This week’s focus was on moving my “Whose phone is this?” worksheet into 2023. Thousands of teachers have used this…
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Free Daily Habit Tracker, Growth Mindset Printable
Happy almost new year! If you’re looking to make a change, this habit tracker worksheet might be just the boost…
Editable Worksheet Templates
Building a good worksheet is tricky.It has to be useful. No busywork.It has to guide students to do a lot…
Imagined Life: A Feel-Good Podcast about Failure
Life is hard. Plans fall apart. People disappoint you. And yet… My latest obsession – Wondery’s Imagined Life podcast –…
Halloween Brain Candy for English Classes
Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite October lesson ideas. Since October has now become the…
11 Awesome End-of-the-Year Lesson Ideas
Note: This is an updated repost. You’ve wrapped your last major unit and final exams are still a week or…
You Don’t Always Have to be the Expert
A few years back, I noticed something weird – kids sometimes, maybe even often, learned more when I did less. One…
Favorite Halloween Week Lessons
Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite end-of-October lesson ideas. In 7th grade, my friend Sarah…
Let Jason Reynolds Teach Your Class
I’ve started reading again. After a moment of unpleasant reflection when I publicly admitted I’m an English teacher who doesn’t…
Staying Ahead of Early Finishers
Today’s post comes from an email I recently received from Tanya, one of our newest English teacher colleagues (used with…