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Genius Hour Passion Project: Research Skills for Inquiry Project Based Learning

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Your students will love this Genius Hour Passion Project! They'll develop strong inquiry research skills while engaging in project-based learning (PBL). You'll SAVE TIME with this EDITABLE NO-PREP research unit that includes a bulletin board kit,

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English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Ontario Learning Skills Bundle: Long Range Plans, Posters, Report Card Comments

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The best resource for planning and assessment of Ontario Learning Skills? Each Learning Skill is broken down by term into learning goals and success criteria with posters, checklists AND Ontario Learning Skills Report Card Comments! Aligned to

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Classroom Management, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

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Yearbook Signing Page - End of Year Autograph Page or Memory Book - Reflection

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Do you have students without yearbooks? Grab this Yearbook Signing Page with Cover Pages and End of Year Reflection Sheets. Use just one autograph page or make an end of year autograph book or memory book!ABOUT THIS YEARBOOK SIGNING PAGE✪ Colour

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End of Year, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Grade 6 Ontario Math Test Represent Compare Order Fractions Decimals Percentages

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This UPDATED resource now includes two different assessments for representing, comparing, and ordering fractions, decimals, and percentages in grade 6 aligned with the Number Sense & Numeracy strand of the Ontario Curriculum. It includes

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Measurement Test | Metric Conversions, Measuring Angles & Surface Area | Grade 6

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Are you tired of creating math assessments? This UPDATED unit test addresses metric measurement conversions and surface area. This test can also be used as a diagnostic test for grade 7 students.All of our test questions are classified by the

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Ontario Full Day Kindergarten - Expectations At a Glance, Labels, Anecdotals

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UPDATED: now aligns to new FDK curriculum incorporating Four Frames.This document includes all Ontario FDK expectations written on handy at-a-glance sheets, colour-coded by frame. These also include columns for each term so you can use for planning

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

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Number Recognition - Representing Numbers 1-10 - Flashcards, game, practice

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Number Recognition Flashcards are perfect for learning numbers 1-10 as well as subitizing! Each number is represented in 6 different ways: numeral, words, Base Ten, tens frame, picture, domino. It will help with number recognition and representing

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Math, Numbers, Other (Math)

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Active Reading Strategies to Improve Comprehension Activities Packet Grade 4 - 6

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Students will use active reading strategies to improve comprehension with this growing bundle! You'll get teaching mini lessons, group and independent reading comprehension activities, reflections and assessments rubrics.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Love it!

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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Learning Skills Checklist: Assessment & Goal Setting Term 1 - Ontario Curriculum

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Start your year right! Get the Learning Skills and Work Habits self assessment sheet that breaks each learning skill into Learning Goals and Success Criteria using student-friendly language. Incorporate assessment, goal setting, help guide your

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Classroom Management, Character Education, Social Emotional Learning

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$2024 Solar Eclipse Math Worksheets Basic Order of Operatio$

2024 Solar Eclipse Math Worksheets Basic Order of Operations Review Practice

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Need a FREE no-prep 2024 Solar Eclipse Math activity? These solar eclipse math worksheets will have your students practising Basic mixed operations or Order of Operations with Exponents while learning facts about solar eclipses!ABOUT THESE 2024

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Basic Operations, Order of Operations, Science

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Back to School Would You Rather Questions Get to Know You Activity

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Looking for engaging first week of school activities that your students will LOVE? This Would You Rather back to school edition comes with 45 questions in 3 different versions to keep your students moving and laughing for

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Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Recount Writing Rubric / Success Criteria / Assessment

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An assessment for recount writing. It includes success criteria divided into categories with room for the student to use as a checklist as well as final assessment by the teacher. In addition there is room for the student to write their personal

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

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6^th

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Back to School Activities: Nature Scavenger Hunt - Spring or Fall

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Looking for engaging, beginning of the year activities that will get your students up and outside? Check out this nature scavenger hunt and get started on your Science Curriculum in a fun, relaxed

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Science, Autumn, Spring

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Data Management Unit Test - Read Create Analyze Graphs Grade 6 Math Assessment

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This is a unit assessment for Reading Creating and Analyzing graphs according to the Grade 6 Ontario Curriculum. It includes questions in all four achievement categories - thinking, application, communication, knowledge and understanding. I have

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Math, Graphing, Math Test Prep

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5^th, 6^th

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Assessment, Printables

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Back to School Activities: Mental Math Treasure Hunt Beginning of the Year Math

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Looking for engaging first week of school activities that will get your students up and moving? Check out this mental math review scavenger hunt that will have your kids collaborating to be the first to crack the

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Basic Operations, Back to School, Mental Math

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Fathers Day Questionaire Card or Gift: Questionnaire /Fill in the Blank Activity

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Looking for an easy, no-prep Father's Day craft? Everyone will love this Father's Day Questionaire or Fill-in-the-Blank Father's Day Card with 8 inclusive options to recognize a variety of important men in all your students' families.⚠️ NEW!

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English Language Arts, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

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$Grade 6 Rates & Ratios Unit Test Ontario Math Assessment P$

Grade 6 Rates & Ratios Unit Test Ontario Math Assessment Proportional Relations

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This is a unit assessment for Rates and Ratios in grade 6 according to the Ontario Curriculum. It includes questions in all four achievement categories - thinking, application, communication, knowledge and understanding. I have included the pdf

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Math, Measurement, Numbers

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Assessment, Printables

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$Measurement Worksheets: Metric Conversions Measuring Area$

Measurement Worksheets: Metric Conversions Measuring Area Angles Grade 5 Ontario

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Do you need a no-prep measurement practice? Students can review metric conversions, measuring angles and area with 19 measurement worksheets. Perfect for independent math activities, spiral math review or homework!ABOUT THIS RESOURCE✪ Easy to use,

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Math, Geometry, Measurement

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Independent Work Packet

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Procedural Writing Rubric / Success Criteria / Assessment

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An assessment for procedural writing. It includes success criteria divided into categories with room for the student to use as a checklist as well as final assessment by the teacher. In addition there is room for the student to write their personal

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English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

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6^th

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Assessment, Printables, Rubrics

$2.00

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Picture Schedule cards - Visual Schedule

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This file contains 40 picture schedule cards, great for a class daily schedule with younger students who have not yet developed reading fluency. Those items that happen more than once (recess, reading, centres, lunch etc...) have up to 3 cards.

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Specialty, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Printables, Posters, Task Cards

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Hey teachers!

We're Claire and Terry, two Ontario teachers with a combined 40+ years of teaching experience! Claire is the upper elementary teacher and Terry specializes in middle school.

We believe in creating engaging yet rigorous learning opportunities that build problem-solving and critical thinking in our students.
BUT we believe teachers need a life outside the classroom too!

Our mission is to help you save time while elevating the quality of instruction with teaching tips and resources focused on Math, Language Arts and Assessment that align with the Ontario Curriculum.
You can find lots of useful tips, strategies and resources on our blog to help you fill those teaching potholes and enjoy each day!

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We both believe in student-led, inquiry-based learning.

Our lessons provide opportunities for students to collaborate while solving real-world problems while we provide the support and instruction needed to excel.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Both of us have a Bachelor of Education.

Terry has a Masters in Education.

Claire has Media Specialist and Integration of Information and Computer Technology in the Classroom Specialist.

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We love to travel and play multiple sports, so we love to find ways to save time and make teaching less stressful!

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