In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker look at Sir Peter Paul Rubens' "The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus," 1617-18, oil on canvas. Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
PhET Sims are now available in HTML5 as well!
Simulations can be sorted by subject area or grade. This is very helpful.
PhET is a collection of interactive computer simulations for teaching and learning physics, chemistry, math, and other sciences.
Simulations can be used directly on the site or downloaded and used that way.
The simulations are animated, interactive, and game-like environments where students learn through exploration. They emphasize the connections between real-life and the underlying science. These great activities help students visualize abstract concepts!
Over 150 simulations, ready to use and ready to bring concepts to life for your students in Math & Science!
This site offers teacher resources in the areas of language arts, science, social studies and math, all in a wide variety of topics. Complete lesson plans included.
This could be helpful if you are required to wear a mask and still teach letter sounds...
a: a-a-a (open mouth wide as if to take a bite of an apple) b – (make a short, strong b with lips) c - (make sharp click at back of throat) Same as k d – (ta...
This site offers phonics worksheets and free printable phonics workbooks for kids. There are 10+ worksheet makers and printable game templates you can use to make custom worksheets, and an additional section of free online phonics games for students.
Fun Fonix is a phonics warehouse of resources and materials that are designed to move quickly through phonics rules.
Dr. David Kilpatrick's Phonological Awareness Screening Test (2016) explained by Linda Poletz, a Speech-Language Pathologist with the Sun West School Division.
The following is a collection of phonological awareness resources teachers may find useful when setting up their early literacy programs in Kindergarten and Grade 1.
The PAST and the instructions for administering the screener can be downloaded from this resource.
*The phonological development chart is in Appendix A.
*Suggested activities are in Appendix B.
This online course is intended for teachers who teach younger learners. The course is 4-5 hours in total with 9 mini lessons. Each of the lessons is outline with the lesson objectives, pre-assessment, instructional video, formative assessment followed by a short quiz. This course is for Sun West teachers only. If not a Sun West School Division teacher and would like more information about this course, email info@sunwestsd.ca
Here's a great resource outlining 11 easy photography projects (even) kids can do.
No matter your age, if you are looking to become a better photographer, you can use these projects for practice. Each one will give you the opportunity to look at things differently and use your camera to capture specific images.
This article provides seven different photography explorations to do with children.
After some basic photography tips, allocate students a letter of the alphabet. Their task is to find objects that could represent that letter.
Photography is a great hobby to share with kids, and the ever-increasing accessibility of point-and-shoot cameras and camera phones makes this even easier. This is the first article in an occasional series about Teaching Kids Photography.
Want to take that next step in teaching your kid(s) about photography and stoking their life-long passion? This article is the second in an occasional series on teaching kids photography.
Photomath is the ultimate educational tool for a smartphone or tablet. With over 300-million downloads, students and families around the world are using Photomath to check their homework, study for tests, and are building their math confidence every month.
Teachers can use Photomath to:
- Reinforce concepts learned in the classroom.
- Check homework assignments.
- Accelerate individual learning.
Get the easy to use Photomath app today! Head on over to Google Play or Apple to download the app and get started.
Students - make sure you have your parents permission.
Hank explains the extremely complex series of reactions whereby plants feed themselves on sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and also create some by products we're pretty fond of as well.
The following resource includes a list of physical warning signs for anxiety along with a website.
The following resource includes the PowerPoint presentation and accompanying handouts for professional learning for PE 20 and 30.