With the cold weather days behind us we can look forward to enjoying the sun, warmer weather, and the new growth of spring! Also, we are almost in our final stretch of teaching before the summer – yay! There are some fun things to talk about this month with your students. With cherry blossoms in season, why not have your students read about the best places to catch the picture worthy blooms:
Where to see cherry blossoms | Destination Ontario Add some questions and turn it into a reading skill using activity!
A favourite topic in May is, of course, Mother’s Day. Moms don’t have it easy, and this topic can definitely lead to discussions about gender roles and parenting. Here’s a great lesson for the intermediate level for this topic: Microsoft Word - 05 Mother's Day Lesson.docx (website-files.com) If you haven’t seen this video, especially if you teach the higher levels the following video is a must watch! Be sure to check it out: Worlds Toughest Job - for our moms - unofficial (youtube.com) For the lower level students here are some worksheets for beginners: Mother's Day (eslkidz.com)
There is also Victoria Day, which is of course the unofficial start of summer. As well, those with a green thumb will start to get their yards summer ready and gardening is a great topic to teach your students.
Here are some other observance days:
May 6 – Mental Health Week begins
May 12 – Police Week begins
May 15 – National Chocolate Chip Day
May 20 – National Dog Rescue Day
Remember to check our Google Classroom and Avenue pages for updates from Danielle.
Remember to reach out to Danielle for anything Avenue. Reach out to Marina or myself with PBLA related questions. Finally, as we are approaching reporting time, be sure to keep your logs up to date. Keep track of all the skill-using activities and assessments you’ve done to use as artifacts when you make those CLB changes. Marina and I will be hosting a HARTS refresher closer to reporting time, TBD so stay tuned!
Thank you again for being the best team of instructors, and we hope you have a wonderful May.
Haleema and Marina
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