Classic literature
Making connections: Stories and intertextuality
When we thought about the past year, both on this blog and in our daily lives, one thing stood out as being especially important - the connections we forge and keep.
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Lighting up Children's Lit: Astrid Lindgren
"I want to write for a readership that can create miracles. Children create miracles when they read.
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Working with Shakespeare in the English class
Shakespeare is literally everywhere in the English language, and if you are an English teacher, there is no way you can avoid the Bard.
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Little Women: Big learning opportunities with our project-based ideas
Introduction
1. Talk about the title and read the blurb.
"This is the much-loved story of the four March sisters. Meg is the eldest and is about to fall in love.
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Get ready for Halloween: Spooky classics to read now
Halloween always comes at a perfect time during the school term when both teachers and students are ready to have some fun.
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Halloween-inspired writing lessons
There’s no denying it, Halloween has a special atmosphere, whether or not it is part of your cultural heritage.
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Trees in stories
When autumn arrives in the Northern hemisphere with all its brilliant colours, we turn towards parks and forests to enjoy the fall foliage.
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Tips on choosing graded readers for teens and adults
During the holidays and the school term, we should always be ready to recommend books based on our students’ language needs, levels and interests.
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Five Children and It in the classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.
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Tea in fiction and language
When you start learning English, the familiar cup of tea, present in every corner of the world, gains new meanings. Tea becomes more than something you drink in the morning or when you feel poorly.
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Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen's view of relationships and society never ceases to amuse us.
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