This is a great read for all parents right now. It comes from two doctors of psychology who work with children who struggle at school and at home. They write this as a message to parents now at home with their children during this coronavirus pandemic. It’s worth the read! […]
RABBIT ZENTANGLE ART Zentangle Rabbit Art All students of Division 8 are experts in zentangle art! In the above link, see an outline of a rabbit head (and glasses) to draw and zentangle. It’s not easy to print the rabbit outline (especially if you don’t have a printer), so draw […]
Gratitude Poster Make a sign or poster to share your message of gratitude (thankfulness) for healthcare workers and/or essential service workers. A healthcare worker is anyone who provides medical care, such as doctors, nurses, technicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, paramedics, veterinarians, and more! Do you know a healthcare worker? Where do […]
Just because you’re not at school doesn’t mean you stopped being a scientist, engineer, mathematician, and more! Keep up your science-ing by keeping a Moon Journal. For one month, look up at the sky every night and draw the moon. What does it look like? Is it full? Can you […]
Hello students of Division 8, As you know, we are unable to return to schools currently because the world is facing a crisis: the Covid-19 pandemic. Right now, all over the world, children are staying at home, just like you, in order to prevent the spread of the virus. This […]
Mathematical Concepts Imagine entering a very large corn maze with instructions on how to get to the end: “Go straight for two turns, then turn right at the second right turn, then an immediate left, followed by a right at the second turn, then right again…” Pretty confusing, huh? You […]
One time I read ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I read the book front to back, every word. And as soon as I closed the book, I realised that I had no idea what I had just read. This is because there is a difference between reading the […]
The talking stick is a powerful tool of Indigenous nations in North America. It is used for many things, such as ceremonies, council meetings, to settle disputes, to make a group decision, to brainstorm solutions to a problem, etc. According to one story, perhaps apocryphal, it was made in the […]