Life Long Learning!

Applying for a teaching position? With the degree of difficulty increasing and the amount of new teachers looking for jobs, you need every advantage you can get! These are all potential interview questions that principals are asking these days. Each question has an answer that incorporates all of the 'buzz words' that principals are looking for. A must for new teacher applicants. Good luck in the job hunt!

Are you students obsessed with Minecraft? This template allows them to create trivia questions based on anything you are studying. From word problems in math, to history, to science, this template allows you and/or the students to create and be engaged. Each Minecraft character links to a new page where questions can be added in. Once a question is answered, drag the diamond sword over the linked character to show that that question is answered. Your students will love this!

This game has 2 teams. You decide if you are to go down towards the sharks or up to safety. A team rolls both dice and solves the problem (this can be addition, subtraction, multiplication or division; or you can even put in a set number ex. 9 + random number generator). Each team is trying to reach the boat to safety or the bottom to see the sharks. A great interactive SMART board game. Great for a math center or whole class activity.

These posters outline in kid friendly language what characteristics of each of Howard Gardner's nine multiple intelligences are. Each poster has a picture to go with it, but I'd suggest you put some pictures of your students on these posters and then post them in your room.

This is a great template for a yearly school plan of any kind.

This Powerpoint Presentation looks at: Who are at risk students?, Impacts on student learning, School supports, Student strengths, challenges, and range of need, as well as Strategies for the classroom to help these students. Every slide has a set of notes to go with it, so anyone is ready to present this information about our biggest range of students who need our help: At Risk Students.

These role playing scenarios will help your class act out some situations that arise in the classroom. Very effective in active classrooms and can be great for improving class behaviour.

This 4 page informational letter to parents highlights all of the important need to know items to give to parents the first day of school. Items such as homework, agendas, contact information, lockers, etc. are all outlined for you to give to parents. This letter also provides an example of an educational program that provides parents with what your class is doing the first couple months at school. A necessity for starting the school year.

This is an example of a completed teaching position resume. It has a unique format targeting all of your necessary information including, teaching experience, education, related experience, and more. A great template for new teacher applicants to follow and use when applying for a teaching position.

This outlines what students are to do for an individualized spelling study.

This simple game allows students to interact with each other and find out about each while playing a game that enables students to communicate and move around the classroom to find answers.

This activity helps students use their number sense to work with a given 'number of the day.' Different number strategies can be practiced with this lesson.