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It’s the first week of school, and you have just received your teaching schedule for the year. Either, you have tons of small breaks thrown into your week or one or two big chunks of time. You have promised yourself that this is the year you are going to maximize your planning time to get … Read more
It’s that time of year again! The time where you have the Sunday Scarries, only they are happening all of the time. You feel panicked to get everything looking perfect. All of the things must be 100% prepared or the world as you know it might combust. Welcome to back to school jitters! Maybe you … Read more
If you are a teacher in Quebec, chances are you are very familiar with the progression of learning elementary document. I recently did a poll on Instagram stories and found that 100% of the Quebec teachers polled will use the progression of learning document over the QEP program document. Since this is such a popular … Read more
Having been in the classroom since 2014, I have learned a lot. Like, a lot a lot. It’s only when I reflect back that I realize how much I have learned about what it takes to be a teacher. Unfortunately, or maybe, fortunately, I had to learn 99% of these lessons the hard way. Meaning, … Read more
I cannot tell you how many times I searched the question “what writing skills do I teach first” into Google. I couldn’t find a single source that would tell me what to start with at the beginning of the school year. This blog post will not tell you what order to teach each writing style … Read more
Have you ever stared at your lesson plan template and wondered, “what does an outstanding lesson look like?”. Or maybe you are getting ready to be observed by your administrator and want to nail your lesson. Today I’m sharing the structure of a really great lesson in an elementary ELA classroom. I’ll share the more … Read more
