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Classroom Management

It’s Planning Time! 5 Steps to Get Sh*T Done During Your Teacher Planning Time

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

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August 26, 2021 No Comments
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Classroom Management

Welcome to Back to School Jitters-3 Things to Take Into This School Year

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

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August 24, 2021 3 Comments
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Curriculum Mapping

The Progression of Learning Elementary-3 Thoughts from a Quebec Teacher

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

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August 13, 2021 No Comments
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Classroom Management

The 3 Things I Didn’t Learn in Quebec Teachers College About Starting the School Year

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

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August 9, 2021 2 Comments
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Curriculum Mapping

What Writing Skills Do I Teach First? The beginning of the year guide for teachers

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

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August 6, 2021 No Comments

What Does an Outstanding Lesson Look Like? Elementary Ela Lessons Done Right!

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

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August 2, 2021 No Comments
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