Why Do People Hate Teachers? Spoiler! It’s Misogyny!

Ah, teachers. Those lazy, overpaid, glorified babysitters who spend their summers lounging by the pool, sipping margaritas while the rest of us suffer in the “real world.” At least, that’s the narrative some folks would have you believe. But let’s be honest—this whole “teachers are the root of all evil” rhetoric has a lot less […]

IT’S HERE! IT’S HERE! IT’S HERE! DUMPSTER FIRES!

It’s been a loooonnnng time coming, but it’s finally here! My new staff development game, Dumpster Fires, is live on TpT, just in time for all the instructional coaches who need some staff development for January. When I say its been a loooooonnnng time coming, I mean LONG. Like, way back in my center-based SPED […]

Quick Plug–Gatsby Standardized Test-Style Review Qs Slideshow on TpT

I discovered I’m getting excellent results with this type of daily review, and it lets me prep them for the next round of assessments (sigh). To get up to speed on this entire thing and what pushed me to this point, check out my blog post, That Standardized Testing Grind, from a few weeks ago. […]

The Holy Grail of Inference Bell Work–FREE DOWNLOAD

DAMN these kids are LITERAL. Like, I could leave them a trail of breadcrumbs and they’d eat the bread off the floor and still not find their way home. Not exaggerating. They can’t make an inference to save their lives.

Alphabet Posters…for Teenagers?!?

If you’ve got struggling (or emergent ELs) middle school or high school readers, you need an alphabet chart in your classroom. BUT…no teenager wants to see your lame, teddy bear picnic alphabet posters. That would be insulting. Still, they DO need it… Here’s your age-appropriate solution! A 26-page, printable alphabet chart that uses brand names […]

MASSIVE Summer School ELA Survival Unit!

If you’re teaching secondary ELA in summer school, I’ll bet you’ve been using a lot of colorful language as you try to figure out what on earth to do with a roomful of teenagers for five hours a day for six weeks!  If you use the same materials you use during the normal school year, […]

I’m YouTube Famous(ish)!

I am excited to announce that I have recorded enough voice-overs for the Adapted Literature books to start an Enraged2Engaged YouTube channel! I feel extremely fortunate to have friends and co-workers to add their uniqne voices for these modified texts. It is always gratifying to work with a team and bring new materials into the […]

E2E Free Lessons of the Week: May 11

Adapted Literature Selection: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman This retelling of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper reads at an automated readability index of grade 4/5. Classic literature doesn’t have to be scary, boring, or too hard. Summary sites online and those little yellow and black notebooks are no longer your only choices for students […]