It’s almost the beginning of February and maybe you are thinking about the ways in which you can get your students engaged and develop their skills in your ELA class during this special month.
If you are like me, you love to have things planned out for every month in advance. However, life sometimes gets in the way and sometimes I do things at the spur of the moment. Having a pack of fresh ideas right at my finger tips helps me every single time.
So, even if you are a planner or a last-minuter, I want to share with you some plug and play resources that will make this February memorable for your students.
Stick with me because at the end I have a little surprise for you! Let’s dive into some resources that will make your class simply amazing.
BELL RINGERS (make your students work from the first minute)
✨ February Holiday of the Day Writing Prompts Daily Warmups
✨ Black History Month Person of the Day Writing Bell Ringers
READING (rediscover the pleasure of diving into articles, short stories, poems)
✨ History of Valentine’s Day Escape Room Close Reading Passage
✨ Chinese New Year Scavenger Hunt Reading Passages
WRITING (creative activities that your students will adore)
✨ Sell a Valentine’s Day Card Activity
✨ 100th Day of School Blackout Poetry – Short Stories Activities Poem Writing
EMERGENCY SUB PLANS (be ready even if you have to be away from class)
✨ February Emergency Sub Plans Fun ELA Substitute Teacher Activities
✨ Groundhog Day Activities, ELA Emergency Sub Plans
SPECIAL HOLIDAYS (use every single opportunity to strengthen ELA skills)
BUNDLE OF THE MONTH (huge discount for the entire month)
✨ 50% OFF 100th Day of School Fun Activities and Worksheets Bundle
Before we all head towards this next month, I have one last gift for you. Are you ready?
Grab now the FREE ready to print February calendar with daily, weekly and monthly holidays and observances!
I print and use this calendar in my class and my students love to cross off the days as they go by.
I hope you like the activities that I will use in my class this February. If you plan to use something interesting, hit the comment button and tell me what.