Category: Languages
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French Reading + Social Studies with “des traditions qui rassemblent”
I just found out about this contest today and it ends … tomorrow. So we will do a blitz of French reading activities over the next day and a half 🙂 We can’t fully participate as it’s one entry per day but I am hoping that the activities don’t disappear once the contest ends because…
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What are we reading?
We read a lot in this house. A lot. Thank goodness because that means there is always something to do! Here are some of our books as of September. There are probably some that are missing but we’ll try to keep it updated.
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Writing process: start out loud
It is often difficult to get the ideas 💡 started when faced with a blank page. I showed Jack how to use the voice to text feature in Google docs so he can get his letter started orally (he is writing a letter to his friend about a calamity that happened to their minecraft base).…
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Warrior Kids Podcast
This podcast is about all things Indigenous! Our goal is to educate Indigenous and non-Indigenous kids, together. Pam Palmater, Mi’kmaq lawyer, professor, activist and politician from Mi’kma’ki, New Brunswick, Canada and the host of the podcast We started to listen to the Warrior Kids Podcast today while Jack is painting, I am working on a…
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Ethical issues in Minecraft
This article spurred some interesting conversation about the ethical treatment of animals… in Minecraft! I have heard myself say things like, “Why are you killing the panda, Jack?” a few times. While part of me agrees with his it’s just a video game, mom! defense, another part of me also thinks, hmmm… What do you…