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I must say I love Fall/Autumn. I’m not crazy about hot weather and live for the temperate conditions of Autumn. I don’t much like the windy days on the playground with hundreds of students screaming though! I also love taking photos. Here are some Autumn photos I’ve taken! I also love making seasonal literacy resources […]

My friend Alison, over at Teaching Maths with Meaning is having an enormous giveaway to celebrate 300 blog followers.  To celebrate, she has two massive packs to be won, each valued at over $70 dollars,. I contributed my My Super Powers {Learning Goals} Craftivity which has been very popular for goal setting and evaluating in the […]

Fire Safety Week with Sparky the Fire Dog – Printables for Grades 1-2 Fire Safety Week is observed October 6th through October 12th this year. This is a great opportunity to introduce or revisit fire danger, fire awareness and fire safety concepts with your students. The National Fire Protection Association has supportive tools for Fire […]

I believe that the acquisition of reading skills and strategies can be strengthened by the notion that children should read anything and everything. I know from experience that a print rich environment is important for the emergent reader but providing them with a varied source of written language will set them up to achieve also. […]

It’s almost Johnny Appleseed Day!  If you’re joining in on celebrating this wonderful historical figure and are also teaching opinion writing, then this file will help you and your students. Print off and bundle as student booklets. This resource is based on the book; Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh (see link below to YouTube reading).  […]