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Created by an avid dancer turned teacher! This resource has taught the dance unit for me from grade 1/2 coverages to a grade 6/7 homeroom! This is a good place to start when tackling the dance curriculum to get students engaged and really see how your students can move! The slideshow contains three main sections: 1. How to move - explains each element of dance and lets students have the time they need to experiment and explore with them 2. Types of dance - line, swing, stomp, musical theatre -

Looking for a fun way to end the school year? Look no further! A classroom ready team building activity created around the hit TV series Survivor. These challenges will put students communication, team work, and analytical thinking skills to the test! This pack includes twelve challenges ranging anywhere from mathematical to physical activities. Students compete alongside their tribe for the first six challenges before moving to the individual part of the game in the next six challenges. Worried

This no prep ready to use novel study folder includes the following three slide shows: Slide show 1: Charlotte's Web Novel Study Teacher Slides (79 slides)- reading schedule / roadmap - pre-reading questions - each chapter (1-22) contains four slides: chapter discussion question, vocabulary, literary concept of focus, task for the chapter - theme overview, examples, and whole class activity - timeline overview and example - sequencing on a story arc - culminating task 3 wall barn activity - ste

Looking for a first month of school literacy project based learning activity? Look no further. During this project students will learn about themselves and the students around them. Centred around blooms taxonomy, this project takes students through the remembering and understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating processes to truly understand who they are and what they provide to the class environment, while sharing these findings with the class for everyone in the room to underst

In my classroom I use an envelope system where I send students work home quarterly (before progress reports, before term 1 reports, before term 2 reports, and then end of year). This letter explains to parents the importance of data triangulation in calculating grades for reports and explains the learning skills levels. There is a feedback form that parents and students have to fill out together and return back to school along with their work. This system has been helpful in keeping parents up t

This quick lesson is targeted towards grade two students, but can be used as a refresher for older students. The video at the start of the slide show turns students minds on to the idea of punctuation. After watching the video, allow students some time to discuss with their elbow partner what they think each punctuation mark means, and where they see these marks in their daily life. Once students have had time to think about the meaning of each punctuation mark, discuss their meaning as a class