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Kindergarten AQ at York University July Hey guys...Please sign up for the AQ course at York University this summer...I am teaching it!!! I can't wait to meet you and help you...Hugs from Joanne See you there!!!
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Happy New Year 2011 Just letting everyone know that I will be teaching the 2011 Kindergarten AQ course this spring at York University. Also, I am still trying to find a computer savvy teacher who could help me get my Share and Tell page working again. Please write to me anytime with any of your K questions. Happy New Year to all!!! Best, Joanne
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Sally Jaeger and Erika Webster Check out www.sallyjaeger.com and www.erikawebster.com for some amazing storytelling ideas. These beautiful storytellers have CD's and DVD's that will help you in creating a highly effective storytelling thread in your literacy program. I will post their links on my links page in the next few days, but in the meantime go to their pages...you will love it!!
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August Living Room Workshop Hey Kinder teachers!!! Wanna have some fun as you prepare to return to your class in September? I will be running an all day living room workshop at my home in August and want to know how many of you would be interested in signing up. ...with breakfast and lunch included!!! This will be a blast. Think about it and let me know asap if you are interested. I will make a list of participants. It will be less than half the price of most all day workshops. Write to me for details!!
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Kindergarten Summer Course Yay...I am so excited to be invited to teach the AQ Kindergarten course this summer. It starts on Monday...so I am busy this weekend planning the course. The course is up in Woodbridge..so here goes a long drive each day...but you can bet I will be stopping at the Vaughan Mills mall more than once after class!!! Can''t wait to meet my new students! hugs all around.
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testing Happy Summer
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New Links Added to the LINKS page YOu will see some new links that I just added today...re: Kindergarten Literacy. I hope you enjoy the visits to these awesome sites as much as I do!!!!
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Giant Teacher Garage Sale This Weekend!! No..I am not retiring...but downsizing my overload of Teacher things!!! You won't want to miss this sale...it will be at
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Garage Sale for Teachers This Weekend!!! Read next entry for details
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Wow it has been way too long!! Hi everyone who faithfully visits my site!
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Global News-Bringing Exclusion to a Conclusion Last night, Global news featured our presentation on Bringing Exclusion to a Conclusion. So if you happen to know anyone who would like us to speak at a conference or at a school(anywhere in North America) please let us know.
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Bringing Exclusion to a Conclusion I just am so excited to announce that our presentations on Bringing Exclusion to a Conclusion have been very successful and we are travelling to many other school boards to deliver this important message. If you think that your school board would be interested in having us visit your school, please email me at josleigh@yahoo.com and I will forward all the details and booking info to you. We have been on televison as far away as Nashville Tennessee. We are going to be a feature on our national television in Canada sometime in the next month!!! We have made a huge difference in every school where we have delivered. There is some information at the Downloads Page on this site, but I have more up to date press releases etc. to send to you when you contact me.
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How Indirect Bullying Directly Affects Children Hi Everyone. As many of you know I have been delivering workshops and presentations across Canada and beyond. One of the most requested workshops, besides Kindergarten workshops, has been the ANTI-BULLYING workshop that I give with my daughter Madeleine. I hope you will take the time read the download about the workshop and contact me for more information at josleigh@yahoo.com or joanne@kindergartenconsultant.com
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January 2008 It has been a while since I have written on this page. I have been back and forth to Nashville about 5 times since May. I have another daughter who is a singer/songwriter (many of you know from my last entry that 3 of my four children are singer/songwriters) and the youngest one has been getting a lot of attention in Nashville. I am still working for our local school board, helping beginning teachers. This brings me great joy...it is so wonderful to help out new educators. As you all know by now, my messageboard will cost too much money to make available on line, but I am still always happy to answer any questions and emails that come my way via joanne@kindergartenconsultant.com. I am still looking to find someone who wants to share this site with me. Please contact me personally if this is something that you might want to consider.
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Welcome Back to School Just a little hello to wish everyone a wonderful new school year. I know that in the USA many of you have started your new year with your little ones. In Canada, we are all beginning to prep for our September start. Tomorrow I will be meeting all the new teachers for whom I will be the coach this year. I am looking forward to meeting them at the Summer Institute for the Toronto District School Board. The summer has been fun, with two trips to Nashville with one of our children. As many of you know, three of our four kids are singer/songwriters. That what happens when their mom writes crazy little tunes for them when they are little!!! I tell ALL my K teachers how important music is...in the early years.
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Primary Success Website is great If you are looking for some swesome primary ideas, please check this site.
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Can anyone help me with this lost story? I have always had a little story on a story wheel that I tell about a little duck learning to swim. I think his name is Flippy Floppy. Well, he visits various animals and much to his dismay..they tell him different things to do to swim...but they just don't quite help him...(eg. the horse just says go gallopity gallopity etc.) I have lost my original copy of the story and I am so hoping that someone out there may be able to help me out with a copy of it. (especially if you have seen it at my workshops) It was just on a printed sheet from a binder(from many years ago, I'm afraid) I would be so happy to hear from you if you still have a copy. Thank you.
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Best Books for Kids Check out this link today and get some great ideas for books for February. I have signed up to be on their mailing list and I get the email sent every month. You would probably enjoy some of their suggestions of new books. You will have to copy and paste this link from this page.
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KidsSoup.com Here is a very cute website for some really sweet ideas that you can use. Enjoy.
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Puppets I am always asked about how I get my puppets and storytelling supplies. Well today, I found the neatest site in England. It is
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Beginning Teachers Welcome to the Beginning Teachers in TDSB who visit my site. I am so excited to be one of the coaches for NW6 and SW3 quadrant in this board. I am gradually getting to meet all of you in person and spend some time in your classes. I am thrilled to see the quality of teachers that are entering the profession. Lucky children!!!
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Living Room Workshops Ahead!!! I have been asked by several Kindergarten teachers in Toronto, to give a workshop one Saturday morning. I have not had a "living room" workshop in over a year and I am planning one in November. Keep watching the news page for the date and sign up sheet. Coming soon to a living room near you!!! You can email me now if you want to for sure be on the list for the first workshop. This workshop will include a continental breakfast and a yummy lunch where you can chat with other K teachers!!!
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My favourite Hallowe'en Song Everyone always asks me for the words to my very favourite, sweet Hallowe'en Song. Well...here it is...
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Operation Organize!!! I just found out about the greatest book for teachers who are trying to organize their primary classes. It is called Beyond An Apple and it is written by Jill Graham (a professional organizer and primary teacher). I love her ideas and so will you. The book is available on my shopping page. Or...just click on http://www.operationorganize.net and it will take you to her website. Happy organizing!
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Need some ideas for books to read? Welcome back to school everyone. Wow..the summer went by quickly. I hope that you all had a relaxing and fun vacation and are excited about all the new adventures ahead this year.
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Happy Summer I hope that you are all enjoying a happy summer vacation. I know that in the US, you will be returning to school in just a couple of weeks and in Canada, you will return in September.
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New Links Added Just to give you an idea of a few of my latest links that I have found for you ....Check out on my links page
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Grab a Bag and Go Check out this new idea that a teacher in California has created. These are the most exciting homework packets that you can send home with your students. I was really impressed to see a package of them and know that you will also love them. You can write to the creator at
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An interesting new website to check out! Check on my links page and go to the site called
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My Book for K Teachers Yes....I am still working on it. I am excited about the day when I can write to all of you and tell you that I am finished and it is ready for publication or purchase. I will hurry...I promise. The chapters are looking exciting! I hope that it will be worth the wait for all of us!
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Sho Mo and the Monkey Bunch...a great new CD If any of you are looking for an awesome new CD...it is called ShoMo and the Monkey bunch and I just heard it and love it! I think you will too and so will the kids. This is music that is fun and creative all at the same time. I happen to know that the musicians who play on this CD are brilliant and talented...so the kids are being exposed to great quality music at the same time as having fun! Check it out at their website and have a listen.
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