English & Language Arts Teacher BlogThis 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! Almost done! And for those of you teaching summer school —more power to you! But First, a Chuckle!How do English teachers encourage their students? By saying, “Metaphors be with you!” Helpful Stuff (The following links are Amazon affiliate links, but don’t worry, it does not affect your price at all 🙂)  Check out our Freedom Writers movie lesson! We created this lesson because this fantastic movie has been a go-to lesson for me, especially during the last few weeks of school when grades are done and the students are pretty much checked out, lol. It’s a powerful story (based on true events) about a teacher that inspires her at-risk students to dream big, read relatable books, and keep journals while doing it all. Recommendations
This has certainly sparked great discussions along with journal reflections, essays, and research projects! Check out the YouTube channel trailer here! Remember that inspiration for reading & writing is all around us if we just know how to look! Try it 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! 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! “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” - Phil Collins 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 P.S.: Looking to monetize your educational content? Consider joining our TPT Affiliate Program for 25% commissions here! Want to join our email list? Click below! MS ELAR teachers Click here! HS ELAR teachers Click here! And check out our TPT store here! Exciting news! In response to the great feedback we received from you folks through email and on our Facebook page, we will be changing our email frequency to bi-weekly (every 2 weeks) to help all of us with more time and less inbox crowding! PS: The countdown for summer is on! 🙃 Helpful Stuff A friendly reminder that our storewide sale with 15% off everything starts today! Start shopping now!  Recommendations This awesome video and youtube channel by Cecilia Blomdahl, a woman that lives “on an island close to the North Pole”, really piqued my interest. And since showing it to my students, it has sparked a rejuvenated sense of curiosity leading to a wonderful place of wanting to learn more about this place and the polar regions in general. And this, in turn, has led to fantastic research questions, discussions, and journal entries! This shows once again that if we look at the world with new eyes, inspiration for reading and writing is everywhere! Try it 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! A Little InspirationBecause our headspace matters when we are trying to show up as our best selves for our students, our loved ones, and ourselves! No one is going to come help you. No one's coming to save you. -David Goggins 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 P.S.: Looking to monetize your educational content? Consider joining our TPT Affiliate Program for 25% commissions here! Want to join our email list? Click below! MS ELAR teachers Click here! HS ELAR teachers Click here! And check out our TPT store here! |
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