It’s a pleasure to have a guest blog post today by Ashley Soltesz, a fellow French teacher who like me is on a mission to share French resources with others so we don’t have to keep recreating the wheel! She’s made some amazing free French printable coding blocks you can use in your classrooms, enjoy! A […]
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French Media Triangle – Triangle des médias
If you’re here I’m sure you already know what a Media Triangle is used for, but for those who don’t it’s basically an easy way to have students read and analyze media forms and texts. The triangle prompts the children with questions to help them look at media from different angles and perspectives to help […]
From Intolerance to Acceptance with Patience and a Whole Lot of In-Between – Guest Post by Tamara Bolotenko
My good friend Tamara Bolotenko (@TamaraBolotenko) has been doing some wonderful things at her new school this year and wanted to share some of it with all of you! She’s written this amazing post in honour of International Day to End Homophobia & Transphobia (May 17th, 2016) and has some great resources to share. Check […]
“It Mitts”, Spice up your Tag Games in PE class!
I’ve been using these car wash gloves from the dollar store in my physical education classes for some time now. You’re probably wondering why… I call them “it mitts”! The children who are chosen to be “it” for tag games wear them. There are a few reasons these are awesome to use in gym classes, day […]
French Digital Citizenship Poster -La citoyenneté numérique
I wanted to share a French Digital Citizenship poster I created on Google Drawings thanks to ideas from a great French article on the site École Branchée (here’s an English site with the same kind of idea using tangible items in a ziplock instead of a poster). I found this to be an easy and meaningful way for my students […]
Pedometers in HPE Class- Let’s Climb Some Towers!
From Fitbits and Jawbones to Moov Nows and Piezos, Fitness trackers are all the rage right now! Why not bring that into the classroom/gym class? (Simple pedometers work great too!) I’ve made a few posters (in French & English!) that show the number of steps it takes to reach the top of the CN* & Eiffel […]
Chromebook Rules Poster & Code of Conduct
I wanted to share a couple files I made for my classes last year when 15 new Chromebooks were purchased for our primary/junior divisions. It was important to me and administration to make sure these new laptops be treated right so as to keep them working properly for as long as possible. Along with the […]
Phys Ed Hack
Since nothing EVER sticks to the gym walls at my school I had to think of a hack for that! I decided to cut two straight lines/slits (a couple centimetres on each side of the hole) into my flat pylons in order to stick circuit training cards, instructions, and station sheets into them. It worked […]
TDSB Google Camp 3.0 -Get Your Teacher Mojo Back!
Yesterday I was lucky to be a part of an amazing Google Conference put on by the Toronto District School Board called Google Camp. Myself and 500+ like-minded Ed Techie Google-loving TDSB educators, admin and staff were motivated and inspired by keynote speaker George Couros and endnote speaker Dean Shareski. I feel so lucky to […]
A WONDER-ful Book Talk & iPhone/iPad Sticky Note Ideas
I read the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio to my grade 4 class last year, they really enjoyed it and it brought up many great discussions. You can link it to the language curriculum as well as it ties in nicely with the Health Education curriculum as well. If you’re interested in promoting the book […]
“Vedettes du S.P.O.R.T” Gym Classroom Management Posters in French
S.T.A.R.S EQUIVALENT FOR FRENCH IMMERSION HPE TEACHERS Les Vedettes du S.P.O.R.T When I taught Health & Physical Education in English a few years ago I used the “S.T.A.R.S” system to help with behaviour management and to keep the students motivated in the gym. I had no luck finding a French version anywhere so I made […]
