Summary:
In our split grade of fours and fives, we completed a unit on communication where the
students learned about the different forms of communication: decoders and decoding, signs and symbols, non-verbal communication, First Nations’ oral communication, and the history and evolution of communication. Once we had covered these areas, the summative assignment asked the students to creatively make a new communication tool that may be found in the future.

21st Century Creativity:
This project explored creativity in many ways: to begin, the students created secret messages
for each other and for me; later, they created symbols and signs to indicate something such as a hazard or a danger. Finally, the communication tool project gave the students an opportunity to imagine something never before created that could be used to communicate or to take a tool used today and adjust it in a new way to improve communication.

This comprehensive resource from Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division includes units of study plus curricular and assessment resources for Grade 4 Arts Education, ELA, Health Education, Physical Education, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Look for rubrics, vocabulary lists, summarized outcomes, unit plans, sample year plans (and templates), Treaty Education outcomes and indicators as well lots of other teacher resources. Some of the information is not available as a login is required.

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Grade 4 Math Playlist / Outcome Plan.
The following is an example of how you can develop playlists for outcome-based math. Activities can be a compilation of resources you already have, or ones you can access through the resource bank including

This lesson supports creativity because the students are encourage to create their own book report using the many options provided in Powtoon. The students made the presentations reflect their personal tastes and their interpretations of the story.

My goal was to transform the learning environment from a traditional atmosphere to a student-led learning experience. Essentially, I have become the facilitator, rather than the knowledge keeper. Students are immersed in inquiry learning.
1. The learning environment has become the third teacher in the classroom and is very important. My classroom is divided into a variety of learning zones:
- Teacher zone (an area near the smart board – could be defined with a carpet and invite kids to come closer)
- Student tables – students work in pods of 4 (which have replaced all the desks)
- Reading corner (leveled books line a bookshelf. Mats and bean bag chairs were purchased)
- Walking lanes – a simple line on the floor where kids can go and wear off a little energy or to get their minds thinking
- Horse shoe table for guided instruction
- Small table for an individual work area
- Bulletin Boards – have consciously tried to have them interactive (RAN Chart and Parking Lot, homemade whiteboards)
2. For student supplies, a caddy is in the middle of each table for shared supplies. All other personal supplies are stored in baskets and put in their lockers

In this activity students create a mobile that guides them through citizenship, rights and responsibilities.
Includes student handouts.

I created a grade 4 science unit on sound. For the student’s final assessment, they got to make music by creating their own instruments. There were several components to this assessment.
The students completed a plan which included what materials they needed, how their instrument was going to make sound and change pitch and volume.
Then they had to construct their instrument.
In a sharing circle, the students shared their information and how and why they made their instrument the way it was.
Have a class jam session!
This assessment allowed students to be creative (not one of the instruments were similar)! The students had to use their critical thinking and collaboration skills to construct instruments that made sound and could change pitch and volume. There was trial and error and students going to one another for help. This assessment allowed for triangulation through conferring, observing, and the final product. The various steps also allowed for differentiation as some students were strong with writing their responses and others preferred sharing their knowledge through speech and hands on! The class jam session allowed for a celebration of learning!

This lesson for PA 4.4 introduces students to the Metis nation using a storybook called The Flower Beadwork People. The accompanying PowerPoint is a collection of illustrations that follows the storybook The Flower Beadwork People. The illustrations can be shown on the SmartBoard while the teacher read the storybook aloud.

This Treaty focus will be implemented in the Grade Four Social Studies quite well, and has been a part of the current curricula. My objective is to focus on the Treaty information and the impact that the Indian Act of 1876 had upon the First Nations of Saskatchewan. To do this, I plan to use the government Treaty Kit more, and obtain information from our liaison teachers in the school for materials, ideas and suggestions. In particular, there are Smartboard activities , and interactive websites from FNIM. Much of the Social studies content is on Saskatchewan, the Land, The People, interactions and interdependence of individuals, societies, cultures, and nations. Fitting specific Treaty information and essential learnings can mesh with this subject, though many FNIM topics are also in the Language Arts and Science. My goal is to focus study on the treaties themselves, the Indian Act of 1876, and its implications and results, and through various forms of evaluation, have results that show the students have a better understanding of this goal.

The goal of my 21 Century Learning project was for students to use collaboration and communication into preparing a showcase of their learning for parents, administration and each other. The showcase would also include some technological components of their learning by using iPad tools. Twice in the school year, students prepared a showcase of their learning. They assembled their showcase of their learning and presented it in a mock interview to peers. They then presented their showcases to parents. There was a combination of paper, project, and digital samples of learning. The students followed a script which is included. Students used the Reproducibles from the book Self-Assessment and Goal Setting to guide the self-selection of their learning samples.

Students from a grade 6 class at Sk’aadgaa Naay Elementary School on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Island, BC) were partnered with a grade 5/6 class from Kenaston, Saskatchewan. The partners conversed via email and Skype which resulted in a comparison of living in an isolated remote location with living in rural Saskatchewan. The collaborative project was centred around the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The partnerships were given an Olympic event that they had to research and collaboratively create a Power Point presentation using Google Docs

Students will work in small groups to cooperatively to complete a Fermi math problem. Fermi math challenges students to solve seemingly complicated questions using estimation, rounding, approximations, analytical thinking, creative thinking, communication, and technology skills. The students will investigate the driving question: If you wanted to send a valentine card to each person in the world next year:
• how many boxes of packaged valentines will you need to purchase?
• how much will it cost for you to purchase and mail all of the cards?
• if everyone in the world sent a valentine to everyone else in the world, how many valentines in total would be sent?

This comprehensive resource from Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division includes units of study plus curricular and assessment resources for Grade 5 Arts Education, ELA, Health Education, Physical Education, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Look for rubrics, vocabulary lists, summarized outcomes, unit plans, sample year plans (and templates), Treaty Education outcomes and indicators as well lots of other teacher resources. Some of the information is not available as a login is required.

Student collaborated together and discussed the idea of flashmobs – what they were, where they occur, why they occur, how they relate to pop culture. We utilized You Tube so that students could see these in action and garner ideas for their own which was the end goal.

Practice using the viewing guide with one or two videos first, following the lesson steps below. This may be done every second or third day. Once students feel comfortable with the viewing process, a summative viewing guide can be completed by the students for grading.eng

Units
Provincial Rubrics
Exemplars
Writing Continuum
Templates
Curricular Resources
Assessment Resources

Grade 5 Math Playlist / Outcome Plan.
The following is an example of how you can develop playlists for outcome-based math. Activities can be a compilation of resources you already have, or ones you can access through the resource bank including.

The University of Saskatchewan offers this tremendous resource that promotes the richness and diversity of the sciences, nurture curiosity and innovation, and inspire students to consider a career in science, and support teachers to provide exciting educational experiences.

Check out the great collection of video and activity resources for teachers and parents to supplement and enhance Grade 5 science learning.

Grade 5 students completed the choice board after learning about three topics in social studies. Students had to complete one activity from each column of the choice board to demonstrate their understanding of the topic while using creative thinking to complete each activity. Students’ completed work was then assessed using the rubric found below.