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Media Literacy in Elementary

The earlier the better: Expanding and deepening literacy with the young An article by: Jeff Share Summary: Children are spending more hours a day with a source of media which is readily available to them. More of children’s experiences are … Continue reading

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Socials Studies: Grade One Self, Family and Community Unit Plan

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This unit plan is a grade one unit focusing on self, family and community. Theme for the Unit:  People in developing countries. This underlying theme highlights the lack of accessibility that some children around the world experience to maintain their … Continue reading

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Patterns Lesson: T-tables

The lesson on T-tables  is a detailed plan with in class review problems and examples to teach the use of T-tables. T-tables are used as a tool to solve patterns. It is a tool for students to use for solving … Continue reading

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Irregular Verb: Avoir

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This French lesson plan provides an outlined lesson with videos, reviews and worksheets for teaching the irregular verb, Avoir. Please note that the same lesson format, can be used for other irregular and regular French verbs. I used this method … Continue reading

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Developing Countries Knowledge Perspectives

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This lesson opens a window of knowledge for students about developing countries. The example it looks at is Nigeria. The lesson contains a Ted Talk about how we can have  certain views on places based on the source we are … Continue reading

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Writer’s Workshop

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Similar to a professional writer’s workshop, each student in the class is considered a working author. The teacher is considered a writing coach or professionals, scaffolding and guiding the authors as they explore their ideas and writing. The steps for conducting … Continue reading

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Math Manipulative

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Math Manipulative are a great resource to teach many different conceptual mathematics concepts. There are various kinds of manipulative that can be used.The use of these mathematical tools allows students to learn, using hands on methods.         … Continue reading

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Math Lessons and Ideas

Illuminations is a great website offering lesson plans from K-12. It has interactive activities, as well as real world problems. All lesson plans are available for use at no cost. Illuminations : Resource for teaching math

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Save, Spend and Donate

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This math lesson is one that teaches students about banking and managing their money. It is aimed for grade 6/7 students as they are beginning to babysit and doing various jobs around the neighbourhood. As a result this lesson provides … Continue reading

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Party Dooper

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Looking for an energizer? This activity is a great way to get kids moving after sitting for a long while. One student is called a Party Dooper. The rest of the students are asked to dance around the room. Once the … Continue reading

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