Why It's Important To Help Teach Our Children To Remember Our Veterans Every year, on November 11, schools pause for a moment of silence. The bells stop ringing, voices go quiet, and even the youngest students sense that this is a moment to think about something important. In Canada, we have the day off so that families can attend ceremonies at the cenotaph or watch them on television. For primary children, Remembrance Day or Veterans Day can be hard to understand. They might not know what “war” really means or why we wear poppies. That’s why [...]
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How To Help Young Children Make Numbers Meaningful With Place Value Activities Do you remember when your kids first started learning to count? At that stage, it was all about saying the numbers in order, “one, two, three…”  but they didn't really understand what those numbers meant yet. The same thing can happen later when we start working with bigger numbers. Children might be able to read and write them, but that doesn’t mean they truly understand what each digit represents. That’s where activities that focus on representing nu [...]
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Why Is It Important To Teach Kids How To Use Basic Facts In Math? Have you ever watched a child add on their fingers, lose track of where they were, and then start all over again? It can be a little frustrating for both of you, but it’s also such an important reminder that some children are still counting because they don’t yet see how numbers work together.It’s a lot like when kids first learn to recite the alphabet. They might be able to sing the ABC song perfectly, but not yet recognize the letters or understand the sounds they make. The s [...]
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How To Help Add Winter Sparkle To Your Classroom Activities It’s hard to believe that Christmas is only a few weeks away. The year has gone by quickly, at least for some. The weather is getting cooler and it won’t be long until we are shoveling snow and seeing decorations appear around the neighborhoods. It’s still fall, but as December approaches, we start to feel like winter has arrived. This is a great time to start adding some winter-themed activities into your lessons. There are so many ways to add a bit of sparkle to your [...]
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How To Help Teachers Engage Young Children With DIY Winter Activities Are you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted? Counting the days until Christmas break, or watching it race toward you while your list of concerts, rehearsals, special events, and classroom tasks grows faster than you can cross them off?I hear you. This stretch of the year often asks more of us than even the most organized, seasoned teachers find themselves whispering, “How am I going to get everything done?” I’ve been juggling rehearsals and concerts most days myself, and [...]
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