Fire Up Your Poetry Class With Some Slam! Part I: Gallery Walk
Hey people! I had given six tricks to teaching poetry on a previous post and the last one was Bring Back the Fun — Poetry Slam! Yes, today’s post will be providing you with steps on how to...
Fire Up Your Poetry Class With Some Slam : Part 2— Writing
Still on our poetry lessons! The previous post provided you with the necessary steps needed in the brainstorming session. So now that you have awakened your students’ spirits and ideas, it is time to launch them...
Teaching Poetry And Lost For Ideas? Gotcha!
Hey Fam! Been a minute! The school year is coming to an end and for some (like me!), we are already two weeks into summer vacation! So, teachers, what is your plan for the...
Creating an Engaging English Lesson: Four Quick Tips!
Have you ever wondered how best to get kids engaged in a book you're studying in class? Activities!!! Students generally enjoy walking around, talking, moving parts of their body, anything at all but sit...
Introducing Shakespeare to Students: Four Fun Ways
Hey fam! Uche Nora, one of our esteemed Literature teachers posed a question as to how to make the language of Othello by William Shakespeare accessible for her students. I’m sharing this as a...
On Lonely Days by Bayo Adebowale – A Teacher’s Guide
Download A Teacher's Guide On Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days here.
Set in the western part of Nigeria, Lonely Days by Bayo Adebowale tells the story of a widow, Yaremi and the ordeals she faces in...
Building A Great Relationship With Your Students
I love making posts like this because I've learned teaching is nothing if you have no relationship with your students.
So two days ago, a boy in my English class told me he likes this...
A Teacher’s Guide – Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emechata
Click To Download A Teacher's Guide on Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta.
The novel, Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emechata tells the story of a young, determined woman, Adah Ofili whose ambition to live a better...
Reflections and Why They Matter
Just like we sometimes find ourselves thinking about what we have done and how we can be better, it's also important to incorporate the idea of reflection into our lessons. This could be done...
Fire Up Your Poetry Class With Some Slam: Final Part — Revising and Performing
Hey people! This is last on our poetry series. I hope it’s been worth the while. We continue from the last post. What comes next after the students are done writing their poem? Find out!
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