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Purple Hibiscus Lesson Plans

Purple Hibiscus Lesson Plans

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie take readers to a significant time period during the main character’s, Kambili’s life. Readers will watch her manage a very difficult family dynamic while learning more about herself and her family. There […]

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Making Time for God in Your Busy Life

Making Time for God in Your Busy Life

Life can get crazy busy at times. We work, we teach, we have families, etc. With everything going on, it’s easy to forget about making time for God on a daily basis. I want to spend some time discussing why we need to make God a priority and how we can make more room for […]

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Tips for Teaching ESL Newcomers

Tips for Teaching ESL Newcomers

I recently came across the book My Name is Yoon. It’s about a girl from Korea learning to adjust to her new school as in America as an ESL newcomer. She’s upset about being told to write her name in English and she wants to go home. Moving can be hard on kids, especially moving […]

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After Teaching Abroad

After Teaching Abroad

Re-adjusting Back to American Schools After Teaching Abroad I only taught in South Korea for one year. However, there were some things in their schools that I had gotten used to, and I had to readjust when returning back to the US. I worked in a public middle school in Korea and I’ve worked in […]

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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Do you want to know more about your family ancestry? I know I do and the book Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi motivated me even more to learn about my family’s history. If you haven’t […]

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Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Questions to engage your readers One of my favorite moments teaching was when I looked across my classroom and saw every student fully engaged in a novel. No one was off task. No one was playing around. No one was distracted. They were all engaged in the novel we […]

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Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you are searching for a novel your students will truly engage in, I suggest Dear Martin by Nic Stone. This is the book that may change your students’ outlook on the purpose of reading. They will become […]

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Bilingual Goals: Why I Am Learning Spanish

Bilingual Goals: Why I Am Learning Spanish

Why I Am Learning Spanish If you regularly look at social media, I’m sure you’ve seen the various “goals” hashtags. Over the last couple of years, I’ve created some #goals for myself. One of my goals is to be bilingual, so I am learning Spanish. I want to speak Spanish fluently because I believe it’s […]

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5 Reasons You Should Read The Sandwich Swap

5 Reasons You Should Read The Sandwich Swap

5 Reasons You Should Read The Sandwich Swap (plus a reading skills activity) This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Don’t you love when you can teach a reading skill while teaching a life lesson at the same time? That’s exactly what you can do with […]

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Hi! My name is Tia and I am an educator and advocate for children. I love reading and I'm passionate about including multicultural literature in the classroom. I love to travel and learn about other cultures. I live under the theme of "extending beyond borders" as I encourage others, as well as myself, to live and learn without limits. It is my hope that you'll find resources for your classroom and inspiration for your personal growth. Read More About Extend Beyond Borders

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