Celebrate the FREEDOM to READ this week! In honor of Banned Books Week, I'm showcasing some of the books that have been bann...

Over the past year, these books have been the most popular in my classroom. Some are newer releases and some are older classics....

Incorporating pop culture into your lessons has many benefits. The folks over at Teach.com and USC Rossier School of Education und...

If your students are anything like mine, one of the first things they ask me is if we get to have a class simulation of the Games ...

My friend Ruth from Teacher Park asked a group of fellow teachers whether we noticed a decline in classic literature being taught i...

Teaching the second half of the year is always the most challenging. We have fewer breaks and we all tend to get spring fever. ...

Mrs. Orman's Classroom: I Know What You Read This Summer : I Know What You Read This Summer A simple way to encourage reading is t...

One way to engage student readers is to find ways to connect with them. Social media is big in their lives, so using sites like Facebook...

This week kicks off the ALA's Banned Books Week, which celebrates "our First Amendment freedom to read while drawing attentio...

   I created some Hunger Games-themed reading posters for your classroom. Download them now HERE while they are listed as FREE. There are ...

Join the Literacy Revolution Katniss fueled the spark that began the revolution in The Hunger Games trilogy. Whether she meant to or n...

...Who have purchased my digital download Hunger Games Teaching Unit ! Yesterday I sold my 2,000th unit on the TeachersPayTeachers websi...

I've uploaded several new Mockingjay files this past week, including my complete teaching unit today: http://www.teacherspayteacher...

Use Promo code C2N5Y to get 15% off on everything through Jan. 2nd, 2011 on teacherspayteachers.com In addition to the site's sale, I...