Planning the End of the Year in ELA - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 296]

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss effective planning strategies for the end of the school year in ELA, including instructional days and new book recommendations.

You might want your planner, a highlighter, and maybe your teacher bestie for this one, because we're not limping our way to summer...we’re finishing strong! In this team meeting episode, I’m walking you through exactly how I plan the end of the school year, starting with real instructional days, mapping out the non-negotiable musts, and then making space for the wants. I’m also sharing a surprisingly simple Canva hack, celebrating new books from T.J. Klune and Ruta Sepetys, and giving you so...

People in this episode

Hosts: Marie Morris, Amanda Cardenas

Topics covered

• end of the year planning
• ELA instruction
• Canva hack
• book recommendations
• teacher collaboration

Keywords

• end of year
• ELA
• planning
• instructional days
• Canva
• book recommendations
• teacher tips

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