top of page
Search


Sue de Lautour
4 days ago3 min read
Scaffolding Lessons - 5 Strategies to Master 'Building On'.
Teachers, here are 5 strategies to scaffold your lessons effectively!

Jo Hayes
5 days ago3 min read
A Quick Guide to Google Chrome Extensions!
A Quick Guide to Google Chrome Extensions for English teachers - basic instructions to help you!


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


Jo Hayes
Jan 82 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!


Sue de Lautour
Nov 26, 20243 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.


Jo Hayes
Nov 19, 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
Oct 30, 20245 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!


Sue de Lautour
Oct 30, 20244 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 15, 20245 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.

Jo Hayes
Oct 10, 20243 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
Sep 16, 20242 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!


Sue de Lautour
Sep 11, 20245 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
Aug 28, 20247 min read
Getting back to BASICS to teach formal writing structure.
Teach the structure of formal writing with these back-to-basics steps!


Jo Hayes
Aug 22, 20243 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 6, 20242 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


Sue de Lautour
Aug 1, 20247 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!


Jo Hayes
Jul 22, 20243 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!


Sue de Lautour
Jul 18, 20245 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
Jun 26, 20245 min read
Annotating texts: the MAGIC ELIXIR for reading and writing skills
I’ve been thinking a lot about annotation lately. It pops up for reading, research, responding… It’s a springboard for writing...

Sue de Lautour
Jun 20, 20243 min read
Being an immigrant teacher in BICULTURAL Aotearoa New Zealand
By Jo Hayes In the beginning... Heading to New Zealand from the UK in 2010, I was confident in my research and what I could expect. I was...
bottom of page