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Happy Birthday, Harper Lee!

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Happy Birthday, Harper Lee!  Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird , turns 87 today. Will you do anything special in class t...

Poem in Your Pocket Day Novel Connections #PocketPoem

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On National " Poem in Your Pocket " Day, you don't have to give up teaching your novel for poetry. Instead, incorporate it ...

8 Ways to Incorporate Poetry into Your Day {Poem in Your Pocket Day is Thursday!}

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Poem in Your Pocket Day is Thursday, April 18th. Thursday (April 18th) is National Poem in Your Pocket Day , sponsored by the Academy o...

Seven End-of-the-Year Writing Prompts for High School Seniors

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As your seniors begin the last few weeks of their high school careers, they will probably be experiencing many emotions. Excited to gradu...

Top 10 Websites For 1:1 Schools

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I'd like to share with you 10 helpful websites for the secondary teacher when using laptops or utilizing a computer lab. My school di...

Organizing Your Classroom Library: A Delicious Solution

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I've been wanting to write a post for some time now about an incredible application to use for your classroom library circulation a...

Bloggers By State Link-Up

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Hey Teachers--are you a blogger from the U.S.? If so, link up with Fifth in the Middle's Blogs by State  to find fellow teacher-blog...

Beware the Ides of March

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Beware the Ides of March March 14th is often celebrated as "pi" day by my math colleagues, but March 15th is a day my fellow ...

Hands-On Poetry Activities

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Do you have students who struggle writing poetry? I always have several each year. A few activities that have been extremely effective ...

Summer in the City Virtual Blog Tour: Let the Rhythm Move You!

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Summer in the City Virtual Blog Tour: Let the Rhythm Move You! I am so honored to be part of Kathleen Wainwright's Summer in th...