Classrooms are an ideal place to model and practice social and emotional (SEL) skills, and educational games are a perfect match for SEL. Learning games allow students to inhabit worlds and points-of-view and test out approaches to life in a safe environment where taking risks is encouraged.

The 27 SEL paid/free apps and games on this list will help students expand their worldviews, understand the needs of others, identify and reflect on their own feelings, and gain a more rounded view of themselves. Some are quick experiences focused on particular struggles or skills, while others are more in-depth and aimed at broader coverage of SEL competencies.

This site offers Aboriginal Games Categorized by Mathematical Content:
- PATTERNS AND RELATIONS
- PROBABILITY
- DATA MANAGEMENT
- NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS
- PROBLEM SOLVING
- CRITICAL THINKING
- GEOMETRY
- COORDINATION

A link to the University of Regina page for Games From the Aboriginal People of North America: Math Content. Has games separated by Math Strand.

Two gamified financial literacy courses are now freely available for Canadian students and teachers on the ChatterHigh platform.

Students can now access two age-appropriate courses designed to help boost students' financial knowledge and confidence at any stage of their financial journey.

Course titles:
- Money Management Foundations* (Grades 6 - 12)
- Money Management and Budgeting
- Money Management After High School (Grades 9 - 12)
- Managing My Money After High School

Students will explore resources and tools on the FCAC website that they will be able to use well beyond high school.

Demystify taxes and boost confidence in youth so they can do taxes on their own with these gamified courses, built by the CRA for grades 6-12 (French and English). This free course is approx. 10 hrs of work, can be done at the student's own pace, and will be available year-round. Students will also receive a certificate of completion.

Students will be able to access five courses designed to help them understand the Canadian tax system and give them the tools they need to confidently do their taxes on their own.

Learn About Your Taxes course titles:
1. Starting to Work
2. Preparing to Do Your Taxes
3. Completing a Basic Tax Return*
4. After Sending the CRA Your Tax Return
5. Purpose of Taxes

These monthly newsletters can help you find our favourite resources to help you get started exploring the Grade Alike Planning Hubs.  Grade 4, 5 and 6 each have their own newsletter with recommended resources. 

This site offers interactive games and learning activities for teachers of grades 1-12 students that include lesson plans, games and activities, and web quests that help students to better understand Aboriginal cultures, artifacts and language.

Virtual Museum Challenge

Students learn to interpret objects that were made by aboriginal peoples in Canada, and learn about the history and cultures of Canada's aboriginal peoples, by researching and selecting images of objects from the Canadian Museum of database, completing the Virtual Museum Challenge worksheet, and making a presentation of artifacts selected for an imaginary exhibition.

Grades 9-12.

Database Quiz

Students learn about the history and cultures of Canada's aboriginal peoples by searching the Canadian Museum of Civilization's Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage web module, completing the Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage Database Quiz, and discussing their findings. This activity introduces students to a useful source of information.

Grades 9-12.

Making Do With What You Have

Students learn about the history and cultures of aboriginal peoples by identifying plant and animal materials used to make everyday objects, completing the Match the Object to the Material Activity Sheet, and engaging in a classroom discussion about materials people use to make objects.

Kindergarten to Grade 4.

Discovering Objects

Students learn to interpret museum artifacts, and learn about the history and culture of aboriginal peoples in Canada, by studying objects from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's database, completing a Discovering Objects Activity Sheet, and making a presentation of artifacts.

Grades 5-8.

Treasures of Canada Webquest

Students learn about various themes in Canadian history, including aboriginal history and cultures, French-Canadian history, and immigration to Canada between 1800 and 2000. Working both independently and in small groups, they assume the roles of museum curators of their choice, search the Canadian Museum of Civilization's database, select artifacts for an exhibition targeting high school students, and make a presentation.

A gathering grid can help students organize information for a research report by recording their questions on the left side of the grid and the title of their sources on the top of grid. Then the answers and location of where they're found are filled out in the grid. An example is given.

This course includes 8 modules & will take approximately 4 hours to complete in its entirety.

Modules include topics such as:
GSD 101
Understanding the Context
Two-Spirit
Policy
Family & Community Engagement
Transgender Youth

Today we’re looking at how society becomes stratified along gender lines. We’ll discuss Raewyn Connell’s concept of hegemonic masculinities and emphasized femininities. We’ll explore gender socialization in the home, media, and schools. Finally, we’ll explain how gender stratification results in different outcomes by gender in education, occupations, earnings, and criminal activity.

A set of questions that can be used for a variety of ages in a variety of settings.
These are very useful if students are all working on different activities!

Individually research a genetic disorder or issue in our society. You will be presenting these to the class.

Sometimes trail blazers of science aren't famous like Darwin or Pasteur. Sometimes they're humble Abbots, just growing peas in the back of their Abbey. This is the story of Gregor Mendel and how his work was done, lost, then found again.