One of my favourite professors taught me two of my favourite classes during my B.Ed., and both of them dealt with media and utilizing technology and alternative texts in the classroom. Alternative texts, of course, being any tool utilized in the classroom which differs from the traditional textbook and chalkboard. I have always been a… Continue reading Using Alternative Texts in the Classroom
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HALF DAY PARTY!
Happy Holy Thursday to everyone! And an early Good Friday and Easter Sunday! I teach in a Catholic school so today is a half day before our Easter break. Additionally, since I'm in a year-round school, we get two weeks rather than one week off! The kids are excited and I'm excited so we're having… Continue reading HALF DAY PARTY!
Grade 4 Art Class: Mittens!
The Winter makes me want to curl up in a blanket and eat stew and weep all day long. I am not a fan. However, I am a grown woman with a job and responsibilities, so instead of being a useless ball of sadness, I have my grade 4s make winter-themed crafts and it cheers me… Continue reading Grade 4 Art Class: Mittens!
KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 2
As I discussed two weeks ago, my co-workers and I are reading, and subsequently discussing, a book called The Resilience Revolution. We like to call this fancy time together a book club. But we do it at work, so there's no wine. Let me begin my discussion of this chapter by stating that I'm really… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 2
The Value of Word Walls
Word walls were something that confounded me upon entering the realm of elementary school teachers; what was the big deal and why did every teacher have one? So I did some research and put up a, quite frankly, mediocre wall at best. It was a large sheet of paper on which we could add words… Continue reading The Value of Word Walls
KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 1
I am very lucky to work with a staff who are passionate about their work, always seeking to improve, and who are social. Possessing all of these traits, one of my co-workers suggested at the beginning of the year that we should start a book club. We began with a book called "The Hidden Power… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 1
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