One teacher's blog sharing about life, in and outside the classroom.
During my student teaching, I will always remember my mentor teacher telling me that teaching doesn’t need to be a solo career – in fact, the best will borrow and then adapt to fit their own style. After my 7 years of teaching, a transition from social studies to English, and a location change, I […]
Ambra Mills, originally from Italy and now residing in the UK, shares parenting tips and stories on her blog, ‘Parenting: Discoveries and Challenges’ at famigliaguidance.blog. She is also the author of kids’ books such as (The Adventures of Hoppy, Skipper and Felix) and (The Adventures of Piky, Matisse and Betty). Both books are available on Amazon […]
As we start getting into the Dark Evil Vortex of Late September, October, and November – more commonly referred to as DEVOLSON – something I like to do in October is so a mini classroom makeover for the last couple of weeks! Obviously, it’s Halloween inspired. But I also try to make it relate to […]
When reading Shakespeare’s plays, students always struggle with the language and understanding the plot. One of my go-to ways to ensure students understand what is happening is to show movies based on the plot. When teaching Romeo and Juliet, there are several adaptations of it. However, these are some of my favorites that students are […]
It is that time of the year, where Amazon’s Prime Day is announced! Prime Day this year is July 16th and 17th, 2024. There are tons of discounts, with some things with over 50% off their regular price. It’s important to note that if you are wanting to get the Prime Day Deals, you have […]
Growing up, I have always been super into mythology, learning about the different cultures, gods, and monsters. With that in mind, I have found a few books that are based on mythology that have sucked me back into an old interest that I’ve had. Below are 7 mythology based books to read. **This post contains […]
Grading. The thing I hate the most as a teacher. But it’s always there. Haunting me. As a teacher that has had 3 English preps this year, I had to get more creative with my grading, especially when it came down to end of the quarter time crunch and all the writing we did in […]
As an English teacher, I often find myself gravitating towards reading Young Adult books. Then once I finish them, I can add them to my classroom library. I did the same thing when I was teaching history, with historical books – see my recommendations here! **This post contains affiliate links, where if you make a […]
Think back to the good old days when your teacher would give you an assignment and then say those dreaded words: “You’ll need to cite three sources in your paper.” Most students, and even adults, would probably groan. But is citing your sources just another way for your English teacher to torture you? Of course […]