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  • Math - Money Booklet

    Objective: Learning to identify coins and bills Materials: Coin stamps or enough coins to trace (1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, loonie, toonie) For each student, two 8 1/2″ X 11″ pages cut … View Full Lesson →

  • Math - Line Hunt

    Objective: To learn diagonal, horizontal and vertical lines.

  • Reading - Making the Alphabet

    Students sometimes still have difficulty knowing what follows m in the alphabet or what’s before j. Using plasticene to create the alphabet and work with the letters in 3-D helps them figure out what’s after m, what’s before q, without having to sing the Alphabet Song each time. Makes dictionary work easier. View Full Lesson →

  • Math - One Hundred Things

    I do this lesson at the beginning of math class for about a week or two before the 100th day of class (so we do it at least 10 times), when we count out 100 popcorn … View Full Lesson →

  • Math - Bingo Dabbing By 5′s

    Prerequisite: Previous experience counting by 5’s Objective: counting by 5’s to 100 (for grade 1’s) counting by 5’s to 200 (for grade 2’s) Materials: One bingo dabber for each student Recycled paper, like once used … View Full Lesson →

  • Spelling - Fly Swatter Spelling

    Objective: Learn spelling words

  • Health and Nutrition - Nutrition Plates

    Objective: Identify healthy eating choices from Food Guide Write a description of a healthy meal, including at least one choice from each of the four Food Groups Learn 4 food groups (vegetables and fruit; grain products; milk … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Magazine Holder

    Learning Objectives: Practise the 3R’s of recycling, reusing, reducing materials Create something useful by reusing materials Materials: large cereal or detergent box re-use gift wrap, wallpaper, latex paint, fabric white glue, if needed ruler Method: … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Shell Butterfly Magnet/Brooch/Barrette

    Objective: to learn and practise symmetry (math) to learn about camouflage Materials: pairs of shells, don’t have to be joined: mussel, clam, oyster OR nut shells (try to re-use) antennae: twigs, broom straws, pipe cleaner … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Pop Bottle Terrarium

    Materials two- 2L clear pop bottles pebbles for drainage, then sand layer and crushed charcoal briquettes for freshness, the 1-2 inches of soil “cuttings” from houseplants like philodendron and ivy or baby shoots from plants. … View Full Lesson →