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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 21, 2024 All About Mythical Allusions Mythical Allusions can be a tricky (but important!) topic to teach. Put simply, mythical allusions are terms that “allude” to characters…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 9, 2024 Teaching Freak the Mighty Teacher friends who have been following me on the blog for a while know how passionate I am about the powerful…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 21, 2024 In beautiful BC, Canada, we are about a month away from returning to our classrooms. I am not sure about you, but to me this…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 04, 2024 Looking for some FREE activities to help spice up your Ancient Civilization Unit? I wanted to be sure you had access to all of the…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Dec 12, 2023 Ancient Civilizations Unit Teaching Ideas As a middle school history teacher, I have always found Ancient Civilizations to be super engaging to learn about and…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Nov 23, 2023 Do you integrate the arts into your regular classroom curriculum? Before leaving the classroom, I spent 10 years as an arts integration specialist. Through…