October 25

Bringing our Fall Tree to Life

Before we added our fall leaves to the hall display, students used the wool leaves to create digital ideas to show learning. We used Pixaloop App to show the movement of the trees in the fall breeze and Stop Motion App to show the content of a book about Fall emerging from the pages. Students independently uploaded their work to Google Drive so that we could share what we had made with class peers. Here are a two sample videos.

Using Pixaloop to show the movement of Fall Leaves from Anna Crosland on Vimeo.

Stop Motion brings the Books to Life from Anna Crosland on Vimeo.

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September 1

Apples for the Teacher

Nothing says Fall like a crisp red apple and it’s a great welcome back-to-school theme. Check out these ‘applicious’ resources available in the Vanier Learning Commons.

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Apples, Apples Everywhere! by Robin Koontz Autumn is apple harvest time. Come along on a trip to the apple orchard. Find out how apples are picked and stored. Learn which apples are best for munching. But watch out for the apple worms! Continue reading

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August 26

Back-to-School Jitters

With the new school year just around the corner, it’s a good time to highlight some of our favourite books to ease back-to-school jitters. Reading about and discussing a character’s nervousness or anxiety can help ease a  child’s worries during this new and exciting time.

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Back To School Tortoise by Lucy M. George It’s time to go back to school. But Tortoise is worried. What if he falls down? What if he doesn’t like lunch? What if the kids are mean to him?  The perfect back-to-school book about being brave, with a surprise at the end! Continue reading

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