Engage, Educate, and Inspire
Bring literature to life with resources that transform your language arts instruction.
Hello! My name is Gay Miller and I am here to help upper elementary teachers find teaching materials that will make planning lessons quick and easy by providing "Monday Morning Ready" language arts units and activities for students.
You're in the right place if you:
As far back as tenth grade, I knew I wanted to be a special education teacher. I finished college and began my first teaching job in Johnson County, Tennessee in January 1980. I taught in the same school district until 2016. During the last 14 years of my active teaching career, I spent the majority of my time team teaching with some of the best 4th, 5th, and 6th grade language arts teachers in an inclusion program. I especially loved creating book units for our students. With between 60 to 80 students in each of these grade levels, my units reached a lot of students.
My goal is to share what I learned teaching with these great teachers and students with you.
I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education and a Master’s in Learning Disabilities from Appalachian State University. Additionally, I obtained a gifted certification from Walters State Community College. My educational background has equipped me with the skills and knowledge to create engaging and effective teaching materials for upper elementary students.
Explore engaging novel studies that bring literature to life and help students deepen their comprehension skills.
Browse Novel StudiesBring your lessons to life with animated short films that teach critical reading and writing skills in an engaging way.
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View Reading SkillsBring literature to life with resources that transform your language arts instruction.
"I love this idea. It gives practice in researching and in writing. The amount of work is smaller than a regular research so it works well for the students who are not as advanced. It is fun for the students to share what they learned. I can’t wait to try it for a bulletin board in the school hallway."
- Teryl
Visit the blog post, so you too can try out this bulletin board project."I have purchased several novel studies from Gay. These are the best resources even for my identified students. Plenty of activities for grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and figurative language. "
- Andrea
You can see all novel studies that are offered using this blog index page. Collect samples and free activities.