Ms James

Have you ever thought about how time connects everything we read and learn In this lesson, my 7th grade English students discovered what chronological means by looking at things like instructions, making your bed, and even a potato soup recipe w~

Have you ever seen something and immediately jumped to the wrong conclusion My students taught me a lesson in foreshadowing and context clues! I left a black-and-white photo of myself in my chair for the substitute… totally normal classroom beha~

Have you ever heard a word and thought you knew what it meant…but you didn’t Today’s vocabulary lesson focuses on five words my students will see in novels, on tests, and in real life. We defined them, used them in sentences, and talked about ho~

Grammar tip - Family greetings do not need apostrophes. If you mean the whole family, make the name plural- that’s it. Merry Christmas from the Browns. The Browns’ dog That’s possessive. The Browns’ house Also possessive. But a family name on a~

Five years ago, I shared my first English grammar video, never imagining how this journey in education and knowledge would shape my life. Today, I’m telling the teacher story that started my public school teaching career— the moment during my in~

Do you misspell these common words In this quick classroom grammar lesson, we review four words students and adults frequently confuse separate definitely sophomore grateful These spelling mistakes show up in essays, emails, social media posts, ~

Do you make these common grammar mistakes Saying “me and him” at the start of a sentence, skipping have or has before seen, or mixing up your academic language with everyday talk In this lesson, I’m breaking down some of the most frequent gramma~

Do you know the difference between your and you’re This is the number one grammar mistake on social media, and I’m here to help you fix it. Your is a possessive adjective, and you can replace it with my to check your sentence your house → my hou~

Do you know the difference between colleague and coworker A colleague is someone you work with in the same profession and usually suggests equality and professional respect. A coworker is anyone you work with, whether closely or not. These two w~

Do you know Cats and dog are they bipeds, tripods, or quadrupeds 🐾 In this quick classroom lesson, we learn and explore the prefixes that tell us how many “feet” or “legs” something has. From bi- meaning two, to quad- meaning four, and even ped~