9/10/24: Spooky Reads for Halloween, Convert YouTube Videos to Podcasts, & More Exciting Updates!

This blog is for secondary English, ELA, and language arts teachers filled with lesson plans, humor, product recommendations, teaching ideas, tips, and tricks and much more!

But First, a Chuckle!

Teacher: "This class is so bad! All dumb people stand up!"

A student stands up.

Teacher: “Scottie, are you dumb?"
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Student: "No sir, but I felt bad seeing you stand alone." 😜
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Helpful Stuff

Get Your Students into the Halloween Spirit with Our Reading Test Bundle!


Engage your middle and high school students with some spine-tingling reading materials this Halloween season with our Halloween & Horror Reading Test Bundle—a collection of 10 tests designed to bring the thrill of the season right into your classroom!

Imagine your students diving deep into classic horror tales and eerie mysteries while sharpening their reading comprehension skills. 

This bundle includes selections like Stephen King’s “Sorry, Right Number” and Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic “Tell-Tale Heart.” With questions modeled after standardized test formats, your students will feel confident and prepared when it’s time for the big assessments.

But that’s not all! 

Our tests encourage active reading by prompting students to revisit key sections, boosting their comprehension and stamina. Plus, the editable MS Word document allows you to customize questions to fit your class’s unique needs—whether you want to add a challenge or simplify things a bit.

With 139 pages of engaging content, you’ll also find an easy-to-read layout that makes tackling these tests a breeze for your students. 

And don’t worry about grading—an answer key is included to save you time!

So why wait? Grab this bundle today and make learning memorable this spooky season! 🕷️👻

Recommendations

After Googling “how to listen to YouTube videos like podcasts” and sinking a few hours into the wondrous search, I come with helpful info to save you precious teacher time!

Listenbox allows you to create and manage audio and video podcasts from platforms like YouTube and Soundcloud for just $4.20 a month. 

You can subscribe to your favorite shows and access up to 500 new episodes every hour, making it easy to stay updated with the latest educational content while on the go. 

My first choice (bc it’s free!) is Podtube. 

It lets you subscribe to YouTube channels as podcasts for free by simply inputting a channel or video URL to generate an RSS feed link. 

I totally geek out now that I can listen to YouTube videos as podcasts on my 45-60 min commute to work!

It honestly helps keep me sane! 🤪

Try these out and let us know how it goes! Don’t forget to tag us in your posts on Instagram as @shining_scholar_education and Facebook as Shining Scholar Education!
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This Week’s Most Helpful Resources! 

A Little Inspiration

Because our headspace matters when we are trying to show up as our best selves for our students, our loved ones, and ourselves!

Here’s a great quote from our podcast!

Sharing is caring—so please forward this to any teacher that could benefit from this message and help spread the love!

The goal of these messages is to help ourselves improve—for our students, for our loved ones, and for ourselves. 

You can always reply to this message or message us on Facebook here!

Keep touching hearts and changing lives!
Charlie with Shining Scholar Education

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