The Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan: Should We Still be Using It?
The Madeline Hunter lesson plan has been functioning in schools since the 1970's. It was very heavily used nationwide throughout the 70's, 80's, and 90's.So what made the Madeline Hunter…
Problem-Based Learning: Boost Your Students’ Success in the Real World
Problem-based learning may be one of the best techniques to teach your students how to live and thrive once they get out of the classroom and into the real world.So…
How Reading Positively Affects Your Brain Activity
Everybody who knows me knows that I love to read. And many times I have read books that were literally life changing. I read one such book just this past…
Using Literature to Combat Bullying
I bet just about all of us can think back to a time in school when we were bullied in some way by someone. As it turns out I was…
7 Strategies of Highly Effective Readers
According to the Institute of Reading Development, "When skilled readers open up a new book, they jump into reading with confidence and a sense of curiosity. They move through the…
Best and Worst Reading Apps for Struggling Readers
Parents and teachers alike have been frustrated at times when every effort to help along a struggling reader has failed.The student knows all of the rules, knows how to put…
10 Perfect Picture Books to Teach Middle Schoolers Emotional Intelligence: Some are Free!
We tend to think that middle schoolers are too old to be read to. Even more, we tend to believe that middle schoolers don't care about picture books anymore. Both…
How to Choose Perfect Middle School Art Projects
Most students in middle school love art projects. They love discovering artistic techniques and trying their hand at it. Sometimes it's great. Other times it is pretty bad. But they…
Why We Should Read Aloud to Middle School Students
Sometimes we don't think we should read aloud to middle school students. We tend to think that middle schoolers are too old to be read to. We think that because…
12 Significant Ways to Improve Student Writing
Writing is a critical skill, no matter what field of work you are in. Even if your job description doesn't specifically require writing, you still had to write a resume…