Whiteboard organization
Just a few ways in which I’ve been organizing my whiteboard during the past few months. As a visual learner,…
Social Studies – The rights of children around the world project
We followed a UN-inspired approach to learning about rights vs wants, which dove-tailed into a investigation of the UN Charter…
Science – Biomes Final Project
This is what the students presented to their parents and other visitors at the school science fair. It was a…
Science – biomes food pyramids
During the science fair, students also presented this piece of work to visitors. They worked hard to learn and understand…
Science – biomes dioramas
Here a few of the final pieces of work from our biomes unit. This unit lasted throughout my entire practicum…
Fruits & Veggies Club
Mentorship, presentation skills and healthy food choices were the focus of this club. We partnered with a primary class to create…
Art – Susan Point Mother’s Day scarves
After a visit to the Vancouver Art Gallery, we decided to take on a special project for Mother’s Day. Using…
Art – Matisse Bowls
After reading “Henri’s Scissors” by Jeanette Winter, we created our own Matisse-inspired leaf bowls. It was a messy, kinaesthetically engaging processes…
3 things I discovered today – October 12 & 13
Making nature Mandelas. Our development and diversity class this week focused on mental health. One of the activities we did…
3 things I experienced today – September 29
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). Today’s lecture was my first experience with it and I am very intrigued. She gave…