“If we teach a child to read but fail to develop a desire to read, we will have created a skilled nonreader, a literate illiterate. And no high test score will ever undo that damage.” — K Beers

Teachers: I love these Area Mazes by Naoki Inaba that integrate area and problem solving. What other puzzles integrate math standards from grades 3-5?

20 ways to get kids active outside on rainy days "Rain doesn’t mean everyone is stuck indoors. Some of the most fun my kids have is when they’re stomping through puddles, playing in the mud, & getting soaking wet on the rainiest of days." activeforlife.com/get-kids-activ… #LiveActiveYEG

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Dusting off a fave & making it ‘new’ by making a hybrid version. Digital locks with hands on activities. Ready to review atomic structure before the PAT! @MS_School_EPSB @MmeAmandaGreen Nick Riemann James Slattery ATA Science Council

I would like to wish all our Werklund School partner teachers a restful and well deserved summer! You have gone over and above for students, parents and community. Take time to restore and rejuvenate and we look forward to our work together in the fall!❤️

I've said it before and I'll say it again: #exercise is the best preventive medicine for mental health issues, including #anxiety, #depression, and more. Read up on how exercise supports #mentalhealth. smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…

Summer “break” is definitely a time to necessarily rejuvenate the soul. It’s also full of thoughts about how I can bring my experiences full circle into my classroom to share appreciation for our planet with my kids ⁦GEOEC⁩ ⁦St. Albert Public⁩ ⁦Lois E. Hole School⁩

Park n' Play Returns to Sandstone MacEwan this week until Aug 5th at Symons Valley School. These safe, supervised programs help children make new friends and learn. Drop ins will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Ages: 6 - 12 Y. More info at calgary.ca/free

Try these fun back-to-school icebreaker #Jamboard templates with your students. You'll be amazed at how quickly you'll get to know them. bit.ly/3xIdvbo Diana Benner #sel #backtoschool #teachertwitter #educoach

I’m learning Chinese on Duolingo! It’s free, fun, and effective.

First-year UCalgary Nursing student, Bill Zheng, behind Calgary's first pop-up care village to help vulnerable Calgarians ow.ly/jnpQ50LgSQ2 #UCalgary

I shared a Land Acknowledgement at our staff meeting today. This is still a great resource for personal research and classroom conversations: native-land.ca CBE Area 4 @DHarkness_CBE @Indigenous_cbe

This week in the circle room- the artist studio happened! Creativity, imagination, conversation, weaving our nature stories. #learningthroughthearts #cbeliteracy #getoutside

Happy #WorldSpaceWeek2023 as my Gr 8s made Heat shield tiles to test for the #Artemis mission and the #Orion capsule - lots of oohs & ahhhhs and look at my tile it’s surviving & this is so cool Mrs Nickel - thanks for letting us do it it’s really fun Canadian Space Agency NASA Jeremy R. Hansen

Love It or List It- Forest edition 🍂 Grade 9s building shelters at camp with all the details. “The stick feels like it has a lot of history.” #getoutside #learningthroughplay