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Hyun Kyoon JooOntario Certified Teacher

Experience / 02

Blue Willow Public School

An extended placement built around curriculum design across mathematics, science, and literacy.

Placement
Extended school practicum
Grades
Grade 4/5
Board
York Region District School Board
Region
York Region
Prepared Grade 4/5 classroom at Blue Willow Public School with grouped desks and literacy materials
Prepared learning environment before the school day

Overview

Extended Teaching Practicum

  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Literacy

Blue Willow was my extended teaching practicum in a combined Grade 4/5 classroom, where I designed and delivered lessons aligned with the Ontario Curriculum in mathematics, science, and literacy.

Instruction moved between whole-class teaching, small-group work, and hands-on activities. I applied differentiated instruction and assessment strategies for students with diverse learning needs, including ESL and IEP accommodations.

Focus / Teaching areas

Mathematics

Number sense, patterning, fractions, and data management aligned with the Ontario Curriculum.

  • Grade 4/5 mathematics lesson on arrays and the distributive property projected on a classroom whiteboard at Blue Willow Public School
    Mathematics instruction using visual area models
  • Student-made mathematics poster exploring combinations with a data table at Blue Willow Public School
    Collaborative poster on patterning and combinations
  • Mathematics lesson on multiplying fractions projected on a classroom whiteboard at Blue Willow Public School
    Multiplying fractions through repeated addition

Science

Structures and mechanisms, STEM design challenges, and inquiry-based investigation.

  • LEGO robotics activity mat with building materials laid out on a classroom floor at Blue Willow Public School
    Hands-on robotics and engineering materials

Literacy

Read-alouds, written response, and inclusive text selection for multilingual readers.

  • Read-aloud slide from Henry's Freedom Box projected during literacy instruction at Blue Willow Public School
    Read-aloud supporting historical narrative and discussion
  • Read-aloud chapter questions projected on a classroom whiteboard at Blue Willow Public School
    Read-aloud with written response prompts

Classroom

Learning environments, classroom routines, student work displays, and school community.

  • Thinking Thursdays community circle prompt projected on a classroom whiteboard at Blue Willow Public School
    Community circle routine supporting empathy and discussion
  • Close-up of hands assembling a layered paper landscape art project at Blue Willow Public School
    Layered paper landscape project in progress
  • Classroom bulletin board displaying student cherry blossom paintings at Blue Willow Public School
    Student artwork on classroom display
  • Student paintings and three-dimensional park models displayed together in a classroom at Blue Willow Public School
    Integrated art, writing, and model-building display
  • Completed layered paper collage landscape created by a student at Blue Willow Public School
    Finished layered landscape collage

Professional learning

  • Curriculum-aligned planning

    Planned connected sequences of lessons across three subject areas against Ontario Curriculum expectations.

  • Multi-subject teaching

    Carried mathematics, science, and literacy instruction within a single combined-grade classroom.

  • Differentiation

    Used scaffolding, visual models, and adjusted tasks to support ESL learners and students with IEP accommodations.

  • Hands-on learning

    Ran practical robotics, engineering, and art-based tasks alongside direct instruction.

  • Classroom management

    Maintained routines and transitions that kept a combined-grade classroom productive.

12 of 28 photographs from this placement are shared publicly. The remainder are withheld to protect student privacy or because they duplicate stronger images.