Learn Create Inspire
Sharing successes and challenges through teaching while becoming a (hopefully) published author.
Gender Stereotypes and Pink Shirt Day
Today was Pink Shirt Day. In my class, we used it as a day to explore gender stereotypes and bullying. My short lesson went astray and became an entire morning of powerful discussions and deep learning. This post outlines the lesson and can be used as a template to have a discussion about gender stereotypes with students. It is filled with student quotes and reflections…and adorable accidental posters.
Picture Books Part 5: Pre-Reading Strategies
Three pre-reading strategies to try. Examples are all books that could be used for exploring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th.