Stones of Erasmus — for Teachers, Writers, & Philosophy Sprinkles Makers!

Hi, I’m Greig — welcome! Here you’ll find sharp writing, creative ideas, and standout resources for teaching, thinking, making, and dreaming in the middle and high school ELA and Humanities classroom (Grades 6–12).

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30.1.21

FREEBIE! 3-Box Note-Taking Template from Stones of Erasmus

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Use Google Apps in the Classroom? Do you need a note-taking template for students? Look no further. Go Digital With a Note-Taking Template C...
21.1.21

Going Digital in the Classroom: Pros and Cons (And Notes on Teaching During a Global Pandemic)

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The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the education world upside down in so many ways. Schools have had to shut down, parents have had to take on...
18.1.21

January 18th is a National Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. On Poverty

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In this post, I talk about how Martin Luther King, Jr. is known as a civil rights activist. Still, his legacy is more about human rights—esp...
14.1.21

Aesthetic Thursday: Poussin’s Poetic Painting "Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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I recently went to the Met — and I wandered the newly renovated European Paintings galleries and I fell in love with the French artist Pouss...
8.1.21

A Fourth Grader's Optimism: Who Needs Some Inspiration? (Especially After the Tumultuous Events in Washington, D.C. this Week!)

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Feeling the need to be inspired, I found this post-it note on a bulletin board at the school where I am a high school English teacher. I tea...
5.1.21

Storytime: Anthony’s First Day at Kindergarten

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In this post, I retell a story of when I was in kindergarten and told my teacher I was named Anthony.  When I was in kindergarten, I told my...
2.1.21

Hollywood Movies from the Nineties: Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead (1991)

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Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, a fantastic Hollywood movie from the 1990s,  just might be one of the best movies ever made ab...
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