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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 20, 2024 With September’s Terry Fox Run on the horizon, this is a perfect opportunity to spotlight this exceptional Canadian hero. To maximize our learning on the day of the run, I set aside teaching time to delve into Terry’s story and engage my class in enjoyable Terry Fox activities. Read on…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 18, 2024 With September 30th approaching, it is important to spend some of our classroom time teaching about residential schools in Canada. Only when we talk with our students about the wrongs that have been done can we learn from the past and attempt to repair the terrible damage experienced…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 08, 2024 As a middle school teacher, I know the importance of teaching my students all about the social justice issues going on in the world. However, I often struggle with finding ways to incorporate these topics into our curriculum in ways that were both authentic and meaningful. I solved this issue…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 18, 2024 As a BC educator, this is a topic that hits very close to home. There have been ongoing discoveries of so many lost children in our province. Orange Shirt Day is the perfect time to teach about, honor, and bring attention to the sadness that was the Canadian…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 I am back with more engaging ideas to teach one of my favorite topics of all time – Greek Myths! I really love teaching about Greek Mythology, as I find it is a great way to tie literacy into our social studies curriculum. In this post I hope to provide…