Students discover how tiny microscopic plants can remove nutrients from polluted water. They also learn how to engineer a system to remove pollutants faster and faster by changing the environment for the algae.

This task adds some rigor to the activity of growing bean plants. By collecting growth data, students practice measuring and recording length measurements.

This task is designed to make students think about the meaning of the quantities presented in the context and choose which ones are appropriate for the two different constraints presented. In particular, note that the purpose of the task is to have students generate the constraint equations for each part (though the problem statements avoid using this particular terminology), and not to have students solve said equations.

Students visit second- and fourth-grade classes to measure the heights of older students using large building blocks as a non-standard unit of measure. They also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in age-appropriate bar graphs (paper cut-outs of miniature building blocks glued on paper to form bar graphs) enabling a comparison of the heights of different age groups. The activities that comprise this activity help students develop the concepts and vocabulary to describe, in a non-ambiguous way, how heights change as children age. This introduction to graphing provides an important foundation for creating and interpreting graphs in future years.

Table of Contents
I. Toolkit Overview Pg. 2
• Purpose of the Toolkit
• How to Use the Toolkit
II. Background Pg. 3
• What is Parent Engagement?
• Why is it important?
• What do we mean by sustainability?
• What will success look like?
III. Sustaining and Improving Parent Engagement Pg. 4-6
• How did this effort come about?
• What does experience tell us about the importance of each strategy?
IV. Achieving Success: Guide for Creating Your Own Strategies Pg. 7-17
• Creating a Parent Engagement Roadmap
• Developing a Parent Engagement Checklist/Self Assessment
• Establishing a Parent Engagement Support Network
V. Source Material & Additional Resources Pg. 18

In this lesson, the students will investigate what types of plants and insects they could eat to survive in the Amazon. They will research various plants and/or insects and identify characteristics that make them edible or useful for the trip. The students will create posters and present their findings to the class.

The Mindset Kit
Learn about adaptive learning mindsets and strategies that promote them with this free, online resource designed for educators and parents.

Mindset Meter
Quickly understand the prevalence and distribution of the various adaptive learning mindsets in your school or classroom with this surveying tool.

This information all comes from Perts from (www.perts.net). PERTS empowers educators to improve student outcomes by applying research-based practices.

"Guardians Of The Grasslands is a short documentary brought to you by a group of dedicated conservationists, ranchers and Canadian filmmakers. The film explores the current state of one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems, the Great Plains grasslands, and the role that cattle play in its survival. As we reach new critical levels in the loss of these iconic landscapes, there are important truths we must face about humanity’s relationship with the land and our food."The video and teacher guide are available in this resource from Agriculture in the Classroom and The Canadian Cattlemen's Foundation. 

This art history video discussion examines Guercino's St. Luke Displaying a Painting of the Virgin, oil on canvas, 1652-53 (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City).

This problem asks the students to represent a sequence of operations using an expression and then to write and solve simple equations. The problem is posed as a game and allows the students to visualize mathematical operations. It would make sense to actually play a similar game in pairs first and then ask the students to record the operations to figure out each other's numbers.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders an overview of subtraction (numbers to 100) - word problems.

This marbel counting iteration of greater than, less than, and equal to with a specific "target number" help strengthen the concept for students.

Le Guide alimentaire canadien: ressources pour appuyer l'alimentation saine chez les jeunes et les adultes!

Here are some resources that will help you get started with teaching Guided Math in your classroom.

Guided math is about having students work and learn at their own pace, place and choice. Being that students work at their own pace they are provided a variety of choice within learning strategies and learning environments.

Environment: Students have choice of where they want to work and how they want to work. They are able to work at their desks, at a table, on the couch/carpet or at the computers. They are able to choose to work alone, work with technology, work with a pair or work with a teacher.

Learning: At the beginning of each outcome students receive a document which is very structured information about where they are and where they need to go. This document also displays student achievement. **see below** Each student keeps their work in a file folder at the front of the classroom. At the beginning of every class students take their file folder to their desk and begin working. Students are guided to seek their own understanding by using their textbook, an iPad or a peer. The resources used are Saskatchewan Outcome Based Assessments, Sun West Moodle, Mathletics, ePearson textbooks and Math Makes Sense Textbooks.

Give your eyes a break with this audio-only Digital Wellness Break. Follow along as teacher Stephanie's voice guides you step-by-step through "Tense and Release," a mind-body-breath integration that's designed for children and effective for all ages.

TODAY’S MINDFUL MOVEMENT
🦦 TENSE AND RELEASE 🦦

“It’s the end of a very long day. Back-to-back-to-back meetings. You sign-off from work, gather your belongings, rush out the door... only to get stuck in traffic. Tension rises.

A busy lifestyle with no time to relax can lead to frustration, tension, and chronic stress.

Making time in our busy days to mindfully unwind can help. Tense and Release is one of our favorite relaxation exercises to do just this. By consciously tensing and releasing our bodies, we are able to tune out what is going on outside and tune in to what’s going on inside. And in tune, consciously let go of the tension and stress we carry.

This audio-only relaxation will allow you to return to a state of balance. Just hit 'play' and give your eyes a rest for the next four minutes.” (Yoga Ed.)

Materials and strategies to assist with the instructional approach of working with a small group of students who demonstrate similar reading behaviours.

Les contenus de MAJ offrent des possibilités multiples d’usage pédagogique. L’activité
de visionnement ou la lecture d’un article et les questions proposées peuvent servir
d’amorce à un projet ou d’activité d’enrichissement, contribuer à l’activation des
connaissances des élèves, devenir une activité hebdomadaire à réaliser avec les élèves.