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Don’t Use Mad Libs to Teach Grammar
Mad Libs should not be used to teach grammar. Now some would argue that providing a context for incidental learning is, indeed, teaching. Some may suggest that…
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.
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.
Misleading Educational Malpractice
I've gathered a selection of articles I've written regarding these movements, programs, philosophies, mindsets, and educational practices that I find to lack some degree of educational…
Teacher Talk Top 60
Every profession has its share of cringeworthy and overused chatter: snarky comments, self-promoting babble, passive-aggressive suggestions, unwanted offers of support, gossipy grumblings, better-than-thou judgments, guilt-you-into observations,…