Askan Robah

We had our second Genius Hour on Friday, and it was another great hour in the classroom.  For Friday's class, students were asked to come with 2 inquiry questions and ideas for possible passion p…

Last week I was scouring the internet for some more inquiry ideas for my classroom when I came across Genius Hour .  One word ... hooked.  And inspired.  And motivated.  (I was never good at limiting…

We started our new read aloud this week - Because of Mr. Terupt , written by Rob Buyea.  This book came highly recommended by a few of my followers at the beginning of the year, so I scooped it up.  …

I'm totally procrastinating working on my report cards, so I thought a new blog post would be in order.  Here is a peek into last week in my classroom. We're working on summarizing as our com…

Is anyone else as exhausted as I am?  I usually have my energy back by the beginning of October, but it hasn't happened yet.  I wanted to do this post yesterday and link up to 5 for Friday, but I…

I LOVE Fall ... every single thing about it.  I love the colours, the cooler temperatures, the smell in the air ... everything.  And it gets even better - this weekend is our Canadian Thanksgiving - …