Are reading and writing still the meat and potatoes of language arts? When I began teaching, I considered reading and writing as two se...

Today's forecast: snowing, blowing, and cold. Perfect weather for my lesson plans! Here's a map of the lake effect snow we'...

A strong persuasive piece grabs the audience with an effective hook, offers an opinion, provides supportive details and examples, and ends w...

What's my next step in going digital? An online planbook. This was a difficult step for me! I didn't want to give up my tired, old p...

In 2014, my teaching is going digital! My first endeavor? A web-based novel unit for Little House in the Big Woods. I've been try...

Do you want your students to read the whole page - - - not just the text, but the graphics too? This handy little freebie will work with any...

Are you teaching your students to write letters? Check out Letter Generator from ReadWriteThink. This nifty tool allows the student to choo...