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

Melissa Salter 2021-09-10 Melissa Salter 2021-09-10

Refugee Crisis + Math Lesson = Compassion and Understanding

This outlines a cross curricular refugee crisis math/social studies lesson I did today. It includes graphing, counting collections, and the refugee crisis. It is hands-on and each class I worked with loved it. It is our job to help kids unpack and make sense of hard topics.

Melissa Salter 2021-08-31 Melissa Salter 2021-08-31

Engaging Activities to Build Class Community

Four early year activities to build class community. I have used ALL of these multiple times with grades 4-7. All are hands-on and help build relationships with kids. This includes pdf files for two of the activities.

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As a descendant of settlers, I would like to acknowledge the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish People on whose land I get to live, learn, and play. I thank the Coast Salish People for being stewards of this land since time immemorial.

Hands-on Creative Learning in the Intermediate Classroom