Fun ela activities

If you have ever played Spoons, then you know how fun and engaging that game is. Have you ever thought about playing Spoons in the classroom? This post explains how teachers can use an academic version of the highly engaging Spoons game to review concepts. Free games included!

An engaging activity for descriptive writing

Teaching reading skills can be daunting; there is no doubt about that! We have to help each other out, so I want to share some fun reading comprehension games

4 fun word association worksheets in PDF form. These activities can be done as pair work and are suitable for beginners and advanced learners.

Make grammar fun with these exciting grammar activities and games for kids! This blog post is filled with creative ways to make grammar review engaging for students in 3rd grade through 8th grade. Whether you're teaching upper elementary or middle school, you'll find tons of ideas to keep your students active and learning with interactive games and fun grammar worksheets. Add a variety of high interest grammar lessons to help students enjoy parts of speech review!

Looking for a hands-on, creative way to wrap up your novel study? The Literary Analysis Creative Square Project is a fun, flexible activity that allows students to showcase their understanding in a unique format. Perfect for middle and high school English classes! Engaging Novel Activities | End of Novel Project | Hands on novel activity

Adding some fun games for reading in the classroom schedule will instantly get your kids excited to read! These 5 fun reading games are...

Jumpstart your literary analysis instruction with these engaging and effective activities and mini lessons for middle and high school ELA!

These free printable word searches are fun and challenging activities you can download and print for free. Answer keys available for all word searches!

The 5 Second Rule Game and questions will make everyone tongue-tied! Players must name three things in a category within 5 seconds.

Teaching poetry? Avoid the groans from your students by making the process a little more fun for them. Room 213 has strategies and free activities that you can use to get your students interested in (and less afraid of) poetry. #poetrylessons #middleschoolela #highschoolenglish #teachingpoetry #figurativelanguage

Vocabulary instruction is so critical in today’s classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. Vocabulary is also essential to their performance on standardized tests. Helping kids to develop their vocabulary is time that is well spent in a busy classroom. I have developed a routine to teach new vocabulary