Prices & Hours Before school care for Shanty Bay P.S. - $ 2 0, 7:30-9:30 After school care for Shanty Bay P.S. - $20, 3:50-6:00 Morning kindergarten readiness classes - $20, 10:00-12:00 After school homework help and literacy & math support - $20, 4:00-6:00 Evening and weekend one-on-one online tutoring - $50/hr (Email for available times) PA days and March break programs - $60 per day, 8:30-4:30 ($10 to extend for one hour, either before or after) Payment can be made by e-transfer upon registration.

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Lesson Planning - Long Range Planning - Resource Development - Professional Mentorship - Report Cards - Coaching - Time Management - Stress Management - Boundaries - Support for Teachers - Teaching Strategies - Classroom Management - Work-Life Balance Mentoring for Educators With over 20 years of experience teaching Kindergarten to Grade 5 and ESL in the Ontario public school system, I understand the demands of education and the unique challenges educators face. I’m here to provide the support you need to thrive in your teaching career. How I Can Help You I offer tailored mentoring services to help you succeed: Lesson Planning : Create lessons customized to your specific needs and curriculum. Long-Range Planning : Develop comprehensive plans that align with your goals and requirements. Resource Development : Produce or gather high-quality resources to enhance your program. Report Cards: Help to craft meaningful and personalized report card comments that are aligned with curriculum expectations. Resumes & Interviews: Assistance in writing resumes, creating professional portfolios and preparing for interviews. Professional Mentorship : Guidance in achieving work-life balance, managing classroom behavior, and designing effective programming. Professional Coaching: Support you to set goals and achieve them, prioritize and manage your time, and develop strategies to help manage stress and maintain boundaries Let me help lighten your load so you can focus on what you do best—supporting and inspiring your students. Click here to contact me for a free 30 minute consultation and let's start a conversation about how I can support you!

Growing Hearts and Minds - Life Coaching and Support - Lifestyle and Wellness - Educators - Parents - journey - path forward Your journey matters. Let's find your path forward - together! Educational Support for Students and Families: Does a student in your home need support with setting goals, time management, organizational skills or motivation? Do you need assistance with providing assessments, lessons or learning activities to help you homeschool or work with your children? I can help your child to reach their full potential. For Educators: Are you looking for assistance with long-term planning, lesson creation, custom teaching resources, or crafting thoughtful report card comments? Let me lighten the load so you can focus on your students. For Parents: Do you need help managing daily tasks, setting and reaching goals, or navigating stress and emotional challenges? I’m here to provide support and coaching every step of the way. Life Coaching : Are you ready to set meaningful goals and build healthy habits in areas like nutrition, fitness, self-care, stress management or meditation? Let’s work together to create a plan that works for you. "Barb always helps me see a different angle to the problems I face, often ones that provide a better solution than I'd been leaning towards. She helps me come to conclusions myself that were likely buried beneath my pride and guilt." ~ Alison B, Waterloo

Language Activities and Resources - Art Lessons - Other Freebies, free resources, free websites, team building activities, ontario curriculum, language lessons, write the room, subitizing, addition strategies, students, educators, parents, teachers, education Free Resources: Lifestyle & Wellness Parents Educators Students Some of My Favourite Websites Collection of language resources from Spel-Lang Tree Learning resources aligned with Ontario curriculum from TVO Learn Art lessons from Deep Space Sparkle Language lessons and resources from Read Write Think (scroll down to the bottom to select grade) Lessons, activities and resources shared by teachers from Share My Lesson (searchable by grade, subject and resource type) Check out my Facebook Group, Busy Women Finding Balance , a supportive space for women to share struggles, wins, and practical strategies for reducing stress and creating balance in our busy lives. As a bonus for joining, you’ll get free access to my 18-page goal-setting workbook, Beyond the To-Do List! It’s designed to help you reflect, prioritize, and take action—one step at a time (you can find it in the Files section). Some of My Own Freebies (shareable Google docs) Write the Room - Beginning Blends (for gr. 1-2) Personal Thesaurus (for gr. 2-5) Subitizing Dot slides (for gr. K-2) Addition Strategies Practice (for gr. 1-2) Team Building Activities (for gr. 2-5) Supply Teacher Toolkit (for gr. K-6) Sample Learning Skills Comments (for gr. 1-6) Also check out the Free Resources for Students . Click here to contact me and start a conversation about how I can support you with custom resources and strategies to lighten your workload!

Growing Hearts And Minds

Meditation & Journaling - Goal Setting & Habit Building - Motivation & Organization - Positive Mindset - Emotional Support - Coaching - Mind-Body Alignment - Meaningful Change - Personal Growth - Health Goals - Lifestyle Changes - Resilience Life Coaching My journey of personal growth has been a cornerstone of my life. Over the years, I’ve embraced transformative practices like meditation, journaling, reading, and listening to inspiring podcasts. These habits have brought me profound breakthroughs, reducing stress and anxiety while nurturing a deeper sense of love and acceptance for both myself and others. One of the most profound lessons I’ve learned is the power of the mind-body connection. By aligning my mental and physical well-being, I’ve experienced greater harmony, vitality and resilience in my daily life. Whether it’s using mindfulness to ease tension, practicing gratitude to cultivate inner peace or setting intentions to stay focused, I’ve come to appreciate how deeply our thoughts, emotions and actions influence our health and happiness. As a certified life coach, I’m now channeling my passion and experience into helping others achieve their goals and create meaningful change. My coaching approach combines practical tools, emotional support, and personalized guidance to help you thrive in all areas of your life — physical, mental, emotional, and social. How I Can Help You I offer personalized coaching sessions tailored to your unique wellness goals. Whether you’re looking for ways to reduce stress, build healthier habits, or achieve a more balanced life, I’m here to guide you every step of the way. Here are some of the ways we can work together: Mind-Body Alignment Explore the mind-body connection to manage stress, ease tension, and cultivate inner peace. I’ll help you develop mindfulness practices that fit your lifestyle, making it easier to maintain calm and focus during life’s challenges. Goal Setting & Habit Building Whether you’re working on personal growth, health goals, or lifestyle changes, I provide guidance, accountability, and strategies to help you stay motivated and create lasting change. Together, we’ll break down your goals into actionable steps and celebrate your progress along the way. Motivation & Organization Struggling with time management or motivation? I provide tools and resources to help you improve organization, streamline scheduling, and stay on track with your goals. Emotional Support & Positive Mindset Coaching Sometimes, we just need someone to talk to — someone who listens without judgment and helps us see the bigger picture. I’ll help you navigate anxiety, chronic pain, and other challenges while focusing on cultivating a positive mindset and building emotional resilience. Let’s work together to help you thrive in every aspect of your life. Click here to schedule a free 30 minute consultation and start your wellness journey today!

Here are some things you can try to help your child develop and improve their social skills, learning skills, social play, role-model through play, social relationships, family, kids, children, parents, social problem, aggression, social rejection, setting boundaries, validate feelings, Promoting Learning Skills Development Here are some things you can try to help your child develop and improve their social skills: Provide opportunities for social play, such as at the park, library, playdates or organized activities. Play with your child in a positive and peer-like manner. Try to laugh and smile, avoid criticism, respond to your child’s play ideas, and take direction as well as give direction during play. Talk about the importance of social relationships. Share things about your relationships with friends, family, colleagues or community members, including positive solutions to conflict. Ask casual questions before and after their social activities. Take a problem-solving approach to social difficulties. Listen with empathy when your child describes a social problem and help brainstorm a variety of solutions. Endorse positive social strategies that increase the probability of play or friendships, rather than aggression or rejecting the other child. Reflect a positive and resilient attitude toward social rejections. Explain rejections by peers as temporary or as situations that they can improve by changing their own behavior; such as setting boundaries, validating feelings and maintaining a respectful tone and attitude. Avoid defeatist comments, such as, "Those kids are just mean." Intervene when necessary, but generally permit children to work out their social problems on their own. Allow children to practice social skills in real life situations with other children and then discuss what went well and what was challenging afterwards. Check out these games and activities for various ages from Parenting Science .

Helping your child with math - Tips and support for educators, parents and students, shapes and patterns, measurement, mathematical thinking, math games, sorting, problem-solving games, real life math, money, counting Helping Your Child With Math Here are some things you can try at home to help your child improve math skills: Look for shapes and patterns at home or during daily activities. Have children help with measurement, for example when cooking, sewing, building, etc. Ask your child to explain the math skills they are working on or how they got an answer to a math question. Model different approaches to mathematical thinking. For example when counting a group of objects you could line them up, put them in groups of five or ten, or move them while you count by ones or twos. Play card, dice or board games that involve counting, adding or other math concepts. Compare and sort by height, length, weight, speed, cost, etc. Point out ways that math is part of real life as situations arise; money, music, art, construction, cooking, etc. Have tools such as a ruler, scale, calculator and measuring tape available to use to solve day to day math problems. Help your child find appropriate number and problem-solving games online. Check out these math games from Tang Math .

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