This week I am really excited to have found some really practical resources that I know I can use right away in the classroom. I found one for math, one for art, and one for the general classroom! With there only being a few weeks left before school begins I am really happy to have found such applicable resources. As always, I will be adding these to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. 1 ) Graphing Stories– This project by Dan Meyer & BuzzMath is a neat, engaging way to practice graphing with your students. This… Read More
Proud Canadian Blog Award
I am thrilled to announce that I’ve been awarded a new blog award! Not only is it awesome to be recognized by other bloggers but this award is Canadian-based as well! Almost 80% of the education blogs I follow are American and I always have a hard time finding other Canadian bloggers, so it is really cool to be linked up with some other Canadians 🙂 I want to send out a BIG thank you to the lovely Patti from Madly Learning for awarding me with the new Proud Canadian Blog Award and working towards getting other Canadian… Read More
Optics Resources
Last week I shared with you the resources that I had compiled for my Grade 8 Science Unit: Cells & Systems. In similar fashion to my Grade 7 Science class, Grade 8 Science is composed for four units that are covered throughout the school year. The second of these units is Optics. The video below is one of my favourite videos I found to use in this unit, it is created by Mr. Parr who has some amazing science songs. Electromagnetic Spectrum Song. (2011). Uploaded to YouTube by Mr.Parr. Available online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_PVz8HrrCI I specifically planned out… Read More
Classroom Website Feedback
Last month I asked whether I should create a separate classroom blog and website or if I should create one comprehensive site that housed both. Here are some of the responses that I received: After playing around with a few different options, I decided to take the advice and create a separate Classroom Blog and Classroom Website. While the classroom blog will, obviously, be empty until school is underway I have been working a lot on my classroom website. There is still a few blank places without any information, as I am still working… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 73: August Long Weekend Edition
Hope everyone had a relaxing and memorable August long weekend. To all of my American teachers, good luck with your students this week! To all of my Canadian teachers, we only have ONE month left to prep; lets get our butts in gear! To celebrate the long weekend I am featuring four awesome resources that can be used in the classroom. As always, I will be adding these to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. 1 ) Science 360– This website is an awesome resource if you are looking for good quality science videos for… Read More
Cells & Systems Resources
My last two posts were both “blog-hop” types of posts that, while fun and good networking options, don’t actually provide a lot of content. As I sit down today and stare at my calendar in front of me the reality of August is actually hitting me; I will be back in my classroom in 24 days so I really need to focus in on my planning and get organized. I have previously shared the resources that I have found through my planning for my Grade 7 Science class but have not yet shared any of my… Read More
August Currently!
If you haven’t encountered a “Currently” post before, it is just a fun post at the beginning of each month that serves as a way to share what is Currently going on in your life! You can link up and share your own “Currently” post by visiting the wonderful Farley over at Oh’ Boy 4th Grade. Not only is it August, and the long weekend, but this post marks the 1 year mark since I start participating in the monthly Currently posts! It is really neat looking back on the last year and seeing the progression and I’ve… Read More
Back To School Goals
Hello August! There is only 28 days until I am in New Teacher Orientation (*happy dance*) so I thought it was the perfect time to link up with the amazing Jess at I {heart} Recess for her Back to School Goals Linky party. I love that she has built in professional and personal goals as I think it is so important for teachers to maintain balance! Personal: When I was still in university we had a fitness center in the building that I lived in so it was very easy to be in a consistent workout routine. Now… Read More
Symbaloo Love!
My current task on the to-do list has been putting together my classroom website. One of the pages that I am including, no surprise here, features Online Resources! I’ve spent almost two years curating online resources through my Resources To Start Off Your Week posts but have really been having a love-hate relationship lately in regards to how they are organized. While I really like completing the annotated bibliography, it seems like the page is getting a bit unmanageable with all of the scrolling involved. I really wanted to create something easy and streamlined for my… Read More
How I Plan a Unit in 5 Steps
After finding out that I would be joining the “S-School” team as a full-time teacher, naturally, many of my blog posts turned to discussions of planning and sharing of classroom resources. Since that time, I’ve received quite a few emails regarding how I specifically go about planning out my classroom units. Now, I by no means consider myself any type of “expert” in classroom planning. In fact, with the ever changing face of education I don’t think anyone can truly master this task… ever. Furthermore, this is my first classroom, EVER, so everything is completely brand new to… Read More