Building Book Love

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Resources
  • Units
    • Animal Farm Lesson Plans: Teaching Orwell Like It’s Your Civic Duty
    • Meaningful & Fun Activities for Teaching Lord of the Flies
    • Meaningful and Fun Activities for Teaching The Crucible
    • Macbeth Unit Plan: Lesson Plans, Activities, and Ideas for the Play
    • Romeo and Juliet Activities, Teaching Ideas, and Lessons
    • The Outsiders Lesson Plans: Activities, Themes, & Ideas
    • Hamlet Activities: Introduction, Lessons, and Teaching Ideas
    • Teaching A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Shakespeare Activities and Lesson Plans
  • ELA PD
    • Best Professional Development Books for English Teachers
    • ELA PD
    • Featured On
    • Terms of Service and Privacy Information

Latest on Instagram

But also I might be crying happy tears because my But also I might be crying happy tears because my Of Mice and Men unit is finally finished! 😭🙌 Comment “mice” if you want to grab it at the lowest price it will ever be! 🫶
.
#englishteacher #elateacher #ofmiceandmen
Independent reading is great, but not all 🌞 🌈 star Independent reading is great, but not all 🌞 🌈 starting out. Here are some common issues you’ll face and how to correct them! Comment “Reading” for more tips or “bell ringer” to snag those! 📚 
.
#independentreading #englishteacher #elateacher
Comment “Bell ringer” if you are the same! 😅🤓 . #e Comment “Bell ringer” if you are the same! 😅🤓
.
#englishteacher #elateacher #highschoolela
Did you know that just 6 minutes of independent re Did you know that just 6 minutes of independent reading time a day can do all this? For me, 10 minutes was the magic number, but if you truly can’t spare it, could you squeeze in 6? 📚 ✨ Comment “Reading” to learn more! 
.
#englishteachers #elateacher #independentreading
I’d love to tell you everything I learned during m I’d love to tell you everything I learned during my 10 years of implementing IR! Comment “reading” to read the blog post! 📚❤️
.
#independentreading #elateacher #teacherproblems
Easily customize your syllabus to be as unique as Easily customize your syllabus to be as unique as you are! 🤩 Comment “first day” for the 🔗
Cute and cheap, what’s not to love? 😜 Comment “fir Cute and cheap, what’s not to love? 😜 Comment “first day” to see more examples and grab my first day pack! 
.
#englishteacher #elateacher #middleschoolela
Less is more when it comes to your first day slide Less is more when it comes to your first day slides. 🤗
.
😅Less nerves, more confidence!
👋 Less talking, more hands-on activities!
🤩 Less worrying about not having enough planned, more creativity!
.
If you’d like this customizable First Day ELA Pack, comment “first day” and I’ll DM you the link! 🤓
.
#firstdayofschool #englishteacher #elateacher
I recently presented at a conference in Vegas and I recently presented at a conference in Vegas and lost my voice from yapping too much 🤣😅 This always happened to me my first day of school too UNTIL I went from talking ~at~ students to learning ~with~ them. If you want a play-by-play on what this looks like, comment “First Day” 🫶
.
#englishteacher #elateacher #highschoolela
Copyright © 2026 · Website Design By Jumping Jax Designs