tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74320141360615363122024-02-07T14:09:55.158-05:00Brownie PointsTeaching for the Love of ItNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05454621769831349330noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432014136061536312.post-1255116820957690962017-11-04T01:52:00.000-04:002018-11-03T20:10:47.993-04:00Learning about Residential Schools in the Elementary Classroom<div style="text-align: left;">
In the 1800s, the Canadian government felt that Indigenous people were uncivilized. In an effort to assimilate them into European/Canadian culture, children were taken from their homes and brought to residential boarding schools run by different religious groups. Many children were harmed by being separated from their families, being forbidden to speak their languages, malnutrition, and abuse of all kinds. The last residential school closed in 1996. Today, many Indigenous communities are still suffering from this horrific legacy. <br />
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If you are introducing your elementary students to the history of residential schools in Canada, these read-alouds are perfect starting points.<br />
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Author: Nicola I. Campbell</div>
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<i>Shi-shi-etko </i>is
a little girl counting down the days until she has to go to a
residential school. She spends those days with her father, mother, and
grandmother who each share words of wisdom. Shi-shi-etko soaks up her
surroundings to store as memories for when she is away. This story is
more of a poetic account with very rich descriptive language.</div>
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<i>Shin-chi's Canoe</i>
is the sequel to Shi-shi-etko. In this story, Shi-shi-etko returns to a
residential school with her little brother Shin-chi. She tells him to
remember his surroundings just like she did. At school, they have
English names and cannot speak to each other. Months of skimpy meals,
chores, church, school, and loneliness have Shin-chi longing for home.
He spends his time at the river with his toy canoe, anxiously waiting
for the salmon to return. When the salmon return, it signals the start
of spring and time to go home.<br />
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<i>When I Was Eight</i> tells the story of Olemaun, an eight year old Inuit girl who in spite of her father's objections, wants to go to the "outsiders' school" so that she can learn to read like her older sister. As soon as she arrives at the residential school, her hair was cut and she was given uncomfortable clothes. Olemaun, her Inuit name, was changed to Margaret. Instead of learning to read, she was given many chores and had to attend church. After some time, she finally began her studies. Not knowing how to speak English, she was ridiculed and punished for her misunderstandings. Olemaun did her best not to break under the supervision of a cruel and harsh nun and in the end she learned to read! The story is based on the experiences of one of the authors, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton.<br />
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<i>Not My Girl </i>is the sequel to <i>When I Was Eight</i>. In this follow-up, Olemaun returns home from her residential school and her mother declares, "Not my girl!" Olemaun is now ten years old, her long hair was cut, and thin due to malnourishment and hard chores. She learned a lot at school, had table manners, could say her prayers, and speak in both English and French. But she could no longer speak her own language. Her favourite foods were now unappetizing, she couldn't help around the house, and her best friend from school could not play with her anymore. Olemaun feels like she isn't a part of the family and has to relearn her language and way of life.<br />
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In <i>When We Were Alone</i>, a little girl notices things about her grandmother - her colourful clothes, long hair, how she speaks in Cree, and how she often spends time with her family. Her grandmother explains how as a child in a residential school, many things were forbidden. When they were alone, she and other children would try to keep their culture alive. Now that she is older, she cherishes the customs that officials tried to erase.<br />
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In <i>Stolen Words,</i> a little girl asks her grandfather to say something in Cree, but he can't remember. He says that he lost his words a long time ago; they were taken away. He sadly recalls angry teachers that raised their voices and hands at the children. Determined to help, the little girl gets an <i>Introduction to Cree</i> book to give him back the stolen words.<br />
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Phyllis Webstad shares her experiences in <i>The Orange Shirt Story</i>. Phyllis couldn't wait to attend St. Joseph's Mission so that she could join her cousin and friends and hopefully make new friends. Like many families, Phyllis went shopping for back to school clothes and picked out a bright orange shirt. She happily wore her shirt on the first day of school and was devastated when her clothes were taken away. She was given different clothes to wear and begged for orange shirt, to no avail. Phyllis tried to make the most of her year at school, but felt lonely and homesick. She went home that summer and never returned. People across Canada now recognize Phyllis' story and honour residential school survivors on Orange Shirt Day, September 30. Phyllis felt that she didn't matter, but we affirm that <i>every child matters</i>.<br />
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Residential schools are a sad reality of our nation's past, but their legacy have caused great harm to Indigenous communities. Born and raised in Canada myself, I was unaware of this part of Canadian
history. I understand that it's a heavy and emotional topic and one
that requires sensitivity; it cannot be ignored. Educating our students, even younger ones is an important part of the truth and reconciliation process.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Symmetry Provocation</b></span><br />
Moment of Truth: I am an old soul. An old fart. I'm quite resistant to change so I haven't fully embraced the play and inquiry model. For now I'm introducing bits and pieces to create more of a balance.<br />
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My first foray was a symmetry provocation. Without explicitly defining symmetry, I put out a set of books which they flocked to. Check out the books below! The kids quickly picked up the concept and the center became a hit!<br />
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If it's not clear, I put a thin layer of sand in a baking tin and added a small mirror. I held up the mirror with one hand and made a design in the sand with the other. The kids thought that it was the coolest thing looking at the reflection in the mirror!<br />
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I got a bucket of pegs and a set of pegboards from a clearance center when I first started teaching. Like most teachers would, I had to buy it because it was a great deal! The small pegs and pegboards (4x6 inches) came from a local dollar store. I challenged my students to make symmetrical designs or pictures. <br />
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I was excited to try some symmetry activities created by my friend Christina over at <a href="http://hangingaroundinprimary.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Hanging Around in Primary</a>. They completed a design to make it symmetrical and made their own symmetrical designs. In the past I put out a tub of Lego and gave kids a straw to use as the line of symmetry. <br />
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In grade one (first grade), paint makes everything better! These were super easy and quick - a few drops on one side of the butterfly, press down and voilà! <br />
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For their journal entries, I asked students to create both symmetrical and non-symmetrical designs and find the line of symmetry in letters of the alphabet. <br />
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These pages are part of my resource: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Open-Ended-Math-Questions-Geometry-2180874" target="_blank">Open-Ended Math Questions - Geometry</a>.<br />
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I hope that you found new ideas to try with your own kiddos! Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477317646409401322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432014136061536312.post-18135979211872194262016-05-28T09:00:00.000-04:002017-11-06T23:49:55.488-05:00Organize Your UnitsLooking for a way to organize your teaching units? Today I'm sharing my new storage solution - Sterilite Boxes!
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Many teachers use binders and that's how I initially stored units. My issue with binders was dealing with holes punched through my master copies. The alternative was using lots and lots of page protectors which became quite cumbersome. Another problem was having my printables (e.g. posters, task cards, sorts) slide out of the binder.
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So I ditched binders and went to file folders and hanging files for my filing cabinet. It solved my hole-punch aversion issues! It also neatly held my printables for each unit. The only drawback was when the unit became too big and weighed down the folder - I would have to split it into smaller files.<br />
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Then I found these at Walmart: <a href="http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/sterilite-large-clip-box/6000187350118">Sterilite Large Clip Boxes</a>
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Why do I love them? They are large enough to keep files of worksheets and printables and small enough to store stacks of them. In this box I have 5 science units in storage pockets plus support materials for the units.
I started with 4 boxes and then kept going back for more! <br />
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I now keep my materials for Language Arts in my filing cabinet. There is so much more space and I can be pretty specific. It's so much easier finding what I need!<br />
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If you'd like to try a similar storage method, you can grab an editable version of my labels {<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2cW87Ro2GYdbTFMMXh3cjZtN2c/view?usp=sharing">here</a>}.<br />
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How do you organize your files? What are the pros and cons?<br />
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Our math blocks increased from 1 period to 2 so I played around with a guided math format for a part of the year. Naturally a few of my students asked, "Why are we doing so much math?" and "Why do we have to learn this?" And by ask, I mean whined! :( I definitely needed to change our attitudes towards math!<br />
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At the beginning of each unit I would try to explain its application to our daily lives. This helped a bit. Check out this article, <a href="http://www.education.com/magazine/article/math-matters/" target="_blank">Teaching Kids Why Math Matters</a>.<br />
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This discussion led to the creation of posters to help connect math to everyday activities and occupations. <br />
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I'm super excited to use these posters in the upcoming year to help make math "real".<br />
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This poster pack is available {<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Posters-1850645" target="_blank">here</a>}. <br />
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Side note: Gotta love Educlips clip art!</div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477317646409401322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432014136061536312.post-3264318377328073302015-01-02T14:02:00.001-05:002017-11-07T00:04:24.925-05:00Shapes All AroundI recently wrapped up a unit on 2D shapes and thought I'd share some of the fun activities we did as a class.<br />
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If you work in Ontario you know that the ministry is pushing problem solving and rich tasks in math. I pulled together some ideas from different sources for 2 weeks of hands-on activities. </div>
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<b>Making shapes with Popsicle sticks </b></div>
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My students had to use Popsicle sticks to complete <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Popsicle-Stick-Shapes-139466" target="_blank">task cards</a>. We also tried to make some of the shapes with more sides. The more the sides increased, the trickier it was to create. Idea from <a href="http://abeecpreschool.blogspot.ca/search?updated-max=2012-06-30T16:58:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=14&by-date=false" target="_blank">A, Bee, C, Preschool</a>. </div>
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<b> Shape (and Colour) Bingo</b></div>
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To keep the peace, I had to assign the caller, but they had fun with this little game. I've had it for years and probably only cost me a few dollars. </div>
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<b>Shape Puzzles</b></div>
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The first was plain and simple, but always engaging. A little bit trickier...they had to look at the complete picture and recognize the composite parts.<br />
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<b>Shape Pictures</b></div>
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We used Pattern blocks and foam shapes to create the pictures. I loved watching them trying to solve the pictures that didn't show the outlines of the shapes. Lots of trial and error in their spatial reasoning. </div>
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Another new favourite! I made a pentagon as an example and you'd think I performed a magic trick! They were so amazed and impressed! </div>
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I used an activity from <a href="http://www.kindergartenkindergarten.com/math-problem-solving/page/2/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Works</a>. After covering the triangle, I asked them to show me another way. They were excited to come up with more new arrangements/shapes. </div>
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We combined our classes and did the problem from <a href="http://www.kindergartenkindergarten.com/math-problem-solving/page/2/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Works</a>. We had them work in pairs and set out pattern blocks, tangrams, and attribute blocks for them to use. We charted some of their responses. <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">They did really well and some realized that a triangle would always be needed. </span><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">Then we gave a similar problem and put them in groups of four. This time they had to show their work and draw their shapes. </span></div>
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A lot of work went into this, but seeing that it is currently in over 200 classrooms across Canada makes it totally worth it! I couldn't find very many engaging and appealing units out there so took the time to pull my own together. </div>
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One of my favourite units is Daily and Seasonal Changes so I created a unit called, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Four-Seasons-A-Look-at-Seasonal-Changes-977774" target="_blank">Four Seasons</a>. It explores weather, changes in plants and animals, activities that we can do and clothes we can wear. I wrap up my unit with a Jeopardy-style game, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Four-Seasons-Trivia-Games-1383794" target="_blank">Four Seasons - Trivia Games</a>. <br />
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Some other science units that I have are <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Energy-In-Our-Lives-1192866" target="_blank">Energy in Our Lives</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Simple-Machines-1469098" target="_blank">Simple Machines</a>. Can you tell that I like science!! I was a science major in university (I intended to go into medicine, but that's another story!)<br />
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In Social Studies, I created another trivia game as a review for my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Community-Helpers-Trivia-Games-1379550" target="_blank">Community Helpers</a> unit. It covers job descriptions, vehicles, tools, uniforms, and buildings.</div>
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Another social studies unit that I have is <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rules-Relationships-and-Responsibilities-1410867" target="_blank">Rules, Relationships, and Responsibilities</a>. It will be updated soon to include the changing roles and responsibilities aspect in the new curriculum.<br />
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I work in a school with a high ELL population so I always include many familiar images and some differentiated worksheets in my products.<br />
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Be sure to check out some of the other Ontario science and social studies resources. <br />
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I'm so very grateful for everyone that has supported my little store on TPT. Everything in my little store will be marked down by 20%.
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I will be posting a simple post-Thanksgiving writing activity that I threw together for Tuesday morning! It will be free so look out for it!
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I have 2 products that have been very popular on TPT this fall - Healthy Eating and Four Seasons. <br />
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My grade one class is in the midst of our Healthy Eating unit. It's one of my favourite units to teach because we all have connections to food! After Healthy Eating, we will focus on the Four Seasons and Seasonal Changes. This summer I created a Four Seasons game inspired by Jeopardy that I'm excited to try at the end of our unit as a review.<br />
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For the past month I have been on hiatus as a teacher author on TPT. I really wanted to create a new Canadian freebie but I've been swamped at school. Preaching to the choir, right?!<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d;">My freebie is my Canadian Money Worksheets Sampler Pack.</span></strong></div>
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Here are money craftivities with Canadian coins included.</div>
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This is my third year teaching the first grade and I love the curriculum! However, there are two units that I was very apprehensive about during my first year - Energy and Materials, Objects, and Structures. Part of my apprehension was the fact that at least 80% of our students are English language learners (ELLs). Some units they can relate to, like healthy food, rules, responsibilities, and relationships, and community helpers. They get a lot of exposure to the vocabulary from television if not from discussion at home or in Kindergarten. These two units, not as much.<br />
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Mr. Collins website with science resources for the Ontario science curriculum was a great help in addition to resources from colleagues. What was missing for me was visuals. Concrete materials were also essential. Children are familiar with describing the properties of objects, those descriptions are often just limited to colour or size. This unit is great in expanding their vocabulary and view of everyday objects. </div>
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This year, my student teacher taught the unit while I advised. To begin our discussion of materials, we let them know where materials come from (e.g., glass comes from sand, metal comes from rocks and minerals, paper from wood, etc.) They are always amazed by this! I would recommend finding books and videos that demonstrate the manufacturing process.</div>
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A colleague scoured her house for materials that her students could sort. We used the objects and my kids loved the activity. We also found objects that could be sorted in a sorting tray.<br />
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A few years ago, I got another idea from a friend about the suitability of materials in making objects. We gave the kids some "What if?" scenarios which they thought were funny and really got them thinking.</div>
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I created a resource to support this unit which is available in my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Materials-Objects-and-Structures-A-Science-Unit-1115994" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> store. If you don't have an account there, it is also available on <a href="http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/ezpresso/materials-objects-and-structures-a-science-unit" target="_blank">Teacher's Notebook</a>.</div>
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I must say, I LOVE chocolate! It's my weakness...now I want some! Anyway, just this week I had a student tell me that they don't like chocolate. I was stunned and asked why. He responded, "I don't like chocolate because it's not healthy. I like healthy food like apples." Preventing childhood obesity, one kid at a time!!<br />
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During a parent-teacher interview, a parent asked me how to make popcorn on the stove because she made microwave popcorn and her son refused to eat it because, "Ms. Brown says popcorn at the movie theatres and microwave popcorn isn't a healthy choice, it's healthier if you make it yourself ." Priceless!! The best part about that is the student is really shy and quiet and is new to Canada and doesn't have an extensive vocabulary, but he's taking it all in! In case you're interested, here is a recipe for the <a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_popcorn/" target="_blank">stovetop</a> and one for the <a href="http://www.everythingbutthe.com/2011/09/08/blow-your-mind-microwave-popcorn/" target="_blank">microwave</a>. I've also made it in a brown paper bag in the microwave.<br />
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I'd like to share a healthy/unhealthy sorting mat that I have my students complete. I request grocery store flyers from families or just save up a bunch over the weeks. The kids cut and paste foods into the two categories. The brand recognition is amazing! They clearly come across a lot of environmental print. <br />
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You can get a copy of the sorting mat {<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-xKeyhjQuUjRW5SS1J1SkM3M00/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>} for free. I used fonts from <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kimberly-Geswein-Fonts" target="_blank">Kimberly Geswein</a>.<br />
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The sorting mat is a part of a healthy eating resource that I have posted in my TPT store. Click on the images to check them out!<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477317646409401322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432014136061536312.post-84978964684046152462014-02-18T21:58:00.003-05:002017-11-06T23:55:32.075-05:00Broadening our Reading Horizons with Blue Spruce!Every year our school library participates in the <a href="https://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/Forest_of_Reading/About_the_Forest/Individual_Trees/OLAWEB/Forest_of_Reading/Individual_Trees.aspx#Blue%20Spruce" target="_blank">Ontario Library Association's Blue Spruce</a> program. What I love about the program is that it exposes the kids (and me!) to books that we may not of chosen to read for ourselves. After having read each title, it becomes the new favourite. This also leads to the kids discovering other books from those authors. <br />
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Each year, <a href="https://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/Forest_of_Reading/Awards_Nominees/Blue_Spruce_Nominees.aspx" target="_blank">10 Canadian picture books</a> are chosen. These are the 2014 nominated titles:<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477317646409401322noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432014136061536312.post-20867121285359736032013-12-09T00:05:00.001-05:002017-11-06T23:56:12.006-05:00Christmas Fractions CraftivitiesAhhh...Christmas time! I know that I'm not the only teacher who sometimes struggles with fitting in all of the curriculum as well as allowing for some "fun" throughout the year, especially around certain holidays and celebrations. <br />
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We are currently learning about structures in science class and I don't have the money (nor the patience!) to build gingerbread houses. I should mention that we do have a classroom budget, but I don't want to spend a huge chunk on one day's activities.<br />
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In math, we are learning about fractions so I headed to my go to resource sites - Pinterest and TPT - to look for a craftivity for fractions and Christmas. I didn't find any that would for my kids so (gasp!) I made one myself! <br />
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I am really happy with how it turned out and had a hard time deciding which craftivity to do with my class! I went with the Christmas tree. All of the cutting and gluing took awhile, but at least they were practicing math facts and making a cute Christmas craft at the same time!<br />
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I put both the Christmas Tree and Christmas Gift together as one resource available for purchase on TPT. You can get it {<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fractions-for-Christmas-Craftivities-1012047" target="_blank">here</a>}. If you already have your Christmas projects planned, you may want to consider it for next year! If you do try it out, I would love feedback - let me know how it went! Good or bad :)</div>
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We discuss primary and secondary colours, colour mixing, and touch on tints and shades and warm and cool colours. <br />
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As I mentioned before, How to Teach Art to Children is a great resource for this unit.</div>
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Over the years I've tried different activities which allowed the kids to mix colours themselves - tempera paint, shaving cream and food colouring, and play dough. I must say, play dough is the quickest and easiest - little prep and no clean-up!</div>
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For a centre activity, I put out a colouring mixing math activity where they had to solve the missing "sums" and "addends". They used colour paddles and colour wheel/colour mixing anchor charts to help when they got stuck.<br />
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I created a Color Mixing Fun pack which includes posters for primary, secondary, warm, and cool colors, and tints and shades, color wheels, and 16 color mixing activity mats. You can check it out at my TPT store by clicking {<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-Mixing-Fun-Pack-953321" target="_blank">here</a>}. <br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477317646409401322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432014136061536312.post-52809291606481423222013-10-30T23:25:00.000-04:002017-11-06T23:57:13.114-05:00Seasons of an Apple TreeI found this fabulous craft idea on Pinterest from <a href="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/teachers_corner/projects/seasonTrees.jsp?utm_medium=pin&f=science%3Futm_source%3Dpinterest" target="_blank">Lakeshore Learning</a> that I just had to try. It seemed simple enough for our ability level so early in the school year.<br />
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My wonderfully crafty co-worker adapted it to her tastes and I liked her version so I went with that. <br />
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We used a tree trunk template that was photocopied onto brown construction paper. You can grab it {<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2cW87Ro2GYdN1BlczJkUXNwRFk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>}.<br />
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Books about Apples and Apple Trees</div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477317646409401322noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432014136061536312.post-59064976563093240762013-10-30T22:20:00.001-04:002017-11-06T23:58:29.550-05:00Colour Value Quilts<div style="text-align: left;">
As part of our Colour Unit during which we learned about primary and secondary colours, shades, and tints, we made Colour Quilts when we learned about value.</div>
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I found this activity in the book, How to Teach Art to Children.</div>
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Using the 8 colours in their crayon box, I asked my little friends to use each colour to fill in 2 boxes - one with light pressure and the other with full intensity. <br />
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I encouraged them to colour in random boxes so that there is variation in colour and value. As usual, some did a really good job and others didn't get the memo! <br />
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You can grab the template that I used {<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2cW87Ro2GYdYkYzci1OdW9wTFU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>}. Enjoy!<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477317646409401322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432014136061536312.post-77023797644471731802013-10-06T17:15:00.002-04:002017-11-06T23:59:51.070-05:00Number Match Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made these cards for matching representations of number. They go along with a <a href="http://hoorayforbrowniepoints.blogspot.ca/2013/09/number-anchor-chart.html" target="_blank">Number Anchor Chart</a> that I made. <br />
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We used these cards on the pocket chart together as a class and some students are already grasping the concept of telling time to the hour and adding coin amounts. This should make those units a lot easier come spring!!<br />
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When I put it out at the Math Center, I took out the clock, coin, and tally mark sets. I'll bring this activity out later in the year when we learn about these concepts.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I liked most was the way it informally introduced money, tallies, ordinals, and time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Most of my kiddies quickly grasped these concepts, especially by the time we got to number 10. </span><br />
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For the first week of school, I decided to try a craftivity - something that I usually put off for the first few months due to generally poor scissor skills and lack of familiarity with glue sticks. <br />
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First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg is my go-to first day of school book. My kiddies never seem to understand the surprise ending though!<br />
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After reading the story on the first day, we created a chart which shared our feelings about the first day.<br />
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Later in the week, I took the plunge!<br />
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I quickly demonstrated a sample for the class and then went on to assemble another one on the chalkboard as they assembled theirs at their desk. <br />
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I tried my very best to keep calm throughout this 1.5 hour process. Yes, 1.5 hours!!!<br />
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All in all, although it took a long time (for the slower ones), I think they turned out really well for a first week of school project!<br />
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My room is slowly coming together. I'm optimistic about the first grade classes going through a shuffle which would leave me with three less students (from 23 to 20). Doesn't seem like a lot, but it makes a difference in terms of classroom space!<br />
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I sorted by theme. Once I finish reading assessments, I will put out levelled book baskets that students select from for Independent Reading.<br />
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My least favourite! I can't seem to foster enough independence here. At first, I don't allow them to change the tape or CD. Once I do, it still doesn't seem to work. Then SOMEBODY always seems to touch the volume dial and mute the player.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08477317646409401322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432014136061536312.post-17370105383949089172013-09-02T14:27:00.000-04:002014-08-31T00:10:58.536-04:00Here goes nothing!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have been wanting to do this for a long time and kept putting it off, but no more! I have decided to bite the bullet and start this blog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My name is Nicole Brown and I have been teaching for nine years - six in kindergarten and three in the first grade. I love the primary grades! I live and work in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have gotten a lot of resources from other teacher blogs and I hope that I can contribute as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am really excited to begin this journey and hope to "meet" a lot of great educators!</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05454621769831349330noreply@blogger.com2