Writing gets personal when students interview family members in order to write a personal narrative about that person.
Students create a Detective's Handbook based on a detective mystery they have read. The handbooks include expository and descriptive writing, as well as a letter.
Students will explore five different "Discovery Buckets". These buckets will give them opportunities to practice expressing both their thoughts and feelings. Main Curriculum Tie: English Language Arts Kindergarten Speaking and Listening Standard 6, Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. We recognize that an increased ability to communicate thoughts and feelings gives children the skills they need in their interactions with others. Acceptance by peers is not only correlated with positive attitudes toward school; it is a powerful predictor of social adjustment throughout life. This lesson helps children understand their emotions and how to appropriately express thoughts and feelings with others.
Beverly Cleary tells the story of a family on a rainy Sunday in a household full of bad moods. Ramonas father suggests they all go out to dinner. While out, an old man pays for their dinner because he believes they are a nice family and he misses his own family.
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"Educators and students across Canada can access ArcGIS software, support and teaching resources for free. All our resources are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International, and we encourage educators to share and adapt our resources to work with their courses.
ArcGIS is a powerful tool for learning in social studies for various reasons. It allows students to tell stories by visualizing, analyzing, and interpreting data related to location and place. This can be incredibly valuable in social studies, where understanding the spatial relationships between historical events, cultural phenomena, and natural resources can help students develop a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the world around them. Check it out"
Studying the Fibonacci Sequence is our entry point for studying Heredity: Inheritance and variation of traits.
Picture books provide the basis for an analysis of fairy tale elements before students write their own original tales.
After reading a short memoir and reviewing the genre, students choose how to create a memoir of a family member who is at least a generation older. Students first select a family member to interview, and then craft a set of interview. Students create written memoirs, focusing on one or two unifying themes, and can be presented as a photographic collage, a series of panels telling a story, a painting, a video, a musical composition, a sculpture, or another creative way. Students accompany their work with an artist̍s journal, explaining why they have chosen the particular method of presentation and analyzing their own successes and shortcomings.
"Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) is a pan-Canadian organization whose vision is “vibrant and sustainable regional food systems that support the health of people place and planet.” F2CC works with partners across Canada to educate, build capacity, strengthen partnerships, and influence policy to bring local, healthy, and sustainable foods into all public institutions."
This site provides a variety of resources (look for the tabs along the top of the site called Resources) including:
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Students will learn the skills necessary for a career in the fast growing industry of fashion design. Students will learn how to design, sew, and re-style clothing; apply the elements and principles of design in various aspects of the fashion industry; understand the relationship between history and fashion; know the general characteristics, production, and maintenance of textiles and textile products; study and analyze fashion trends; understand the principles of apparel pattern making; and demonstrate the skills and procedures necessary for sales and marketing in the fashion industry.
Using an inquiry-based model for learning, this interactive resource will increase students’ understanding of food security and explore the opportunities that exist in the Saskatchewan agriculture industry for feeding our growing world. The resource features multiple components to enhance the learning experience for students, including a four-part video, an interactive SMART Board game, and classroom activities. Note: This resource can be used even if you don't have a SMART Board. Available in French (SMART board game only).
All of us have felt sick at some point in our lives. Many times, we find ourselves asking, "What is the quickest way that I can start to feel better?" During this two-lesson unit, students study that question and determine which form of medicine delivery (pill, liquid, injection/shot) offers the fastest relief. This challenge question serves as a real-world context for learning all about flow rates. Students study how long various prescription methods take to introduce chemicals into our blood streams, as well as use flow rate to determine how increasing a person's heart rate can theoretically make medicines work more quickly. Students are introduced to engineering devices that simulate what occurs during the distribution of antibiotic cells in the body.
This is a core French unit developed for grades 4 and 5 that studies the Festival du Voyageur and discusses other French festivals across Canada.
Students have an opportunity to learn about the voyageurs and their travels. Students will discover the leisure activities, food and clothing of the voyageurs. They will visit the website of the Festival du Voyageur that is held each year in Saint-Boniface, Manitoba. For the experiential goal, students will create and organize a “voyageur” afternoon including a brochure or poster and an oral presentation. The teacher’s guide includes learning objectives, a list of resources and step-by-step suggestions on how to teach the unit.
Social injustice occurs every day all over the world. In this lesson, students research a few historical examples of social injustice, including the Holocaust, the Trail of Tears, and Japanese internment.
The following resource contains the assets (or resources) to accompany the Sask DLC Financial Literacy 20 course.This resources allows you to access all of the Sask DLC supports for Financial Literacy 20 in one place. Course videos and supporting materials (organized by units) are provided.
Financial Basics is a workshop designed to teach young adults essential financial skills, including budgeting, saving, credit management, investing, fraud prevention, and financial planning.
Included: presenter's manual, participant's notebooks, presentation slides, evaluation form, learning videos.
If you'd like hard copies of the materials, allow 4 to 6 weeks for order fulfillment.
Module 1 - Introduction
Module 2 - Budgeting
Module 3 - Managing Cost of Living
Module 4 - Credit & Debit Management
Module 5 - Saving & Investing
Module 6 - Financial Goals
Module 7 - Protect Yourself
Module 8 - Summary
Examine basic services typically provided by financial institutions for accessing and managing personal finances.
Teacher Guide included.
2-6 hours
Assess factors that influence selection of a financial institution.
Teacher Guide included.
3-5 hours.
"This interactive, online course teaches students how to make wise financial decisions to promote financial well-being over their lifetime. Through real-life scenarios, students explore complex financial concepts and gain actionable strategies for managing their finances."
7 lessons; 35 minutes each
"Click on an outcome to access relevant resources and suggested activities to help students meet outcomes in the Saskatchewan Financial Literacy 10 curriculum.
Notes:
Since this is a new curriculum, our resources will be updated throughout the 2024-2025 school year.
If you have suggestions for additions, or you notice any errors, please contact admin@saskmoney.ca."