Lesson Planning Archives

Revolutionize Your EXIT TICKETS With These Easy-Peasy Tips

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 minutes. Ten …

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 …

March 27, 2017 // by Lindsay Ann

You know the feeling: it’s family vacation time and you’ve packed busy bags for the kids, have enough Goldfish crackers …