The Ultimate Middle Years Blog Hop and Giveaway!
TweetShare Go back to school fully stashed!! From August 25th through August 27th, we’re celebrating those years who often get lost in the shuffle…the middle guys…with a fabulous Blog Hop and Giveaway! With over $300 in prizes, you don’t want to miss this one. Basically, over 20 upper elementary and middle school teacher/authors have gotten [...]
Writing Informative/Explanatory Essays
TweetShare The following comes from our revised Essay Architect Writing System, which is out NOW! Be sure to check it out! Informative/Explanatory Essays An Informative/Explanatory essay teaches or informs your reader about a subject. This type of essay can explain how something works, how to perform a task, the steps in a procedure, or why [...]
Our REVISED Essay Architect is HERE at a Special Introductory Price!
TweetShareDo your students struggle to get past one or two paragraphs for an essay? Are your students confused about the different types of essays and how to approach each? Do you have students who don’t know basic essay terminology or structure? Do you dread the thought of grading your students essays, facing constant frustration and [...]
40 Things You Must Have in Your School Survival Kit!
TweetShareAre you ready to survive the school year? Compiled by a bunch of veteran teachers, here’s a list of items you should not start school without! Here’s our Practical Teacher Survival Kit…the first 30 were featured last year…check out the list for new additions! Some kind of crate or storage box to keep everything in [...]
It’s the Back to School Stock-up Sale on TPT
TweetShareDon’t miss this amazing sale at Teacherspayteachers.com! You can save 28% on everything in our store August 12-13 with coupon code BTS12! Happy Shopping! *Thanks to Tracee Orman for the image! TweetShare
25 Bellringer, “Do Now,” or Early Finisher Ideas to Start Your Year off Right!
TweetShareLooking for a few new ideas to get next year started off right? Need some ideas that are not just Daily Oral Language? There is much debate on whether a warm-up activity should be related only to previous lessons or to help introduce the day’s material, or whether a warm-up can be totally unrelated to [...]
Writing and Organizing Descriptive Essays
TweetShareThe following comes from our revised Essay Architect Writing System, which is due out this August! Be sure to like us on Facebook to be notified when the book is released. Please note: This material is Copyright 2012 Secondary Solutions. No part of this article/post may be reproduced, transmitted, translated or stored, in any form, [...]
Implementing an Effective “Word of the Day” Program
TweetShareHave you ever considered a Word of the Day program? I used a Word of the Day (WOD) for several years to help my students (A) focus at the beginning of class (as we completed the WOD during the first 5 minutes), B) improve their vocabulary, and C) grow their decoding skills by learning the [...]
7 Essential Procedures to Teach the First Week of School
TweetShareBack to School is just around the corner! For some, it has already started! Can you believe it? Didn’t summer JUST START? I’ve been thinking of some ways to ease the transition into the new school year, and for sure, making sure your students know how your classroom works is an important start to making [...]
Common Core Alignment and Secondary Solutions Literature Guides
TweetShareA Word about the CCSS and Secondary Solutions Products Those of you who are familiar with Secondary Solutions know that all of our Literature and Writing Guides are aligned to the Common Core Standards. We have taken the time to create documents that detail which Common Core Standards are addressed, and how, in each of [...]
How to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay
TweetShare The following comes from our revised Essay Architect Writing System, which is due out Fall 2012! Be sure to like us on Facebook to be notified when the book is released. Please note: This material is Copyright 2012 Secondary Solutions. No part of this article/post may be reproduced, transmitted, translated or stored, in any [...]
How to Write and Organize a Cause and Effect Essay
TweetShare Please note: This material is Copyright 2012 Secondary Solutions. No part of this article/post may be reproduced, transmitted, translated or stored, in any form, including digitally or electronically, without the express written permission of Secondary Solutions. Writing Cause/Effect Essays Cause and Effect essays explore why things happen (causes) and what happens as a result [...]
How to Write and Organize Persuasive Essays
TweetShareWow! I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve posted. Things have been so busy here at Secondary Solutions, as we’ve just unveiled our sister site, Elementary Solutions! If you teach anywhere between grades 3 and 6, you’ll want to be sure to keep an eye on this site for some fabulous new products [...]
Secondary Solutions History – A Lesson in Perseverance and Customer Loyalty
TweetShareI was recently asked by a new customer “How long has Secondary Solutions been around…and why haven’t I heard of your great products before?” I told her we were on our 7th year in business, and at that statement, I was taken aback myself for a moment. I can’t believe that we are still around! [...]
Volusion’s Mompreneur Contest! Vote for me!
TweetShareHey all! I have just entered to win a professional and personal makeover from Volusion, and I would love your vote to win! You can vote once per day, but I would love it if I could at least get one vote from all of you!!! To vote for me for the makeover, CLICK HERE…(Secondary [...]
