Carolyn
@weteachwell.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, pathological decoloniser and learner, designed to deconstruct.
Another year, another birthday.
We hope you got some value from the posts we have shared leading up to Shakespeare's 462 birthday! The posts all come from our FREE introduction to Shakespeare course. You can get access to the full course below!
we-teach-well.kit.com/fc3f991e97
We hope you got some value from the posts we have shared leading up to Shakespeare's 462 birthday! The posts all come from our FREE introduction to Shakespeare course. You can get access to the full course below!
we-teach-well.kit.com/fc3f991e97
Teach Shakespeare Well
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April 26, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Another year, another birthday.
We hope you got some value from the posts we have shared leading up to Shakespeare's 462 birthday! The posts all come from our FREE introduction to Shakespeare course. You can get access to the full course below!
we-teach-well.kit.com/fc3f991e97
We hope you got some value from the posts we have shared leading up to Shakespeare's 462 birthday! The posts all come from our FREE introduction to Shakespeare course. You can get access to the full course below!
we-teach-well.kit.com/fc3f991e97
🤔 Why Shakespeare? Why not Middleton, Jonson, or Marlowe?
Because Shakespeare understood his audience. He didn’t write just for the elite—he wrote for everyone.
Do you think we should teach other playwrights alongside Shakespeare?
Because Shakespeare understood his audience. He didn’t write just for the elite—he wrote for everyone.
Do you think we should teach other playwrights alongside Shakespeare?
April 24, 2026 at 3:48 AM
🤔 Why Shakespeare? Why not Middleton, Jonson, or Marlowe?
Because Shakespeare understood his audience. He didn’t write just for the elite—he wrote for everyone.
Do you think we should teach other playwrights alongside Shakespeare?
Because Shakespeare understood his audience. He didn’t write just for the elite—he wrote for everyone.
Do you think we should teach other playwrights alongside Shakespeare?
It’s the Bard’s Big Day! 🎭🎉 Happy Birthday to the ultimate storyteller.
Drop a 🎭 in the comments if you’ve ever performed or watched a Shakespeare play!
#ShakespeareDay #LiteratureIsLife #TeacherGram #CreativeWriting
Drop a 🎭 in the comments if you’ve ever performed or watched a Shakespeare play!
#ShakespeareDay #LiteratureIsLife #TeacherGram #CreativeWriting
April 23, 2026 at 6:01 AM
It’s the Bard’s Big Day! 🎭🎉 Happy Birthday to the ultimate storyteller.
Drop a 🎭 in the comments if you’ve ever performed or watched a Shakespeare play!
#ShakespeareDay #LiteratureIsLife #TeacherGram #CreativeWriting
Drop a 🎭 in the comments if you’ve ever performed or watched a Shakespeare play!
#ShakespeareDay #LiteratureIsLife #TeacherGram #CreativeWriting
🎭 Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!
Shakespeare isn’t just old literature. His words still shape the way we tell stories today.
What’s your favorite Shakespeare moment?
#ShakespearesBirthday #WhyShakespeareMatters #TeachingShakespeare #LiteratureLives #weteachwell
Shakespeare isn’t just old literature. His words still shape the way we tell stories today.
What’s your favorite Shakespeare moment?
#ShakespearesBirthday #WhyShakespeareMatters #TeachingShakespeare #LiteratureLives #weteachwell
April 23, 2026 at 1:28 AM
🎭 Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!
Shakespeare isn’t just old literature. His words still shape the way we tell stories today.
What’s your favorite Shakespeare moment?
#ShakespearesBirthday #WhyShakespeareMatters #TeachingShakespeare #LiteratureLives #weteachwell
Shakespeare isn’t just old literature. His words still shape the way we tell stories today.
What’s your favorite Shakespeare moment?
#ShakespearesBirthday #WhyShakespeareMatters #TeachingShakespeare #LiteratureLives #weteachwell
🎭 Tracking Shakespeare’s Disguises
If you’ve ever felt confused watching a Shakespearean comedy, you’re not alone! The Bard was obsessed with the "Disguise Trope."
How do you help your students keep track of the characters? Do you use maps, drawings, or acting it out? Share your secrets!
If you’ve ever felt confused watching a Shakespearean comedy, you’re not alone! The Bard was obsessed with the "Disguise Trope."
How do you help your students keep track of the characters? Do you use maps, drawings, or acting it out? Share your secrets!
April 21, 2026 at 7:32 AM
🎭 Tracking Shakespeare’s Disguises
If you’ve ever felt confused watching a Shakespearean comedy, you’re not alone! The Bard was obsessed with the "Disguise Trope."
How do you help your students keep track of the characters? Do you use maps, drawings, or acting it out? Share your secrets!
If you’ve ever felt confused watching a Shakespearean comedy, you’re not alone! The Bard was obsessed with the "Disguise Trope."
How do you help your students keep track of the characters? Do you use maps, drawings, or acting it out? Share your secrets!
🧙𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 - 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠!
Think Shakespeare was just writing for art's sake? Think again! He was a master of marketing. 🎩
When James I took the throne, Shakespeare knew what he had to do to earn the favour of the king.
He wrote 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩
youtu.be/E7A2B02nC1k?...
Think Shakespeare was just writing for art's sake? Think again! He was a master of marketing. 🎩
When James I took the throne, Shakespeare knew what he had to do to earn the favour of the king.
He wrote 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩
youtu.be/E7A2B02nC1k?...
Shakespeare's Marketing Magic
YouTube video by We Teach Well
youtu.be
April 20, 2026 at 5:56 AM
🧙𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 - 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠!
Think Shakespeare was just writing for art's sake? Think again! He was a master of marketing. 🎩
When James I took the throne, Shakespeare knew what he had to do to earn the favour of the king.
He wrote 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩
youtu.be/E7A2B02nC1k?...
Think Shakespeare was just writing for art's sake? Think again! He was a master of marketing. 🎩
When James I took the throne, Shakespeare knew what he had to do to earn the favour of the king.
He wrote 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩
youtu.be/E7A2B02nC1k?...
🍎 The Theater: Popular entertainment in Shakespeare’s London
🍿 What do you think? Would you survive a day in a 16th-century theater crowd? Tell us below!
#WeTeachWell #ShakespeareHistory #TheGlobeTheater #DramaEducation #InteractiveTheater #EnglishTeachers #TheaterCulture
🍿 What do you think? Would you survive a day in a 16th-century theater crowd? Tell us below!
#WeTeachWell #ShakespeareHistory #TheGlobeTheater #DramaEducation #InteractiveTheater #EnglishTeachers #TheaterCulture
April 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM
🍎 The Theater: Popular entertainment in Shakespeare’s London
🍿 What do you think? Would you survive a day in a 16th-century theater crowd? Tell us below!
#WeTeachWell #ShakespeareHistory #TheGlobeTheater #DramaEducation #InteractiveTheater #EnglishTeachers #TheaterCulture
🍿 What do you think? Would you survive a day in a 16th-century theater crowd? Tell us below!
#WeTeachWell #ShakespeareHistory #TheGlobeTheater #DramaEducation #InteractiveTheater #EnglishTeachers #TheaterCulture
For quite a while now, we have focussed on the performance aspect of Shakespeare’s plays.If you have a favourite Shakespeare scene that you like to see performed, perhaps find a clip and play it for the students. Your enthusiasm in talking about it will be infectious.
April 14, 2026 at 7:41 AM
For quite a while now, we have focussed on the performance aspect of Shakespeare’s plays.If you have a favourite Shakespeare scene that you like to see performed, perhaps find a clip and play it for the students. Your enthusiasm in talking about it will be infectious.
🎭 Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! 🎉
Over 400 years later, why do we still study his plays? Because:
💡 His stories shaped modern storytelling.
🎭 His characters feel real—love, ambition, jealousy, power.
🌍 His themes still matter—race, gender, justice, revenge.
What’s your favorite Shakespeare moment?
Over 400 years later, why do we still study his plays? Because:
💡 His stories shaped modern storytelling.
🎭 His characters feel real—love, ambition, jealousy, power.
🌍 His themes still matter—race, gender, justice, revenge.
What’s your favorite Shakespeare moment?
April 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🎭 Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! 🎉
Over 400 years later, why do we still study his plays? Because:
💡 His stories shaped modern storytelling.
🎭 His characters feel real—love, ambition, jealousy, power.
🌍 His themes still matter—race, gender, justice, revenge.
What’s your favorite Shakespeare moment?
Over 400 years later, why do we still study his plays? Because:
💡 His stories shaped modern storytelling.
🎭 His characters feel real—love, ambition, jealousy, power.
🌍 His themes still matter—race, gender, justice, revenge.
What’s your favorite Shakespeare moment?
@bsky.app 🎉 April 23 is Shakespeare’s birthday! How are you celebrating?
Some fun ideas for the classroom:
📜 Shakespeare Insult Battle – “Thou art a spleeny, idle-headed codpiece!”
🎭 Staged Readings – Let students perform their favorite scenes.
How do you make Shakespeare fun for your students?
Some fun ideas for the classroom:
📜 Shakespeare Insult Battle – “Thou art a spleeny, idle-headed codpiece!”
🎭 Staged Readings – Let students perform their favorite scenes.
How do you make Shakespeare fun for your students?
April 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
@bsky.app 🎉 April 23 is Shakespeare’s birthday! How are you celebrating?
Some fun ideas for the classroom:
📜 Shakespeare Insult Battle – “Thou art a spleeny, idle-headed codpiece!”
🎭 Staged Readings – Let students perform their favorite scenes.
How do you make Shakespeare fun for your students?
Some fun ideas for the classroom:
📜 Shakespeare Insult Battle – “Thou art a spleeny, idle-headed codpiece!”
🎭 Staged Readings – Let students perform their favorite scenes.
How do you make Shakespeare fun for your students?
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April 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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This is the college my girls go/went to and as a parent, I’d say this report is spot on.
They have:
- no uniform or dress code
- first names for staff across the board
- lowest possible entry criteria
- culture of flexibility between courses
- no phone ban
#EduSky
feweek.co.uk/shrewsbury-c...
They have:
- no uniform or dress code
- first names for staff across the board
- lowest possible entry criteria
- culture of flexibility between courses
- no phone ban
#EduSky
feweek.co.uk/shrewsbury-c...
'Extremely high-quality teaching' scores top marks for Shrewsbury
Landmark inspection result achieved just 5 years after the college controversially received the lowest possible grade
feweek.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This is the college my girls go/went to and as a parent, I’d say this report is spot on.
They have:
- no uniform or dress code
- first names for staff across the board
- lowest possible entry criteria
- culture of flexibility between courses
- no phone ban
#EduSky
feweek.co.uk/shrewsbury-c...
They have:
- no uniform or dress code
- first names for staff across the board
- lowest possible entry criteria
- culture of flexibility between courses
- no phone ban
#EduSky
feweek.co.uk/shrewsbury-c...
Reposted by Carolyn
🔭 🧪 #Edusky
Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que la troisième édition du colloque Astronomie pour l’éducation dans l'espace francophone (AstroEdu-Fr) se déroulera du 25 au 27 octobre 2025 au planétarium d’Épinal.
astroedu-fr-25.sciencesconf.org
astroedu-fr-25.sciencesconf.org
Astronomie pour l'éducation dans l'espace francophone - Sciencesconf.org
Edition 2025
astroedu-fr-25.sciencesconf.org
April 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🔭 🧪 #Edusky
Reposted by Carolyn
April 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Classic ‘Undelivered Letter’ Trope in Shakespeare
One of Shakespeare’s favourite plot devices: the letter that doesn’t get delivered on time.
Have you seen the trope ‘if only that letter had arrived!’ used in other literature?
#TeachingShakespeare #ShakespeareTropes #ClassicLiterature
One of Shakespeare’s favourite plot devices: the letter that doesn’t get delivered on time.
Have you seen the trope ‘if only that letter had arrived!’ used in other literature?
#TeachingShakespeare #ShakespeareTropes #ClassicLiterature
April 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The Classic ‘Undelivered Letter’ Trope in Shakespeare
One of Shakespeare’s favourite plot devices: the letter that doesn’t get delivered on time.
Have you seen the trope ‘if only that letter had arrived!’ used in other literature?
#TeachingShakespeare #ShakespeareTropes #ClassicLiterature
One of Shakespeare’s favourite plot devices: the letter that doesn’t get delivered on time.
Have you seen the trope ‘if only that letter had arrived!’ used in other literature?
#TeachingShakespeare #ShakespeareTropes #ClassicLiterature
Shakespeare loved a good disguise, and some plays offer them in layers: girls dressing as boys, boys dressing as girls dressing as boys."
📢 Shakespeare’s rule: If you’re not in disguise at least once, are you even in a play?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
📢 Shakespeare’s rule: If you’re not in disguise at least once, are you even in a play?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
April 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Shakespeare loved a good disguise, and some plays offer them in layers: girls dressing as boys, boys dressing as girls dressing as boys."
📢 Shakespeare’s rule: If you’re not in disguise at least once, are you even in a play?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
📢 Shakespeare’s rule: If you’re not in disguise at least once, are you even in a play?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
Shakespeare’s Love of Disguises and Mistaken Identity
If you’ve ever taught a Shakespearean comedy, you know how much he loved mistaken identity, disguises, and dramatic irony.
How do you think that changed audience reactions?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
If you’ve ever taught a Shakespearean comedy, you know how much he loved mistaken identity, disguises, and dramatic irony.
How do you think that changed audience reactions?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
April 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Shakespeare’s Love of Disguises and Mistaken Identity
If you’ve ever taught a Shakespearean comedy, you know how much he loved mistaken identity, disguises, and dramatic irony.
How do you think that changed audience reactions?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
If you’ve ever taught a Shakespearean comedy, you know how much he loved mistaken identity, disguises, and dramatic irony.
How do you think that changed audience reactions?
#ShakespeareanTheatre #TheatreHistory #TeachingShakespeare
💡 What if the key to teaching Shakespeare is mindset?
🔹 Assume your students will get it.
🔹 Start with themes they care about—love, betrayal, revenge.
If you believe it’s worth teaching, they’ll believe it’s worth learning.🎭
Have you ever turned a sceptical class into Shakespeare fans?📚
🔹 Assume your students will get it.
🔹 Start with themes they care about—love, betrayal, revenge.
If you believe it’s worth teaching, they’ll believe it’s worth learning.🎭
Have you ever turned a sceptical class into Shakespeare fans?📚
April 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
💡 What if the key to teaching Shakespeare is mindset?
🔹 Assume your students will get it.
🔹 Start with themes they care about—love, betrayal, revenge.
If you believe it’s worth teaching, they’ll believe it’s worth learning.🎭
Have you ever turned a sceptical class into Shakespeare fans?📚
🔹 Assume your students will get it.
🔹 Start with themes they care about—love, betrayal, revenge.
If you believe it’s worth teaching, they’ll believe it’s worth learning.🎭
Have you ever turned a sceptical class into Shakespeare fans?📚
💔 Romeo and Juliet—love it or hate it, students seem to get into it.
I once told a Year 10 class I wasn’t a fan of the play, I said that Juliet was whiny and Romeo dull. Believe it or not, the students fought back!
Can you offer any insights? Comment below!
I once told a Year 10 class I wasn’t a fan of the play, I said that Juliet was whiny and Romeo dull. Believe it or not, the students fought back!
Can you offer any insights? Comment below!
April 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
💔 Romeo and Juliet—love it or hate it, students seem to get into it.
I once told a Year 10 class I wasn’t a fan of the play, I said that Juliet was whiny and Romeo dull. Believe it or not, the students fought back!
Can you offer any insights? Comment below!
I once told a Year 10 class I wasn’t a fan of the play, I said that Juliet was whiny and Romeo dull. Believe it or not, the students fought back!
Can you offer any insights? Comment below!
📜 Did you know? Most of the Shakespeare plays we teach today were actually written during the Jacobean era, not the Elizabethan era!
Shakespeare wrote more tragedies under King James I than under Elizabeth I. That’s when Macbeth, King Lear, and Othello appeared.
#ShakespeareHistory #EdChat
Shakespeare wrote more tragedies under King James I than under Elizabeth I. That’s when Macbeth, King Lear, and Othello appeared.
#ShakespeareHistory #EdChat
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
📜 Did you know? Most of the Shakespeare plays we teach today were actually written during the Jacobean era, not the Elizabethan era!
Shakespeare wrote more tragedies under King James I than under Elizabeth I. That’s when Macbeth, King Lear, and Othello appeared.
#ShakespeareHistory #EdChat
Shakespeare wrote more tragedies under King James I than under Elizabeth I. That’s when Macbeth, King Lear, and Othello appeared.
#ShakespeareHistory #EdChat
It’s Saturday Afternoon and You have Nothing to Do
Shakespeare didn’t write in a vacuum. What did people do on the weekend in Shakespeare’s time? There were no movie theatres, and they didn’t have cars. How did they pass the time?
#TeachingShakespeare #HistoricalContext #weteachwell
Shakespeare didn’t write in a vacuum. What did people do on the weekend in Shakespeare’s time? There were no movie theatres, and they didn’t have cars. How did they pass the time?
#TeachingShakespeare #HistoricalContext #weteachwell
April 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
It’s Saturday Afternoon and You have Nothing to Do
Shakespeare didn’t write in a vacuum. What did people do on the weekend in Shakespeare’s time? There were no movie theatres, and they didn’t have cars. How did they pass the time?
#TeachingShakespeare #HistoricalContext #weteachwell
Shakespeare didn’t write in a vacuum. What did people do on the weekend in Shakespeare’s time? There were no movie theatres, and they didn’t have cars. How did they pass the time?
#TeachingShakespeare #HistoricalContext #weteachwell
What Makes Shakespeare’s Language So Powerful?
🎭Shakespeare wrote for the stage, not the page.
💡 His words use rhythm and sound to create emotion (hello, iambic pentameter!).
🔥 He invented hundreds of words and phrases we still use today.
Do you have a favourite Shakespeare phrase? Want to share?
🎭Shakespeare wrote for the stage, not the page.
💡 His words use rhythm and sound to create emotion (hello, iambic pentameter!).
🔥 He invented hundreds of words and phrases we still use today.
Do you have a favourite Shakespeare phrase? Want to share?
April 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
What Makes Shakespeare’s Language So Powerful?
🎭Shakespeare wrote for the stage, not the page.
💡 His words use rhythm and sound to create emotion (hello, iambic pentameter!).
🔥 He invented hundreds of words and phrases we still use today.
Do you have a favourite Shakespeare phrase? Want to share?
🎭Shakespeare wrote for the stage, not the page.
💡 His words use rhythm and sound to create emotion (hello, iambic pentameter!).
🔥 He invented hundreds of words and phrases we still use today.
Do you have a favourite Shakespeare phrase? Want to share?
Shakespeare’s Phrases Are Everywhere!
🗣️ “It’s Greek to me.”
🗣️ “Wild goose chase.”
🗣️ “Break the ice.”
Did you know we owe these everyday phrases to Shakespeare?
Do you have a favourite Shakespearean phrase? Share below!
#ShakespeareQuotes #FunWithWords #LiteratureMatters. #weteachwell
🗣️ “It’s Greek to me.”
🗣️ “Wild goose chase.”
🗣️ “Break the ice.”
Did you know we owe these everyday phrases to Shakespeare?
Do you have a favourite Shakespearean phrase? Share below!
#ShakespeareQuotes #FunWithWords #LiteratureMatters. #weteachwell
April 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Shakespeare’s Phrases Are Everywhere!
🗣️ “It’s Greek to me.”
🗣️ “Wild goose chase.”
🗣️ “Break the ice.”
Did you know we owe these everyday phrases to Shakespeare?
Do you have a favourite Shakespearean phrase? Share below!
#ShakespeareQuotes #FunWithWords #LiteratureMatters. #weteachwell
🗣️ “It’s Greek to me.”
🗣️ “Wild goose chase.”
🗣️ “Break the ice.”
Did you know we owe these everyday phrases to Shakespeare?
Do you have a favourite Shakespearean phrase? Share below!
#ShakespeareQuotes #FunWithWords #LiteratureMatters. #weteachwell
Having fun with Shakespearean language? Start with insults!
Shakespeare was the master of creative comebacks. Here are a few classics:
⚡ ‘Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle!’
⚡ ‘Thou art like a toad; ugly and venomous!’
⚡ ‘Thy wit’s as thick as Tewkesbury mustard!’
Shakespeare was the master of creative comebacks. Here are a few classics:
⚡ ‘Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle!’
⚡ ‘Thou art like a toad; ugly and venomous!’
⚡ ‘Thy wit’s as thick as Tewkesbury mustard!’
April 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Having fun with Shakespearean language? Start with insults!
Shakespeare was the master of creative comebacks. Here are a few classics:
⚡ ‘Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle!’
⚡ ‘Thou art like a toad; ugly and venomous!’
⚡ ‘Thy wit’s as thick as Tewkesbury mustard!’
Shakespeare was the master of creative comebacks. Here are a few classics:
⚡ ‘Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle!’
⚡ ‘Thou art like a toad; ugly and venomous!’
⚡ ‘Thy wit’s as thick as Tewkesbury mustard!’
Teaching Shakespeare for the First Time?
✅ 1. Don’t panic. Students will take their cues from you.
✅ 2. Use small, powerful scenes. You don’t have to read the entire play at once. There are so many on Youtube
✅ 3. Make the language fun. More on that tomorrow. 😃
Found a tip that works?
✅ 1. Don’t panic. Students will take their cues from you.
✅ 2. Use small, powerful scenes. You don’t have to read the entire play at once. There are so many on Youtube
✅ 3. Make the language fun. More on that tomorrow. 😃
Found a tip that works?
April 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Teaching Shakespeare for the First Time?
✅ 1. Don’t panic. Students will take their cues from you.
✅ 2. Use small, powerful scenes. You don’t have to read the entire play at once. There are so many on Youtube
✅ 3. Make the language fun. More on that tomorrow. 😃
Found a tip that works?
✅ 1. Don’t panic. Students will take their cues from you.
✅ 2. Use small, powerful scenes. You don’t have to read the entire play at once. There are so many on Youtube
✅ 3. Make the language fun. More on that tomorrow. 😃
Found a tip that works?