One Teacher's Adventures

I've just finished my newest French unit for TpT.  This unit is designed for beginner students (Grades 4-7) and would be a great way to start off your year!   This complete unit includes reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities.   You'll get: -Vocabulary list -Create your own flash cards activity -Vocabulary crossword with answer key -Vocabulary quiz with answer key -Fill-in-the-blanks activity with answer key -5 pages of être activities (present tense, positive and negative formation, with answer keys) -Place prepositions vocabulary (dans, devant, derrière, près, etc.) -Preposition listening activity with variation ideas for differentiation -Reading activity (dans mon sac a dos, il y a...) -School dialogue activity Click here to download! If you don't need the whole unit, you can buy pieces of it separately.  Click on the pictures below for more information.

I've been inspired by the Flipbook Fairy!   In the past week, I've created three flip book projects for primary students and posted them in my TpT store . COMMUNITY HELPERS   My Community Helpers Flipbook is a 14-page book that asks students to give information about what each helper does, what tools they use, and how they help their communities.  Click here or on the pictures to see more.   PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES   The Provinces and Territories of Canada Flipbook includes a page for each province or territory with a map, flag, and space for students to fill in the capital city, population, bird, flower, and tree.  Click here or on the pictures for more information. SYMBOLS OF CANADA The Symbols of Canada Flipbook includes space on each page for the students to write about why the item symbolizes Canada (or anything else you'd like them to write!).  Click here or on the pictures for more informa...

  I know I haven't written in awhile.  It has been a busy February for me!    1. I had some sort of cold/flu hybrid that knocked me down for the first two weeks!  We've had gorgeous weather, I had to miss two weekends stuck inside in bed with no voice and no energy :(  Happily, I am feeling much better now and got to enjoy some excellent west coast Canadian winter weather!        Can you believe these were taken on February 24th?  In Canada?      2. I reached 350 Likes on Facebook and 400 followers on Teachers Pay Teachers .  To celebrate, I had a sale and giveaway that was a lot of fun!   3. I've been slogging through report cards for both my classes.  I created a new format this term and it required a lot of set up.  I'm used to writing middle school reports - very few comments accompanied by a letter grade.  Elementary reports are SO much work!  Thankfully,...

My Grade 4's are learning about weather in science.  To help them understand the water cycle better, we created foldable water cycles.   On each of the four flaps, we wrote the processes of the water cycle, and under the flaps, gave definitions of the process or information about that part of the water cycle.   My students enjoyed making the foldables, and now have a better understanding of the water cycle.  This activity was a great supplement to the weather pack I created.  The class is working through that pack, but when we came to the water cycle section, a significant group of them were still confused about the processes.  Instead of simply memorizing the water cycle, they were able to engage with it.  This activity was a good, interactive piece that helped to cement the ideas into their memories.  After they created the foldable, almost every student earned 100% on the water cycle quiz in the weather ...

When I was in University, my reading professor gave us the idea of a one-page basic book report for young readers.  She called it the Bare Bones Book Report.  Basically, she folded a piece of paper into quarters and had us fill in each quarter with a different aspect of the book (character, plot, setting, and conflict).  She only wanted the bare bones of the book. I've used versions of this idea for so many assignments, with elementary, middle, and high school students.  Last year, I used it as a note-taking strategy in Grade 8 Social Studies.  As my students watched a film about the crisis in the Middle East, they took notes in the four section of the paper with these headings: Important People, Important Places, Vocabulary to Know, Questions I Have.  With a Grade 4/5 class, I used it when I was teaching connections in reading.  My students made notes about the connections they made in their free choice books. The ...

I can't believe it's already November 17!  November has been a busy time for me, and I'm sure it's been busy for you too!  Here's a look at what's been happening in my class in November. Remembrance Day is always a reflective and thankful time for me.  I love talking with my kids about our freedoms and why we remember.  This year, I came across a post on Pinterest with some art projects inspired by Picasso's Peace Dove.  (I'm sorry, I don't know the original link, if you're reading this, let me know and I'll credit you.)  I decided to do an art project similar to the one I had seen.  First, we read the book "What Does Peace Feel Like" by Vladimir Radunsky.  It is a beautiful book with phrases from children answering the questions "What does peace feel/look/smell/sound like?" I asked my Grade 4's what Peace meant to them and asked them to think of sounds, sights, smells, and feelings that were peaceful.  I th...

I've been working on this pack off and on for a couple weeks, and it's finally ready and up for sale!  This pack includes 10 no-prep worksheets for teaching poetry.  It's perfect to put into a sub tub! Check it out below and let me know what you think!  Click on the cover image or click here to download the pack! Ezra Pound Couplets: Haiku: Limerick: The pack also includes: -Tanka -Sonnet -I Am poem -Found poetry -Biographical poem -Cinquain -Diamante The adorable bookworm on the cover is from Krista Wallden at Creative Clips!  It's from her "Reading Buddies" clipart set. Looking for more great tips and ideas for middle school? Subscribe to my email list and receive an exclusive FREE sub plans resource. It includes plans for math, ELA, science, social studies, and Core French. Click  here  to subscribe.