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Free Resource: Book Tasting! (by Matty Cline)

January 10, 2026 Comments are Disabled

*Check out this resource from Matty Cline! If you would also like to share a resource of yours and have it featured on Tolentino Teaching’s website and social media–please email your resource at tolentinoteaching@gmail.com Last year, I hosted a book tasting for my students and transformed the classroom into a full-on fine-dining restaurant. Think tablecloths, (fake) candles, and carefully curated tables. Each table featured a small selection of books, along with a “menu” that gave a short […]

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FREE Resources From Teachers!

January 9, 2026 Comments are Disabled

Here are some cool resources created by Stefania Benner! Click Here for the Presentation https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15NRIwu5dZgYTZIwbzuBmh18j1_rM8pLsYDENCMyuhgI/edit?usp=sharing 2. Lyrics Between the Lines: Using Song Lyrics in Writing (Created by Stefania Benner) Click Here for the Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lDzuMt5GBgrIla0E3QhhFmLqZFpdLK-4oRQ93VFAyKg/edit?slide=id.gf8898db865_0_63#slide=id.gf8898db865_0_63

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Think-Write-Pass (Sentence Structure Practice)

January 7, 2026 Comments are Disabled

Hello and welcome to Think-Write-Pass. Your mission in this challenge is to work together with your classmates to create a unique and imaginative story—one sentence at a time. Here’s how it works: You’ll write the first sentence of a story, then pass your paper to the person next to you. They’ll read what you wrote and add the next sentence. Then you’ll receive a new story from someone else and continue their story. Each sentence […]

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UPDATED “Six-Seven” Resources!

December 30, 2025 1 comment

The Six-Seven Resolution Challenge! Fake Assignment (Six-Seven Edition) Writing Prompt: The Town of 67 Video: Worksheet: Microfiction Challenge “67” Video: Worksheet: Punctuation Practice “67” 10-Sentence Story Slang Edition Directions Challenge “67” What Does “Six-Seven” Mean? Video Worksheet: Get a few more “67” resources here:

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Teaching Resources to Jumpstart the New Year!

December 30, 2025 Comments are Disabled

Worksheet: 2) Write a Letter to the New Year Video: Worksheet: 3) The “Six-Seven” Resolution Challenge! 4) Choose Your Person of the Year for 2025! Worksheet 5) 10-Sentence Lock-in Challenge (2026) 6) New Year Resolution Challenge! 7) Mid-Year Reflection: Worksheet: 8) Write About Your Break in 6 Words 9) 5 Freewriting Prompts to Jumpstart the New Year/Semester! Worksheet: 10) Who Do You Want to Become One Year From Today? (Writing Prompt) Worksheet:

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