God Save the King or God Bless America? If you want to test your pupils on their knowledge of English vocabulary, then try these British vs American English Dominoes! In the Anglophone world, native speakers are confronted with both British and American English on a daily basis. Learning what these words mean can be very helpful…
Category: English
My 30 Countries Before 30 List
I have always loved reading other people’s “30 Before 30” lists. A few years ago, when I celebrated my 25th birthday, I decided that I was going to make my own! I now have two different lists: a general 30 things I want to do before 30 list, and my 30 countries before 30 list….
TPT: Christmas Dominoes
Ho ho ho! Father Christmas is on his way! If you are looking for a fun game to add to your Christmas lessons this year then why not try my Christmas Dominoes. They are great for learning new vocabulary to do with Christmas and are suitable for all ages! Adding to my collection of domino…
TPT: Fruit Dominoes
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” goes the famous saying. More often than not, pupils will learn the word ‘apple’ as one of their first fruit words. But what about the other fruits? To help, I created a set of Fruit Dominoes that can make learning English fun! Talking about different types of…
My 2025 Reading Challenge
It is officially that time of the year where we get to set up our challenges for the next twelve months. One big recurring goal of mine is to read more. For the past few years, I have chosen a certain number of books to read throughout the year and I have reached that goal…
TPT: Halloween Dominoes
Spooky season is here! And what better way for your pupils to learn vocabulary to do with Halloween than with these Halloween Dominoes. I enjoy teaching Halloween-themed classes because they can really be adapted for different ages and abilities. You can do vocabulary-based activities with younger pupils or horror film analyses for older pupils. Something…
My Goals for 2025
The last time I did a post like this was in 2023. Looking back at it now, I did actually achieve all of those goals but in 2024 rather than in 2023. Better late than never I suppose! Now it’s time to talk about my goals for 2025. Over the past year, I’ve learned that…
Learning English with Social Media
I don’t know about you, but I am encountering more and more pupils who are learning English with social media. Instead of using books or audio courses, they are reading and replying to Tweets and following English-speaking influencers on YouTube. Whilst social media can have a bad rep, and rightly so, it is also an…
25 Christmas Wishlist Ideas 2024
“It’s tiiiiiime!” As Mariah Carey would say. Christmas is fast approaching and it can often be hard to think of good present ideas for yourself and for loved ones. So here are 25 Christmas Wishlist Ideas for 2024! I’ve tried to include things that will suit all budgets as well as ideas for a wide…
Miss Bonheur: My TPT Store
So I finally took the leap of faith! I have opened my TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) Store, under the same name as this blog “Miss Bonheur“. I am so excited to be able to share all of my resources that I have so much fun creating. I hope that you will find something…