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"Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid." - Albert Einstein
Dawn House School
Green Fish Learning
The Zone of Regulation is a strategy that is used in the classroom which allows students to become aware of their feelings. For instance, if a student is in the "yellow zone" they can identify that they are feeling a little worried and take a few deep breaths in order to get back into the "green zone". Different strategies will work for different students. As an educator, it is important to have various strategies readily available.
The Zone of Regulation is a strategy that is used in the classroom which allows students to become aware of their feelings. For instance, if a student is in the "yellow zone" they can identify that they are feeling a little worried and take a few deep breaths in order to get back into the "green zone". Different strategies will work for different students. As an educator, it is important to have various strategies readily available.
Self-regulation is a key skill for children to develop. Sometimes children do not know how to express themselves or understand their diverse emotions. There are numerous videos such as "Belly Breath" that teach students different strategies.
Self-regulation is a key skill for children to develop. Sometimes children do not know how to express themselves or understand their diverse emotions. There are numerous videos such as "Belly Breath" that teach students different strategies.
As educators, it is important that we are creative in our thinking regarding our teaching strategies. It is one of the many ways that we can fit the curriculum with the child instead of fitting the child to the curriculum. It is important that the curriculum is taught in ways that accommodates for all needs.
This soft entry activity was creating to show Lakehead University's teacher candidates an example of what they can do in the classroom with their students. Soft entries are used as transitions when the students arrive in the morning, throughout the day after different subjects, after lunch, or after recess. It is important that the video relates to the students interests. For example, the majority of the teacher candidates were born in the 90's and have watched the television show The Fresh Prince of Bell Air. This is why the GoNoodle was a dance to the theme song.
Morning Meetings
Morning Meetings
Morning meetings are a great way for students to start the school day. The children greet each other in various ways (handshakes, high-fives or simply just greeting their peers). This allows the students to feel like they are part of a community. The morning meetings can also include sharing (sharing something that they did the night before), activity/game and reviewing the daily schedule.
It is important to incorporate the various multiple intelligences into the students daily lessons. The multiple intelligences include musical, kinesthetic, interpersonal, linguistic, mathematical, naturalistic, intrapersonal and visual.
Which Multiple Intelligences Reflects Your Learning?
Multiple Intelligences Link: https://www.literacynet.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
Very Well Mind
Land Acknowledgments
Land Acknowledgments
Land acknowledgments should be shared in the morning before the school day begins. The following land acknowledgment was taken from a York Region District School Board website:
"We would like to start by acknowledging that we are on the traditional territories of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe peoples, whose presence here continues to this day. We also would like to acknowledge that this is the treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit and thank them and other Indigenous peoples for sharing this land with us. We would also like to acknowledge the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation as our closest Indigenous community and our partners in education.
We acknowledge this land and the people because the first step to reconciliation is recognizing the existence of Indigenous people. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action (numbers 62-63) speak to the significance of education as the key to reconciliation. A shared understanding of how our collective past brought us to where we are today will help us walk together into a better future" (York Region District School Board, 2020).
Local Love
Land acknowledgements are not about pointing fingers and placing blame on certain communities. They are about reflecting and including the Indigenous community as a whole. Ultimately, land acknowledgments are "...a formal statement that recognizes and respects Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of this land and the enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories" (Northwestern, 2020, Know the land column).
When creating lesson plans, it is always important to keep differentiating instruction in mind. Not one student learns the same.
When creating lesson plans, it is always important to keep differentiating instruction in mind. Not one student learns the same.
R.A.F.T can be used when:
R.A.F.T can be used when:
~ Writing different viewpoints.
~ Writing different viewpoints.
~ It helps the individual to learn various writing skills (audience, format, topic, organization and main ideas).
~ It helps the individual to learn various writing skills (audience, format, topic, organization and main ideas).
Worksheet Place
Learning contracts are a fun way for students to create their own rules to follow. The students create both positive and negative consequences with respect to their goals.
Learning contracts are a fun way for students to create their own rules to follow. The students create both positive and negative consequences with respect to their goals.
A choice board can be cross-curricular. The students can choose which activity they would like to complete based on the options that the educator has selected. This is a good example of a culminating task.
A choice board can be cross-curricular. The students can choose which activity they would like to complete based on the options that the educator has selected. This is a good example of a culminating task.
KnowledgeWorks
PBIS
Tiering is a method that should be implemented during a lesson. It includes individual work, small group activities and the majority of the students.
Tiering is a method that should be implemented during a lesson. It includes individual work, small group activities and the majority of the students.
Types of Student Inquiry
Types of Student Inquiry
@trev_mackenzie
The Arts are an important subject to use when creating cross-curricular activities/lessons.
The Arts are an important subject to use when creating cross-curricular activities/lessons.
Teaching Combined Grades with the Revised Ontario Social Studies, History & Geography Curriculum
Teaching Combined Grades with the Revised Ontario Social Studies, History & Geography Curriculum
The following link will bring you to a website that contains numerous video links and information regarding the involvement of students when creating assessments.
The following link will bring you to a website that contains numerous video links and information regarding the involvement of students when creating assessments.
Link:
Link:
Types of Rubrics:
Types of Rubrics:
~Holistic
~Holistic
~Analytic
~Analytic
~Single-Point Rubrics
~Single-Point Rubrics
@kwiens62
When it comes to self-regulation, every student is unique. Every individual has a different way to cope with their emotions. As an educator, it is essential to find different methods/tools that will meet the students' needs.
When it comes to self-regulation, every student is unique. Every individual has a different way to cope with their emotions. As an educator, it is essential to find different methods/tools that will meet the students' needs.
2017_18_FULL_TOOLKIT_TM.pdfThis is a self-regulation school toolkit. The document contains various tools and resources that support students' self-regulation when in school. As educators, it is important to further our knowledge regarding our students' regulation when in the classroom. When students are able to regulate their emotions, they will learn new things, manage their stress and increase their emotional well-being.
This is a self-regulation school toolkit. The document contains various tools and resources that support students' self-regulation when in school. As educators, it is important to further our knowledge regarding our students' regulation when in the classroom. When students are able to regulate their emotions, they will learn new things, manage their stress and increase their emotional well-being.
The following document is a self-regulation information sheet for teachers. It covers topics such as:
The following document is a self-regulation information sheet for teachers. It covers topics such as:
~ Self-Regulation
~ Self-Regulation
~ The Shankar Method
~ The Shankar Method
~ The Roots of Self-Regulation Practice
~ The Roots of Self-Regulation Practice
Infosheets_Self-Reg_for_Elementary_Teachers.pdf
Misbehaviour vs. Stress Behaviour
The following link will take you to an understanding stress behaviour poster for teachers.
The following link will take you to an understanding stress behaviour poster for teachers.
Link:
Link:
https://self-reg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Infographic_Teacher.pdf
https://self-reg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Infographic_Teacher.pdf
Traditions, Routines and Procedures
Traditions, Routines and Procedures
Create a routine for each kind of transition.
Model any procedure or routine that is new to students.
Practice procedures and transitions.
Use the time to help structure the expectation of the transition.
Implement consequences when the procedure does not meet the expectations.
Recognize the class’s accomplishments.
The following Google Docs document will take you to a Grade 1 science daily and season changes lesson plan that was created by myself and a fellow colleague.
The following Google Docs document will take you to a Grade 1 science daily and season changes lesson plan that was created by myself and a fellow colleague.
The following Google Docs document will take you to a Backwards Design Unit Plan that I created. The unit plan focuses on Grade 2 social studies, family and community traditions.
The following Google Docs document will take you to a Backwards Design Unit Plan that I created. The unit plan focuses on Grade 2 social studies, family and community traditions.
You are not a problem.....You are a drummer!
You are not a problem.....You are a drummer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p5286T_kn0
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References
Art History by KnowledgeWorks
Cherry Blossom by pixabay
Five Steps of Self-Reg by @kwiens62
Land Acknowledgment by Local Love
My Contract by Worksheet Place
Multiple Intelligences by Very Well Mind
Northwestern. (2020). Land acknowledgement. https://www.northwestern.edu/native-american-and-indigenous-peoples/about/Land%20Acknowledgement.html
Tier by PBIS
The Zones of Regulation by Dawn House School
Todd Pettigrew. (2013, July 5). On campus. Maclean’s. https://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/why-we-should-forget-einsteins-tree-climbing-fish/
Types of Student Inquiry by @trev_mackenzie
What Zone Are You In by Green Fish Learning
R.A.F.T by Pinterest
York Region District School Board. (2020). Principal's message. King city public school. http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/kingcity.ps/info/Pages/Principals-Message.aspx
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