The idea behind the Teachers’ Club is that all resources share the same “vocabulary,” and that they’re created to be used together as part of a system.

The teachers who have the most success with implementing our resources are the ones who take the time to go through our basic trainings (think of it as EB Boot Camp) when they first sign up.

Once you’re familiar with our terminology and understand how everything fits together, it should be a breeze to start building our activities into your curriculum.

We know. We’ve talked a bunch about how much fun our lessons are.

And we also know that every teacher has done at least one lesson where students had a blast—but learned zip.

Well, we don’t do that kind of lesson here at EB.

Each and every lesson we create is designed to provide a grade-level-appropriate challenge for students. What’s more, activities often spiral back to previously-covered material so that students have to revisit topics they’ve already learned.

Yes. YES. A thousand times yes.

Our lessons focus on the things that kids in this age group love: stories with twist endings, real-life mysteries, characters dealing with familiar challenges, even holidays.

We also use methods that students love. There’s lots of group work and game-based activities—think escape rooms—to channel their social needs. You’ll also find plenty of creative activities to keep them in touch with their artistic side.

We have teachers from all over the U.S.—and plenty in other countries—who are using our lessons with their school’s curriculum.

Each lesson is marked with the Common Core standards it addresses, which will help you pair it with the corresponding materials in your textbook or curriculum plan.

Some adaptation may be required, but you’ll also have the opportunity to ask fellow teachers for advice in our Facebook group.

Many teachers working with students who aren’t performing at grade level, especially in grades 7 and 8 (and sometimes even 9) use EB materials aimed at lower grade levels to bring their students up to speed. Not only does the rigor of the materials improve outcomes, but when students are engaged, it’s easier to keep them learning.

However, teachers who work exclusively with 5th (or even 6th) grade students who are performing significantly below grade level may be able to use some EB materials, but adaptation will be required.