Cute, funny, colorful animals from your wildest imagination are right here.
Indeed, some are imaginary, and some are just lively versions of the realistic beast.
Which animals would YOU like to see drawn?
Welcome to an English lesson which will also massively help your everyday life: learning the meaning of relevant vs. irrelevant! Let’s start with definitions and synonyms, then dive into examples …
As an English teacher for the past 18 years, I’m often coaching students to infer hidden meanings from texts we read. In discussions, however, kids will frequently mix up the …
Understanding how “topic” and “theme” are different causes many English students to yelp in frustration. Mixing up these commonly confused words causes lowered test and essay grades, and more importantly, …
Let’s continue our homophones party with a lesson requested by a sweet elementary school class in New York City: “Pair vs. Pear and Pare!” These three words have the exact …
One of the Hardest Spelling Challenges… Sometimes there is a word so juicy and useful, you want to use it all the time in your writing — the only problem …
Distinguishing these Homophones: Two very commonly confused words are the tricksters known as passed vs. past. They sound exactly the same, but have mightily different meanings. Yes, that means they’re …
When to Use Which of These Homophones? The words “weather” and “whether” sound exactly the same, but mean very different things. Ahh, the tricky power of homophones! Let’s learn how …
What’s Correct Spelling for These Homophones? Two of the most commonly confused words in the English language are “whose” (with an “e” and no apostrophe) and “who’s” (with an apostrophe …
What is Onomatopoeia? Hello from Lillie, your friendly English teacher and artist! In my 17 years of teaching ELA, one of the most fun types of figurative language to explore …
Let’s read a fun short, illustrated tale! Wumi was a small girl with large orange hair like an octopus made of fireworks. She loved cuddling, veggies (but not cuddling veggies), …