Hi my name is Taylor deSousa. I am a second year teacher candidate at UNBC and am interested in primary grades! #unbced #bcedchat

The #unbced bulletin board challenge. Each cohort decorated a board. Contest aside, it’s very interesting to see the personalities of each cohort and the order in which the decorated boards emerged. Great job everyone!!!

I heard this analogy at my Pro-D workshop this week and then seen this picture tonight! Couldn't think of a better analogy to use. What an awesome mindset to have as an educator!

Today I taught my Kindergarten's the difference between being kind and unkind through a scavenger hunt in the classroom to find these clues ☺️ and of course we ended with a little colouring practice! 🖌 #unbced

Prep for math centres! My Kindergarten's first time trying them and my first time teaching them. Can't wait for Monday 📚

Today we talked about the diversity within families and our own Christmas Traditions! Everyone made a stand up Christmas tree that represent what they have at home ❄️ #unbced

Why use pencil and paper when you can use sensory paint bags to practice your letters?! relaxing and good for learning ⭐️ #unbced #Kindergarten

The creativity, and perseverance displayed by my K’s today was so incredible! We read the 3 little pigs story, and then through trial and error they made their own houses that had to make it through the big bad wolf (hair dryer) test 🐺🏡

Why do 100’s day when you can do a whole 100’s themed week?! Day 1 complete 🙂 #Unbced

Learning what it means to ‘be tall’ with materials found in our classroom! My students would have built all day if I let them 😅☺️ #Kindergarten #unbced

Green Eggs and Ham breakfast was a success! It’s so great having parent volunteers to make these days happen 🤗👍 #Kindergarten #unbced

When it’s an in day and you give your students pipe cleaners and paper plates to keep them busy... you get endless gifts 🤗 my teacher heart was full today! #Kindergarten

It feels SO great to be finished! #unbced And I couldn’t be happier that I am able to start my career in School District No. 57 (Prince George) ☺️

Today we made a Christmas Wreath from cutouts of all the students hands! Some of my K’s first time learning what a wreath was and they were so proud when it was put together 🤗🎄

Some personal reading to get into the right mindset before I start my new educational journey next week 📚🙌 #YorkvilleMACP

What a great afternoon learning outside with my Kinders ☺️ We identified the first letters of their name, filled them in with materials from our school yard, and will make a class book with the finished product!

We are feeling especially grateful at Ron Brent Elementary! Civil North Consulting donated an absolutely incredible outdoor learning area to our school! 🪵 We are still deciding on a name that feels meaningful to our school community and plan to have a ceremony when decided!

Thanks Prince George Cougars for spending some time in my Kindergarten class this morning! The kids loved having you here. ☺️

A few activities from our last week!! Green Eggs and Ham to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and 100’s Day Trail Mix! My kinders have been busy 🍎

My wonderful teacher candidate Jen Oviatt wrapped up her polar bears unit with this fun summative project!! 🐻‍❄️