Ancient Egypt Interactive Notebooks
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 15, 2024 Ancient Egypt Interactive Notebook Ideas Ancient Civilizations are obviously a passion of mine. Because of this, I thought I would spend this post discussing ways…
Middle School
Interactive Notebooks: The Odyssey
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 Welcome back to another post in my series on Interactive Notebooks! Today I want to talk all about my favorite novel study of all time…
Hatchet Novel Study Activities
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is one of my very favorite novels to teach. I sometimes struggle with engaging my struggling middle school boys, and the male protagonist and survival theme really…
25 Best Short Stories for Middle School
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 29, 2024 short stories for middle school learners When teaching grades 7-9 English, our short story unit is the one I look forward to most. Short stories…
Free Resources to encourage Growth Mindset in Your Classroom
Unless you have been hiding away in a hole in the ground, I am sure you have heard the concept of Growth Mindset pop up recently. It seems to be…
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Blog Book Study: Reading in the Wild by Donalyn Miller
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 10, 2024 Welcome to my first ever Blog Book Study! I just finished reading Donalyn Miller’s Reading in the Wild and I can’t wait to share my thoughts! (This…