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Food is a great entrée into a culture. It answers all the who/what/where/when/why/how questions: Who prepares it, what are the ingredients, where are dishes prepared, when are they cooked, why are certain foods prepared, how are they made. Discussing these aspects of food preparation is also a great way to
I wasn’t planning on writing another blog post about China but I’ve been obsessively reading and watching the news about the coronavirus that began in Wuhan, China. Because, you see, I used to live and work in Wuhan – in the early 1990s, I spent 2 years teaching at a
(This post was updated January 7, 2023.) Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as it’s known in China, starts soon so I’d like to wish you Xin Nian Kuai Le — Happy New Year! (In Mandarin, that’s pronounced: sheen nee-en kwhy luh.) This year, Spring Festival ushers in the Year
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing vacation at the end of December and beginning of January. As you gear up for the new decade in 2020, I would like to offer a freebie you can use with your students. It’s traditional to make New Year
It is hard to escape politics these days. Brexit in the United Kingdom, impeachment in the United States, democracy protests in Hong Kong, upcoming elections again in Israel, mass protests in Chile and India – all provide numerous opportunities for teachers to discuss current events with their students. And all
This is a follow-up and conclusion to my 2 previous posts about the #itstimetotalkracism campaign, which you can read HERE and HERE. The organizer, Chrissy from Buzzing with Ms. B, has put together a list of books with anti-racist themes and books that honor diversity that teachers can use to
When I was asked if I’d like to participate in the #itstimetotalkracism campaign, at first I wasn’t sure what I could write about because I’d never really taught an explicit anti-racism lesson. But after thinking about it, I realized I could present a lesson I’d implemented when I was a
The #itstimetotalkracism campaign is a 22-day effort by teachers to help other educators and their students discuss racism, bias, and related issues. Please click HERE to read how and why it got started. I was honored to be invited to participate and hope you will share these blog posts and
Are you a regular education/mainstream teacher with English Language Learners in your classes? Or are you an ESL teacher with multi-level ELLs in your classes? Both teaching contexts present a challenge when using a textbook or a novel since it’s quite likely your ELLs are not all reading at the
Learning to read is important. So is understanding information that is read aloud. But it is not realistic to expect students to read a text out loud in class and simultaneously comprehend what was read. It doesn’t matter if they are the students doing the reading or they are just
Spending my senior year in Sweden as an exchange student meant attending a Swedish-language high school. I had wanted to learn another foreign language and was thrilled when offered the opportunity to go to Scandinavia because I was interested in Viking history. It was a wonderful year! A few months
Have you heard of TpT ClassFund? Read on for an explanation, links for more info, and a time-sensitive offer. Find out more HERE TpT ClassFund is a new program from TeachersPayTeachers that gives people an easy way to purchase TpT resources for educators. There are other online programs that offer
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