English & Language Arts Teacher Blog

Hope all of your summers are going great and you’re getting much-deserved rest!
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Check out these great summer relaxation tips for teachers!

A Summer Checklist for Teachers: 13 Ways to Relax

My favorites are getting a massage & going on a staycation with a good friend, your spouse, or just by yourself and be a tourist in your own city (and on a budget!)
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Another week in the books!  

“I am friends with 25 letters of the alphabet, I don’t know “Y”.” 🤣

Here's a neat little thing I've been doing for a while but never thought about sharing: providing small (preferably cold) treats to our delivery people working in this insane heat.

The other day I was home with my two little boys and we saw the Amazon truck delivery stop in front of our house.

My boys always get excited because they know that's Amazon is kinda like Santa Claus: always bringing in exciting & cool things —except Amazon comes about three times a week instead of once a year, lol.

We have a problem, I know. 😅

Anyway, as we saw the guy dropping off packages to our house and our neighbors’, we grabbed a few frozen popsicles from our garage’s deep freezer and ran out! 

If you could've seen this man's face as he got the popsicles; it lit up like a little kid’s! Because who doesn't love popsicles?

I hope this little story inspires you to think of small kind things you could do to make the world a kinder place! 

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

Even if you didn't grow up watching Boy Meets World, this powerful scene with the legendary teacher, Mr. Feeny, played by William Daniels, shows a tearful goodbye at the series’ finale.

It serves as a wonderful reminder of just how important our roles can be!