by Kristin | Jul 30, 2025 | Back To School, Reading Comprehension, Short Stories
When was the last time you taught folktales or myths in your English classes? I didn’t until I started teaching American Literature, and that is so incredibly unfortunate! When you include tales like Native American stories of creation into your curriculum, you...
by Kristin | Jul 9, 2025 | Back To School, Poetry, Writing
Are you at the start of a new school year, or are you about to introduce a poetry unit? A fantastic and engaging way to begin is by incorporating I Am Poetry Format Templates! So often, teachers, including myself, resort to typical student information sheets, asking...
by Kristin | Jul 3, 2025 | Back To School, Writing
The back-to-school season is almost upon us again! I can’t believe it! So, of course, I am already thinking about getting to know you activities for students that are not too lame, time-consuming, or irrelevant. I like using time-tested resources, but I...
by Kristin | Jun 30, 2025 | Back To School, End of Year, Writing
Have you considered introducing a movie analysis unit this school year, but need teaching film techniques worksheets to make the job easier? While many educators tend to avoid teaching movies due to certain stigmas or a lack of knowledge on the topic, I strive to...
by Kristin | Jun 26, 2025 | Back To School, Poetry, Reading Comprehension
Imagine! Instead of handing out typical first-day-of-school worksheets, you begin with reading the I Am Poem John Clare wrote almost two hundred years ago! At the start of the year, back-to-school season, students are inundated with syllabi, surveys, and assessments....
by Kristin | Jun 23, 2025 | Back To School, Teaching the Standards, Writing
The start of school is always a challenging time for students, parents, teachers, administrators, paras, bus drivers, and other education professionals, whether or not we are ready with first week of school activities high school lessons. Students don’t know...
