Happy Fri-yay! May is Mental Health Awareness month. If you were to describe yourself as a colour right now, what colour would you be? Yesterday, I was a dark blue with choppy white foam. Today, I might be a very pale yellow, with the hint of a shining sun in the top left corner.
So many teachers struggle with anxiety, depression, imposter syndrome or other mental health obstacles. And yet, we don’t really talk about our own struggles in the staffroom. If this resonates with you, can you email me [email protected] and let me know what colour you are right now. Mental Health is more than just the absence…
Print this four-page independent worksheet activity for Monday’s English Language Arts class. The first page shows a phone with a text message thread. One of the people in the group chat says, “I’M GROUNDED L” Can your students figure out who is texting and what is going on? Grab this critical thinking text puzzle while…
It’s the weekend! Woo hoo! Need something quick and easy? Here’s a NO PREP just print-and-go Earth Day Text Message Puzzle. ASK YOUR STUDENTS: Who is texting and what is going on? Then ask them if Christine is an astronaut or teacher… Seriously. It could go either way. I mean, I had one thing in…
Is it Monday already? Why are the Sunday Scaries a thing. When does this job get easier? At times like these, I think about what would Anna do. She would do one thing at a time and burst into song – even in her darkest moments. I’m not really a burst into song kind of…
I was recently thinking about how teachers are (or are not using) AI tools. Diffit is a great example. Don’t believe me? Ask Diffit to create a worksheet about who has scored the most goals in international football. Here’s the preview. When I did it, it created a worksheet based on credible sources like Sporting…