Book excerpt: Add extra literacy to everyday teaching! Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers: Language Arts has hundreds of ideas that will fit into a hectic schedule and enliven every aspect of first-grade language arts instruction. The book includes lessons for comprehension, expressive reading, listening, writing, word usage, capitalization, and punctuation. It also includes tips for managing a classroom, getting organized, getting to know students, and implementing behavior management. This 80-page book includes reproducibles and aligns with Common Core State Standards, as well as state and national standards.