Teaching Guides

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...

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...

I stumbled on the 'Just Do It' Nike commercial on Instagram and after watching it almost a million times, I knew I had to share it with my 7th grade class who are currently...

First published on Medium, February 12th, 2018 My absolute favourite thing about the American system of education is that they have got a name for everything: Think Pair Share for when students are supposed to...

First published on Medium, April 26th, 2018 Today’s post was going to be about a statement a kid in my class made to his friend, with best intentions — ‘you don’t hit girls’, but I have just...

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...

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!...

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...

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...

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...