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.

This lesson provides everything you need (from the inspiration, anchor, lesson, templates, examples) to create meaningful and beautiful poems for mothers, fathers, teachers or anyone meaningful in your students' life!

Younger students - could do this together as a class or in groups.
Elementary and middle years - could write an example together, then write their own
Older students - could write these independently and pick a more complex comparison

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.

Stop Wasting Time! This is a powerful Motivational Speech Video on why you need to stop procrastinating and start using your time wisely. I created it for students to motivate them to study for their exams and do their homework.

In The Mountain of SGaana, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter spins a magical tale of a young man who is stolen away to the spirit world, and the young woman who rescues him. The film brilliantly combines traditional animation with formal elements of Haida art, and is based on a story inspired by a old Haida fable.

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.

"The Move Think Learn Series supports physical activity leaders and teachers working with children and youth in Kindergarten to Grades 9 develop their physical literacy – knowledge, confidence, and competence – through unique, inclusive, and fun activities.

Using a Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) approach, children work through tactical gameplay problems, think through options and skills, and learn how to apply this learning to broader gameplay situations."

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Unit plans included are:
1. Archery in Focus (4-6)
2. Badminton in Focus (4-6)
3. Basketball in Focus (4-6)
4. Basketball in Focus (7-9)
5. Canoe/Kayak in Focus (4-6)
6. Cricket in Focus (7-9)
7. Curling in Focus (4-6)
8. Cycling in Focus (4-6)
9. Football in Focus (K-3)
10. Football in Focus (4-6)
11. Football in Focus (7-9)
12. Team Handball (4-6)
13. Hockey in Focus (7-9)
14. Ringette in Focus (4-6)
15. Soccer in Focus (4-6)
16. Soccer in Focus (7-9)
17. Softball in Focus (4-6)
18. Squash in Focus (4-6)

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This publication re-envisions professional practice, learning and development for educators in competency-based education.

As school districts transition to new, more powerful student-centered learning models, it’s critical that educators leading the transformative practice are equipped for their new roles. Moving Toward Mastery describes a teaching profession that is equity-oriented, learning-centered and lifelong; it recommends 15 strategies that can help school districts successfully make this paradigm shift.

Building off examples of effective teaching, professional development and practice across the nation, the new report explores how communities can work together to prompt and sustain complex systems change of moving both students and teachers from a one-size-fits-all approach to education to one in which all students and all teachers can succeed.

This is a great collection of High School Math tutorials on YouTube.
Mrs. A has given permission to share her wonderful videos.

Topics include:
-slope
-trig
-factor theorem
-solving quadratics
-functions
-solving linear systems

In which John Green teaches you about the Mughal Empire, which ruled large swaths of the Indian Sub-Continent from 1526 to (technically) 1857. While John teaches you about this long-lived Muslim empire, he'll also look at the idea of historical reputation and how we view people from history. Namely, he'll look at the reputations of Mughal emperors Akbar I and Aurangzeb. Traditionally, Akbar I is considered the emperor that made the Mughal Empire great, and Aurangzeb gets the blame for running the whole thing into the ground and setting it up for decline. Is that really how it was, though? It turns out, it's complicated.

Multi Modal Stations: math with someone, math with the teacher, math with technology, math on your own and math fluency.

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It is important to know your learners, and for learner's to know themselves if they are to learn successfully. Knowing what your multiple intelligences are can greatly help students do their best learning!

Having a variety of inventories makes it easier to revisit this each year without having to do the same inventory over and over.

This includes online and printable inventories, and some tips for using MI in the classroom.

This is a full program to teach your students or children their multiplication facts!

If you follow the program carefully, most children will be solid on these facts in 2 weeks. HOWEVER, you cannot stop practicing once their facts are fluent. Students will continue to need to practice a few times a week to keep their speed and accuracy for a few months at least.

A scoot is a great way to get kids up and moving and learning. This scoot has 2 to 3 digit multiplication questions in it.

At Timestables.com you can easily practice all of your tables. The arithmetic problems are clear and simple so you can immediately get started on practicing your tables. Select one of the multiplication table you wish to practice from the list below and show what you can do on the speed test or printout great worksheets.

Creepy crawlers, hoppers, and fliers are the focus of this lesson in which students chorally read poems about insects and use the Internet to locate facts about their assigned insects.

Multisensory Tools for Reading and Writing

Color-Coded Word Building Tiles (View / Download)
Read It, Build It, Write It Mat (View / Download)
Story Stick Questions (View / Download)
Multisensory instruction can help kids with reading and writing issues gain basic skills. It works by engaging more than one sense at a time. Multisensory teaching doesn’t have to be limited to school. You can use some techniques at home.