Not a box! One of my favourite books is “Not a box” by Antoinette Portis. I love it because it reminds me of my own children who refuse to let us throw out boxes. They have all these great ideas of what the boxes can be turned into and although the mess drives me nuts, I'm always … Continue reading Not-your-usual-shape Lesson!
Month: April 2017
Ordinal numbers are anything but ordinary!
The other day, a Grade One teacher asked me to do a demonstration lesson on ordinal numbers. She wanted to see how I would approach it. I had to think for a moment because I have never explicitly taught ordinal numbers. Usually, by the time students get to me, they’ve already learned them. I just … Continue reading Ordinal numbers are anything but ordinary!
