In today's world, 21st century skills are crucial for our learners as they provide the foundation for success in a rapidly evolving society. These skills, such as critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and digital literacy, equip children with the abilities to navigate complex challenges, adapt to change, and thrive in a globalized world. By nurturing these skills, we empower our learners to become agile, innovative, and socially responsible individuals who can actively contribute to the progress and well-being of our society.This resource has a 21st Century Skills poster, a big view 21st Century Skills Scope and Sequence document for grades 1-12, and a more focused view 21st Century Skills Scope and Sequence document for each of the following grade groupings 1-2, 3-6, 7-9, 10-12. This resource also has  Digital Literacy Scope and Sequence documents for each of the following grade groupings 1-2, 3-6, 7-9, 10-12 (linked in each of the previous documents).

Students can self-assess their 21st century skills using the division rubrics. You may wish to have them write a short reflection in the box they evaluate themsevles in (supported, with some support, with limited support or independent), or they can simply mark where they feel they are as another option.At the bottom there is room for students to reflect on their greatest area of strength, and explain why. There is also an area for the student to indentify an area of growth and state how they can imporve. The documents are attached below in MSWord (feel free to edit to fit your needs) and PDF verisions. Teachers may include these reflections with student reports or conferences if they they choose to. 

A Year plan to guide your classroom or school in implementing the 21st Century Skills

This document outlines how the 7 Cs, SECRET and Sun West Learning Behaviours all align to teach 21st Century Skills.

These nature crafts are the perfect accompaniment to a stroll in the great outdoors. Pick up the items you need, then make some amazing crafts for play or display!
Check out the other great learning activities on the We Are Teachers home page.

This site offers some of favorite Screen-Free Activities for Kids that will have kids learning and laughing. For PreK and elementary children.

Summertime is full of fun! It can be full of learning too…learning that is fun! We know that parents want their children to have fun in the summer, but they also want them to keep learning. It can be so hard to balance all of the schedules, ball games, vacations, trips to the pool and still make sure children keep learning and don’t fall behind over the summer.

Here have 25 fun summer learning activities that will keep your children engaged this summer and have FUN while doing it. Check them out and choose the ones that your children will LOVE!

Use this fun list of 27 great ideas to help you plan some fun end-of-year activities -- included is a special section at the end for celebrating the class of 2022. Many of the ideas here play out in the digital world, but there are some offline options as well.
Just a few examples of activities include:
- Post a Flipgrid asking students to share one accomplishment from the year that they're proud of
- Create a virtual yearbook
- Create a word cloud for each student
- Host a talent show
- Create an Instagram Class of 2022 Yearbook page
- Seniors can collaborate and contribute to a scrapbook about their time together, which the school can keep for their 10-year reunion

30 crafts you can do at home or school with recycled materials. Get Creative!

30-Day LEGO Challenge Printable Calendar (instant download)
Sometimes, it only take a little bit of a prompt to get the creative juices flowing. The prompts included in this printable LEGO calendar do just that!
For each day, a specific LEGO building idea is presented.
For example:
Day 2: NASA needs you to build a new rocket.
Day 24: The local bank keeps getting robbed. Build a safe no one can crack!
Each day is assigned a task, and it’s up to your creative kiddo to complete it!

Author: Lee Watanabe-Crockett

This is a phenomenal gathering of web sites that include resources to teach:

Digital footprints
Citing Sources
Detecting Plagarism
Personal Responsibility
Global & Cultural Awareness
Safe Web Searching

October is Women’s History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the women and girls from our past, and our present, who are contributing to a better, more inclusive Canada.

In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History Month, marking the beginning of an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of women and girls throughout Canada’s history. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Women’s History Month.

This year’s theme, She Did, So Now I Can, celebrates the actions of inspiring Canadian women that positively impact our lives today, right now, at this very minute. We are thankful for their courage and for inspiring us to do better.

The menu for this site includes links to explore:
- Women in Canadian History: A Timeline
- Women of Impact
- Women's History Month 2022
- International Day of the Girl Child - October 11
- Persons Day - October 18

A great list of books to read aloud to students in the first days of school.

Also consider:
Maybe - by Kombi Yamada - a book about the endless possibilities in all of us.
What Do You Do With A Problem - by Kombi Yamada - a great book to introduce and discuss the struggles you may face together as a class.

Add your favourites in the comments section below!

Summer is all about fun, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop learning. You can combine fun and education when you use these fun, engaging summer learning activities! These fun summer learning activities are perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders for July and August! Whether it’s outside fun or summer worksheets – you will love these summer learning activities for kids.

Please note: there are more than 34 activities listed here! Lots of fun for the entire summer!

The students were given one period each week for 5 weeks to explore their interests and plan, implement and produce a Genius Hour Presentation in a format of their choosing. They began with a few worksheets to identify their interest areas and various ideas in which they may present their information and also various formats both electronically and paper-based which they could use to showcase their learning. The students used books, ipads and computers to access information. Various showcases included working replicas of battery-operated cars and helicopters, working volcanoes, a hockey rink, baking, painting and posters. Students were so engaged that most students completed the majority of their projects outside of school on their own time.

TWENTY amazing lessons to teach computer science to Grades 3 to 5.
The curriculum is organized into 5 units: Scratch Review, Creative Commons, Makey Makey, Conditionals and Final Project.
If you need something easier be sure to use the Green level (Level 1) by using the tabs at the top of the website or finding it in the resource bank. If you need something harder head to Purple (Level 3) using the same method.

This fabulous resource has everything you need to get started coding and computer science with your students TODAY!

TWENTY amazing lessons to teach computer science to Grades 3 to 5.
The curriculum is organized into 5 units: Scratch review, variables, Makey Makey, advanced games and final project.
If you need something easier be sure to use the Green level (Level 1) or Blue level (Level 2) by using the tabs at the top of the website or finding it in the resource bank.

This fabulous resource has everything you need to get started coding and computer science with your students TODAY!

For students, summer is a fantastic time to relax and rejuvenate from the previous school year. Students can make the most of the summer and time in the sun by participating and engaging in fun activities, whether they take place inside or outside, alone or with a group of friends.

Check out this site to find fun and educational summer activities that middle schoolers will enjoy! Some examples are: Geocaching, DIY Solar Oven, Pool Noodle Olympics, DIY Lava Lamp, DIY Terrarium, Board Game Championship, Obstacle Course for Kids, Free Online Classes, and more!

This site offers a wide selection of 360 videos from around the world. Choose from a world map or do a search to explore what there is to offer!