Just a note From Just Add Students Hi Reader, Oh I am so ready for college football to start -- Timeout! -- that's not what I'm supposed to be focusing on today. And as much as I'd like to insert football puns here, to do so would be unsportsman like conduct. So here's the deal... Today (and tomorrow), you can save 25% on any purchases from my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Couldn't be easier. Use the code BTSBONUS25 when you check out. Here's a resource you shouldn't "pass" 🙄 Teach annotation...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Just a note From Just Add Students Hi Reader, Happy weekend! Can you almost see the end of the school year? If it feels like it, you'll want some fun and easy lessons. Try this: have students create a "Starter Pack." This works for a character from a novel or history; it works for a pet or a hobby. A season or a grade level. My French friend tells me that starter packs are all the rage over there -- so of course, I had to jump into the fun (and add the ELA component!!) Here's the lesson to...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Just a note From Just Add Students Hi Reader, Does it feel like summer where you live? If your students are distracted by the weather, why not take them outside to collect adjectives? >Then create a word bank -- that leads to a spring haiku. You can use any poem form for this activity, but haikus seem to be easy for students. This free haiku lesson will help students create their own. Struggling with how to teach poetry? This video will guide you through every step.⬇️ Step-by-step video Watch...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Just a note From Just Add Students Hi Reader, Spring fever? Warm breezes? Daffodils? Oh yeah! That may also mean that your inspiration for lesson planning is out the window faster than that leftover Valentine's Day candy. Need some inspo? From foolish creative writing to poetry -- here are 8 easy lessons (and one combo!) that will make teaching in April a breeze🍃🍃. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Where did this holiday come from? Find out here! Get students up and moving! Such fun! Find it here☝🏼 Freshen up journals!...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Just a note From Just Add Students Hi Reader, Basketball isn't the only "March Madness" for this time of year! Keeping students engaged and working -- that's a challenge. Here are a few lessons that will help! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Spring Cleaning Vocab Did you know that this is Spring Cleaning week? Here's a creative lesson! Design a hoodie! You'll love how engaged your students are! And the discussion and laughter that ensues! Find it here. Reset with a Time Audit Help students evaluate how they use their...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Just a note From Just Add Students Hi Reader, Feel like math teachers have all the fun on March 14 -- better known as PI Day?? Well, no more! ELA teachers can have just as much fun on PI Day -- and we'll be ready for it because PI Day is not only on a Friday, it's also the night of a full moon!! 😨😨😨 That's why you'll love that the March Lesson Plan Bundle is half price this week! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Planning? Done!! Take a break on Friday with this fun PI Day activity. Find it here New! Need a "fun...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Just a note From Just Add Students Hi Reader, If you feel like the school year is flying by, you're not alone! So much to teach...and so little planning time! That's why you'll love that the March Lesson Plan Bundle is half price this week! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Planning? Done!! Here are your plans for March! Half-price this week! New! If you love the Ugly Christmas Sweater project, you'll love the "Design a Hoodie" writing activity. There will be laughing, discussion, and writing analysis when you teach...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Just a note From Just Add Students Hi Reader, Did you know that Thursday, February 27, is International Polar Bear Day? I don't know about you, but I am fascinated and enamored by polar bears...why? No idea. I know one thing about them, though: I would not want to meet one face to face. They're big! But, what else is there to learn about these beautiful animals? Lots! Your students will love watching live cams and tracking polar bears on the Polar Bears International website (which I have...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Just a note From Just Add Students Hi Reader, A while back, I shared the "Good Things are always happening to me" idea. How it works: Share something good that has happened to you today. Repeat daily. Hmmm...tell me more! We so often overlook the simple things in life that are good -- like a hot cup of coffee, someone picking up my school mail for me, the copier working, having cookies in my lunch! And...well, let's consider faculty lounge conversations. Are they positive and uplifting?!...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read