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Ontario Learning Skills Bundle: Long Range Plans, Posters, Report Card Comments

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The best resource for planning and assessment of Ontario Learning Skills? Each Learning Skill is broken down by term into learning goals and success criteria with posters, checklists AND Ontario Learning Skills Report Card Comments! Aligned to

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Classroom Management, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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First 20 Days of Math: Back to School Review Activities & Diagnostic Assessments

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Are you looking for some amazing Ontario math review activities and diagnostic assessments? Start with the First 20 Days of Math Unit as a back to school math review - teach students about social emotional learning, critical mathematical processes,

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Math, Critical Thinking, Classroom Community

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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First 20 Days of Math: Back to School Review Activities & Diagnostic Assessments

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Ontario Math teachers love our FIRST 20 DAYS math unit. It provides a valuable back-to-school review of fundamental skills. It also includes Social Emotional Learning activities to help teachers connect with their students. It contains 3-part

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Math, Back to School, Social Emotional Learning

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Unit Plans, Google Apps, Lesson

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First 20 Days of Math: Back to School Review Activities & Diagnostic Assessments

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Start your math program on the right foot from day 1! The First 20 Days of Math is perfect for the first week of school. Teach students critical mathematical processes and growth mindset for success in math while reviewing math concepts. Students

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Math, Critical Thinking, Classroom Community

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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First 20 Days of Math: Back to School Review Activities & Diagnostic Assessments

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Make your entire year run smoother and spend two weeks teaching critical skills for math success from the start. Don't feel that you're wasting precious time teaching 'non-curriculum' topics! Critical thinking and cooperative skills are crucial to

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Math, Problem Solving, Classroom Community

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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Google Apps, Lesson

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$8.00

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Morning Work Literacy Bellwork Plan for the Year Outline - Grammar Conventions

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A day-by-day, week-by-week plan for your Language Arts bell work or bell ringers for the entire school year! No prep needed, just copy sentence onto board!This long range plan gives you a sentence each week with a short editing task each day

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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Workbooks, Activities, Outlines

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$2.40

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Back to School Would You Rather Questions Get to Know You Activity

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Looking for engaging first week of school activities that your students will LOVE? This Would You Rather back to school edition comes with 45 questions in 3 different versions to keep your students moving and laughing for

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Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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Back to School Activities: Mental Math Treasure Hunt Beginning of the Year Math

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Looking for engaging first week of school activities that will get your students up and moving? Check out this mental math review scavenger hunt that will have your kids collaborating to be the first to crack the

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Back to School, Mental Math

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

$1.00

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Back to School Activities: Nature Scavenger Hunt - Spring or Fall

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Looking for engaging, beginning of the year activities that will get your students up and outside? Check out this nature scavenger hunt and get started on your Science Curriculum in a fun, relaxed

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Science, Autumn, Spring

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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Picture Schedule cards - Visual Schedule

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This file contains 40 picture schedule cards, great for a class daily schedule with younger students who have not yet developed reading fluency. Those items that happen more than once (recess, reading, centres, lunch etc...) have up to 3 cards.

Subjects:

Specialty, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Printables, Posters, Task Cards

$2.00

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Learning Skills Posters: Social Emotional Learning - Ontario Curriculum

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Do your students need visual reminders of the Learning Skills and Work Habits? Do they need actionable steps - Learning Goals and Success Criteria? Get this set of Learning Skills Posters for all 6 skills, broken into manageable goals for each of 3

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Classroom Management, Character Education, Social Emotional Learning

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Assessment, Printables, Posters

$5.00

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Back to School Activities BUNDLE: 7 First Week of School Activities for Junior

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Looking for some fresh ideas for beginning of the year activities? Your new students will be excited to complete these engaging tasks that will have them collaborating and interacting with their new classmates. This bundle of get to know you

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Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

$10.00

$6.00

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Back to School Activities: Find Someone Who Bingo - First Week of School

By Past The Potholes

Looking for fun first day of school activities that will get your students up and moving while getting to know you a little better? Check out this classmate bingo printable!------------------------------------------------ ABOUT THIS PRODUCT

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Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Activities, Printables, Games

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$Math About Me Worksheet - Back to School Math Activity Dif$

Math About Me Worksheet - Back to School Math Activity Differentiated Digital

By Past The Potholes

Your students will love this no prep, get to know you Math About Me activity! Perfect for back to school plans, this is a perfect first day of school activity. No planning required, just photocopy the worksheet and go!This math activity is a quick

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Mental Math

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$1.50

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Back to School Activities: Classroom Scavenger Hunt - First Week of School

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Looking for engaging first day of school activities that will get your students up and moving while becoming familiar with their new classroom? Check out this FREE back to school scavenger hunt! ------------------------------------------------

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Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Games

FREE

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Back to School: First Week of School Writing Prompts "I Wish My Teacher Knew"

By Past The Potholes

Looking for a new twist on your All About Me writing for the beginning of the year? Download this FREE writing prompt with 10 cute writing paper options! Two prompt options: "I wish my teacher knew..." and "I wish my classmates

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Writing, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

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Writing Folder - Editing Revising Cursive Letters Misspelled words Paragraphs

By Past The Potholes

This is series of charts and tools to be cut out and glued onto card or file folders to make a writing folder for students to use as a writing tool. Charts include editing and revising checklists, how to write a good paragraph, commonly misspelled

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

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$3.00

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$Back to School Math Unit - Kindergarten Introducing Critic$

Back to School Math Unit - Kindergarten Introducing Critical Math Skills

By Past The Potholes

Have your best year yet with these back to school math activities. The First 2 Weeks kindergarten math lesson package is designed for the beginning of the school year to teach/review critical skills for a successful year, not only in mathematics,

Subjects:

Math, Classroom Management, Classroom Community

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (2.36 MB)

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Learning Skills Checklist: Assessment & Goal Setting Term 3 - Ontario Curriculum

By Past The Potholes

Do you find it challenging to teach and assess Learning Skills? Get the Learning Skills and Work Habits assessment sheet that breaks each learning skill into Learning Goals and Success Criteria using student-friendly language. Incorporate

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Character Education, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Printables

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (1.75 MB)

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Grade 6 Long Range Plans Ontario Yearly Planning Template

By Past The Potholes

Take the stress out of planning your year with these detailed Grade 6 Long Range Plans (Ontario Curriculum 2023)! All Subjects mapped out week by week. Yearly planning template included with blank PDF and EDITABLE Google Slides versions.Teachers

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Professional Development, Back to School

Grades:

6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Homeschool Curricula, Professional Documents

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Digital Download PDF (3.44 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Hey teachers!

We're Claire and Terry, two Ontario teachers with a combined 40+ years of teaching experience! Claire is the upper elementary teacher and Terry specializes in middle school.

We believe in creating engaging yet rigorous learning opportunities that build problem-solving and critical thinking in our students.
BUT we believe teachers need a life outside the classroom too!

Our mission is to help you save time while elevating the quality of instruction with teaching tips and resources focused on Math, Language Arts and Assessment that align with the Ontario Curriculum.
You can find lots of useful tips, strategies and resources on our blog to help you fill those teaching potholes and enjoy each day!

Claire and Terry from Past The Potholes teaching resources

MY TEACHING STYLE

We both believe in student-led, inquiry-based learning.

Our lessons provide opportunities for students to collaborate while solving real-world problems while we provide the support and instruction needed to excel.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Both of us have a Bachelor of Education.

Terry has a Masters in Education.

Claire has Media Specialist and Integration of Information and Computer Technology in the Classroom Specialist.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

We love to travel and play multiple sports, so we love to find ways to save time and make teaching less stressful!

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies, World Languages, French, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Computer Science, Drama, Career and Technical Education, Health, Math Test Prep, Canadian History, Geography, Life Skills, Religion, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, International Baccalaureate, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Statistics, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, Algebra 2, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Autumn, Mental Math, Dance, Decimals, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Close Reading, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning