Caitlin Morrison

Classroom whiteboard featuring a lesson from an 8th grade CommonLit 360 unit on 12 Angry Men

Anatomy of a CommonLit 360 Unit: Everything Teachers Get for Free

A guided tour of what’s inside every free CommonLit 360 unit, from the Unit Guide to the Culminating Task, and where to start when you open one. Maybe you...

Caitlin Morrison

October 15, 2026 7 min read

5 Free Texts that Get High Schoolers Excited About Reading

You know the look. Chin on fist, one eye on the clock, someone asking if this will be on the test. Getting high schoolers excited about reading doesn't...

Caitlin Morrison

October 1, 2026 3 min read

5 Free Texts that Get Elementary Students Excited About Reading

Five free CommonLit texts for third through fifth grade, from dogs with opinions about their owners to a shark with a bad reputation, plus what to teach with each one....

Caitlin Morrison

October 1, 2026 3 min read

What to Know Before Piloting an ELA Curriculum

A demo can tell you a lot. But it can't tell you whether your eighth graders are still engaged in week four, whether your newest teacher can plan...

Caitlin Morrison

September 18, 2026 4 min read

Teacher writing with a marker on yellow chart paper during an ELA lesson

What to Look for in ELA Lessons: A Back-to-School Checklist for Secondary Classrooms

It’s another new school year, and your students are just getting acclimated. Somewhere in the stack of binders, printed packets, and Google Drive folders is the plan for how...

Caitlin Morrison

September 2, 2026 3 min read

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