Mrs.Wideen's Blog

It's finally Summer Break and when I am unsure what day of the week it is, I know I am in summer mode!  My husband (who is also a teache...

I am so excited about what we did today using the iPads! My students and I use a lot of sticky notes everyday.  I mean A LOT!  My students a...

We have been using QR codes in our math stations for quite some time.  I have always used QR math stations that were already made.  If you w...

This week we have been learning about Insects.  Students have been reading books about insects, writing interesting facts about insects and ...

This past Monday our class began a plant unit.  We are reading about plants, creating procedural writing pieces about how to plant a bean se...

Last Friday the grade 1's were encouraged to BYOD in.  I feel that allowing children to bring in their own devices will give them an opp...

The grade 1's are currently partaking in an experiment with other students from British Columbia,  New Zealand,  Newfoundland, Texas and...