Mrs Sapp's Stuff

The "Genre of the Month" project is a year-long reading project. It helps students explore different genres of literature in a fun and engaging way. Each month, the students read a book of their choice from the genre of the month. Then, they either complete a project of their choice or give a book talk to their classmates. Overall, this project not only encourages students to read a variety of selections on their own; it also helps students share titles with their classmates. This project w

This is a year-long writing project. Student write a short essay for each letter in the alphabet. They can write on any topic they choose. At the end, they have an alphabet book about things that are important to them. Meanwhile, students are getting practice writing in a fun and meaningful way while you are teaching them mini-lessons that can apply to their writing. Also, this is a great project for your fast finishers.

Take advantage of Avi's colorful and descriptive language! This scrapbook project asks students to read carefully and make inferences to identify the details of setting in "Crispin: The Cross of Lead."

Are you tired of writing quizzes for EVERY chapter in the novel you're studying? Is there a way to make sure students read without you staying up every night grading quizzes? Try "You're the Expert! Literary Expert Reports"! Students write the quizzes, lead the discussion, and keep their classmates accountable for reading the book! Applicable to all different types of reading, grade levels, and objectives, "You're the Expert! Literary Expert Reports" takes the challenge out of making sure s

Need a quick but engaging way to practice basic facts about world religions? Magic Squares are not just for math! A magic square is a square of numbers (in this case 16) where the sums of the numbers in each row, each column, and both main diagonals are the same. When you number the matches, a magic square can also be used to practice vocabulary - with the math as a fun way for students to self-check their answers. Spice up your world religion vocabulary practice with a magic square!

Secondary teachers have a lot of students to manage! For years, I would have an entire binder full of different lists to manage my students and their information - alphabetical lists, seating charts, special education lists, etc. It became too bulky to carry around every day all day! This one-pager became the answer. For each class period, I have an alphabetical list of students and my seating chart. Then, I always have everything I need at my fingertips on ONE pieces of paper that can ev

These ten essay questions are designed to be an end-of-book activity or assessment. These questions are designed to elicit analytical, well-supported thinking. Students will be required to consider the entire story even while discussing one part of the story and use at least one 6-8 sentence paragraph to answer each of these questions. When I taught "To Kill a Mockingbird", I assigned students to choose two of these questions (one from #1-5 and one from #6-10) for their final assessment.