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Spelling & Vocabulary
FREE Grade 8 Vocabulary Word Lists
This FREE research-based word list consists of Tier 2 words, developed from Averil Coxhead’s high frequency Academic Word List. The perfect resource for teaching the CCSS…
There, Their, and They’re
Anything worth teaching is worth teaching well. Students (and even presidents) have problems using the there, their,and they're words appropriately and spelling them correctly. Indeed, linguists tend to…
School Absence Excuses
No doubt you've heard a few of these. Following are my favorites from BuzzFeed's collection, which has been gathered from school attendance clerks over the years.…
Teacher Hygge
Essentially, hygge is the Danish (and some claim Norwegian) term for that moment in life when you sigh, smile, and say, "Life is good." It's the…
Summer Teacher Mindfulness
It sometimes seemed as if it never would arrive, and then it showed up so surprisingly soon: summer! Built into every teacher is a certain life…
Don’t Teach Grammar Mini-Lessons
Don't teach grammar mini-lessons for two reasons: this instructional methodology is implicit and ineffective.
Orton-Gillingham Review
Recently I've been getting a number of inquiries regarding the Orton-Gillingham Approach, so I thought I'd offer my thoughts and cite relevant research studies regarding this…
Curricular Maps for Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Make summer plannin' easy with FREE Curricular Maps for Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8: grammar, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary.