Literacy Resources and coaching to help you be your best teacher self
Welcome
Here to help you become a confident, capable, and joyful teacher.
Newsletter
A deep dive into one book that belongs in your middle or high school classroom library, delivered every Thursday.
Learning Materials
Ready-to-go learning activities to build classroom community and literacy skills.
Classroom Library
Frequently updated book recommendations for your middle and high school classrooms.
About Middle School Book Life
Welcome! I’m Hannah Wadsworth, your coach to becoming your best teacher self. Like you, I’m an educator. I taught 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts at a vibrant public school just south of Seattle, Wash. I served as department head, house lead, and soccer coach while also certifying as a National Board Certified Teacher in English Language Arts/Early Adolescence. Currently, I teach teacher candidates in a Master in Teaching program as a Field Coach and English Language Arts Methods Instructor.You and I, we both want your students to thrive. Together, I will coach you to become the effective, confident, and joyful teacher you are meant to be and together, we will see your students develop into intrepid readers and writers.I'm here to help you learn and grow through:
A bi-weekly newsletter that introduces you to diverse, engaging books to add to your classroom library
Ready-to-go literacy learning materials to give you more time to focus on your students
Book recommendations on Twitter, Instagram, and Bookshop to amp up your classroom and professional libraries
Learning Materials
"I'm Currently Reading" Poster (FREE)
Book Recommendation Forms ($2.99)
Book Recommendation Poster (FREE)
Story Elements: Escape Room ($1.99)
Student Business Cards (FREE)
Bloom's Taxonomy Question Stems (FREE)
Socratic Seminar Preparation Graphic Organizer ($2.99)
Socratic Seminar Discussion Tracker ($1.99)
Lesson Plan: Create Your Story Skeleton ($4.99)
Lesson Plan: Fill-In-The-Blank Plot Map ($4.99)
Lesson Plan: Write Like a Storyteller ($4.99)
Need a ready-to-go activity for a sub day? How about a lesson plan that walks you through using a new instructional technique? Or perhaps you’re looking for vetted and trusted materials to build classroom community? Middle School Book Life has your back. Hosted on Teachers Pay Teachers, I offer a collection of literacy learning materials—some free, some for purchase—for you and your students.
Classroom library
No matter what subject area or grade you teach, your students will be well-served by being surrounded by books. Fill a shelf (or 3) with enough titles so that every single student can walk into your classroom and find a book that makes them exclaim “These characters are just like me!”I’m here to help you find these titles. My social media accounts are dedicated to book recommendations and developing a vibrant reading culture in your classroom.
Ready to buy books, or looking for curated collections of titles? Visit Middle School Book Life on Bookshop.org. Bookshop.org is a socially conscious way to buy books online—it has raised over $20 million for local bookstores!
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