Ss were excited to track the growth stages of their very own bean plants. We used a calendar to count the days between planting the seed and the fully grown plant. Then we recorded our observations with a labelled drawing! #livingthings #elapsedtime #crosscurricularlearning

My dad came to school as a special guest today to talk to the Gr. 1s about how ice cream is made in the factory, and then helped us make some ice cream in our classroom! So much fun!

As you prep for another exciting school year, remember that some students are terrified to step into your classroom. My son, adorable as he is, does not want to go back. He doesn’t think he will fit in. He doesn’t think he will be as smart as the others. Proceed accordingly.

About to dig into some light reading at the trailer! #summerlearning

We had a great day celebrating #DotDay! From reading The Dot, to making painted dot patterns, a dot number talk, concentric circle dots in art and a collaborative dot mural! “Just make a mark and see where it takes you.” #grade1/2 #TVDSB Woodland Heights PS

I love having a kid the same age as my students so he can be my classroom activities tester!

Looking forward to participating in the Pernille Ripp this year! We will be connecting with a Grade 1 class from San Jose, California to share our thinking about the books. So excited! #gra2018

Students gathered at the wonder window, watching the landscapers cut back some tree branches in the courtyard. This generated lots of questions! “What tools are they using?” “Are they hurting the trees?” “Why are they wearing ear protectors?” I love their curiosity! #inquiry

Happy Halloween from the Woodland Heights Grade 1/2 teachers! Our number talk from today: How many dots in all on Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Mittal? #TVDSBMath #woodlandheights

A fun time of math games with my boy! Thanks to the teachers and volunteers that organized and led the event! Emily Carr #TVDSBMath

A good reminder. x.com/loudlearning/s…

Some spatial awareness fun with my kids over March Break! Thanks to @LindseyZwolak and Mrs. Bell’s Kindies for the DIY Tetris blocks inspiration. #Blokus #Tetris #spatialreasoning #handsonlearning

Using #Seesaw on the iPads to document our learning about place value, with our student created place value tools. Wilfrid Jury PS #TVDSBMath #grade1 #handsonlearning

Picked up this great fabric from Ikea with the plan of making ten frames & hundred charts for the classroom. My daughter wanted to test it out, so she put a duplo block per square and we counted together, practicing one-to-one correspondence. #handsonmath #numeracy #openendedplay

Some great thinking during our Morning Message. #numbersense #openendedquestions

Exploring the meaning of the equal sign by balancing equations on a scale. #tvdsbmath #grade1

Thanks for the visit to our classroom, @Kylede08! x.com/kylede08/statu…

Students were challenged to demonstrate their learning about decomposing 13 after our visit from the King of Thirteenium (@Kylede08). They drew their own Kindom of 13 and wrote a number sentence about one set of items in their land. Lots of excitement in math today! #TVDSBMath

Earth Day collages that we made by reusing and recycling different materials #Grade1 #earthday

Ready for Character Day at his school today! #petethecat