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Tracking Student Fluency Rates

Tracking student fluency rates can feel like one of those elusive skills that’s everywhere and nowhere in the curriculum. You …

Great Books for Teaching Students About Empathy

Books are powerful tools for helping students step into another person’s shoes, understand different experiences, and embrace compassion. Whether you’re …

Looking for a short film that sparks big discussions?  One Small Step by Taiko Studios is a heartfelt animated short that …

Teaching Prefixes Activities and Ideas

Discover the magic of words with our exciting prefix activities! Whether you’re aiming to boost your students’ vocabulary or readying …

Teaching Suffixes Activities and Ideas

Teaching suffixes doesn’t have to be dull. This post provides hands-on and digital materials, including organizers, puzzles, videos, anchor charts, …

Recent Novel Study Posts

Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom

Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom is a novel about the students in Mrs. Jewls’s class. Her classroom is …

I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018

Are you ready for a gripping tale of survival about one of California’s worst disasters? Look no further than I …

The One and Only Bob

Fans of The One and Only Ivan are going to be thrilled with its sequel. Ivan’s lovable friend narrates the story in The …

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Who doesn’t love Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone? With likable characters, magical events, scary moments, and humor, the novel is …

The Bridge Home

Are you looking for a great novel to read with your students? The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman is a great choice. …

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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