5 Fun Games That Will Spice Up Your Virtual Lessons

When the 2020 pandemic hit, teachers were suddenly faced with new teaching challenges that no one could have predicted: teaching completely online. My instinct was that while we as teachers were stressing about how to do online lessons, the students who were already used to spending every free moment with their phones and tablets would […]
February Grammar and Language Activities

February is almost here, and that means pink and red hearts everywhere, not to mention classrooms covered in glitter! Students love making those Valentine’s Day projects and creating their personalized Valentines for friends and family, but we still need to squeeze in some grammar and language practice activities. That’s why I love doing engaging seasonal […]
Fun with Halloween grammar and language activities!

I’m pretty sure that I love Halloween as much as most students (if not more), so I am always looking for an excuse to incorporate fun Halloween grammar and language activities into my lessons. I also love creating lessons, so I am often inspired by my favorite holiday to come up with new ideas. Here […]
United States Research: 50 State Bundle (with free bonus activity!)

Discover the United States with these activity packets! Students can learn more about their own state or discover another state. This is also a great way for adult ESL students to learn more about this new country they call home! I have used this activity by assigning each student a different state to research and […]
United States Mini Research Pack

Discover the United States with these activity packets! Students can learn more about their own state or discover another state. This is also a great way for adult ESL students to learn more about this new country they call home! ****NOTE: This is the mini version of the U.S. State Bundle. It includes the following […]
U.S. State Abbreviations and Capitals Puzzles

Identify U.S. states, review and practice state capitals and abbreviations with a fun twist! Each task card contains two or more states for students to figure out the correct abbreviations, and then unscramble the letters to find a word that answers the given clue. Each of the 50 states is represented at least once in […]