Teaching Summer School? We’ve Got You Covered.
“But at least you get summers off!” How many of us haven’t heard this in response to our frustrations about…
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13 Best YA Books 2023 List
Steph LOVES a “Best of the Year” list, especially when it comes to books. You can bet she’ll be checking…
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Stop Lecturing! Try These Engaging Activities Instead
Neither of us is great at just sitting and listening. Steph has to take copious notes or load up her…
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First Chapter Friday Recommendations About Online Life for YA Readers
We all love classroom materials that we can reuse over and over again. Make it once, revise it until it’s…
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Are You Teaching Theme Effectively?
“The theme of Disney Pixar’s Up is that adventure is out there. For example, Russell says, ‘Adventure is out there.’…
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6 YA Fantasy Books You Need to Recommend on First Chapter Fridays
After years of requiring our AP Lit students to select books of “literary merit” for their independent reading novels, we…
