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Prepositions

Teaching prepositions can feel a little tricky. Students often mix them up or struggle to see how they actually change …

Teaching Students about Kindness

Students often need reminders about being kind to one another. Teaching students about kindness makes a big impact on student …

Ten Interesting Facts Holocaust

Some Holocaust heroes include Raoul Wallenberg, Giovanni Palatucci, Oskar Schindler, Andre Trocmé, Irena Sendler, Nicholas Winton, Chiune Sugihara, and Varian …

Adverbs

Adverbs can be so much fun to teach once students understand how they bring action to life! The trick is …

Chinese New Year

Do you want your students to dig deeper into the stories they read, hear, or view? One way to do …

Recent Novel Study Posts

Charlotte's Web

I remember sitting in my fourth-grade classroom. My teacher had just finished reading Charlotte’s Web. Several students had tears streaming down their …

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

If you haven’t read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo, you are in for a real treat. This heartwarming …

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Are you looking for some new ideas to do with your novel study of Fantastic Mr. Fox? Then be sure …

Call It Courage

Call It Courage tells the story Mafatu, the son of the chief of Hikueru Island. As a young boy, Mafatu witnesses …

The BFG

Ten-year-old Sophie spies the Big Friendly Giant (BFG) late one night. The BFG wants to keep his identity a secret, …

Jessica speaks about…


Teaching with Animated Short Films All in One Reading & Writing MEGA Bundle


This has changed the way I present content. Students are engaged and willing to tackle tough skills as struggling readers with this product. I really appreciate the writing portion along with the other student friendly content worksheets.


Jessica N.

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Hatchet Novel Study: Digital + Printable Book Unit: activities & quizzes

Absolutely amazing! I teach an adult ESOL class and this study guide is exactly what I needed! The vocabulary was excellent pre-teaching material and the questions were perfect. I had to do nothing! I enjoyed this Hatchet study guide so much that I purchased several other study guides from Gay Miller. Because I like her material so much, she’s my first choice for go-to material! THANK YOU!!!!
 
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Interactive Grammar Organizers

This resource is fantastic. I really enjoyed using it because it allowed my students to practice skills with fun and engaging content. I enjoy the ease and appreciate how much thought was put into creating it.
 
Dan B.
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