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Just a 40-something living my best life. I am a 3rd grade teacher at Smokey Drive Elementary in Lower Sackville. 👨‍👩‍👦🐶🚶‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️🏖🏒🥅⚽️📔🇨🇦🎹🏋🏼‍♀️

Joined September 2020
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Why do kids who can’t read cursive, always resort to that font? Great question!! Can’t wait to show my students Google fonts and color theory so they can make amazing presentations! #gcrd6356093IDS2 @ChrisCocek
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Coding with Scratch in 2/3 VP/W-C and this expert had made his own game and is helping his friends make their own! #collaboration #scratch #edtech
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So excited to begin implementing some #gamification in my class thanks to the awesome presentations by @AlexMcPherson7 and @AnitaMarieKent What an awesome way to engage my students and make learning FUN! #gcrd6356093 @ChrisCocek
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Magit’s doll being appreciated and recognized in 2/3 VP/W-C on #TreatyDay #Reconciliation #EveryChildMatters The kids were so excited and truly sympathetic. These kids will make a difference and change the future ❤️
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Looking for an interactive #EarthDay activity for your students? Explore the modules within this site and discover ways to reduce food, water, and energy waste, while learning about the Circular Economy. ➡️goo.gle/3v3oaMZ @CalAcademy @circulareconomy
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#MarsHelicopter touchdown confirmed! Its 293 million mile (471 million km) journey aboard @NASAPersevere ended with the final drop of 4 inches (10 cm) from the rover's belly to the surface of Mars today. Next milestone? Survive the night. go.nasa.gov/ingenuity
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As educators, we can let our kids grow some seeds in our classroom 🌱💦☀️ But every student is growing too...even if sometimes it’s harder to see the growth #NewSchoolCulture #STEM #SEL
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After learning about the @Space_Station you can let kids track the #ISS using this ➡️spotthestation.nasa.gov
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Available in French too! #MakerEdNS #NaturalMakerspace #OutdoorEdNS
Identifying tracks left in the snow is a magical pedagogical activity! Download our free @brilliant_labs Natural Maker Exploration Journal : c9326ee4-67c5-423c-a2cc-0d7c… and the wonderful identification card of our friends at @nature_nb: drive.google.com/file/d/1nc6…
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To all my techie-teacher friends: see below 👇👇👇
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Just doing some shopping with the new baby! #winners #chesapeakebayretrievers
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Celebrating some Mi’kmaw traditions with dream catchers. Kids loved it!
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Using Jamboard with hands-on manipulatives for problem solving. *Scenarios are from Mathigon. Thanks @jenybug for turning me onto this site. Thank you @RonnieChinnick for inspiring me with your matchstick manipulatives. Would you be interested in using this with Ss?
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Awesome idea!!! Love it!
Using Jamboard with hands-on manipulatives for problem solving. *Scenarios are from Mathigon. Thanks @jenybug for turning me onto this site. Thank you @RonnieChinnick for inspiring me with your matchstick manipulatives. Would you be interested in using this with Ss?
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