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teaching canadian geography blog post about canada's geographic regions

4 Fun Ideas for Teaching Canadian Geography

Are you on the hunt for ways to make teaching Canadian geography fun? Do you want your upper elementary students to love learning about Canada’s geographic regions? Providing students with memorable learning experiences is one way to make knowledge stick. I am a HUGE fan of making learning fun because

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collage of picture books about residential schools for the elementary classroom

The 5 Best Picture Books About Residential Schools

Here is a collection of the 5 must read picture books about Residential Schools. I have organized them in order of complexity. If this is the first time that your students have been introduced to Residential Schools, I suggest starting with book 1.  If you teach in Canada, you need

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best diverse back to school books for kids

10 Best Diverse Back to School Books for Kids

Are you on the hunt for some back to school books that your upper elementary students will love? Picture books are one of the most effective ways to build community and make EVERY student in your class feel welcome and as though they belong. In order to achieve this mission

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Marble Jar – A simple classroom management idea!

Today I am going to share with you a super simple classroom management idea! My upper elementary students LOVE earning marbles. The class earns marbles anytime EVERYONE is: on task transitioning well demonstrating respectful behaviour persevering Essentially anytime that I want to give positive reinforcement for what the whole class

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