Poe: The Raven Mini Unit
A full week of Raven plans, fully editable. Moody, creepy, and SO fun to teach.
Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart Mini Unit
A full week of Tell-Tale Heart plans, fully editable. Heart-pounding in the best way.
Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher Mini Unit
A full week of Usher plans, fully editable. Watch my kids try to SELL the house!
Poe: The Cask of Amontillado Mini Unit
Annotations, a plot diagram, and a project for Poe's sneakiest revenge story.
The Monkey's Paw: 5-Day Foreshadowing Unit
Five days of foreshadowing with a story that gives EVERYONE chills.
The Lottery: Meme and Lesson Activity
A creepy classic plus a meme assessment your students will actually want to do. And it's FREE!
Annotate!
Free Annotations Guide, Grades 5 to 12
Exactly how I teach annotating, step by step. Perfect before blacklight week!
FREE Poe Unit: 4 Weeks of Ideas
My whole month of Poe lesson ideas and plans, totally free. Start here!
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The units and projects I actually teach in my own middle school classroom. Tap any one to peek inside and see the price.
ELA Units
Edgar Allan Poe: 4-Week Bundle
ALL my Poe units in one bundle. A whole month of creepy, fully editable lessons.
The Outsiders Novel Study
Three weeks of The Outsiders, ready to teach. Stay gold!
Novel Choice Project
Works with ANY novel or short story. Students make a one-pager and a magazine-style character feature.
Must Reads
ELA Must-Read List
My go-to short stories and novels for middle school, all in one list.
Langston Hughes Mini Unit
Project based learning with "Dreams" and "Harlem." Poetry they'll actually remember.
Maya Angelou: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
A full week of PBL activities with the excerpt. Annotations, art, and Socratic seminar.
The Lightning Thief Choice Project
A Percy Jackson themed choice project, fully editable.
History Mini Units
Black History Month Bundle
Malcolm X, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Kobe. Four weeks of lessons in one bundle!
MLK and RFK's Speech
Dr. King through Robert F. Kennedy's speech the night he died. A full week of plans.
Leaders of West Africa Choice Project
Students choose a West African ruler and build a project around them.
French Revolution: SLAM Letter or MEME
Hamilton vs. Jefferson on the French Revolution. Students pick a side and SLAM it.
MYTHBUSTERS: Ancient Greece
Students bust (or confirm!) Greek myths using claim, evidence, reasoning.
Projects
Project Based Learning Google Drive
My #1 best seller! 50+ full PBL units and resources for grades 5 to 12 in one growing Drive.
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- 1. START HERE
- 2. Novel & Short Story Annotations & Units
- 3. Edgar Allan Poe Collection
- 4. Choice Projects (Any Text)
- 5. Black Excellence Month & Womens History Month
- 6. Other Subjects (History & Science)
- 7. Guides & AI Help
- 8. Seasonal Slides & Bonuses
- 9. Interactive Notebooks
SGN: Some Good News Newscast
Students find the GOOD news and broadcast it in their own newscast. A 5-day media literacy project.
Shark Tank Inventor Project
The editable version of my Shark Tank project. Students invent, pitch, and defend.
Classroom Setup
Back to School Growing Drive
Everything I use to start the year, in one Google Drive that keeps growing.
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- 1. Start Here
- Agenda & Daily Slides
- Planning Templates
- Reading & Annotation
- Ice Breakers & Activities
- Classroom Setup & Decor
- AI Tools & Guides
Back to School Brochure
A cute Canva brochure for meet the teacher and back to school night.
Editable Upper Grade Classroom Decor
Decor made for middle and high school walls. No baby stuff!
Gen Alpha Slang Posters
Slang posters that get a laugh EVERY time. Your students will roast you, in the best way.
December Agenda and Riddle Slides
Morning slides with a riddle a day to get you to winter break.
American History Classroom Posters
A history poster set plus my guide to making your own with AI.
Editable Composition Notebook Tabs
Tabs for interactive notebooks. Organized notebooks all year!
For You, the Teacher
AI, tech, and planning tools to get your time back. Because you deserve your weekends!
Free for teachers
New to Claude? Start here!
My free Claude for Teachers site walks you through it step by step, with the exact prompts I use to plan faster, differentiate without losing my mind, and get my evenings back. Beginner friendly, with an advanced level when you're ready.
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Annotation Unlocked
Build annotation packets for ANY text, any grade, in about 10 minutes with AI.
Interactive Notebooks Unlocked
How to launch, grade, and create interactive notebooks with AI tools.
Hot Takes: AI and Canva Magic
My beginner's guide to Bulk Create. Make a year of slides while your coffee is still hot.
How to Master AI as a Teacher
A step-by-step PDF with the tools and templates I actually use.
Gemini, ChatGPT and Canva Coding Prompts
The prompts I can't live without. Copy, paste, done.
PBL Backwards Planning with Claude
Start with the final project and let Claude help you plan backwards.
Digital Lesson Planner
Plan lessons and track accommodations and behavior, all in one place.
How I Use Claude to Run My Teacher Business
For my fellow teacher creators: how I use Claude behind the scenes.
AI Masterclass
AI and Digital Tools Masterclass
My self-paced PD with video tutorials and templates. This is what teacher PD should look like!
Free Resources
Totally free! Try these first and see if my style works for your kiddos.
Teacher Tools Cheat Sheet
The AI tools I tell EVERY teacher to try.
Shark Tank
Prompt Guide
Hot Takes First Day Activity
An agree or disagree icebreaker that gets EVERYONE talking.
Morning Screen
Figurative Language in Music
An art assessment where students find figurative language in songs.
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