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
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
Are you teaching the Quebec Education Program-Elementary? I’ve created these two freebies to help understand and plan according to the QEP!
All ELA teachers know the importance of teaching writing. You have to teach students how to form ideas for writing, how to organize their ideas, and how to edit their writing. However, possibly the greatest challenge for English Language Arts teachers is to teach their students how to overcome writing anxiety. Writing anxiety is debilitating … Read more
If you’ve ever struggled with finding engaging activities to assess students’ speaking and listening skills, then this blog post is for you! I’m sharing my 3 favorite ways to include speaking and listening practice in the classroom. Have you ever uttered the words, “ You need to listen” to your students? Or “You shouldn’t be … Read more
Is anyone as excited as I am after seeing the trailer for the new Friends reunion that was just released? The sight of the characters of friends immediately made me want to go back and rewatch the show from the beginning. Let’s be real, I can recite every piece of dialogue on all pages of … Read more