How to Make Time for the “Needs Instruction” and “Skill Builder” Sections in Lexia PowerUp Literacy

How many tasks can teachers juggle before burning out? Between professional developments, professional learning communities (PLCs), overseeing and attending after school activities, adding one more task can make the entire teacher Jenga tower collapse in in less than zero point zero seconds. Many times central office and administrators don’t realize the workload they add on…

12 ELA BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

August 6, 2022 When do you go back to school? Whether you start in August or September, here are 12 amazing activities that you can get to know your students the first couple of weeks of school. After all, back to school is a great time for teachers and students to build relationships and a…

Drawing Conclusions and Inferences

By Sharena Downey Drawing conclusions and inferencing is one of the most challenging skills for many students. In order to master this skill, students must learn and know how to make an educated guess based on the clues in the text provided whether it is an image or passage. QAR (Question Answer Relationship) When students…

Plot Diagram X Will

“Now Here is a Story…” All about how I use The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song to teach plot to my students. Throw it back to the 90’s when family shows were popular such as Family Matters, Full House, Saved by the Bell, Hanging with Mr. Cooper, and Step-by-Step were all the rave along…

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Hi, I’m Sharena. I am a secondary school English teacher. I spend most of my time writing and watching movies. This blog is for my love of teaching and to share resources and ideas with you!

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