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Sharing successes and challenges through teaching while becoming a (hopefully) published author.

Planning for a Functional Closure? Want to know what it is? Let me help!
Educational Resource, Online Teaching, Loose Parts, Digital Resources, Pandemic Teaching Melissa Salter Educational Resource, Online Teaching, Loose Parts, Digital Resources, Pandemic Teaching Melissa Salter

Planning for a Functional Closure? Want to know what it is? Let me help!

Are you planning for a functional closure…or wondering what a functional closure is? This blog post will explain what I know so far and provide some support to educators. I share some of my favourite digital resources and what I am sending home next week so that my students are prepared. We can do this if we support each other!

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Mrs. Salter’s Arcade: Hands-On Cross Curricular Fun
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Mrs. Salter’s Arcade: Hands-On Cross Curricular Fun

Readers Request: Mrs. Salter’s Arcade. A brief overview of the 2.5 weeks that I use to turn my classroom into a cardboard arcade and the learning that occurs. I have provided BC curriculum links as well as a sample package to use and possible assessment. Be inspired. Get messy. Have fun! This is a great project to start the new year with. You could tell kids about it before they go on break and they will come back with so many ideas!

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