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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 I am back with another fun post on Interactive Notebooks! In this post, I am excited to talk about another fun way to use Interactive Notebooks in your Social Studies classroom. In my previous posts, I talked about using Interactive Notebooks for different Ancient Civilizations. These included Mesopotamia, Greece, and…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 In today’s post, I want to shine a spotlight on a teaching strategy that truly fuels my passion – Story Studio. This dynamic literacy framework holds a lot of powerful insights to explore. Today, our discussion zeroes in on what Story Studio entails, its structural elements, and the advantages I’ve…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 04, 2024 Today I am here to share 5 fun ways to teach all about Animal Adaptations. Our Animal Adaptations science unit with my grade 2/3 group is one of my very favourite units to teach. Teaching about animal adaptations is crucial because it helps students understand how animals survive and thrive…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 Welcome to another post in my series on Interactive Notebooks. In previous posts, we talked about what interactive notebooks are. We also talked about why they are beneficial, tips and tricks for Interactive Notebook success, and using them to teach all about Mesopotamia. If you are interested in reading my…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Oct 17, 2023 Thanksgiving STEM Activities for Elementary Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and nothing beats some good Thanksgiving STEM Activities to help engage the kids and calm the chaos that inevitably ensues on the last few days before the holiday break. Today on the blog we share some information on what…
By MARISSA DESPINS, RISSA HANNEKEN, MARIANNA MONHEIM, RACH JAMISON, TANYA G. MARSHALL, and RACHEL DEROCHE – Updated Oct 5, 2023 ELA Activities for October For today’s post I have teamed up with an amazing group of other educational content creators to bring you a round up of some of our very favorite ELA activities for October….