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Engaging Back to School Strategies for Middle & High School

Welcome to your ultimate hub for back-to-school ELA success! The first few weeks of school are critical for setting the tone, and this collection is designed to help you build a vibrant, organized, and inclusive Middle or High School community from Day 1.

3 Writing Challenges to Jumpstart Writing the First Week of School

3 Writing Challenges to Jumpstart Writing the First Week of School

AI· Back to School Ideas & Resources· edtech· Educational Websites· Writing Activities

  I learn all about my students with 3 writing challenges that they choose from the first week of school….
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3 Ways to Improve Student Organization Online & In Person

3 Ways to Improve Student Organization Online & In Person

Back to School Ideas & Resources· digital resources· student organization

With middle school students, organization is key. They come in each year with the deer in the headlights look, and…
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Highly Approved: Best Selling Secondary ELA Resources Bundle Sale

Highly Approved: Best Selling Secondary ELA Resources Bundle Sale

Argumentative Writing Process· Back to School Ideas & Resources· blended learning· Common Core· differentiation· digital activities for middle school ELA· Digital Escape Rooms· digital learning· digital resources· ELA· ELA test prep· Escape Rooms· essay writing· Google Apps for Education· Google Classroom· Reading· Reading Comprehension· Secondary ELA· test prep· Writing Activities

Are you constantly spending time searching for updated ELA materials? Or, are you always trying to find ways for students…
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Back to School Tips for New Teachers

Back to School Tips for New Teachers

Back to School Ideas & Resources· Educational Websites· ELA

Back to School Tips for New Teachers

Proven Back to School Activities & Strategies that Work

Proven Back to School Activities & Strategies that Work

Back to School Ideas & Resources· digital activities for middle school ELA· Digital Escape Rooms· digital resources

Proven Back to School Activities & Strategies that Work

Integrating Technology Without Being Overwhelmed

Integrating Technology Without Being Overwhelmed

Back to School Ideas & Resources· ELA· Google Classroom· Uncategorized

Would you agree that we’re all thinking the same thing when it comes to going back to school? If you…
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10 Teacher Must Haves for Back to School

10 Teacher Must Haves for Back to School

Back to School Ideas & Resources· middle school

It’s that time again…. back to school!  If you’re like me, you’ve already started; however, I know many don’t go back…
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SAVE Money with Summer SALES

SAVE Money with Summer SALES

Back to School Ideas & Resources· Uncategorized

We all know that even though it’s summertime (THANK GOODNESS), teachers, even if they don’t want to admit it, are…
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Bonus Sale on Lit with Lyns Resources

Bonus Sale on Lit with Lyns Resources

Back to School Ideas & Resources· Uncategorized

I wanted to let you know that for today only, you can get 25% off of all of my resources…
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ELA Live Series- August, 2017

ELA Live Series- August, 2017

Back to School Ideas & Resources· ELA test prep· Uncategorized

Want to make this year your BEST YEAR EVER!?!  Let us help you make that happen!  We have 15 experienced…
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Prepare Students for a FANTASTIC Year with Back to School- Digital Escape Room

Prepare Students for a FANTASTIC Year with Back to School- Digital Escape Room

Back to School Ideas & Resources· Uncategorized

You all know it’s coming….wait for it…BACK TO SCHOOL time is just around the corner!  All good things must come…
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Google Classroom- Showing Students How to Access & Use

Back to School Ideas & Resources· Google Classroom· Uncategorized

A while back I blogged about how to add assignments in Google Classroom.  Today I posted a video that I…
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