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  • Valentine's Day Booklet Cover

    Writing - Valentine’s Day Booklet

    This heart-shaped Valentine’s Day Booklet is written especially for mom or dad, grandma or grandpa.  Pages are written and illustrated with lines like “Flowers love the sun./ Dogs love walks./Children love candy”, etc. with the … View Full Lesson →

  • El Greco - Drawing Tall People

    Art - El Greco: Drawing Tall People

    Making a masterpiece like El Greco’s tall figures is easier for students when they use a magazine picture and cut it apart to   s-t-r-e-t-c-h   it.  They trace over it to end up with a … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Joseph Stella Art: Line Designs

    Art is created using the 5 elements of design by drawing a focal point, with 10-12 lines radiating from it. Each space between the “lines” is a different size (“mass”) and each will be filled by a different art medium (pastels, paint, crayon…) and using a different method, creating different “textures”, “colours”, “shapes”, and “lines”. View Full Lesson →

  • Homework Book Example

    Writing - Homework Books

    This is an activity I do with my grade 1’s and 2’s at the end of each day.  It’s a way to communicate with parents, letting them know what’s been done during the day.  (It’s … 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 →

  • 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 →