Long one of our most popular books, this new edition updates all existing material and adds many new activities. If you can buy only one book from Cottonwood Press, we recommend this one because of its wide variety of lessons and ideas.

A couple of years ago, two teachers approached our booth at a conference, picked up Ideas that Really Work! and turned to the activity called “Word Snapshot Posters.” “This is one of the most successful things we have ever tried,” one of them said. “Our kids loved it! I couldn’t believe how absorbed they were, for days.”

“Word Snapshot Posters” is just one of a wide variety of interesting and unusual activities in Ideas that Really Work! The book is a potpourri of materials that will make your life easier. It covers a wide range of topics. Just a few of them:

writing introductions
understanding plagiarism
using quotation marks correctly
using commercials to teach critical thinking
looking at slang
planning a schoolwide English trivia bowl
grammar ideas for teachers who hate teaching grammar

The book is very adaptable and is targeted for grades 7-9, though much of the book can be used with older students as well. Best of all, the ideas really do work with students. Give them a try!

Ideas that Really Work is included in the Bestseller Combo, a well-rounded selection of our most popular books at a savings of 20%.

(For Downloadable Ideas that Really Work, click here.)

by Cheryl Miller Thurston
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Pages: 204
Grades: 7-12
ISBN:Â 978-1-877673-84-9