There's nothing I like better than a good themed read aloud, and Halloween is definitely the best! It's is such a fun holiday for teachers, there's tons of great and easy ways to connect it to the language arts, math and even science and best of all almost every kid will celebrate regardless of religion … Continue reading Best Halloween Books for Kids
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Desks vs. Tables
At the beginning of the school year, teachers have to make SO MANY decisions when it comes to their classroom and one of them is about work spaces. Often, people just do what they have always done. For me, one benefit of changing schools every year for my past 7 teaching years (yes all 7!) … Continue reading Desks vs. Tables
Guided Drawing: Underrated Art Lessons
When it comes to art I am a work in progress. There are certain art lessons that I love to work through with my students that can take days and days and are super fun, but sometimes you need a little lesson to get you through a 40 minute art period or you want to … Continue reading Guided Drawing: Underrated Art Lessons
This Week in our Classroom: Biodiversity
Our school was lucky enough to receive free workshops for our grade 6 classes from Scientists in School (I think we did the "Classy Critters" workshop) and it was AMAZING! The workshops would cost about $200 per class - it seems well worth it. My students love science anyway, but they were very engaged, pushed out … Continue reading This Week in our Classroom: Biodiversity
Lesson Plan: Intro to Integers
Teaching math can be hard! Especially when you have students who are more comfortable with concepts than you are! Here's a fun way to introduce integers to your students with some real life examples. Integers are really everywhere and it's much easier to convince your students to learn something when they know it will actually … Continue reading Lesson Plan: Intro to Integers