My goal this year was to include more opportunities for students to work collaboratively and develop their critical thinking skills at the same time. The example I have chosen for my artifact is an invitation I created for our final Science unit, Rocks and Minerals. I included this invitation in my centers and this allowed students a great deal of time to explore and examine the station independently. The students loved it and it was a very popular place in our classroom! I created the invitation by gathering the rocks and minerals books and materials that we had in our school. Students were then given opportunity just to explore the rocks and minerals station before we even began the unit. Once we began the unit students began to add materials to the exploration station in the classroom.

Help my class has GAPS! Considering supplementary learning your new students may be in differing places. If your grade 4-6 students are behind, please use these planners to combine outcomes. This will benefit both teacher and student. Planning your math this way will alleviate math anxiety and make things more manageable. There is a separate plan to address learning gaps in Grade 4, Grade 5 and Grade 6.

The following is are examples of a choice boards that could be used with grades 4-6 for distance learning. Keep checking. More will be added.

Lesson Rationale:
This lesson is important because it gets the students to explore different mediums of art. It also gets them to learn about artists that are part of Saskatchewan and what types of images they make. The students get to explore working outdoors while drawing and creating a 2D image of an object that they may have never payed much attention too until this assignment. They also get to go deeper with this, by taking a photo of a scene they come across that captures their attention, not on school property. This assignment allows for the students to be able to feel comfortable sharing their images with the rest of their peers, without feeling like they may be judged. They get to be in a safe sharing environment. This assignment also give students the confidence to believe in themselves that they can create an object or scene that they see in real-life. It gives them the confidence to see that they too can be like Saskatchewan artists and can create images that incorporate Saskatchewan.

Grade 4 Math Playlist / Outcome Plan.
The following is an example of how you can develop playlists for outcome-based math. Activities can be a compilation of resources you already have, or ones you can access through the resource bank including

This Grade 4 Math Yearly Overview was prepared by Kimberley Johnson (Kenaston), Sept. 2011.

It outlines the year by month, unit of study and outcomes to be taught.

This lesson supports creativity because the students are encourage to create their own book report using the many options provided in Powtoon. The students made the presentations reflect their personal tastes and their interpretations of the story.

These resources are running records for teachers on the following criteria:
- Assess and Reflect 4.1
Reflect on and assess own ELA experiences, strategies used and ways to improve.
- Assess and Reflect 4.2
Set personal goals to improve ELA skills.
- Comprehend & Respond CR 4.1
Comprehend and respond to a variety of grade-level texts.
- Comprehend & Respond CR 4.2
View and respond to grade appropriate visual and multimedia texts.
- Comprehend & Respond 4.3
Listen, summarize, paraphrase, evaluate what was heard and draw conclusions.
- Comprehend & Respond CR 4.4
Read for various purposes and comprehend grade-appropriate fiction.

My goal was to transform the learning environment from a traditional atmosphere to a student-led learning experience. Essentially, I have become the facilitator, rather than the knowledge keeper. Students are immersed in inquiry learning.
1. The learning environment has become the third teacher in the classroom and is very important. My classroom is divided into a variety of learning zones:
- Teacher zone (an area near the smart board – could be defined with a carpet and invite kids to come closer)
- Student tables – students work in pods of 4 (which have replaced all the desks)
- Reading corner (leveled books line a bookshelf. Mats and bean bag chairs were purchased)
- Walking lanes – a simple line on the floor where kids can go and wear off a little energy or to get their minds thinking
- Horse shoe table for guided instruction
- Small table for an individual work area
- Bulletin Boards – have consciously tried to have them interactive (RAN Chart and Parking Lot, homemade whiteboards)
2. For student supplies, a caddy is in the middle of each table for shared supplies. All other personal supplies are stored in baskets and put in their lockers

In this lesson students will explore the close relationship First Nations people of Saskatchewan have traditionally had with the natural world. First Nations people grew plants and produced food long before the European settlers began to arrive. Students will examine some aspects of the interdependence of First Nations people with their environment.
From Ag in the Classroom

In this lesson students will address the indicator in which they will guided to "create biographic profiles of a selection of Saskatchewan First Nations and Metis leaders in the time period prior to Saskatchewan joining Confederation." They will view a ROVER episode in which they are guided to make jot notes. From their jot notes they will write a descriptive paragraph (biographic profile) about Whitecap.

This lesson for PA 4.3 (a) asks student to make a poster illustrating the four levels of First Nations governance.

In this activity students create a mobile that guides them through citizenship, rights and responsibilities.
Includes student handouts.

As an assessment, students create a two-sided coin showing rights on one side and responsibilities on the other. To accompany "Grade 4 SS - Rights Responsibilities Mobile" lesson.

The University of Saskatchewan offers this tremendous resource that promotes the richness and diversity of the sciences, nurture curiosity and innovation, and inspire students to consider a career in science, and support teachers to provide exciting educational experiences.

Check out the great collection of video and activity resources for teachers and parents to supplement and enhance Grade 4 science learning.

This lesson for PA4.3 (a) provides students with information on local government (urban, rural and band), and then has them fill in a comparison chart.

This lesson for PA4.3 (b) provides students with background information about the selection process for chief then and now, and gives the choice of two activities to demonstrate their learning.

This lesson for PA4.5 (c) asks students to come up with their own ideas of what they think current First Nations issues are.