Middle School Reading

Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!

Short stories for middle school - a list of the best short stories for your middle school classroom with tips and teaching ideas.

Description What really happened in 19th century hospitals? What are some of the odd abilities of plants? Your students will enjoy finding out the answers to these questions and more as they read these high-interest nonfiction passages that align to ALL the Common Core Nonfiction Reading Standards (an optional alignment chart for each question is included). The lexile level and Flesch Kincaid grade level equivalencies are both provided for each passage. Save by Accessing More Click Here For…

My Middle School ELA Class Period and Daily Schedule for Reading Writing and Grammar Lessons I think one of the most frequently asked questions I get is about my schedule. The questions range from my daily, weekly, monthly, and year long schedules, so I thought I would answer some of those questions here. I don’t ... Read more

hold students accountable while they independently read with these easy to implement reading tips and tricks and strategies

How I implement and run guided reading and small group in my middle school and upper elementary ELA classrooms

Description Close Reading This awesome resource teaches middle and high school students how to close read. Scaffolding the process by starting with cartoons and photos, students are provided with thorough and engaging models to copy, and then interesting pieces to practice with. Included in this resource are: -Why Close Read - what the experts say -Close Reading Strategy Sheet -3 Cartoons -3 Photos -2 Song Lyrics -2 Poems -2 Excerpts from popular teen literature -2 Pieces of nonfiction…

This blog post is packed with tips for successful middle school literature circles. Learn how to create groups, select books, get your students to collaborate, set up a schedule, and assessment. Start Using Literature Circles with the easy tools for guided collaboration. Find out how to easily implement literature circles with grades 5-8. Don't run reading time for your students to be, "just another group member." Give opportunities for discussion, accountability, and creative fun!

Thirty of the best new and classic middle school and middle grade books with diversity and different genres to add to your or your child's reading list.

Using Pixar Short films in the English Language Arts Middle School classroom is the perfect way to engage your students in literary terms, figurative devices and other reading skills. Check out this blog post! #pixarfilms #englishteachers #elaclassroomideas #elaactivities #filmsintheclassroom