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Back to Bed!
Once, many years ago, I got ready to go to work after staying up late the night before. It was snowing badly and I really didn't want to go. My mother-in-law was visiting that week and I wished that I...
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Thieves of Time
Here's a quote I read today:Things are thieves of time. It's a quote by Nathan Gardels. What do you this mean to you? How can things be thieves? How can things steal? How can things steal...
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Why I Love Worksheets!
I love worksheets! As an ESL teacher, I don't know what I'd do without them. Like many teachers, I have a whole bookshelf of workbooks that I use for my classes. Of course, I also have tons of...
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How to Make Mondays Your Best Days
Just another Manic Monday! How many of us sing that to ourselves on Monday morning? I used to hum it to myself on Monday mornings when I was young.I used to hate Mondays!When I first started teaching,...
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Monday Morning Worksheet - Computer Icons
Welcome! I'm glad you could make it today!This first Monday Morning Worksheet is about Computer Icons. Students read a short text about icons and then try to guess the uses for various icons. This can...
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ESL Reading Lesson - Teaching The Boston Marathon Bombing
Staying home to take care of my two youngest children, I didn't hear about the Boston Marathon bombing until much after the fact. It's a terrible tragedy, and one can only imagine what kind of person...
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American Diners - Monday Morning Worksheet
Welcome and Happy Monday!It's good to be starting a fresh, new week. This has been a difficult week for many Americans, and being bombarded by media images and articles hasn't helped in the least. I've...
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Mel's Diner - Quick Vocabulary Review
Mel's DinerI hope your students enjoyed this Monday's worksheet on American Diners. Here's a quick vocabulary review activity for it. Enjoy!diner restaurant casual...
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PENCIL BINGO - ESL Vocabulary Game
Hello&HappyMonday!I'm so glad you could make it this week! I want to take a moment to thank you for visiting my blog. The response has been very good and, honestly, I'm so honored. I've always...
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Water - The Stuff of Life - Science Worksheet
This is a science article about water. You can download the worksheet for this article, below. Enjoy and thanks for visiting! What would we do without water? Every living thing needs water. Earth is...
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National Teacher Week - A Letter to Mrs. Beard
Goood Morning! & Happy Monday!May 6-10th is National Teacher Week and Sunday, May 7 is National Teacher Day. Teachers deserve at least a week's appreciation from society and from their students! A...
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How to Use Pictures to Understand What You Read
Teach students to use accompanying pictures to understand what they read! Students practice the tips on a short article. Find the downloadable worksheet at the end of the article.How to Use Pictures to...
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Diet Tips - 5 Ways to Control Your Hunger - ESL Worksheet
Hello and Happy Monday! I hope it's a beautiful Spring morning where you are, and that you are enjoying this morning! Today's Monday Morning Worksheet is about dieting & dieting vocabulary. Spring...
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IELTS Essay - Compare & Contrast - The Best Way to Use Your Spare Time
This is an essay prompt similar to what students may encounter on the IELTS. It can be used for IELTS Task 2 practice or simply for essay practice. Students learn how to write a compare/contrast essay...
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Using Bar Graphs - Cancer Rates in the US
Good Morning & Happy Monday!Today's activity is about bar graphs. Bar graphs are common in newspapers and magazines. They also feature on the IELTS Writing Task 1 more often than not.Below is a...
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IELTS Essay - Compare & Contrast - Using Transition Words
This is an IELTS activity to help students master the use of transition words. Transition words are extremely important in scoring well on the IELTS. They can be the difference between a 6 and 7, for...
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Centenarians & Supercentenarians - ESL Worksheet
Good morning & Happy Monday!This morning I have a simple article with activities about people who have lived to be over 100 years old, including veteran and centenarian Richard Arvine Overton and...
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All About Libraries & Library of Congress - Printable ESL Worksheet
Good Morning and Happy Monday!This week's Monday Morning Worksheet is all about libraries. With summer just around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to discuss the benefits of libraries...
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Phone Cramming - ESL Worksheet
Good Morning & Happy Monday!I have a simple article and activities for today, one that is easy on the teacher as well as the student. I crave easy and simple activities this time of year, but still...
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5 Tips To Make Friends Easily - ESL Worksheet
Good Morning & Happy Monday!Today's article is about how to make friends. I tried to make the worksheet more like a magazine article in style and format. I included a short survey for students to...
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