"Here’s some of my favorite budget friendly projects for makerspaces. Note that while I am in a middle school, I’ve seen all four of these projects done at both the elementary and high school levels. It might take some scaffolding and adjustment, but they can definitely be done at any level." - Diana Rendina
This resource gives a diversity of ideas for students to share their writing.
Check out these quick and engaging ideas to bring some creativity to your home or classroom.
Some unique ways to get to know your new crew of students at the start of the year!
*surveys
*geeky show and tell
*try a maker project to learn their creative process
*scavenger hunt
*find out what they want to learn with a student leadership team
*tap into sense of wonder
The inquiry learning examples below will give you some ideas for launching a successful project or unit with your students. Moreover, they are engaging, motivating, and challenging for all grade levels.
This collection of lesson plans investigates ways artists address political and social issues through their
practice. By carefully examining three works of art from the Chazen’s collection, students will be able
to consider what activism is and how it relates to them and their community. The artwork used in the
curriculum ranges from photographs of schoolchildren exploring their use of language (Ewald) to a
silhouette narrative examining our nation’s fraught history with racism (Walker). The artwork is diverse
in medium, subject, tone, and message. However, several universal themes are present.
The artwork in this collection connects to activism through:
• Addressing histories of oppression
• Considering issues of representation
• Bringing awareness to social and political issues
Art ideas for every home and classroom!
Academic Kids is a free online encyclopedia for elementary students and small children.
This online platform covers dozens of topics, from maps and flags to history and ancient civilizations.
Scroll down to find the menu on the left side.
Students form literature circles, read "Esperanza Rising" or "Becoming Naomi Leon" by Pam MuĐoz Ryan, use a Critical Thinking Map to discuss social issues, and use a class wiki.
This site has a series of pre-made free lesson plans that are ready to teach right away. MATH, ELA, SCIENCE, SEL, CAREER, ART, DIGITAL LITERACY, TECH, STEM
They have clips of popular movies and TV shows built right in - and you are allowed to use them bc the site is made by AT
&T and Warner Bros.
"The Achievery helps connect students to a new world of digital learning through stories that spark curiosity and content that entertains as well as teaches."
Don't miss checking this one out! You can use the filters to find exactly what you need.
Copy and paste this url into a browser to watch a short 1 min intro video - https://youtu.be/w-y0u82ps3o
You will have to sign up to access the lessons but it's totally worth it.
Vidéos, matériel audio, visites virtuelles et activités artistiques fournis par le Musée des beaux-arts du Canada pour les classes primaires et secondaires!
Check out this collection of challenge materials for fun, easy, and engaging ways to get your students learning!
There are new challenges every month so keep checking back! Be sure to explore past Creative Challenges as well!
Discover free teaching resources for your class through Adobe Education Exchange. You will be able to explore resources featuring:
- Featured collections
- Lessons and activities with editable templates
- Professional Learning
- Monthly creative challenges
Search resources/collections by age, subject, length of time to complete, author, product.
This AI Image generator is FREE and:
*Creates great, clean images
*Very easy to use
*Allows you to create in different shapes
*Side panel lets you select options (instead of remembering to type them in your prompt)
*Image watermark makes it clear that images are AI-created (but is very bold)
*Has lots of other AI image tools beyond "text to image" like generative fill, text effects, recoloring and more
(SaskDLC has access to the paid version with no watermark).
Ditch That Textbook Suggests These Activities with AI Images:
💬 Generate images for a comic strip with an AI image generator, then students add speech/thought bubbles in Google Slides or PPT
🗣 Create a "Caption This" activity where students speak for a character in an AI-generated image
📝 Students add AI-generated images about a topic of study to visual notes they're creating
📚 AI generates an image of an alternate ending for a story and students narrate it
📍 Have AI create a map and have students give directions or describe it
✍️ "Reverse caption this": Students write the dialogue and ask AI to create an image for it
❓ What if activity: Students write an alternate story (like the Marvel show, "What if...?") and AI generates an image
Voici une affiche pratique à mettre dans votre classe de français au secondaire afin d’illustrer aux élèves le vocabulaire associé à la bande dessinée.
Grade 7 Sask Ag Visual Art Project
A fabulous resource for K-12 students that makes connections to ELA, Social Studies, Science, Career Ed, PAA, Health, Art & Math.
Use the filters on the left of the screen to filter down to the grade and subject you're looking for resources for.
Featured resources include :
My Food My Story (Gr. K-4)
Saskatchewan Seed Kit (Gr. 3)
Global Food Security (Gr. 7)
Ag Careers (Gr. 7/8)
What is Growing Around Us? (Gr. 2-4)
Exploring a Healthy Relationship with the Land (ES20 or Gr. 10)
Ag in Sk: Past Present Future (Gr. 4)
There is much much more available as well!
Flip, flip, flip – Students can colour, cut and staple these booklets, then flip them and watch them become magically animated! Watch the bean sprout and grow, see how potatoes grow or watch how soil is formed.
As a class, colour, cut out and fold your own paper fortune teller. Quiz each other and learn something new about agriculture.
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