Poet and author Maya Angelou died Wednesday, May 28, in her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Angelou is considered one of the finest poets of her generation. In addition, she authored several books chronicling her youth and adolescence, including I Know…
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This Week on ReadWriteThink, for August 1 to 11
August is a hopping month on ReadWriteThink. With teachers getting ready to head back to the classroom, the calendar is jam-packed with resources to help make the first days full of fun learning. You can find back-to-school booklists, icebreaker activities,…
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you’re looking for some activities to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this month, read on! This post includes materials on the ReadWriteThink site that fit three categories: Resources specifically focused on Dr. King and texts he wrote Biographical…
Help Keeping Your Teaching Resolutions
Making a New Year’s Resolution is easy. Keeping it? That’s a different story altogether. Personal goals end up competing with teaching goals. The busy whirl of heading back to the classroom crowds out all those plans, and the next thing…
Best Educational Apps from Thinkfinity
It’s the gift-giving time of year, and if you’re giving someone an iPad, you can start getting it ready with these great apps for children, teens, and teachers. Download Reading and Writing Apps Word Mover App Take poetry on the…
Easy Ways for Kids and Teens to Make Greeting Cards
No matter what holiday you are celebrating this month, nothing is quite as precious as a handmade card—especially when it comes from a family member or friend. We’ve collected some easy ways that you can help the students you teach…
30 Poems You Can Write for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, sponsored by Academy of American Poets and other poetry organizations. Last year, we posted thirty poetry activities, one for each day of the month of April—and the good news is that we’ve got an updated…
Ten Winter Activities with ReadWriteThink Interactives
The last days of 2011 are counting down, and it’s likely that your days in the classroom for 2011 are even fewer! As you’re planning for the last days of the calendar year, consider using ReadWriteThink interactives for one of…
How do you define “teacher quality”?
Today I’ve read two articles that make me curious about the way “teacher quality” is being defined and measured these days. First, I read a New York Times article about a school in Tennessee where the principal is so busy…
Activities for Interactive Whiteboards
Interactive whiteboard redefine hands-on activity in the classroom, as students manipulate information on a giant digital display. They also bring teachers a new challenge: what activities can you use to make the most of this new technology? Teachers on the…