So thankful to our parent council at StraffordvillePS!! They purchased a container for each classroom with materials the students can use at recess. Shawn Morrison

Working on adjectives today! Students had to put the sentence together, identify a noun then write an adjective to describe the noun. Super impressed with how they did! #tvdsbliteracy #spsgr1and2 #ontarioteacher #literacy TVDSBLiteracy StraffordvillePS

Our plants are growing!! (I didn’t mess this up lol) #science #livingthings #spsgr1and2 #ontarioteacher StraffordvillePS

Began our multiplication unit today. These students rocked being able to make equal groups and represent them in various ways numerically. TVDSBmath StraffordvillePS #spsgr1and2 #mathchat #teacherchat #ontarioteacher

We have begun working on multiplication. Stdnts are investigating equal groups and representing them in various ways. This stdnt added multiplication to her eq’ns the next day as she told me, “I felt like something was missing” 😂 tvdsbmath TVDSBmath Thames Valley DSB StraffordvillePS

Some of my students made me a surprise “Love Book” ❤️ #grade1 #grade2 #ontarioteacher #teacherchat

Our class won the “purple gotcha contest” for the second week in a row. Lovin’ our prize: ice cream sandwiches 😋 StraffordvillePS

Amazing little artists in SPS Gr1/2 class. Students were excited to show me their guided drawings today. StraffordvillePS Shawn Morrison

Have you ever wondered how math is used in real-world situations? “Math on the Move” is a video series exploring how math is used at businesses and organizations in communities across #TVDSB. Today, Kristin and Hana visit Arrow Auto. youtu.be/80qt7X2QfP8

Building 3-D objects to explore our spatial sense. It’s always interesting to see how students who often struggle with number sense and/or algebra excel at these types of tasks. TVDSBmath tvdsbmath Shawn Morrison StraffordvillePS

Had our field trip at Greenview Aviaries today! Kids had a blast feeding the animals, getting soaked at the splash pad and playing in the sun. StraffordvillePS

This "figure me out!" activity makes any new introductions a little more fun! (📸 via Thinking_about_third on IG)

Randy Swift Peter Liljedahl aprilsoo Wonderful! In addition, I just found this on my Twitter thread today that would be useful for student discourse. #thinkingclassroom

Word work today: students make their word list categories (based on Words Their Way) then look in picture books to find words that fit into their categories. A great way to apply word knowledge to texts. #grade4and5sps #ontario #education #ontarioteacher #canada #elementary

Practicing comparing decimals and using strategical thinking in our math card game “Dueling Decimals” this afternoon. #mathchat #elementaryeducation #ontarioteacher #numbersense

Educators - check out our new resource on the 2023 #onted Language curriculum.  It's a series of webcasts and sample lesson plans, with a focus on Strand B, to support classroom educators. Log into the ETFO members site and go to members.etfo.ca/resources/clas….