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Peg Swift

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Ontario, Canada
About the store
I enjoying teaching Primary students and have done so for most of my career so far. I love collecting new ideas and resources to use in my classroom. Often, the grade I teach is changed from year to year, so I need LOTS of ideas! Visit me on Pinterest to see what I'm using in my classroom currently. I've also taught French Immersion for many years. If you're interested in that, please visit my other store too! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Peg-Swift-French-Immersion
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Preview of Materials, Objects, and Everyday Structures

Materials, Objects, and Everyday Structures

Created by
Peg Swift
This product was created to complement the Ontario Curriculum Grade 1 Science strand; MATERIALS, OBJECTS, AND EVERYDAY STRUCTURES* • Students will distinguish between objects (including structures) and materials found in nature and those made by humans. • Interactive notebook pages; students are asked to sort objects into categories (natural or made by humans). Add this activity to a science notebook or use as a stand-alone activity. • Use the pages that are already organized to stimulate c
Preview of Water Cycle Craftivity

Water Cycle Craftivity

Created by
Peg Swift
Water Cycle Craftivity - just add paper plates to create a spinning study tool that displays the water cycle! • Double sided and interactive to engage your learners; one side shows the water cycle with the spinning 'top plate' to allow for quick quizzes and self-checking; the reverse side has the environment picture and title 'The Water Cycle'. • A fun addition to your science studies - at centers, as classroom displays or a handy study & reference tool. ☼Teacher Instructions (with diagrams)
Preview of Passport Template

Passport Template

Created by
Peg Swift
Enhance your geography unit and spark student interest by creating your own passports with this simple BLACK & WHITE template! • Foldable passport all on one page! • Students can write their name and draw themselves or glue a photo to the front cover of their passport. • Add the flags of 14 countries you've 'visited' by cutting them out and gluing them onto the stamps on the template; CANADA USA SWEDEN GERMANY FRANCE NETHERLANDS SPAIN MEXICO BRAZIL RUSSIA AUSTRALIA ENGLAND ITALY INDIA • A se
Preview of ENERGY In Our Lives

ENERGY In Our Lives

Created by
Peg Swift
This product was created to complement the Ontario Curriculum Grade 1 Science strand; Understanding Matter and Energy: Energy In Our Lives* • 3 Big Ideas Posters - in colour and black & white. • The Flow of Energy - 7 different examples tracing the flow of energy from the sun to us. Answer key included. • 4 different experiments exploring the effects of light and heat from the sun. • Everyday Energy - Daily uses of energy - 2 different Interactive cut and glue activities that has students
Preview of Snowballs Clip Art

Snowballs Clip Art

Created by
Peg Swift
Snowballs for all your Winter creations! Size them perfectly without losing quality to create snowmen, snow forts, snow cones, snow piles, snowball fights & falling snow! Snowballs Clip Art contains 5 images; ○White Snowball ○Icy Blue Snowball ○Cherry Snowball ○Lime Snowball ○Purple Snowball ~PNG format images can be easily layered. ~All Clip Art sold (and free) may be used for personal and commercial use. ~If you choose to use my Clip Art, please give credit by using my Logo button inclu
Preview of Science Big Ideas 1 • BUNDLE

Science Big Ideas 1 • BUNDLE

Created by
Peg Swift
Science Big Ideas GRADE 1 ☼ Aligned with the Ontario Curriculum • Science and Technology - Use these printables to launch your unit, introduce each concept as you go or to consolidate learning at the end! - Choice of pre-organized pages with images or other versions for students to add their own drawings or writing to each Big Idea. - Colour posters will add fun and focus to your bulletin board displays and at centres! This is a BUNDLE of 4 products that are also available at my store; • LIVING
Preview of Simple Machines

Simple Machines

Created by
Peg Swift
Simple Machines ♦ INCLINED PLANE ♦ LEVER ♦ PULLEY ♦ SCREW ♦ WEDGE ♦ WHEEL AND AXLE ♦ GEAR This resource was created to complement the Ontario Curriculum Grade 2 Science and Technology strand; UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS; MOVEMENT - Most expectations for this strand are covered and are stated at the top of the page to help guide your lessons. ☼ Learning Goals and Success Criteria posters are included to support this resource; 3 Learning Goals, each with 2-3 Success Criteria. Co
Preview of COMMUNITIES IN CANADA, 1780-1850

COMMUNITIES IN CANADA, 1780-1850

Created by
Peg Swift
This resource is aligned with the Ontario Curriculum document Social Studies. HERITAGE AND IDENTITY: COMMUNITIES IN CANADA, 1780-1850 The worksheets and activities included will help guide your lessons and keep your learners engaged. Curriculum expectations are included as ’I can…’ statements to help focus your learning goals. Includes the following activities; * Title page for notebooks and/or colouring page * Maps of Canada showing where early communities chose to settle. Prompts for student
Preview of Calendar Days & Holidays Calendar Set

Calendar Days & Holidays Calendar Set

Created by
Peg Swift
Calendar Days and Holidays Complete Calendar Set full of big, bright images to create an awesome classroom calendar! Numbers, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Years 2023-2031. This is a PDF file to be printed, cut and laminated to create a classroom calendar. • 70 holidays and special days cards (some with 2 picture choices for variation from year to year) • Numbers 1-31 along with 23/30 and 24/31 • Months of the year • Days of the week • Years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030
Preview of Structures (English Version)

Structures (English Version)

Created by
Peg Swift
***CLICK HERE FOR THE FRENCH VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT***This ENGLISH product was created to complement the Ontario Curriculum Grade 3 Science strand; UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS: STRONG AND STABLE STRUCTURES*• Students will identify structures found in the natural environment and in the built environment. • Interactive pages; students are asked to sort objects into categories (natural or built). Add this activity to a science notebook or use as a stand-alone activity. • Use the page
Preview of Forces • PUSH and PULL • Boom Cards for Science

Forces • PUSH and PULL • Boom Cards for Science

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Peg Swift
Forces • PUSH and PULL • Boom Cards for Science Forces Causing Movement Boom Card Deck Students will practice identifying forces that cause movement by choosing the correct force demonstrated; PUSH or PULL. The first card is a learning card and will always be included when a student plays the deck. It shows the key vocabulary and the Learning Goal. There are also several examples of activities where both push and pull motions are used such playing violin or vacuuming. ☼ After selecting an
Preview of STEM Building Challenge Cards

STEM Building Challenge Cards

Created by
Peg Swift
S.T.E.M. Building Challenge Cards! This set of 80 cards will challenge your students to ‘think outside the box’ and get creative in order to build the object shown on the card. I wanted a collection of cards showing objects with different angles, lines and shapes. A variety of materials should be provided - you will be amazed at what kids will accomplish when given a creative licence and a wide assortment of materials. They may not even realize they are doing Science, Technology, Engineering
Preview of Healthy Food Choices

Healthy Food Choices

Created by
Peg Swift
This product supports Canada's NEW Food Guide 2019. It focuses on making Healthy Food Choices and adopting a healthy lifestyle. Use these fun and interactive pages to springboard your discussions! Curriculum Expectations* are stated at the top of the page to help guide your lessons. ♥ This is me! - Students will consider their world starting with their own home, then increasing in size to school, community, country and planet. Students could also personalize the page by adding details (address,
Preview of Plant Life Cycle Craftivity

Plant Life Cycle Craftivity

Created by
Peg Swift
This Plant Life Cycle Craftivity creates a 3-D seed-shaped craft with 8 sections showing the Life Cycle Stages. ~A perfectly fun and interactive way to consolidate learning during your Plant Unit or Science Life Cycles Study. ~Black and White student templates for coloring. ~Easy enough for primary students to be successful in creating a handy reference tool that they can keep inside desks or take home for studying. ~2 versions included for differentiation between students and/or grade lev
Preview of Science Big Ideas GRADE 1 - ENERGY IN OUR LIVES

Science Big Ideas GRADE 1 - ENERGY IN OUR LIVES

Created by
Peg Swift
Science Big Ideas GRADE 1 - ENERGY IN OUR LIVES ☼ Aligned with the Ontario Curriculum • Science and Technology - Use these printables to launch your unit, introduce each concept as you go or to consolidate learning at the end! - Choice of pre-organized pages with images or other versions for students to draw and write around each Big Idea. - Colour posters will add fun and focus to your bulletin boards and centres! BUNDLE IT AND SAVE! ******************************************************
Preview of 100 Days of School Activities

100 Days of School Activities

Created by
Peg Swift
Celebrate 100 days of school! Math, Language and Art activities for the 100th day! Crowns, counting and ice cream cones too! This collection of activities includes; - 100 days! crown craft - Original poem: 100 Days! in both color and black & white - 10 mini-lesson ideas to accompany shared readings of the poem - Race to 100 dice game. {Roll the dice and race your partner to cover all the number squares on the game sheet} 2 versions; color game sheet and black and white. Perfect for math center
Preview of Forces • Boom Cards for Science

Forces • Boom Cards for Science

Created by
Peg Swift
FORCES • Boom Cards for Science! Students will identify the force best represented by the image. • MAGNETISM • MUSCULAR FORCE • FRICTION • GRAVITY • FORCE OF NATURE • ELECTROSTATIC FORCE • BUOYANCY Of course, there is often more than one force at work but students should choose the best answer. Hopefully this leads to some great discussions! The first card is a Learning Card that will always be included in the deck when a student plays. It shows the main concept 'Forces' and the Learning Go
Preview of Science Big Ideas GRADE 1 - MATERIALS, OBJECTS and EVERYDAY STRUCTURES

Science Big Ideas GRADE 1 - MATERIALS, OBJECTS and EVERYDAY STRUCTURES

Created by
Peg Swift
Science Big Ideas GRADE 1 - MATERIALS, OBJECTS and EVERYDAY STRUCTURES ☼ Aligned with the Ontario Curriculum • Science and Technology - Use these printables to launch your unit, introduce each concept as you go or to consolidate learning at the end! - Colour posters will add fun and focus to your bulletin boards and centres! BUNDLE IT AND SAVE! ************************************************************************** Copyright 2017 PegSwift By purchasing and/or downloading this electroni
Preview of 100 Days of School Headband Topper

100 Days of School Headband Topper

Created by
Peg Swift
Create fun headbands to celebrate 100 Days of School! • Have students colour the topper and cut around it. • Glue the topper to long strips of paper to fit around head, roughly 5 cm wide (coloured construction paper or a sentence strip). • Celebrate! ☼ BONUS poster page - 100 days! ☼ - Thanks for stopping by:) *************************************************************************** Copyright 2016 PegSwift Your purchase entitles you to one (1) non-transferable, single-use license for o
Preview of Air and Water in the Environment

Air and Water in the Environment

Created by
Peg Swift
Air and Water in the Environment This is also part of a BUNDLE These activities are intended to give your students opportunities to practice and apply their learning through interactive lessons. Suitable for Grade 1 Daily and Seasonal Changes and Grade 2 Air and Water in the Environment. Resources and Activities included; • Weather Word Wall - Cut apart for puzzles at centers, keep intact for your word wall or on a binder ring. BW version included. • What's the Weather? Use this page to
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About the store

Experience

I enjoying teaching Primary students and have done so for most of my career so far. I love collecting new ideas and resources to use in my classroom. Often, the grade I teach is changed from year to year, so I need LOTS of ideas! Visit me on Pinterest to see what I'm using in my classroom currently. I've also taught French Immersion for many years. If you're interested in that, please visit my other store too! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Peg-Swift-French-Immersion

Teaching style

I'm always on the hunt for fresh, new resources! If I can't find them, I make them myself:) I love to see my students learn through games and other fun, open-ended activities in my classroom.

Awards & shining teacher moments

H.BSc., B.Ed.

My own education history

I come from a family of teachers! I'm sure some part of teaching is genetic! I've always enjoyed school and so have never left, I suppose:)

Additional biographical information

TpT has allowed me to be explore my 'creative designer' talents! So much fun to create and share my resources with other teachers:)