Parts of Speech Boom Cards™
I have been creating Boom Cards™ for a few years now, mostly for my children to use. They have become very popular in my house during the Corona Virus pandemic where they mostly learn at home with online school. We used the Parts of Speech Boom Cards to practice these key concepts. How I used […]
Useful ESL Online Tip: Clock Manipulative
I love sharing a useful ESL online tip with other ESL teachers. After teaching ESL for many years, I have discovered some tips that benefit my students during online ESL classes. One of those things is a Clock manipulative. I made these clocks while I was studying at university and rarely used them during my […]
Five Things I Love About Teaching ESL Online
I have been teaching ESL online for 2 years and I LOVE teaching ESL online! I teach for two companies (DaDa and Cambly). These two companies fulfil different roles in my life and each have their place. I will write a post about them in the future to discuss how they benefit my lifestyle. But, […]
ESL Websites You Can’t Live Without: Engoo
Since I started teaching ESL online, I have been scrounging through the internet, searching for ESL websites that I can use in my ESL online classroom. I have come across a number of sites that offer interactive fun, even when there is no interactive pen or whiteboard available. I will discuss Engoo as one of […]
Boom! Learning: No-Print, Interactive, Digital Task cards
We have all been exposed to the useful nature of task cards and clip cards in our classrooms. These are fun versions of worksheets and offer students with a different option when it comes to being assessed on their understanding. These task cards, can however, be expensive and time consuming to make. Printing, laminating and […]
Springing into Learning Blog Hop
Spring is upon us and I have joined with Kim from Elementary Antics as well as a few other bloggers to bring you some wonderful FREE Spring products and ideas. I just love Spring and my children love it even more! We spend a lot of time outside and Spring opens many doors for discovery! […]
FREE Valentine’s Day Card
I can’t believe it is nearly Valentine’s Day! My husband and I don’t spend money on each other on Valentine’s Day. We are fairly fortunate in that my parents live fairly close to us and we are given many opportunities to spend quality time with each other throughout the year. It is for this reason […]
Summer Link up – My Favorite Website
What a difficult topic for this week’s Summer Link up with Monica from I Heart Grade 3. It’s not that it is difficult as such, but more challenging to choose ONE FAVORITE Website! The options are endless! I could talk about my favorite website to use for QR codes and technology, or spelling practice and […]
Welcome!
Hi, I’m Margaux and it’s great that you have stumbled across Learning with Sunflower Smiles. I am a South African wife, mom and used-to-be-teacher. I taught grades 5 – 7 Math and English for 7 years until I decided to stop teaching when my second child was born and devote my time to raising my […]
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