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Let's plan our learning (no-prep lesson plan)
I want to deliver a short lesson plan that will help your students understand the idea of planners, and maybe even create their own study planners.

I’m a superhero: no-prep lesson plan
I love superheroes – who doesn’t? I also love lesson plans that need no preparation. And today I want to share a simple lesson plan that is easy to adapt for both online and offline classes, for kids, teens and adults... because, after all, we all want to be superheroes!
Or supervillains, but that would be me.

Aliens vs Humans (lesson plan)
I think teaching is pretty much like discovering aliens, getting familiar with them and trying to communicate with them - and as a bonus, aliens are a really nice topic to talk about in the classroom. After all, there are no good or bad answers, and everyone can share their wildest ideas!

StoryBits Kids
Some time ago I wrote about StoryBits, a simple yet creative tool to implement storytelling into your class. I found it a pretty nice "last resort" tool as you can use it when your class gets awkwardly silent - just pick a card and think about something you can use it for. This autumn brought a much-welcome variation of the original game, StoryBits Kids.

Time management (not only) for teachers (book review)
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It took me half a year to finish one book - seriously, and it's not because I'm a slow reader, quite contrary. It's a book addressing one of my greatest problems (apart from procrastination and struggling with taking over the world) which is time management, something a work-from-home person may have issues with - I sure did.

Hansel, Gretel and the police (no-prep lesson idea)
I used brothers Grimm and their story as an inspiration for a great lesson idea that worked well for my students (both for my teens aged 13+ as well as adults), so naturally I want to share it with you - so whenever you feel slightly mischievous and have no lesson plan ready, you may go with a tale and a twist.

Have a Purrrfect Lesson! (7 Lesson Ideas)
If you're not really into dark and grim Halloween but still want to enjoy some cheer, you will find my ideas quite inspiring. Here's what I thought - if I were to prepare a lesson that may be perfect for Halloween... but not too halloweenish, I'd go for something that may symbolise Samhain, but not overly extravagant.

Stories (not only) for Halloween - book review
I'm not a fan of Halloween - I believe there's no point in scaring evil spirits away if they manage to roam free on earth just once a year. Yet the long and mysterious October evenings prompt us to spin dark tales accompanied by the sound of rain and wind against windows. These are probably the reasons I was told I'll like Angielski: Historie by Preston Publishing.

Get Ready For School: Teacher's Pack
I've read through my blog (almost 200 posts!) and found all the notes that may be an inspiration before you embark on yet another year-long school adventure. All of the ideas were tested on human beings and all of us not only survived, but had quite a lot of fun.

English is not easy... but it's wickedly funny! (book review for 18+)
I'm not overly fond of grammar books, but, naturally the comments made me take a look at this one. And I loved it immediately, the way you love something mischievous, daring and enjoyable at the same time.