Rural Roots School

This Friday I will be sharing a new blog post featuring a reading aloud session and at home learning/outdoor learning activities using the “Because of an Acorn” book 🐿

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Learners are enjoying this chapter of Charlotte’s Web where Wilbur tries to spin a web and a begrudged Templeton is there to help!

Fall Sessions are posted on the website 🌳

From September 6th until October 31st, primary students can be apart of online classes.

As a part of the virtual market, receive 10% off tuition by registering today. Visit www.ruralrootsschool.com to register!

Today is the virtual market!

There are many amazing makers and guest speakers featuring educational toys, resources, and ideas ⭐️

I’ll be live today at 12pm to discuss myself and my philosophy, , how to register in our fall sessions (with a discount code) and my top tips for online/distance learning ⭐️

I am a vendor and will be speaking live (at 12pm) at the virtual Learn Local Market!

The event link is here: https://facebook.com/events/s/learn-local-market/628226471142427/?ti=icl

The Learn Local Market will have over 25 Canadian vendors with many different educational resources. As well as tips for parents and educators.

Also, there is an amazing door prize of $100 gift card that can be spent at any vendor! I have shared how to enter in my story ⭐️

The 5 W’s 🖐🏻

Reading sessions focus on developing a child’s reading ability, confidence to read aloud and comprehension.

Today’s session we ‘skimmed and scanned’ the chapter we had just read to find the 5 W’s! Skimming and scanning is a helpful technique to enable young readers to be flexible, to find information quickly and more purposefully.

Monday mail delivery from 🌳

August is here meaning a new school year is just around the corner.

As families navigate and return to schools in the fall I am available to support children and parents. I can help with at home learning, provide online tutoring and educational resources.

DM any questions or click the link in bio to find out more.

Rural Roots School’s online sessions enable students to learn anywhere. From home, to cottage, to backyard, to vacation and beyond 🌎

All your child needs is assess to our online platform via internet and their RR learning bag!

Registration available now using the link in bio 🌳

Throwback Thursday to painting daffodils with my grade one class during my first placement. 🌼

I attended university abroad in Wales UK, to complete my teaching certification this past school year. It was an amazing experience to engage with education internationally and culturally. Wales is introducing a new curriculum and many of its components are based on our Canadian curriculum.

One of my favourite part of the Welsh curriculum is their holistic approach to learning. They are committed that all learners will be:
• ambitious, capable learners
• enterprising, creative contributors
• ethical, informed citizens
• healthy, confident individuals

I continue to prioritize these four purposes in my own planning, teaching and learning.🍎

By integrating mathematics and visual art into this mornings sessions, learners were able to practice identifying 2D shapes and their properties (sides, vertices, lines of symmetry) and use this knowledge to create shape art.

Shape art provides opportunities to discuss fundamental art concepts such as shape, line, and colour. 🔺◾️🔹

📷:

When I was aspiring to be a teacher I knew I wanted to be apart of my educational path.

I studied at Western for my undergraduate and loved my time there. I was able to take a range of courses to prepare for teaching primary education.

In my final year I had a chance to study educational philosophy and many of the theories and perspectives influence my teaching practice today.

One of my favourites is “The purpose of education is to give to the body and to the soul all the beauty and all the perfection of which they are capable”- Plato 🍎