Erika Chesnick
@litlearningldsb.bsky.social
Early Years & K-8 Literacy Consultant for the Limestone District School Board in Ontario, 🇨🇦.
OG trained | Empower trained | Acadience K-6 Mentor | Proud ONlit.org team member
*My posts are my own*
OG trained | Empower trained | Acadience K-6 Mentor | Proud ONlit.org team member
*My posts are my own*
Have you engaged with ONlit.org this year? Your feedback has helped shape the work so far, and now they'd love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to fill out the Spring survey. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
May 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Have you engaged with ONlit.org this year? Your feedback has helped shape the work so far, and now they'd love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to fill out the Spring survey. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Another fantastic LDSB Rapid Rundown. Today we learned all about how we can celebrate the Summer Solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day with Elementary Land-Based Indigenous Education Teacher, Gillianne Mundell. Such great learning and so many resources shared!
May 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Another fantastic LDSB Rapid Rundown. Today we learned all about how we can celebrate the Summer Solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day with Elementary Land-Based Indigenous Education Teacher, Gillianne Mundell. Such great learning and so many resources shared!
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Happy Mother’s Day to all moms… our moms, our stepmoms, our godmothers, our grandmothers, our soon to be moms, our foster moms, our pet moms, our moms who are with us in spirit always, our fairy godmothers and all who fill our lives with love, support, warmth and strength.
May 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms… our moms, our stepmoms, our godmothers, our grandmothers, our soon to be moms, our foster moms, our pet moms, our moms who are with us in spirit always, our fairy godmothers and all who fill our lives with love, support, warmth and strength.
Another great LDSB Rapid Rundown with Lesley and Meaghan. This session was all about a few simple yet effective thinkSRSD strategies that can be used to support writing. My favourite is the 'Do / What?' strategy that can be used across the day and all content areas. A huge thanks to all who came!
April 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Another great LDSB Rapid Rundown with Lesley and Meaghan. This session was all about a few simple yet effective thinkSRSD strategies that can be used to support writing. My favourite is the 'Do / What?' strategy that can be used across the day and all content areas. A huge thanks to all who came!
It was such a great weekend at #LitLearn2025 in Toronto. Thanks to Mr. Ingola for being my partner in crime. We shared all about LDSB's thinkSRSD pilot project and how educators are using the approach to help teach writing. Lots of great sessions and learning this weekend. Can't wait for next year!
April 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It was such a great weekend at #LitLearn2025 in Toronto. Thanks to Mr. Ingola for being my partner in crime. We shared all about LDSB's thinkSRSD pilot project and how educators are using the approach to help teach writing. Lots of great sessions and learning this weekend. Can't wait for next year!
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If you’re in line when the polls close, stay in line. You can still cast your ballot. Your vote matters.
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If you’re in line when the polls close, stay in line. You can still cast your ballot. Your vote matters.
Who else is coming to #LitLEARN2025 ? I'm excited for a weekend full of great learning. See you there!
April 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Who else is coming to #LitLEARN2025 ? I'm excited for a weekend full of great learning. See you there!
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Today (Apr 21) is the last day to vote in the advance polls.
Tomorrow (Apr 22) is the last day to vote at an Elections Canada office or to apply to vote by mail.
Election day (Apr 28) is one week away.
Make a plan.
Bring a friend.
Your vote matters.
#ElbowsUp
#CanadaVotes
www.elections.ca
Tomorrow (Apr 22) is the last day to vote at an Elections Canada office or to apply to vote by mail.
Election day (Apr 28) is one week away.
Make a plan.
Bring a friend.
Your vote matters.
#ElbowsUp
#CanadaVotes
www.elections.ca
April 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Today (Apr 21) is the last day to vote in the advance polls.
Tomorrow (Apr 22) is the last day to vote at an Elections Canada office or to apply to vote by mail.
Election day (Apr 28) is one week away.
Make a plan.
Bring a friend.
Your vote matters.
#ElbowsUp
#CanadaVotes
www.elections.ca
Tomorrow (Apr 22) is the last day to vote at an Elections Canada office or to apply to vote by mail.
Election day (Apr 28) is one week away.
Make a plan.
Bring a friend.
Your vote matters.
#ElbowsUp
#CanadaVotes
www.elections.ca
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Own your democracy! Go vote! Advance polls are open all weekend!
From April 18 to 21, advance polls are open daily from 9AM to 9PM. Visit elections.ca to find your polling location or check your voter card.
From April 18 to 21, advance polls are open daily from 9AM to 9PM. Visit elections.ca to find your polling location or check your voter card.
April 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Own your democracy! Go vote! Advance polls are open all weekend!
From April 18 to 21, advance polls are open daily from 9AM to 9PM. Visit elections.ca to find your polling location or check your voter card.
From April 18 to 21, advance polls are open daily from 9AM to 9PM. Visit elections.ca to find your polling location or check your voter card.
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Advance Polls just opened at 9am today and continue to be open 9-9 today (Good Friday), Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Monday. Find out where to vote here: www.elections.ca/home.aspx?ut...
Elections Canada - Home page for the 2025 Federal Election
Find all the information you need to know to vote in the 2025 federal election. You will learn whether you are registered to vote, where to vote, what your riding is, who the candidates in your ridin...
www.elections.ca
April 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Advance Polls just opened at 9am today and continue to be open 9-9 today (Good Friday), Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Monday. Find out where to vote here: www.elections.ca/home.aspx?ut...
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Next weekend, polling stations for Advance Voting in the federal election will be open from 9am-9pm!!
Friday, April 18 - Monday, April 21
Find your location at:
www.elections.ca/home.aspx
Friday, April 18 - Monday, April 21
Find your location at:
www.elections.ca/home.aspx
kermit the frog is holding a cup that says vote on it
Alt: kermit the frog is holding a cup that says vote on it
media.tenor.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Next weekend, polling stations for Advance Voting in the federal election will be open from 9am-9pm!!
Friday, April 18 - Monday, April 21
Find your location at:
www.elections.ca/home.aspx
Friday, April 18 - Monday, April 21
Find your location at:
www.elections.ca/home.aspx
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Visualising The Science Of Writing: The Writing Map Explained
writing4pleasure.com/2025/02/27/v...
🧵1/ Want to deepen your understanding of how children develop as writers?
We’ve created a comprehensive Writing Map that visualises the science behind writing development….
writing4pleasure.com/2025/02/27/v...
🧵1/ Want to deepen your understanding of how children develop as writers?
We’ve created a comprehensive Writing Map that visualises the science behind writing development….
Visualising The Science Of Writing: The Writing Map Explained
Because of formatting, we can recommend downloading the PDF version of this article: download this article This is a writing map we have started using in our professional development. We tried to c…
writing4pleasure.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Visualising The Science Of Writing: The Writing Map Explained
writing4pleasure.com/2025/02/27/v...
🧵1/ Want to deepen your understanding of how children develop as writers?
We’ve created a comprehensive Writing Map that visualises the science behind writing development….
writing4pleasure.com/2025/02/27/v...
🧵1/ Want to deepen your understanding of how children develop as writers?
We’ve created a comprehensive Writing Map that visualises the science behind writing development….
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Politics Girl has a wonderful message for her fellow Canadians. Yes, she’s Canadian lol. She supports Mark Carney, and that’s unsurprising since she’s a pretty smart lady.😊🇨🇦❤️
April 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Politics Girl has a wonderful message for her fellow Canadians. Yes, she’s Canadian lol. She supports Mark Carney, and that’s unsurprising since she’s a pretty smart lady.😊🇨🇦❤️
Another great LDSB Rapid Rundown with the always informative Pricia Evans. Today was about all the ways we can use base ten blocks to support teaching and learning. From basic addition and subtraction to area models, algebra, decimals, and more. Thanks to all those educators who joined us today.
April 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Another great LDSB Rapid Rundown with the always informative Pricia Evans. Today was about all the ways we can use base ten blocks to support teaching and learning. From basic addition and subtraction to area models, algebra, decimals, and more. Thanks to all those educators who joined us today.
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Cannot post this enough
Alberta Elbows up
Canada together we can and will
Alberta Elbows up
Canada together we can and will
March 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Cannot post this enough
Alberta Elbows up
Canada together we can and will
Alberta Elbows up
Canada together we can and will
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Check out this episode of Chalk & Talk! Anna and I talk about getting all students off to a good trajectory in reading - focused on instruction, interventions, screening, advocacy, changes in teacher support & Faculties of Ed. — and of course, some thoughts on math too!
1/3 Check out my episode on reading with
@j-metsala.bsky.social!
✅ Ontario’s Right to Read Inquiry Report
⚠️ Pitfalls of balanced literacy
📚 Importance of getting early reading instruction right
❓ Do we need a Right to Learn Math inquiry? I say YES!
@j-metsala.bsky.social!
✅ Ontario’s Right to Read Inquiry Report
⚠️ Pitfalls of balanced literacy
📚 Importance of getting early reading instruction right
❓ Do we need a Right to Learn Math inquiry? I say YES!
March 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Check out this episode of Chalk & Talk! Anna and I talk about getting all students off to a good trajectory in reading - focused on instruction, interventions, screening, advocacy, changes in teacher support & Faculties of Ed. — and of course, some thoughts on math too!
Reposted by Erika Chesnick
To represent Canadians, you have to agree to a background check and get a security clearance so you can receive sensitive intel and try to keep Canadians safe.
Poilievre attacks Carney’s French: ‘To represent Quebecers, you have to listen to them in their language' montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Poilievre attacks Carney’s French: ‘To represent Quebecers, you have to listen to them in their language’
“Quebec has always been a province where people roll up their sleeves and work hard,” the Conservative leader said. “They protect their culture, their language and their history.”
montrealgazette.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
To represent Canadians, you have to agree to a background check and get a security clearance so you can receive sensitive intel and try to keep Canadians safe.
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Are you going to be out of the country on April 28?
Worries you may be sick or busy on election day?
Here’s how you can vote by mail in the Federal Election:
www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
Worries you may be sick or busy on election day?
Here’s how you can vote by mail in the Federal Election:
www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
Voting by mail – Elections Canada
Apply to vote by mail, Eligible electors can apply to vote by special ballot. With a special ballot, you can vote by mail from anywhere in the world, 2025.
www.elections.ca
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Are you going to be out of the country on April 28?
Worries you may be sick or busy on election day?
Here’s how you can vote by mail in the Federal Election:
www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
Worries you may be sick or busy on election day?
Here’s how you can vote by mail in the Federal Election:
www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
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Had the opportunity to converse with @rastokke.bsky.social on teaching all our students to read. Canadian parents & teachers are leading the way forward on critical educational reforms. chalkandtalkpodcast.podbean.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Had the opportunity to converse with @rastokke.bsky.social on teaching all our students to read. Canadian parents & teachers are leading the way forward on critical educational reforms. chalkandtalkpodcast.podbean.com
A great LDSB Rapid Rundown w/ Jo Anne Ferguson today. We dug into multisyllabic word reading. Jo shared strategies from www.ONlit.org + Rewards, and walked us through how to support students with this complex skill. Such rich learning in a short 30-minute session! Thanks to all who joined us!
March 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A great LDSB Rapid Rundown w/ Jo Anne Ferguson today. We dug into multisyllabic word reading. Jo shared strategies from www.ONlit.org + Rewards, and walked us through how to support students with this complex skill. Such rich learning in a short 30-minute session! Thanks to all who joined us!
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It makes me so happy to see amazing literacy bulletin boards like these in my colleagues’ rooms.
These ones are from Grade 6/7 - imagine what rock stars my current K students will be in writing and morphology by the time they get to that class?!
These ones are from Grade 6/7 - imagine what rock stars my current K students will be in writing and morphology by the time they get to that class?!
March 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It makes me so happy to see amazing literacy bulletin boards like these in my colleagues’ rooms.
These ones are from Grade 6/7 - imagine what rock stars my current K students will be in writing and morphology by the time they get to that class?!
These ones are from Grade 6/7 - imagine what rock stars my current K students will be in writing and morphology by the time they get to that class?!
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I voted today ✅ at my local election office.
Took 5 minutes
Took a friend
Don’t need a voter card, just govt ID
Election workers said they’re surprised & pleased by the early turnout; “People seem very motivated to vote in this election” !!😊
Vote Ford out
www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...
Took 5 minutes
Took a friend
Don’t need a voter card, just govt ID
Election workers said they’re surprised & pleased by the early turnout; “People seem very motivated to vote in this election” !!😊
Vote Ford out
www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...
February 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I voted today ✅ at my local election office.
Took 5 minutes
Took a friend
Don’t need a voter card, just govt ID
Election workers said they’re surprised & pleased by the early turnout; “People seem very motivated to vote in this election” !!😊
Vote Ford out
www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...
Took 5 minutes
Took a friend
Don’t need a voter card, just govt ID
Election workers said they’re surprised & pleased by the early turnout; “People seem very motivated to vote in this election” !!😊
Vote Ford out
www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in...
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It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win.
I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win.
I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
February 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win.
I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win.
I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).
We had our second day of the LDSB thinkSRSD pilot project today. Educators from across the district came together to share their work, reflection on the process, and dig into more thinkSRSD learning. Thanks to everyone who joined us today! Great things are happening in Limestone.
February 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
We had our second day of the LDSB thinkSRSD pilot project today. Educators from across the district came together to share their work, reflection on the process, and dig into more thinkSRSD learning. Thanks to everyone who joined us today! Great things are happening in Limestone.
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Doug ford is counting on you to stay home.
Make a plan to vote in an advance poll in your riding!
ADVANCE VOTING
Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 10am- 8 p.m.
Find your voting location at www.elections.on.ca/en.html
Make a plan to vote in an advance poll in your riding!
ADVANCE VOTING
Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 10am- 8 p.m.
Find your voting location at www.elections.on.ca/en.html
a sign that says vote it matters in blue letters
Alt: a sign that says vote it matters
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Doug ford is counting on you to stay home.
Make a plan to vote in an advance poll in your riding!
ADVANCE VOTING
Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 10am- 8 p.m.
Find your voting location at www.elections.on.ca/en.html
Make a plan to vote in an advance poll in your riding!
ADVANCE VOTING
Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 10am- 8 p.m.
Find your voting location at www.elections.on.ca/en.html