Category Archives: Accessible ELA Lesson Plans

Who Wants to Play a Fun and Educational Game!?!

Posted by Mar 20, 2024 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans, New Products , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

QUICK! Look at the photo below. How many everyday objects can you identify? When the kids ask what I like to do outside of school, my typical response is to look them dead in the eye and tell them my only hobbies are grading and writing curriculum. Freaks them out, which is fun. However, I […]

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Embedding Close Reading Into Your Daily ELA Routine

Posted by Feb 7, 2024 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans, ELL, New Products , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Seems like the higher-ups are saying the phrase “close reading” so often these days that, if this were a drinking game, I’d be dead from alcohol poisoning. It’s kind of like when you way the word “watermelon” enough times in a row and the word stops having any connection to a melon you can eat […]

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It’s Beginning to Look at Lot Like Flu Season…

Posted by Nov 27, 2023 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans, Behavior Hacks , , , , , ,

Everywhere. You. Go. Walmart? Coughing people. Grocery store? Snot-nosed child wiping boogers on the cart. Gas station? Woman unceremoniously throwing disgusting used Kleenex on the ground…from whence it proceeds to take flight in the icy breeze, landing wetly on my cheek. Ahhh. The magic of the season! It’s all around us! Time to make sure […]

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Standardized Test-Style Daily Review Qs for The Things They Carried–Now on TpT!

Posted by Nov 17, 2023 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans, Differentiated Instruction to Address Behavior, New Products , , , , , , , , , , ,

Last year, I started getting serious about my test prep. You can read all about that in my blog post about daily ACT-style review questions here. Spoiler: I lament that this is something the kids have to worry about but accept the stupid reality that standardized tests aren’t going anywhere for a while. Since then, […]

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HIGH-VALUE Featured Freebie on TpT!

Posted by Nov 17, 2023 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans, Differentiated Instruction to Address Behavior

HEADS UP! I just put a high-value items as my featured freebie on TpT! It’s a three-week-long TURNKEY unit. GREAT for sub plans, too, and REALLY flexible. Get out there, grab it, and review! As with ALL my ELA materials, this unit plan has built-in features that make the content accessible for ALL learners. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-E2E-Short-Story-Digital-Learning-Unit-TURNKEY-SUB-PLANS-9391079

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Special E2E Sale on TpT November 17-19!

Posted by Nov 17, 2023 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans, Differentiated Instruction to Address Behavior, New Products, Tips

As we all try desperately to cling to the tatters of our sanity leading up to Thanksgiving Break, a fresh, quick, engaging short lesson may be the solution to your “FUCK. WHEN WILL THESE KIDS LEAVE FOR BREAK???” dilemma. Starting NOW and running through Sunday, all behavior and ELA short lessons and short adapted lit […]

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The Mandela Effect–A Research Lesson That’ll Make Their Heads Explode!

Posted by Oct 2, 2023 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

We’re getting ready to delve into research essays, and I wanted to create a lesson that would grab their attention and get them excited about nonfiction reading and note-taking.

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…Because Murder is More Engaging. That’s Why.

Posted by Sep 26, 2023 Accessible ELA Lesson Plans, New Products , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I mean, screw “1-2-3, Eyes on Me!” as an attention-getter; just record the “dum-dum” from Law and Order SVU…

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