Deep Learning With LEDs
By Mr. Harris Tech Jun 08, 2018
At the beginning of the school year I was lucky enough to attend the New York Maker Fair with a cohort of fellow teachers. ...
Problem Solving : LED Cards In The Classroom
By Mr. Harris Art Dec 20, 2017
Overview: My grade one class just finished creating LED Christmas Cards. They followed a tutorial that taught them how to make a basic circuit ...
Procedural Writing Unit
By Mr. Harris Writing Jun 09, 2015
The students have been working so hard on these projects. First they helped me write a piece on web-swinging like Spider-man and then they ...
Measurement Hunters
By Mr. Harris Math May 28, 2015
This week we are starting a measurement unit. To kick it off we did a measurement hunt. The students worked in groups to find ...
Missing Dino Posters
By Mr. Harris Writing Apr 21, 2015
This video shows how we use “Dinopedia” in our writing workshop. We have been doing a lot of non-fiction writing lately. This app allows ...
Printing Tips
By Mr. Harris Writing Apr 16, 2015
I have noticed that we are printing a few letters incorrectly in class. Ask your child to re print their letters if they start ...
Reading Strategies
By Mr. Harris Reading Apr 16, 2015
In this video I show some clips from our guided reading meetings. Notice how I don’t just tell the students the word they are ...
Cup Cozy Art
By Mr. Harris Art Apr 14, 2015
This is a really fun art activity we did using paper cups and yarn. It also exercises patterning, pairing complementary colours, and fine motor ...