100th Post Free Class Giveaway!

It’s been about a year since I’ve begun this blog, and have been encouraging the use of it in my classroom. I fell in love with the idea of connecting the variety of students I had in my classroom, connecting with other teachers and their students, so I decided to take the blog “public” and…

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Free Friday: Turkey Day & Black Friday!

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, and the craziness of Black Friday soon thereafter, I wanted to share some opportunities to learn just want these days are, where/how they started, and what they mean today. Whether you’re in the States celebrating or reading from afar, I hope this information will bring some understanding to American…

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Free Friday: Learn English with Breaking Bad

When it comes to Breaking Bad, you may be one of 3 groups of people: 1. “I’ve never seen it.” 2. “Eh, whatever…didn’t care for it.” 3. “AMAZING, re-watching…[for the 3rd time]” Perhaps number 3 is a bit of an exaggeration, but whatever group you may….or may not fit into, this post will still definitely…

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Free Friday: Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Today’s lesson will be full of FUN & FRIGHT. You’ll learn some vocabulary, idioms, and have some fun with puns. What is a pun? A pun is a joke using the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings [or are…

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Free Friday: Confusing Words + Spelling Help!

TGIF! Thanks God? or Thank God? The correct answer is Thank God, with no “s.”  “Thanks” is used singularly, as a short way to show your appreciation. It is never used with a direct object. Are there other common words and/or spellings that you often question? You’re probably not alone, which is why these incredible…

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