Each dry erase board now includes a message for each student! Some are even in their native language!

Ok! Jessica Walsh and I are ready to teach from home! GrangerMiddleSchool

Slight disruption while teaching from the patio this afternoon.

Road trip! Granger's #OBOS selection is: Clean Getaway by @getnicced #204reads!

This was so fun! If you haven't checked out Remy Lai's Pie in the Sky or Fly on the Wall, do it!

Just finished Efrén Divided with my ELL ELA block! So good! Ernesto Cisneros: On Social Media Hiatus they were asking for a sequel! Up next, Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai! Another personal favorite. I love it when my students can see themselves in books we read.

What a way to kick off spring break... we finished Pie in the Sky today! These boys loved this fantastic book by Remy Lai! What time is it? Time for CAKE! #204Reads at GrangerMiddleSchool

Today, as part of reading Peak, the legendary @alan_arnette joined us to talk about mindset, dedication, summiting Mt. Everest (and several of the world's highest mountains) and his dedication to end Alzheimer's. What an amazing experience! #204Reads GrangerMiddleSchool #EndALZ

Can you decipher our class's cuneiform writing? Creating our own primary sources while studying Mesopotamia! GrangerMiddleSchool

So fun to have Allan Davenport stop by for an impromptu game of Simon Says! GrangerMiddleSchool

We had a lot of fun learning how a jumar (ascender) works while reading Peak today GrangerMiddleSchool. #ClimbHighSleepLow Don't worry Allan Davenport, we kept our feet on the ground! 😄

Proud of these kids and their hard work on Mt. Everest haikus! GrangerMiddleSchool

Incorporating building and language while building birdhouses GrangerMiddleSchool Matt Walsh Indian Prairie 204

Proud of these 7th graders for taking informed action while studying human progress in our EL social studies class. 8 bluebird houses built with their own two hands! GrangerMiddleSchool Granger Middle School PTA thank you for the grant for the materials!

Enjoyed learning from ૮ℓαµ∂เσ ƶαѵαℓα ʝ૨. last week and looking forward to putting his ideas to use in my EL classroom. #edtechusf675 #AdobeExpress

We had our first lucky pencil finder on Friday! If someone needs to borrow a pencil, they use the dispenser. If they find the lucky one, they get a prize. A small incentive to ask to borrow a pencil if they didn't bring one. GrangerMiddleSchool

Congratulations to 23-24 IPEF Teacher Innovation Grant recipient Matt Walsh of GrangerMiddleSchool for his submission of "One Board Bluebird Houses!" Thanks to International Paper for helping to sponsor this year's teacher grants! Indian Prairie 204 IPEA The Granger Sign Granger Middle School PTA Allan Davenport

Congratulations to GrangerMiddleSchool bilingual teacher, Matt Walsh, for receiving the Illinois State Board of Education’s 2024 Award of Special Recognition. #boardsalute

It's an honor to work for someone so dedicated to students and teachers!

Next stops on the Team IPEF Big Check Tour: Brookdale Elementary & Granger MS! Congratulations to Team Brookdale for being Team IPEF's largest team, and THANK YOU to all of our Bobcats and Grizzlies who supported Team IPEF this year! #goteamipef GrangerMiddleSchool Brookdale School