A flexible warm-up where students work together to group related vocabulary words or concepts can cement their understanding—and help teachers assess prior knowledge.

When students approach abstract concepts through hands-on activities like painting, their literary analysis skills improve—and their writing does, too.

Having students engage with the characters they’re reading about reveals whether they read the chapter—but better yet, it improves their literary analysis skills and elevates classroom discussion.

By reading aloud in middle and high school, teachers can expose students to new ideas, genres, and authors—and get them excited about books.

When students get up and moving in this low-stakes conversational activity, they learn more about the topic—but also about each other.