In today's episode, discover 21 creative lessons, activities, and units you can use in any ELA class. These are the most popular tried-and-true options I've discovered over the last decade!

Try blackout poetry, silent discussions, hexagonal thinking, literary food trucks, book tastings, digital poetry tiles, and so many more! 

Looking for creative vocabulary activities that aren't boring? Want students to get excited about using words in interesting ways? Check out these colorful vocabulary options for your secondary ELA classroom. 

See the images and sign up for the vocabulary quiz templates in the show notes at: https://nowsparkcreativity.com 

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Looking for creative multimedia mentor texts for your ELA students? Check out these options, from picture books to podcasts, videos to poetry, student work to YA novels. Get mentor texts kids will reallys it up and pay attention to!  

Sign up for Camp Creative: The Roadmap to Student Podcasting here. 

Want to get started with class podcast projects? Good for you! Get inspired with this creative list of options for your high school English students. 

Don't forget to sign up for Camp Creative: The Student Podcasting Roadmap coming June 13-15. Visit the show notes at nowsparkcreativity.com. 

Looking for the teacher technology that will really make an impact in your classroom, not just replace processes you use with newer, more complicated ones? In this fun conversation with Jennifer Gonzalez, we talk about the tools and ideas inside her Teacher's Guide to Tech and how they can help in your ELA Classroom. 

Get Penny's tips on gently challenging what's not working at your school.

Find out how she integrates choice reading and writer's notebooks to ignite student interest. 

Discover her favorite choice reads for students right now and the authors who have helped inspire her practice. 

Want to try having students write nonfiction children's books? How about perform plays based on their favorite children's books?

Learn all about these two wonderful children's book projects and more in this interview with Pernille Ripp. 

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