Are you an upper elementary science teacher who ends the year with a unit on wetland ecosystems? If so, this blog post is for you! Here are my top 4 tips for launching a successful wetland ecosystems science unit. Start with Literature! There are some amazing books out there about
One of my favourite Science units is Wetlands in Alberta! I find that students love learning about ecosystems, adaptations, and food chains! That’s why I have collected the best 5 books that you can add to your Alberta’s Wetlands Science unit. If you teach grade 5 in Alberta, you need
Wordless picture books are one of my favourite tools in the Language Arts classroom. Here are some of the benefits. Building Confidence: Kids who struggle with word recognition and decoding can enjoy a story independently! Developing Comprehension Skills: Reading wordless picture books requires making a TON of inferences which
Why Should You Use Boom Cards in the Upper Elementary Classroom? Save Time BOOM Cards are a huge time saver for teachers. They require no prep and no grading! Talk about working smarter and not harder! Kids Love Them BOOM Cards are engaging and interactive which is why our big
Here are some ideas to make the end of the year in a socially distanced classroom as fun as possible! The kiddos definitely deserve to have some fun but how can we do that in a safe way? I’ve got you covered. Create Digital Memory Books This idea has the
Are you wanting to try Historical Fiction book clubs in your classroom? Check out these awesome books that your students will love! They are sorted by Guided Reading level so that you can easily find books that match the needs of your diverse learners. Note that some
Jamboard is one of my favourite digital tools. I love it’s simplicity AND the post it note feature. Here are five ways that you can incorporate Jamboard into your virtual or in person classroom. Birthday Messages Students can add post it notes to this Jamboard in order to wish the
Teaching Electricity and Magnetism doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, it can be super fun! (For both you and the kids! Don’t worry!) Note that this post contains Amazon links. They throw a few pennies my way if you purchase from my links 🙂 Step 1: The first
Canadian History is one of my favourite things to teach. I truly believe in the merit of teaching our youngsters about the past. However, I do believe that history units should be focused more on big ideas and less on memorizing specific dates or names. Launching with Cross Curricular
There are only so many minutes in a day. The key is making the most out of each and every second! Today I am going to give you 5 tips for maximizing your instructional time. Because at the end of the day, the more we maximize our time, the more
Have you ever had a chid in your class struggle? Of course you have! We have all been there. Sometimes it can be super hard if we have a student in our class going through a tough time that we haven’t personally experienced. We so desperately want to help, but
1) Start With Music I ALWAYS suggest starting any multiplication unit with music. In fact, I always start EVERY math lesson, all year long with a multiplication song. My absolute favourite is the Numberock Multiples of 8 song. It is super catchy and the 8 times tables are often tricky
Your upper elementary students will love solving these multiplication and division problems to escape from Mars.
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