Silent Cacophony
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays – Music Class
Music doesn’t need to be a scary subject to teach. You don’t have to be a musician. You don’t have to be a good singer. You don’t have to have any talent or passion to teach it to your students. This week’s Teaching Tip Tuesday post is for all the reluctant classroom teachers who find…
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Doors Open
Last month, I was given the key to the city, sort of speak. It was the annual Doors Open event in London, Ontario. I was able to visit 9 different tourist attractions and sites of interest. Here are a few of the highlights. Banting House – National Historic Site of Canada Sir Fredrick Banting woke…
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No Homework Please
This is the news article that has been the topic of much discussion today. http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Calgary+family+signs+homework+deal/2241272/story.html A family in Calgary has won the right for their children not to be assigned daily homework. I think this is an amazing thing. I actually contemplated not assigning homework myself this year. However, I was told that my board…
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Meet the Author
Last night I met an author. She came to my neighbourhood library to talk about her writing and to read some excerpts of her work. Her name is Barbara Haworth-Attard. I love how she told us that she had always written but had never even thought that it was something you could do as a…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Song Maps
This is the song map that I created to teach my class the song “Yellow Submarine.” I love using song maps because it teaches that music can be written down and read. This image is read just like you would read any text – from left to right and top to bottom. Here is a…
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An Extra U, A Weird Q, A Strange S, and a Zed
I love the colour of our currency but sometimes I write a cheque. I like going to the Recreation Centre but we just call it the Rec. I practise my strokes and analyze my technique to get efficient and speedy at the 50-metre freestyle in the olympic-sized pool, which is spelled with a Zed. I…
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Cale Sampson Interview and Podcast
Last month, I had the chance to interview Toronto emcee Cale Sampson. I transcribed the interview and laced it with some YouTube videos but at the time of the posting, we had some technical difficulties getting the podcast up. Well, I am glad to announce that the podcast is now available for free download. I…
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Be Kind Today
Please remember to be kind today. After all it is World Kindness Day. The fact that we even need such a day is awfully telling. The world is often not a kind place. Yet, it can be. And it all starts with YOU. That’s right, YOU. No one else can make the world a more…
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Take a Moment
I never understood the phrase “Lest We Forget.” To me, “lest” looks too much like “let’s” and of course, “Let’s forget” is something that we never want to do. I was glad that we had some Veterans come into my class yesterday and talk to my students. I think it was enlightening for them. My…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Monthly Homework Newsletter
I send home a newsletter to parents each and every month. This is the homework portion of the newsletter I sent home last week for the month of November. Homework is an important part of your child’s learning. It is expected that Grade 3 students do at least 20 minutes of homework per night. Below,…