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A Kids’ Guide to Canada
A Kids’ Guide to Canada project is a national teacher-led initiative which has been organized by elementary teachers across Canada to provide rich and meaningful educational activities for K-8 students marking Canada150th+. All K-8 students are invited to help create Canada’s first ever multi-lingual, multi-cultural interactive guide to Canada made by kids and for kids, …
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Wow! Math is Useful?
One of the reasons our students struggle in mathematics is because math is often taught as an isolated subject. Students don’t see the real-world value of the math skills they are learning and often don’t realize that mathematics is relevant and can actually, *gasp*, be fun and exciting and useful! In this session, teachers will …
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A Kids’ Guide to Canada
A Kids’ Guide to Canada project is a national teacher-led initiative which has been organized by elementary teachers across Canada to provide rich and meaningful educational activities for K-8 students marking Canada150th+. All K-8 students are invited to help create Canada’s first ever multi-lingual, multi-cultural interactive guide to Canada made by kids and for kids, …
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Financial Literacy: Cross-curricular Resources for Elementary Teachers
Discover the many cross-curricular opportunities to bring financial literacy learning into your elementary classroom. This session shares how to take advantage of many excellent cross-curricular resources, including complete lesson plans, videos, interactive games, and much more. These resources are all freely available to all teachers and address a variety of student learning styles. Financial literacy …
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Play-based Problem-Solving in the Primary Classroom
“Play is the beginning of knowledge.” – George Dorsey During our school reorganization in the Fall of 2014, I was moved from teaching Grade 8 to teaching Full-Day Kindergarten. Little did I know it would be the most incredible year of professional development. I really did learn all (well, lots!) I needed to know in …