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Teachers! Easily share/print stories and articles with the PrintFriendly Chrome Extension!
Teachers! Here's how to easily share/print stories and articles from with the web with the PrintFriendly Chrome Extension!
Jo Hayes
Mar 113 min read


NCEA 1.1 Context Shapes Language - My Approach!
Here I take you through how I've unpacked NCEA 1.1 Context Shapes Language and how I teach it.
Sue de Lautour
Mar 58 min read


Scaffolding Lessons - 5 Strategies to Master 'Building On'.
Teachers, here are 5 strategies to scaffold your lessons effectively!
Sue de Lautour
Feb 193 min read

A Quick Guide to Google Chrome Extensions!
A Quick Guide to Google Chrome Extensions for English teachers - basic instructions to help you!
Jo Hayes
Feb 193 min read


Demystifying summaries, conclusions, syntheses, evaluations, and judgments - WHEW!
This overview helps teachers understand summaries, conclusions, syntheses, evaluations and judgments.
Sue de Lautour
Feb 65 min read


The Cross-Curricular English Classroom - Engaging Students Through Subjects They Enjoy
The cross curricular English Classroom is fun and easy. Here are a few ideas to get you started!
Jo Hayes
Jan 82 min read


Four literary terms students should understand before you begin studying that text
Here are four terms students should understand about structuring the study of literature.
Sue de Lautour
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Fun Christmas Activities for your ENGLISH Class - meaningful, learny ones!
Fun Christmas Activities for your ENGLISH Class - ones that involve learning!
Jo Hayes
Nov 19, 20243 min read


Teacher Confessions: The Habits We Can't Seem to Shake!
Have a laugh as Jo goes over some teacher confessions - habits we can't seem to shake!
Jo Hayes
Oct 30, 20245 min read


Writing: developing ideas and thinking perceptively - two things that students don't really understand...and how to explain them better.
When I returned to New Zealand from a stint working as an advisor in Abu Dhabi the education system had changed and so had the jargon of...
Sue de Lautour
Oct 30, 20244 min read


Simple ways to fit GRAMMAR into your already-crammed English programme.
English teachers - fit GRAMMAR into your already-crammed English programme with these sustainable strategies.
Sue de Lautour
Oct 15, 20245 min read

Organise, plan, create: Notebook LM - the perfect teacher tool.
Teachers, you don't have to be a tech expert to enjoy organising, planning and creating with Notebook LM! It's GOLD!
Jo Hayes
Oct 10, 20243 min read


Check Writing for AI use with the Revision History Chrome Extension - Here's How!
Teachers, here's a fantastic tool to check students' writing for AI content!
Jo Hayes
Sep 16, 20242 min read


Sentence Structure Must-Knows to Begin the School Year!
Ten small steps to teach your students to set them up for writing success - right from the beginning of the year!
Sue de Lautour
Sep 11, 20245 min read


Getting back to BASICS to teach formal writing structure.
Teach the structure of formal writing with these back-to-basics steps!
Sue de Lautour
Aug 28, 20247 min read


Saving your resources to the cloud - here's how!
Saving your files to the cloud is essential for making sure you never lose important resources, such as the Drive Resources workbooks......
Jo Hayes
Aug 22, 20243 min read


Easily create audio books for your class with your iPhone!
Create audio books for your class with your iPhone - or your android - with these simple instructions about how to record and upload to your
Jo Hayes
Aug 6, 20242 min read


Teaching Film as Literature - a teacher guide
Teaching film as literature can be overwhelming for English/ELA teachers. Here's a quick teacher guide to help!
Sue de Lautour
Aug 1, 20247 min read


Google My Maps for Engaging English Lessons
Follow a character and engage with the setting in your next text study in English. Google My Maps for English lessons is a GAME-CHANGER!
Jo Hayes
Jul 22, 20243 min read


Teaching Tips to Revise 1.3 Writing and 1.4 Unfamiliar Texts
A few things I'd be reiterating with students over in the final weeks (and couple of months) of the year to revise for 1.3 Writing and...
Sue de Lautour
Jul 18, 20245 min read
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