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

Exploring and Responding the Hard Things: Talking About Ukraine

Exploring and Responding the Hard Things: Talking About Ukraine

This post explores how I used loose parts, an interactive lecture, and art to help my students start to understand the invasion of Ukraine. It is filled with examples of what I did and provides a few other activities that could be done to support your teaching. My little students with big hearts want everyone to know that they will welcome any Ukrainian people who come to our school and hope the conflict ends peacefully. This is cross-curricular and hands-on.

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

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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