Click on the image and download an interactive reading activity for your students. Your students will learn about important people in Canadian history.

Click on the image and download some helpful vocabulary cards for playing games. Your students will have the language they need at their finger tips. I like to print them out, laminate them and attach them with a jump ring for each table to keep handy. 

Click on the image and grab a wintery welcome back activity good for any age in the classroom.

How will you and your students learn about the diverse cultures of First Nations, Inui and Métis peoples? Click on the image and grab a ready to go lesson to use today and throughout the year.

Are you truly engaging your students? Do they feel seen in your class? The best way to know is by asking for their feedback!

Students are the heart of every classroom, and their voices matter. By collecting their feedback, you're not just evaluating your teaching methods, but also fostering a culture of open communication and growth. 

Grab a copy of this feedback form by clicking on the image.

If you are like me, you like to take stock of what worked and didn't work this year and what you want to try next year. As you wind down the year, you also like to ensure you haven't missed anything. This checklist helps you stay organized right til the end of the year. Click on the image to grab the handout.

Add popcorn when you want to engage your students in a grammar lesson! If you are teaching adjectives, pop some popcorn and bring it to class. Have your students generate some tasty adjectives. Click on the image to grab some handouts to guide your students' writing.

When you want to get your students talking, you need to support them. Click on the image to grab some student talking stems to guide their discussions. 

In the vast world of education, finding your peeps is invaluable! As an ESL teacher, the journey becomes richer when we belong to a supportive community. Whether you're seeking lesson ideas, sharing experiences, or just needing a dose of encouragement, these ESL teaching communities have got your back! Check them out for a boost of inspiration and camaraderie! 

Click on the image to the left and grab this series of bookmarks. Use them to remind you of all the resources out there for ESL teacher support.

Hey ESL Educators and Change-Makers! Let's turn our classrooms into spaces of inspiration and empowerment for Black History Month and all year long! Introducing a series of 9 posters, each highlighting incredible individuals who've shaped history. 

Use these posters to spark discussions, foster understanding, and inspire your students to dream big! 

Encourage your students to envision their own paths to greatness with an open-ended poster reflecting their dreams. 

Let's make history every day by fostering a culture of inclusion, understanding, and respect. 

Click on the image to the left to download a copy of the poster series

We all need a little magic now and then. Grab this little bundle to bring some magic to your classroom tomorrow!

Click on the image to the left to download a copy of your own magic!

Start the 🍎 school year off right with these positive messages. They are great for littles and biggies.

They are printable Post-it notes. To make them:

1. Print the template (link in bio).

2. Stick the Post-it Notes on the page.

3. Print these messages or the ones you want on the Post-it Notes — all lined up to match the template.

4. Bask in your cleverness, you fabulous teacher you!

Click on the image to the left to download a copy of your own!

Small acts of kindness are important between colleagues. Grab this little bundle to generate some kindness in the classroom. 

Click on the image to the left to download a copy of your own.

Sometimes our students need quiet spaces to concentrate and create. Café mode is a fun classroom management technique that gives your class a bit of quiet space in what can be an otherwise noisy (albeit productive) place of work.

Click on the image to the left to grab yourself a copy. The bitmoji is removable so you can put yourself in the café with your favourite beverage.

By now you have most likely seen the green and yellow squares popping up on your social media feeds as people celebrate their successes. Perhaps you are as hooked as I am on Wordle. I am loving this game and thinking of more ways to bring it into the classroom. 

It is a great way to encourage critical thinking as students work out the possibilities on scrap paper or to review vocabulary. 

If you need a paper option and do it as a whole-class activity, click on the image to the left and grab yourself a copy. 

This link generates custom Wordles :) mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=oyrwp 

Writing strategies include the planning process. Help your students write with confidence using this guided planner to model good strategy use. Click on the link to the left to grab yourself a copy of the writing strategies lesson for opinion texts. Don't forget to MODEL, MODEL, MODEL. Use the I do, We do, You do steps to really support your students.

Get your students doing something with all that writing process feedback you give them. Click on the link to the left to grab yourself a copy of the Correction Reflection task.

Get your students more involved in the writing process by having them peer edit. Click on the image to the left to download a copy of a mini workshop on peer editing.

Bell-ringers are activities or questions your students do as the first task of a class period. Click on the image to the left to download your own copy.

Welcome your lovelies back with this simple, little activity. It makes for a great classroom display. Click on the image to the left to download your own copy.

Honour the brave and inspire others this month and EVERY.OTHER.MONTH. Please feel free to use these in class. If you do, send me a pic of how you use them.