What is Coding? Coding is like giving instructions to a very obedient robot, or your computer, so it does exactly what you want it to do. Imagine you are telling a friend how to make a peanut butter sandwich, step by step. You say, “Open the bread, spread the peanut butter, close the bread.” Coding […]

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Take Me Outside Day During Take Me Outside Day, my partner and I led physical challenges using scoops, wiffle balls, and pylons for students from kindergarten through grade six. Students progressed through levels of difficulty, starting with individual throws, moving to partner passes, and finally creating their own level-up variations. To ensure age-appropriate challenges and […]

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For this activity, I used Canva to redesign my physical education warm-up lesson plan. I started with a pre-made template and adjusted the colors, sizing, and layout to match the energy and rhythm of the warm-up sequence. My goal was to make the plan more visually appealing and easier to follow, both for myself as […]

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This week we explored the world of stop motion video https://www.stopmotionstudio.com/, and it was an incredible experience. Using simple equipment such as a laptop, a desk, and props, the children were able to create a complete story with a clear beginning, climax, and ending, which reminded me of the story arc I am exploring in my […]

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This week, I deeply explored digital citizenship and its implications for both my future students and myself as an educator. I realized that digital citizenship goes far beyond basic internet safety, it encompasses respect, participation, critical thinking, and ethical technology use. Reflecting on my own experiences navigating online spaces as a learner, I can see […]

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This week I explored Epic! Books, a digital reading platform that gives students access to thousands of children’s books, audiobooks, and educational videos. In the screencast I created, I walked through some of its features and was pleased with how engaging and student-friendly the platform feels. Epic is more than just an e-library, it creates […]

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