The cross curricular English Classroom is fun and easy. Here are a few ideas to get you started!

Here are four terms students should understand about structuring the study of literature.

Fun Christmas Activities for your ENGLISH Class - ones that involve learning!

Have a laugh as Jo goes over some teacher confessions - habits we can't seem to shake!

When I returned to New Zealand from a stint working as an advisor in Abu Dhabi the education system had changed and so had the jargon of...

English teachers - fit GRAMMAR into your already-crammed English programme with these sustainable strategies.

Teachers, you don't have to be a tech expert to enjoy organising, planning and creating with Notebook LM! It's GOLD!

Teachers, here's a fantastic tool to check students' writing for AI content!

Ten small steps to teach your students to set them up for writing success - right from the beginning of the year!

Teach the structure of formal writing with these back-to-basics steps!

Saving your files to the cloud is essential for making sure you never lose important resources, such as the Drive Resources workbooks......

Create audio books for your class with your iPhone - or your android - with these simple instructions about how to record and upload to your

Teaching film as literature can be overwhelming for English/ELA teachers. Here's a quick teacher guide to help!

Follow a character and engage with the setting in your next text study in English. Google My Maps for English lessons is a GAME-CHANGER!

A few things I'd be reiterating with students over in the final weeks (and couple of months) of the year to revise for 1.3 Writing and...

I’ve been thinking a lot about annotation lately.  It pops up for reading, research, responding…  It’s a springboard for writing...

By Jo Hayes In the beginning... Heading to New Zealand from the UK in 2010, I was confident in my research and what I could expect. I was...

Quick teacher tips for Google Classroom. Stay in the know with Jo!

Key points and few strategies for teaching your students 4 types of setting. Setting is BOSS!

I’m sick of reading paragraphs with a cursory nod to ‘purpose’ tacked on as a final sentence.    Students aren’t thinking about the...