If you're like me, you watched the devastating wildfires sweep through the community of Fort McMurray, Alberta in disbelief. The entire community of 90,000 people had to be evacuated... most people had only a few minutes to flee the flames. Over 2,400 homes have been lost and those that still have a home, have no idea when they will be allowed to go back. When the fires swept through the town on May 3rd, teachers stepped into high gear, many of them fleeing the fire with students in their own cars. There is a ton of rebuilding to do (reports suggest that schools suffered extensive damage in the fire and one secondary school under construction was lost)... and the school year has ended abruptly - about 8 weeks earlier than usual.
A group of Canadian teacher authors has decided to donate all of our TeachersPayTeachers earning from Monday, May 16th to the Canadian Red Cross who is spearheading the relief efforts. All money donated to the Red Cross will be matched by the Canadian Government and the Province of Alberta. Check out the full list of participating TpT authors linked up below! Thanks to Room 213 for the great graphics and organizing all of us in this fundraising effort!
If you wish to donate to the Canadian Red Cross directly here is the LINK.
If you are looking for a way to talk about the wildfires with your students Light Up Learning Labs has this FREE resource.
