I love Grimms toys as much as the next person, but they can get pricey really quick! I own their rainbow as well as some other wood toys. I really love how open ended they are. I’ve been looking for ways to make rainbow dyed toys at home. With some
Teaching students how to read can be one of the most stressful things to do as a teacher. It isn’t always easy and there are a lot of factors that come into play. It’s important to remember that learning to read is a developmental process and kids progress at their
Did you know you can make a light table for the fraction of the cost of buying one? I am going to show you how to make a light table insert for your IKEA Flisat table.
Grammar the hardest thing to teach in a second language because they make mistakes based on their first language. How many of you are triggered by hearing “je suis fini”, “je j’aime” or “j’ai a”? When they start making mistakes like this every time they say something, it becomes a fossilized mistake and they become even harder to break. In this post, I’ll be talking about how I use La grammaire du jour in Grade One, Grade Two and Grade Three to address these errors.
In this post, I’ll be describing my Kindergarten Flow of the Day. For context, my school hours are 8:00-2:30. I would switch classes around 11:15 every day. The times I put in are approximate. I went by the cues of my students rather than the clock. Sometimes if the students
I never thought I would ever teach kindergarten full time. I’ve been teaching since 2013. I saw myself as a junior teacher until I got thrown into my first LTO in grade 2/3 and I absolutely fell in love with primary. Since then, I moved around through various positions, but
Starting up a new school year can be overwhelming. I’ve shared my plans for the first day of school in Grade 1 to make the transition easier and less stressful for you!
Starting up a new school year can be overwhelming. I’ve shared my plans for the first day of school in Grade 2 to make the transition easier and less stressful for you!
Starting up a new school year can be overwhelming. I’ve shared my plans for the first day of school in Grade 3 to make the transition easier and less stressful for you!
Home learning has been a weird time for all of us; teachers, students and parents. It seems daunting and overwhelming, but once you have a good system in place for Kindergarten literacy during distance learning, it can run quite easily without too much work on your end.
Distance learning can be daunting. I did some research so you don’t have to! I found 13 different resources that you can send home to your students.
Are you looking for some French resources to help you with Distance Learning? Here is a list of FREE resources found on TPT to help you teach Math and Literacy concepts.
COVID-19 has left us in very uncertain times. It got really intense, really quickly and as much as I’m happy that the Canadian government has taken it as seriously as they have, it has left a lot of uncertainty with work. Both myself and my husband are now home, which
Kindergarten is the only grade where Math is taught in French in my school board, so I feel a lot of pressure to get that Math vocabulary in. I’ve found that the trickiest part about Math in French for most students is number recognition. They really struggle looking at a
Teaching the alphabet and sounds can be tricky in a second language. I’m going to share with you how I teach it in my Kindergarten classroom and what kinds of activities & centres I do in this post. I start my week by reading a sound story from the book
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