Monday, October 26, 2015

A Fun Lesson to Teach Addition using a Read Aloud, iPads and the Book Creator App

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Last week I was in a grade 1 Classroom that was at the beginning stages of adding.  This made me think of a great lesson Karen Lirenman h...
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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Using a Drawing App To Show Thinking

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As we are still in the first month of school, I have many primary teachers ask me, "What app should I begin with first or where do I be...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Primary Blogging Community Registration is OPEN

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The Primary Blogging Community is currently accepting classes that blog for the October rotation.  The last rotation was a huge  success wit...
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Monday, July 20, 2015

Teaching and Assessing Reading Comprehension with Explain Everything

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This past year, I really focused on explicitly teaching comprehension strategies to my students.   I taught how to reread a text, annotat...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Tips and Tricks for Creating Authentic iPad Learning Stations for Primary Students

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A few weeks ago, I did a workshop on Creating Authentic iPad Learning Stations for Primary Students.   I thought I would share some of th...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Must Have Apps for My Classroom

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I have many emails from teachers that are just starting to use iPads in their classrooms about what apps I would recommend.  I have to admit...
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Friday, April 10, 2015

Geometry iPad Activities

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As I am wrapping up my geometry unit, I wanted to share some of my favourite activities I created for my kids to show their thinking.  When ...
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