“Stop teaching the Third Conditional like a dead equation. In this 20-minute Textbook Rescue Kit, we use Taylor Swift to turn grammar into a tool for survival. Zero prep. Pure alchemy. Download the lesson now.”
Author: Márcia Bonfim (Mars)
I am a traveling teacher living my dream of world travel while making it possible for others to live the reality of their own dreams.
I'm a member of the TESOL International Association, and I've been teaching since 1993. Currently in Vietnam
Snowman (Present Continuous): How To Make Grammar Feel Like a Rescue Mission
Turn a holiday video into a grammatical laboratory. This immersive session uses “Snowman” by Sia to teach the Present Continuous through visual narration and the “Freeze Frame” technique, bypassing textbook boredom entirely.
How to Teach Natural Sciences with David Guetta (This Is Pop CLIL)
Stop just teaching songs. Start transmuting noise into knowledge. Welcome to the New Era of the Song Activity Factory. In this manifesto, I reveal how to use David Guetta to teach Natural Sciences (Chemical Reactions). Get the complete Pop CLIL lesson plan and the new ‘Assessment with a Soul’ toolkit inside.
How to Turn Summative Assessment into a Creative, Stress-Free Experience
Summative assessment is more than a test. Move beyond the ‘gap-fill’ and use my soulful rubrics to grade creative song lessons with clarity and joy.
How to Teach the Second Conditional with a Boost (Using Katy Perry’s “Bandaids”)
Get a free ESL lesson plan to teach the Second Conditional with Katy Perry’s “Bandaids.” End grammar boredom and get a full “Assessment with a Soul” toolkit to eliminate your assessment anxiety.
3 Simple Formative Assessment Techniques You Can Use in Your Next Song Lesson
Discover 3 simple, low-prep formative assessment techniques to use in your next ESL song lesson. Learn how to gauge student understanding in real-time without breaking the magic of the music.
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