Summer Fun Ideas

I can’t believe we are almost halfway through the summer!  I just finished my courses last week, and I have so many ideas I am looking forward to trying out next year.  My drama course was especially inspiring, and I’m excited to bring more drama into my classroom.  But, now it is time to shift my thinking to start getting ready for our trip to Africa.  I have made some lists, and there is lots to do still to get ready!

Meanwhile, this site has some great ideas for educational summer fun if you are looking for something new to do.

Make your own silly stories!

We love doing silly stories (aka Mad Libs) in class.  It’s a great way to fill a few spare minutes, we get to practice parts of speech, plus it’s just fun!

I discovered a site which has some games where you can fill in your own silly stories online.  Scroll down to the bottom, there are a few options under MadLibs Junior.  Look at my silly Jack and the Beanstalk story!

Thank you and happy summer!

Well, summer certainly has arrived!  We may have had the hottest Canada Day long weekend that I can remember.  I had a wonderfully relaxing weekend.  I got to sleep in and read, eat lunch at a food truck, walk the seawall, have ice cream, and watch the fireworks at Canada Place!

I wanted to say thank you to everyone for the lovely class gift.  I am saving the gift card for the spa to pamper myself at the beginning of August.  Just in time for my birthday, and before Justin and I go to South Africa for our belated honeymoon!  In the meantime, I am back at UBC taking classes for my teacher-librarianship diploma.  The courses are packed into three weeks, but I am happy to be a student instead of a teacher for a little while.  I am going to try to find the time to share interesting links as I come across them.

So… if you haven’t signed up for the Burnaby Public Library’s summer reading club, do that first!  It’s free, you get stickers and a record booklet, and the kids have a chance to earn a medal by reading 50 nights.  The theme this year is “Up, Up and Away!” so get flying!