Teaching Tips
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There’s Logic Behind How Our Numbers Look
This is a fascinating image showing a correlation between the number symbols we use every day and the number of angles in each shape. It’s brilliant! I’m not sure about the historical accuracy of this image though. It seems like they really stretched the concept to make this work for 7 and 9. That, plus…
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List and the Interpret a Moment
This is a great idea for a classroom activity. It involves reading a moment by paying attention to our senses, listing everything that crosses our minds, and then interpreting that list. Tina Welling explains it all in her book “Writing Wild” “Readings of the moment are a playful interaction with the natural world, yet revealing,…
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Grade 2/3 Long Range Plan
I’m teaching a split class this year. That means I have to tailor my instruction to cover two different curriculums. That is a bit of a challenge. I’ve been working hard on my long range plan so I will know exactly what I have to teach on a week by week basis throughout the entire…
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Classroom Management for Dummies
Welcome back to Teaching Tip Tuesdays! School starts in two weeks and this video is something you might want to watch before you step back into the classroom. It is full of great ideas on managing behaviour and the challenges that come with being a teacher. 1. Focus on Creating Authentic Learning Experiences Have a…
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5 Words
I found this on Tumblr and was really inspired. I would love to build a lesson around it. Have the students write their own 5 Word Sentences Have each student share one of the sentences. Challenge students to create a 5 Sentence Paragraph using only 5 Word Sentences. Have a sharing session. Discuss the pros…
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Classrooms are Irrelevant (But Schools Aren’t)
On April 10, 2008, the Economist ran an article entitled “The New Oases: Nomadism Changes Buildings, Cities and Traffic” I only discovered it because of the book I am currently reading, Six Pixels of Separation by Mitch Joel. I couldn’t help but see how this passage could be applied to our schools and classrooms. I…
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4 Ideal Apps for Creative Writers
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the US, the employment opportunities for writers and authors is projected to grow 3 percent from by 2022, slower than the average for all occupations. Despite this fact, strong competition is expected for full-time jobs because of the attraction of the occupation. Writers and authors provide written…
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Music And Movement Activity Props For Children
The experts put much stock in the early years. Supposedly, it is a period rife with rapid and crucial development, from the intellectual to the kinesthetic, from the social to the emotional, etc. Parents and early childhood care professionals have been eagerly putting together programs to make the most out of this stage of development. If…
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Students often say, “What’s the Point of All This?”
Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child by Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons. It’s tough being a teacher these days. I see so many students who don’t seem to care about anything. I have no idea how to reach some of them. The past two years have been tough.…
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When Will I Ever Use This Stuff?
It’s normal for students to question why they are learning a specific skill or subject in school. It might even be normal to dismiss a particular learning opportunity out of hand by assuming that it will never serve a useful purpose. But, as teachers we need to remember that . . . “Even if we…