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How to Celebrate Harmony Week in the Classroom: Fun and Meaningful Activities for Students Celebrate Harmony Week in the classroom by embracing activities that foster cultural diversity, inclusivity, and respect. Harmony Week is an ideal opportunity to teach your students about the importance of cultural understanding while engaging them in fun and meaningful classroom activities. […]
St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect time to engage your students with creative and fun St. Patrick’s Day activities. From writing prompts to STEM, these activities will spark your students’ imagination and enhance their learning experience. One of the best ways to spark creativity in the classroom is by reading How to Catch a Leprechaun […]
As Easter approaches, classrooms are buzzing with excitement, and it’s the perfect time to blend festive fun with engaging learning experiences. One of the most popular and creative ways to celebrate is by designing Easter Bunny traps! Not only does this activity spark imagination, but it also ties perfectly into procedural writing lessons. Using the […]
One of my absolute favourite picture books to share with my class – especially during the first week of school – is All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys. I keep it right at the front of my back-to-school book stack because it never fails to spark beautiful conversations about […]
Creating a classroom culture filled with kindness and respect is something we work on from day one. One of my favourite ways to set this tone is by introducing the book Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud. The “bucket filling” concept from this story makes a powerful and easy-to-understand classroom management strategy […]
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to combine STEM learning with procedural writing. One of my favorite ways to do this in the classroom is with the book How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton. This story is the ideal starting point for a fun, hands-on, project-based learning activity where students plan, […]
Kids love Halloween — the costumes, the candy, the spooky stories! October is the perfect time to spark creativity with engaging Halloween writing activities for kids. These writing prompts and lesson ideas will help your students craft creepy tales, magical potions, and haunting descriptions they’ll be proud to share. If you’re looking for even more […]
