Students will create an infographic to share knowledge and data about an issue or science topic they are studying.
What Is It?
INNER EXPLORER PRESENTS A MINDFULNESS APP FOR FAMILIES - Helping Parents Raise Mindful kids.
Inner Explorer is a free mindfulness app (for Apple and Android) from Inner Explorer. Hundreds of school districts use Inner Explorer's mindfulness program to help educators and students become socially-emotionally present and handle situations with calmness and resilience.
Inner Explorer @ Home is specifically designed for parents and caregivers to use with their children and features daily guided mindfulness practices for all age-groups.
THE BENEFITS AND 5 W's OF MINDFULNESS
1. What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness means paying attention to what’s happening right now with curiosity and kindness and without judgment.
2. Why Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is popular because it is very effective for reducing stress and for improving focus which helps learning.
3. When?
One can practice mindfulness any time. However, practicing mindfulness in the morning often sets the tone for a calm and lovely day.
4. Who?
Inner Explorer was designed for Pre K – 12th grade students. However, many adults utilize the program on a daily basis. Practicing as a family magnifies the benefits and creates calm and connection.
5. Where?
Practicing in as quiet a place as possible is always a good idea to minimize distractions.
Pixar's "Inside Out" is a movie that's all about feelings, and this makes it perfect for sparking discussions with kids about social and emotional learning. Since the central characters all embody a different emotion, students learn to see parts of themselves or their experiences in each character.
As we know, watching a movie can involve way more than just watching. Use the "Inside Out Movie Guide" (with lesson materials) to explore how joy and sadness can come together and make sense of the mess of our emotions.
(Grades 3–6)
***Sun West teachers can access the movie Inside Out using ACF Streaming.
Pobble365 helps to keep students writing. Every day, Pobble365 provides a weird, wonderful, and/or thought provoking image to spark ideas for discussions and writing. It is free and along with a different idea-inspiring image every day, Pobble365 provides a story starter, discussion questions, as well as sentence challenges and “sick sentences” to build language skills. If students don’t have online access, images and writing supports can be printed and photocopied.
The activities include a prompt, sentences stems, vocabulary bank, questions, and challenges to help you scaffold your lesson.
You will need to sign up and make an account to access the resources, but it is free to do so and each day includes a free prompt. You can also create your own!
Get your students writing every single day!
What Is It?
This checklist from Respectful Ways contains 14 activities for families to foster creativity, prompt discussion, expand children's imaginations, and cultivate social-emotional growth. Respectful Ways created these fun, interactive activities to guide family members through the process of recognizing and navigating negative feelings, understanding the origins of emotions, and help everyone cope with stress.
Interland is an engaging and fun online site that makes digital citizenship and safety lessons into a game. There are four fun games to choose from.
You can take a tour of 18 different scenes from the International Space Station with this Google Earth tour. Visit the Columbus Research Laboratory, SpaceX Dragon Docking Vehicle and more!
"Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing."
This site offers all kinds of printable worksheets (math, reading, writing), file folder games, coloring pages, mask making templates, and fun facts for kids (animals, geography and weather, bugs, plants, space and solar system, holidays).
"The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center features works of art dating from the eighth through the twenty-first century, showcased against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens, and breathtaking views of Los Angeles. The collection includes European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European, Asian..."
Take a virtual tour of the J. Paul Getty Museum from the comfort of your classroom or living room!
A large colelctional of journal topics, story starters, reading log forms, and resources for teaching writing
Julie Andrews reads children's literature for all of our enjoyment.
"Free Printable Math Worksheet Sampler Packs - Need a quick resource for your students to practice their math skills? The sampler packs below are available for free with no login required!"
Grades K-9 + Algebra & Geometry.
Jumbo Math Worksheets Pack
Dancing is one of the easiest ways to get your body moving … and grooving. As kids follow the moves on this YouTube-based dance challenge, they won’t even realize the’’re getting in a great cardio workout. Plus Just Dance features all their fave musical artists.
This Just Dance Video Channel offers lots of dance videos to get kids moving.
This TikTok videos share dozens of daily coaching and PE ideas that are:
😀 FUN
🏆 COMPETITIVE
🏃 ENGAGING
linktr.ee/justplaysports
"The best internet safety lessons recognize the complexity of these topics and help students build the critical-thinking skills and habits of mind to navigate the dilemmas they encounter."
This site links in the best lessons for internet safety from Common Sense Media for K-12.
MIND is offering Canadian families FREE access to their award-winning K-8 Math program from now through June 30th. For the first time ever, this highly efficacious (and fun!) program is available for parents in Canada so their children can remain engaged and curious learners while in quarantine!
Add name, grade, add to cart, select country and "check out". FREE.
You need to enter your billing information but no payment information. You will recieve an email with login details. (Check your junk folder if it hasn't arrived in 24 hours).
Available to grade 8 and for high school intervention.
October is agriculture month and a time to highlight our connection to food and the role that agriculture plays in the lives of Saskatchewan people and our students! This year’s theme is #MealsFromtheFarm.If you are interested in incorporating food or agriculture into your lessons this month, have your students enjoy some fun and learning with these "Meals From The Farm" Kahoots from Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan!
This KAPA (Kids and Parents Active) YouTube video will get kids and their families active and enjoying the time together in fitness.