What happens when we write regularly outside? How does our play with language change? Manoah Steves School #sd38learn

We were introduced to collage by Richmond School District Arts Education a few years ago and are still playing with it. (We are also partial to interactive bulletin boards) Manoah Steves School

We love the teaching strategy of scavenger hunts. Great practice at categorizing and developing justifications. In any subject. Manoah Steves School

Replace classroom management skills with skills of creating classroom culture. A mindshift that makes all the difference. #sd38learn

When water bottles are the only school supply needed for the day it lends itself to ensuring students learn vital skills and content that sometimes get overlooked. #outdoorlearning Manoah Steves School

#anywhere artists. Thanks Richmond School District Arts Education for the inspirational book. Students messages “stay in the moment” “be yourself because we all belong” and “we all grow our own connected way” Manoah Steves School

Mindful listening with some math thrown in. Manoah Steves School

A classroom does not need to have 4 walls. #outdoorlearning

Learning what our school yard plants have to do with government. Studying plantain, dandelion, and yarrow. #outdoorlearning Manoah Steves School

It took us 3 years of teaching new bike riders but patience and persistence has paid off to our goal of getting to Terra Nova park! Kudos to our students! Manoah Steves School

Students write letters for whatever reason they feel is important. Then someone not only got a response but Evan Dunfee shows up to play ultimate.

Sign up for the 2023-24 Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years webinar series at: elvlc.educ.ubc.ca/2023/08/31/eng… #multiage #multigrade Cheryl Lenardon Teresa Downs @chrysalis57 Dr. Christine Ho Younghusband 🇨🇦 Scott Belshaw Nathan Ngieng, Ed.D @teacherChristi Angela Stott Carly Hunter Naryn Searcy Bryan Gidinski 🦋 beespectacled

What learning happens in flipping over a log? We are so happy to be back out in the estuary! Manoah Steves School

What a delight and honour to share our teaching with the ubc’s engaging all learners in the middle years webinar! Manoah Steves School

Today’s walk: collecting colours and thinking about why our differences are good. “It makes life beautiful” -S “It’s interesting”-C “we can learn” -W “We can get things done” -L “We can be ourselves” -K “We experience new things” Manoah Steves School

Thanks to Lynda Lee, @brittanihislop & Joanne Calder for sharing your middle years, multiage practice today in the Engaging All Learners in the Middle Years webinar. Our next session is November 23th with Dr. Shelley Moore, PhD Bryan Gidinski 🦋 beespectacled Kiran Abraham & Marna Macmillan!

Developing an understanding of history as we build a timeline. So many surprises today like our school being older than people on the moon! Or how hard it is to estimate time with space. Or what 5 billion years feels like. What else should be on a timeline? Manoah Steves School

Building on our values for differences by connecting it to different rhythms and instruments. Always trying to build somatic experiences for complex concepts. Manoah Steves School

Thinking about texture to build vocabulary and as a metaphor as we try to understand theme. Using materials from the estuary also allows us to practice mindful gathering. Manoah Steves School

Wednesday week 2 back to school. Great start though this is when problems and tiredness start to bubble up. Reminding myself to find the play in ideas and activities and my job.