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  • Alphabet Practise

    Reading - Alphabet Letters in a Can

    Objectives: Daily practise reading the alphabet. Learning the sounds of the letters by matching tactile object to alphabet card letter. Daily practise putting the letters of the alphabet in the correct order. ** Teacher visits … View Full Lesson →

  • Spelling - Team Spelling

    Materials: blackboard two pieces of chalk two teams of students taped starting line on the floor about 10 feet from the blackboard

  • Physical Education - Mummy Ball

    Materials: soft tossing ball eg. Nerf,  Koosh ball, Aviva foam baseball

  • Spelling - Spelling Race

    Objectives: learn spelling words Materials: scrap paper cut or ripped into 2-3″ squares, each with a different letter on it, one letter for each of the spelling words (eg. for the word “any”, the student … View Full Lesson →

  • Math - Toothpick Art/Math Shapes

    Objectives: review primary colors practise using ruler to make straight lines make simple shapes, at least as large as a toothpick:  triangles, squares, rectangles review/use math words: parallel, perpendicular, horizontal, vertical, diagonal reinforcement of math shape … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Learning Secondary Colours

    Objective: Learning secondary colours Materials needed for demonstration: Shaving cream paint powder in primary colours (yellow, red, blue) plastic sheeting (clean, old shower curtain) ream of newsprint/cheap paper/ enough for each child to do one mixing … View Full Lesson →

  • Bread Bag Closures Patterning

    Math - Bread Bag Tabs: Patterning

    Easy and fun way to teach patterning, showing colour, position, and direction. Coloured bread tabs are placed on a line drawn on a strip of paper, glued on, above, and under line, with the tab opening facing right, left, up or down. By repeating their patterns, students can see that their pattern is correct. Amazing to see their complex patterns evolve. View Full Lesson →