Lesson Planning Archives

Everything You Wanted to Know About Student Blogging

January 24, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Student blogging is like a jolt of espresso to a classroom (or teacher) with a case of the blah’s. You know, the …

January 3, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

On the hunt for poems to teach in the winter? There’s just something so very Walden Pond about looking at beautiful …

December 5, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Exit tickets, a.k.a. "exit slips" or "checks for understanding" are a great way for teachers to monitor student progress …

October 9, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Grammar mistakes and punctuation errors are common in everyone’s writing.Yes, even published professionals have …

May 31, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Active voice in writing is a powerful driver of student revision.When I sit shoulder-to-shoulder with a student …

November 9, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

Are you looking for a refresher on how to use backwards planning for instruction? This blog post will walk you through …

May 25, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

Did I catch you trying to find just the right end of school year activities? Maybe you’re …

May 18, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

Have you ever wondered how to teach growth mindset vs. fixed mindset in high school? High school English class is not …

March 16, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

Five years ago, I started to give my students time to independent read. In class.Every day.10 …

February 17, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

Are you looking for games to play with a classroom community? Games in the classroom are a piece of a giant teaching …

February 10, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

If you teach in a PLC (professional learning community) school, you know that your administration values teacher …

February 3, 2020 // by Lindsay Ann

Teaching argumentation and persuasion skills is an important part of the English curriculum. It doesn’t have to be all …