Teaching poetry at home doesn’t have to feel intimidating or dry. With the right approach, your teen can learn rigorous poetry analysis while actually enjoying the process. In this post, I share how homeschool families can use the Poetry Unbound podcast to spark meaningful discussions, encourage creative projects, and make poetry come alive. If you’re looking for a homeschool poetry unit that balances depth with fun, this guide will show you exactly how.

What does it mean to teach English in the age of ChatGPT? If students can outsource their essays to AI, how do we make sure they’re still learning? The answer is to focus on AI-proof English activities—like live discussions, creative projects, and collaborative group work—that build the critical thinking, creativity, and communication skills students actually need. Here are strategies (and ready-to-use resources) that will help you keep literature alive and authentic in your classroom.

Teaching poetry doesn’t have to be a slog. If your students walk into class convinced they hate poetry, Poetry Unbound is the secret weapon that will change everything. With just one short podcast episode, you’ll have a ready-made high school poetry lesson that sparks authentic discussion, invites personal connection, and makes poetry feel alive again. In this post, I’ll share exactly how I use Poetry Unbound in my classroom—and how you can grab my no-prep mini unit to make poetry the easiest, most engaging part of your semester.

Want the details on my most engaging, exciting, and fun novel study? Red Rising gets all students excited about reading!

Teach a book both you and your students will love! Pierce Brown’s Red Rising is perfect for a high school dystopia unit with depth, literary analysis, engaging interdisciplinary activities, extension ideas, creative writing assessments and more.

Teaching high school English doesn’t have to feel like a performance. The truth is, student engagement skyrockets when teachers bring their own passions—whether it’s pop culture, gaming, music, or even reality TV—into the classroom. In this post, you’ll find practical, ready-to-use strategies for weaving your personality into lessons while still keeping rigor high. From Spotify playlists to BookTok favorites, discover how to create an English classroom that feels authentic, joyful, and deeply connected.

Bring light academia vibes to your classroom with modern books, poetry, podcasts, and creative projects—no dusty classics required. Perfect for high school ELA.

Fun and fresh ideas for 9th grade World Literature classes. Activities, text pairings, novel study ideas and more!

Did you have a challenging first year? Mine was rough too. Here’s some inspiration for the summer and next year!

Want your classroom to feel calm, creative, and inspired? A light academia approach to ELA blends student engagement with aesthetic touches—think student-made art, nature writing, creative projects, and quiet reflection. Here’s how to transform your English classroom into a space that feels both beautiful and deeply engaging.

How to have immaculate dark academia classroom vibes—without all the dead white guys.

For those days when it all feels like too much and you can’t remember why you love reading, much less why you love teaching it—try these tips :)

Get the students who “hate” reading to engage and enjoy your class! It can be done!

Need an activity to finish the year strong? Find out what your students know while having a TON of fun with these creative projects that will work for anything you taught this year!

Dreaming of a classroom that feels like an old Oxford library—but without the Oxford budget? The dark academia aesthetic is more than just tweed blazers and moody lighting. It’s about creating a space where curiosity feels sacred, books matter, and your students actually want to engage. In this post, I’ll share five budget-friendly ways to bring dark academia vibes into your high school English classroom, from text choices and décor hacks to student projects and posters that double as teaching tools.

True classroom connection is the key to effective teaching. In this post, discover practical strategies for building teacher-student relationships, creating a supportive classroom community, and using student engagement as the foundation for classroom management in high school English—even in the age of AI.

Teach critical thinking the fun way—with creative writing!

Get students hooked on poetry with the Poetry Unbound podcast…

How to organize a peer editing day that is beneficial for everyone.

Why poetry and podcasts are a match made in heaven…