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Creative Writing Skills: 6 Lessons You Need To Teach Today

What skills should your students be learning? In this post, I’m going to share some essential Creative Writing skills you should be teaching in your high school Creative Writing class. 

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Creative Writing Skills: 6 Lessons You Need To Teach Today
5 End-of-School-Year Activities for High School English
Seasonal Teaching Ideas ► May 1, 2022

5 End-of-School-Year Activities for High School English

With students' attention spans even shorter than usual, what can you do to survive until the end of the year? Here are 5 end-of-school-year activities for high school English that won’t require a ton of prep but will still be enjoyable for students!

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Full-time TpT: 8 Realities You Need to Consider
Teachers Pay Teachers Tips ► April 17, 2022

Full-time TpT: 8 Realities You Need to Consider

Ever thought about going full-time with your Teachers Pay Teachers store? Wonder what it’d be like to be a TpT seller full time? In this post, I want to share 8 realities that I encountered when I transitioned from teaching to a full-time TpT seller.

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5 The Hate U Give Essential Questions for Your Unit
Literature ► April 3, 2022

5 The Hate U Give Essential Questions for Your Unit

I love designing units around essential questions, so when I began planning my The Hate U Give unit plan, that’s where I started. I’ve talked before about why I love teaching The Hate U Give, but in this post, I want to share exactly how I use essential questions to connect the novel with real life. 

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5 Myths About Teaching Grammar You Can Forget Now
Grammar ► March 20, 2022

5 Myths About Teaching Grammar You Can Forget Now

In this post, I hope to dispel some common misconceptions about teaching grammar.

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Hands-On Figurative Language Activities for your High School Class
Creative Writing ► March 6, 2022

Hands-On Figurative Language Activities for your High School Class

It’s absolutely astonishing how little high schoolers understand figurative language. Even my seniors struggled to tell me the difference between similes and metaphors (didn’t they learn that like every year in middle school?). And they didn’t have the attention span to work their way through worksheet after worksheet of figurative language practice. So I came up with some figurative language activities to review and practice their skills–without boring my high school students to death!

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Your Social Justice Unit Needs These 3 Activities
Literature ► February 20, 2022

Your Social Justice Unit Needs These 3 Activities

Thinking about teaching a social justice unit in your class? Whether you’re reading a social justice novel or just examining a societal injustice, these three activities will engage your students with the material. 

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3 Valentine’s Day Ideas for the High School English Classroom
Seasonal Teaching Ideas ► February 6, 2022

3 Valentine’s Day Ideas for the High School English Classroom

Valentine’s Day always snuck up on me as an educator. All of sudden, there are giant teddy bears everywhere and the drama meter goes way, way up. Celebrating Valentine’s Day in your English class doesn’t have to be over the top or dramatic, though. In this post, I hope to share three ideas for celebrating Valentine’s Day in the high school English classroom appropriately.

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A Simple Lesson Plan Structure English Teachers Can Steal
Life Tips for Teachers ► January 23, 2022

A Simple Lesson Plan Structure English Teachers Can Steal

Every teacher knows that routines are key to classroom management and moving students forward. But when you’re just starting your career or moving to a new school, it can be difficult to create your own...

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How to Start Blogging for Your TpT Business
Teachers Pay Teachers Tips ► January 9, 2022

How to Start Blogging for Your TpT Business

Teachers Pay Teachers sellers are always looking for new ways to take their stores to the next level. Based on my own experiences, one thing has made all the difference in my business: blogging! So,...

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Tools to Make Being a Healthy Teacher Easier
Life Tips for Teachers ► December 26, 2021

Tools to Make Being a Healthy Teacher Easier

When I was in the classroom, I had to work hard to keep my health in check. As you no doubt understand, juggling exercise, healthy eating, and a teaching job is incredibly difficult. I had...

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