Look what the kids get tomorrow!

I'm so excited to present each child with their very own "slate" tomorrow!  We call them slates, even though they're whiteboards,  because Grade Three is all about Pioneers and as you know, those pioneer kids used slates and chalk in their studies.  

I started using slates last year and this low-tech tool made a *huge* impact.  Perhaps it's the novelty of it, I don't know, but the students were engaged and on task when using them to solve problems that they'd otherwise solve on paper and let's face it, this is what we're all striving for right? We want our students to be as successful as they can and if a whiteboard and marker does the trick,  then sign us up!  

    Can't wait for Math tomorrow!