Welcome to the Shurley English Blog! For the past thirty-five years, our mission at Shurley Instructional Materials has been simple. We do all we can to help teachers and students experience grammar and writing success. With that goal in mind, we wanted to create a space where our team of educators could share tips, tricks, and techniques to ignite learning. It’s all about educators helping educators on the Shurley English Blog. We invite you to join the conversation!

December 30, 2024

Language Arts Success: Top 10 List, 2024 Edition

December 30, 2024/ Kim Shurley

As the calendar year comes to a close, a teacher’s journey is still moving at full speed. (It’s true!) We are not quite to the halfway mark of our year, and we still have much to do! As 2024 comes to a close and before you begin the second semester, I would encourage you to take a moment, stop, and reflect. It is good for the mind and soul to take note of one’s progress. What successes are you seeing in the classroom? Are you on the track you had planned? Do you need to make adjustments?

To help you do so, we've assembled a list of the 10 most significant language arts stories we discussed in 2024. From motivation techniques to writing extensions to language arts centers, these articles examine ways to ignite learning while building a solid foundation for #ELAsuccess.

December 28, 2023

Language Arts Success: Top 10 List, 2023 Edition

December 28, 2023/ Kim Shurley

As the calendar year comes to a close, a teacher’s journey is still moving at full speed. (It’s true!) We are not quite to the halfway mark of our year, and we still have much to do! As 2023 comes to a close and before you begin the second semester, I would encourage you to take a moment, stop, and reflect. It is good for the mind and soul to take note of one’s progress. What successes are you seeing in the classroom? Are you on the track you had planned? Do you need to make adjustments?

To help you do so, we've assembled a list of the 10 most significant language arts stories we discussed in 2023. From subject-verb agreement to jingles to language arts centers, these articles examine ways to ignite learning while building a solid foundation for #ELAsuccess.

December 28, 2022

Language Arts Success: Top 10 List, 2022 Edition

December 28, 2022/ Kim Shurley

As the calendar year comes to a close, a teacher’s journey is still moving at full speed. (It’s true!) We are not quite to the halfway mark of our year, and we still have much to do! As 2022 comes to a close and before you begin the second semester, I would encourage you to take a moment, stop, and reflect. It is good for the mind and soul to take note of one’s progress. What successes are you seeing in the classroom? Are you on the track you had planned? Do you need to make adjustments?

To help you do so, we've assembled a list of the 10 most significant language arts stories we discussed in 2022. From subject-verb agreement to jingles to language arts centers, these articles examine ways to ignite learning while building a solid foundation for #ELAsuccess.

December 28, 2021

Language Arts Success: Top 10 List, 2021 Edition

December 28, 2021/ Kim Shurley

As the calendar year comes to a close, a teacher’s journey is still moving at full speed. (It’s true!) We are not quite to the halfway mark of our year, and we still have much to do! As 2021 comes to a close and before you begin the second semester, I would encourage you to take a moment, stop, and reflect. It is good for the mind and soul to take note of one’s progress. What successes are you seeing in the classroom? Are you on the track you had planned? Do you need to make adjustments?

To help you do so, we've assembled a list of the 10 most significant language arts stories we discussed in 2021. From cyclical spelling to jingles to language arts centers, these articles examine ways to ignite learning while building a solid foundation for #ELAsuccess.

February 08, 2021

FREE Grammar Jingles from Shurley English

February 08, 2021/ Kim Shurley

If you’re ready to learn English definitions in a fun and easy way, Shurley English Jingles are for you! Using domain-specific language, our definitions for the parts of speech and many other important language arts concepts incorporate rhythm, rhyme, and movement. Jingles provide the tools for critical thinking during sentence analysis and writing.

Our multi-sensory approach provides an active, hands-on learning environment in which kids truly understand and retain language arts skills for a lifetime. (We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Jingles are an extremely effective way to learn information!) We invite you to incorporate Jingle Time into your ELA studies today! Getting started is easy…

December 29, 2020

Language Arts Success: Top 10 List, 2020 Edition

December 29, 2020/ Kim Shurley

As the calendar year comes to a close, a teacher’s journey is still moving at full speed. (It’s true!) We are not quite to the half-way mark of our year, and we still have much to do! As 2020 comes to a close and before you begin the second semester, I would encourage you to take a moment, stop, and reflect. It is good for the mind and soul to take note of one’s progress. What successes are you seeing in the classroom? Are you on the track you had planned? Do you need to make adjustments?

To help you do so, we've assembled a list of the 10 most significant language arts stories we discussed in 2020. From the

October 21, 2020

FREE Language Arts Tools from Shurley English

October 21, 2020/ Kim Shurley

At Shurley English, we are committed to helping you and your students experience language arts success. Whether you use the Shurley English curriculum or not, we want your language arts experience to be the best that it can be. Today, we are excited to share several FREE resources to help you in your quest for excellence:

July 22, 2020

FREE Language Arts Professional Development

July 22, 2020/ Kim Shurley

For the past thirty years, Brenda Shurley's mission for Shurley English has been simple. We will do all we can to help teachers, parents, and students experience grammar and writing success. With that mission in mind, we have published several of our Workshop Series training videos for you to view for FREE! The Workshop Series features relevant topics and teaching techniques designed to enhance your skills as an educator.

To access our Workshop Series on demand,

April 23, 2020

FREE Language Arts Tools from Shurley English

April 23, 2020/ Kim Shurley

March 13, 2020

Virtual Learning Resources for Schools Closed due to COVID-19

March 13, 2020/ Kim Shurley

In response to numerous school closures due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Shurley English stands ready to help you make a smooth transition to a virtual learning environment. For those schools that are closed or facing closure due to containment efforts, you are eligible to receive The Shurley English Digital Edition for free for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Within the Shurley English Digital Edition, we offer complete instruction for each lesson through our Shurley English Digital Assistant: SEDA. We invite you to learn more about our Digital Edition here.

In order to set-up your classroom for virtual learning, please email the following information to