This fall the grade K-4 teachers at our school decided to introduce …
This fall the grade K-4 teachers at our school decided to introduce mindfulness and the zones of regulation into our classrooms. We went to a workshop on the topic and were able to learn a lot. We thought that there were some specific students who would benefit from having tools to help them to cope with their day to day stresses, but also, that the student population as a whole could benefit from this.
Mole Day occurs on October 23 and/or on June 2, once per …
Mole Day occurs on October 23 and/or on June 2, once per semester! Take the opportunity to make the mole fun by celebrating.
On Mole Day, have a celebration, pledge allegiance to the mole, sings songs, show videos, and present what they did to earn the points, all while snacking on mole foods! Invite your administration, and have the students teach them about the mole and it’s applications in Chemistry.
Moon Journals are a project that I begin in September with the …
Moon Journals are a project that I begin in September with the students. We use a variety of activities in conjunction with our journals (poetry, short stories, Apollo Mission research, etc). Students begin by creating a journal which they will take home with them and record their observations on a nightly basis. The purpose of the journals is to increase/improve writing skills, especially in the area of descriptive writing.
Students will explore the transmission of folktales over time and continent to …
Students will explore the transmission of folktales over time and continent to evaluate their validity of a literary genre. By reading and analyzing a variety of folktales, students will realize the cultural implications of the genre. Students will create and perform their own original folktale in the form of a script that combines and modernizes the tales that they read. Learning will enhanced by technology infusion and the incorporation of 21 Century learning competencies.
Introducing the motion and relative position unit with this engaging and interactive …
Introducing the motion and relative position unit with this engaging and interactive lesson allows students to demonstrate their understanding of relative position. Being a new teacher to the Sun West School Division, I wanted to submit an artifact that included most of the 21st century competencies focused on within the division thus far. Within this introduction lesson, students will use their creativity and collaboration skills to create a collage that demonstrates their understanding of relative position. Since students are using technology to complete the learning activity, they are also practicing their digital citizenship skills. The digital citizenship elements that are addressed within this lesson are: digital access (element of respect) and digital rights and responsibilities (element of protect). Students are demonstrating an understanding that using technology is a right, not a privilege and that they must work together on the IPads to complete a task. Students will also demonstrate an understanding that the IPads are being used as a learning tool, so they must only use them as instructed.
Students used critical thinking, collaborative and creativity skills to create a mouse …
Students used critical thinking, collaborative and creativity skills to create a mouse trap car. Students used a variety of household and constructed materials to build a vehicle powered by a mousetrap and levers. This activity could also be used for middle level science and PAA.
A fun way for the students to learn music theory, using more …
A fun way for the students to learn music theory, using more than just a pencil and paper! This gets them moving, dancing, singing, and adds a bit of fun competition to motivate the learners. I feel that in order for the students to be able to perform on an instrument at the end of the year concert we have, the students need to know how to read the notes, rests and their rhythms! Pre work – on the floor I use black electrician tape or black hockey tape would work as well to mark of the 5 lines on the music staff. I have then made a big treble clef and bass clef a laminated to put on the floor.
This activity/assessment, in the “Our Shared Linguistic and Cultural Roots” uses the …
This activity/assessment, in the “Our Shared Linguistic and Cultural Roots” uses the TED Ed “Mysteries of Vernacular” series as a model to determine the etymology of different words. Students view a number of videos to learn the etymology of various words; they also view to understand the text features and presentation style of the videos. Their task is to create their own “Mysteries of Vernacular” video about a word not already featured on the website.
Groups of students creatively/collaboratively write a modern day myth and show evidence …
Groups of students creatively/collaboratively write a modern day myth and show evidence that the myth has Norse/Greek/Native characteristics or a combination of those characteristics.
In the past students had difficulty keeping their focus on academic collaboration …
In the past students had difficulty keeping their focus on academic collaboration when using One Note. It was key for me to help the students frame thought-provoking questions in their entries that would invite valuable comments. Also when commenting, it was important that the students knew the difference between social and academic writing. A true educational online collaboration is not about socializing, but about students and teacher helping each other grow in their learning. This was a different writing space than students are accustomed to. At the end of this unit the students had explored other student authored pages, talked about online safety, online identity and cyber bullying and worked together to create a display showcasing their novel study collaboration.
As part of the ELA theme Chocolate students were asked to think …
As part of the ELA theme Chocolate students were asked to think about how new products are developed. They brainstormed new chocolate products and then selected their best idea to continue. Each student was asked to create a marketing plan, radio or TV ads, as well as print ads promoting their products. How it demonstrates Creativity? I followed the 6 Phases of Creativity from the Learning Together Booklet. Students were told the basic framework for the assignment, but they were given total freedom for selecting the product and designing the elements of the assignment. They did several brainstorming tasks along the way to help them refine their ideas.
The students will read the novel, Al Capone Does My Shirts, as …
The students will read the novel, Al Capone Does My Shirts, as well as complete the many kinds of activities in the student workbook. The workbook can be found on the Teachers Pay Teachers website for a small cost. In addition to the workbook, the students were able to engage in a variety of projects that involved creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. This Lesson Plan will include an individual assignment, and group assignments. The kids were required to share in a Literature Circle, create a Mug Shot, and also create a Game inspired by the Novel.
In the past students had difficulty keeping their focus on academic collaboration …
In the past students had difficulty keeping their focus on academic collaboration when using One Note. It was key for me to help the students frame thought-provoking questions in their entries that would invite valuable comments. Also when commenting, it was important that the students knew the difference between social and academic writing. A true educational online collaboration is not about socializing, but about students and teacher helping each other grow in their learning. This was a different writing space than students are accustomed to. At the end of this unit the students had explored other student authored pages, talked about online safety, online identity and cyber bullying and worked together to create a display showcasing their novel study collaboration.
Science Background: Substances like Silly Putty are part of a class of …
Science Background: Substances like Silly Putty are part of a class of materials called polymers. Like other molecules, polymers are compounds, but they are large and may contain tens of thousands of atoms. Compare this, for example, to water, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen that contains three atoms. A good way to visual the difference between small molecules (like water) and polymers (also called macromolecules) is to think of the size difference between a crystal of salt (small) and a strand of spaghetti (larger and longer). Like the strand of spaghetti, polymers are long chains of molecules strung together. These strands can also be tangled up to create a giant mess of polymer chains.
Students in our grade one class find this culminating project a lot …
Students in our grade one class find this culminating project a lot of fun as we talk about all the different ways that many recycled materials can be used to create other things that are useful or just plain fun to build! Many of the students create things with the help of the parents, but we ask that the ideas for what to build are supplied by the students themselves, of course parents do like to help with the construction phase in most cases. We have the students come up with the ideas for what they would like to build at school, often using the construction sheet as a guideline to take home for the building process.
Science Background: When substances are mixed they may change state or they …
Science Background: When substances are mixed they may change state or they may change into a new substance completely. Students will observe changes in colour, temperature, volume, and state in this activity. Materials: 50mL graduated cylinder, bromothymol blue indicator, 3 resealable bags, 2 spoons or scoopulas, baking soda, calcium chloride powder
My artifact this year was teaching a Guided Math unit with my …
My artifact this year was teaching a Guided Math unit with my Grade 7 class. I had my students work together with similar abilities to achieve full learning potential. My supports and guidance while doing this unit was other teachers in our school who are already implementing Guided Math in their classroom. Students collaborated well within their groups and were happy with the process and their individual results.
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