Writing stations middle school

I have used the reading workshop model for about 8 years now. It has changed a lot over the years! One thing that has stayed the same is the ‘Respond to Text’ station. This is a time where students get to write about their reading. The station stays the same all year, but the activities in the station change. Below is a list of activities you can add to your ‘Respond to Text’ station at the beginning of the year. 1. Bookmark Book Report At the beginning of the year, some students struggle to…

Use stations to set a tone of active learning and get students up and moving on the first day of school.

When it comes to teaching, one of the most beneficial things I try to do for all of my students in every lesson is provide layers of differentiation and scaffolding so that I reach as many kids as I can. When it comes to teaching writing, one way I scaffold instruction comes in the form of sentence frames. But first, an anecdote. I’ll never forget my first teaching job. It was a long-term substitute position teaching ninth grade English to students who were severely behind grade-level. I was…

Are you looking to help your young writers learn how they can improve their writing and ensure they are delivering their message in a way that readers will understand? Teach them how to host a writer's hot seat! Here is a poster to help you get started! Use these 'Writer's Hot Seat' Forms! Here is

Halloween and Thanksgiving are right around the corner. Check out some fun, exciting activities to use in your English Language Arts classroom!

by The Daring English Teacher Desmond Tutu, a South African theologian, cleric, and human rights activist, once said that “there is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” This famous analogy can help teachers in many ways: when they are stressed, when they have a seemingly impossible amount of work to do, and even when they are faced with the daunting task of helping their students become strong writers. Writing is a multi-faceted art, and teaching students how to write, mainly…

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I made back to school easy for myself a few years ago by creating back to school stations for my middle school ELA classroom.