This activity allows students to connect stories and myths they read to actual objects they make by hand. Each product (canoe) varied based on the students’ interpretation of the instructions/pattern of canoe building. Supporting this, students viewed a Birch Bark harvest video.

I decided that we would collaborate and think creatively in our own classroom. We brainstormed on the SMART board and created KWL charts about each organ: the brain, the heart, and the lungs. From there I decided to use a board game as their assessment. Together again we created a SMART board list of what things needed to be included in a board game. After that I printed off the list and they had to fill it out. Once they had filled out all of the required areas they were allowed to start creating their board games. They used items from both school and home to develop their board games. We have a class set of laptops so they we eager to use those to type out instructions and rules. Once we were all finished our games we set out to play them. The students assessed each other’s games based on a 5 point rubric. They had a blast and learned a lot too!

Students view examples of blogs, learn the basic elements of blog creation, and then create a blog from the perspective of a fictional character.

Students work together to create classroom rules by brainstorming why they are at school and what they need while they are there.

Students create poetry collections with the theme of ńgetting to know each other.î They study and then write a variety of forms of poetry to include in their collections.

Students interview family members, and then create graphic family timelines based on important and memorable family events.

The students will be able to identify food groups and healthy food options.

Students explore the motivation behind charactersŐ actions in "To Kill A Mockingbird" by creating psychological profiles for characters from the novel.

This series of activities is designed to teach research strategies. Students use KWL charts to guide their inquiry and publish their results in a collaborative question and answer book.

After a mini unit on pencil sketching, have students sketch a Saskatchewan scene. Be sure students do not include a lot of detail. Next photocopy the picture and use primary colors to paint the picture. Allow the students to use the paints to create secondary colors. Paint the second picture (photocopied) using only these created secondary colors. Display these two art samples and look at and discuss the various Saskatchewan Art created and have a discussion about the colors.

Summary:
-after a mini unit on pencil sketching, have students sketch a Saskatchewan scene. Be sure students do not include a lot of detail.
-photocopy the sketch
-use primary colours to paint the picture
-allow the students to use the paints to create secondary colours
-paint the second picture using only the secondary colours.
-display the two art samples
-look at and discuss various Sk art and talk about colours
Outcomes:
CP6.11 Investigate and use visual art forms, images, and art-making process to express ideas about identity.
CP6.12 Demonstrate increased skills and problem-solving abilities in a variety of visual art media.
CR6.3 Examine arts expressions and artists of various times and places.

This unit teaches students to identify the persuasive techniques used by
advertisers to entice you to buy their products. Students learn to evaluate the
messages they are hearing, differentiate facts and opinions, and determine their
own opinions. I use this unit to lead into persuasive writing.

Students will develop skills needed to work independently and with a group
within Problem Based Work. The skills centered around 21st Century
Competencies and work skills desired by employers. Five skills which will be
learnt, discussed, reflected upon, and executed include: leadership, problem
solving, teamwork, time management and communication.

Students write authentic newspaper stories, including learning about various aspects of newspapers, such as writing an article, online articles, newspaper reading habits, and layout and design techniques.

Use the information from the web we created last class to complete a web showing the culture of your life.

This lesson teaches intermediate students to "use the experts" to learn how to revise to create sharp, sensory-rich experiences for their readers.

Students will observe images of gardens, visualizing and imagining the shapes, colors, textures, sounds, and smells of the plants, flowers, and other objects in a garden. They will also write about and sketch their observations. Students will then design and create a model of their own imagined garden.

This sheet will help walk you through step by step on how to create a group in The Resource Bank.

I answer a question for Ashlee in Virginia. This video shows users how to create a hypertext PowerPoint presentation. A Hypertext PowerPoint presentation is a great tool to use for students to allow them to progress at their own pace.

This is part of our PowerPoint tutorials. I use PowerPoint 2013.

Students learn how to get their voice out on the web when they research issues important to them and compose a persuasive podcast to post online.