I love to celebrate holidays in my English classroom! For Halloween, I always teach Halloween-themed lessons and dress up in a fun costume. But it’s not always easy to think of good teacher costumes that are both creative and appropriate. So I made this list for inspiration. Here are 21 book-themed
Have you ever tried a teacher professional development podcast? Podcasts aren’t just for students! While podcasts can be wonderful for teaching students a variety of skills (read more about this topic here), there are also excellent teacher professional development podcasts out there for teachers of all ages and subjects. Note:
We are all looking for teacher time-saving tips. I have compiled my most favourite ideas in this blog post to help teachers save time so they have more time to spend with the people they love. This blog post contains affiliate links that are of no cost to the reader.
As a teacher, it can be difficult when it comes to setting boundaries by saying no. It happens so easily. Somebody asks for a small favour, a new teacher that really needs a mentor teacher, or the advisor of a beloved program is retiring, and it would be such a
Report card season is every teacher’s favourite time, right? I highly doubt that. The 12 items listed below will help you recognize if you are in the report card season. I hope this teacher humour blog post brings a smile to your face. Your dinners look like Olivia Pope’s from
Teachers need to stay healthy! We are only as good as the energy we have to give to our students. This blog post will give you tips on how to maintain your physical health as well as how to focus on self-care. The most important gift you can give yourself
When I leave for school in the morning, I sometimes feel like I am packing for an expedition with my personal care supplies. I have so many bags and boxes that I bring back and forth to school. To lighten the load in your teacher bag, consider keeping a few
Building resilience is a key thing to learn as a teacher. Not every day is going to be Instagram perfect contrary to what you see online. We must find ways to build resilience and recover from challenging days. We all have “those days”. The days where nothing you do is
By using highly-engaging rants, your students won’t even realize you’ve channeled their daily rants and complaints into high-quality, writing!
