"This month's theme is all about finding the joy in life, even when things are difficult. Research has shown that experiencing positive emotions in a 3-to-1 ratio with negative ones leads to a tipping point beyond which we naturally become more resilient to adversity. So let's train our brains to find the joy. You can learn more about the science behind this at our events this month too (details below the calendar)."

This site from the NBA and WNBA teaches basketball skills and drill that will have you amazing everyone on the court!
You can practice these alone or with a family member and you don't need a lot of space.

Skills include: warm up, ball handling, shooting, strength and conditioning, footwork and agility, games and challenges. Full workouts and a podcast are also included.

Votre enfant tourne en rond, il ne sait pas quoi faire, il s’ennuie … sortez-lui cette liste magique de 101 idées ! Affichez la, accrochez la dans la chambre ou sur le frigo !

If you're looking for information, the internet has a lot of it. The problem is, you can't trust every website you find. You'll need to evaluate each website to decide whether it's reliable. We're going to go over some skills that will help you do that.

Students explore The Great GatsbyŐs allusion to art and its use of visual imagery and conclude their study by designing their own cover for the novel.

Juggling in Middle Years

I originally presented this assignment to students as part of a "Character Building" unit on self-discipline.

This assignment is used as one assessment for outcomes 7.5, 8.3, and 9.4/9.5 in middle years PE.

The students use their own time to complete the juggling task, and are instructed to track their progress and present it to the teacher in any way they want. I usually give the students a month to complete the assignment.

The Folger Shakespeare Library provides the full searchable text of "Julius Caesar" to read online or download as a PDF. All of the lines are numbered sequentially to make it easier and more convenient to find any line.

"Free Printable Math Worksheet Sampler Packs - Need a quick resource for your students to practice their math skills? The sampler packs below are available for free with no login required!"

Grades K-9 + Algebra & Geometry.

Jumbo Math Worksheets Pack

Jump Math is an amazing resource for teachers that are not confident teaching math (and those who are!). Strategies are explicitly taught. Many sample materials are free, or resources can be ordered as well. This is a great option for outcome based learning.

Resources also now include
*financial literacy grade 1-9
*coding lessons
*problem solving

In this activity, students will demonstrate the generator effect, which is due to electromagnetic induction when a conductor (a long metal wire) moves through a magnetic field. Materials required to this activity include: a 100-foot extension cord with ground prong, current or voltage galvanometer, two lead wires with alligator clips on at least one end, and one compass. This activity must be done in an open space large enough to swing a 100-foot cord as a jump rope, such as a gymnasium or outdoor field. This is activity three of "Exploring Magnetism." The guide includes science background information, student worksheets, glossary and related resources.

This is a kick-off activity about the solar system and Jupiter. Learners will discuss what they know, work in teams to read about the Sun, eight planets, asteroid belt, and the dwarf planet, Pluto. They use their knowledge to create a poster about each object, which can be displayed in the library and used in later activities. This activity is part of Explore! Jupiter's Family Secrets, a series designed to engage children in space and planetary science in libraries and informal learning environments.

This is an activity about electromagnetism. Learners will use a simple circuit powered by a battery source to investigate the strength of the magnetic field produced by a coil of wire in the circuit. The strength will be indicated by the deflection of magnetic compass needles and by the distance a coil of wire was moved by the action of the circuit. This activity requires coils or spools of wire, a knife switch, three magnetic compasses, a source of electricity such as 3 D-cell batteries or an AC to DC power adapter, alligator-clipped wire, and a bar or cow magnet. This is the fourth lesson in the second session of the Exploring Magnetism teachers guide.

This purpose of this task is to help students understand the absolute value of a number as its distance from 0 on the number line. The context is not realistic, nor is meant to be; it is a thought experiment to help students focus on the relative position of numbers on the number line.

Like Junie B. Jones, students will be saying "Wait till you hear this" after listening to a Junie B. story and creating mystery boxes to help retell the story.

"JA programs inspire students to understand their potential, set life goals and succeed at school and in business. We accomplish this by partnering with teachers and dedicated volunteers who bring the “real world” into the classroom. Our programs prepare students to innovate, take on leadership roles and go after their dreams."

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Grades 3-6 - More than Money, A Business of Your Own, JA Fun & Games, JA BizCraft, Bite-sized Learning

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"Personal Finance program teaches students in grades 9-12 personal money management skills including the key elements of personal finance such as spending wisely, budgeting, saving, investing and using credit."You can contact your local Junior Achievement (JA) to offer this course or you can enrol as a teacher and have your students complete it under your direction.  This can also be accessed by a student or parent as well (with a free account).

Students explore the inhalation/exhalation process that occurs in the lungs during respiration. Using everyday materials, each student team creates a model pair of lungs.

Through multi-trial experiments, students are able to see and measure something that is otherwise invisible to them seeing plants breathe. Student groups are given two small plants of native species and materials to enclose them after watering with colored water. After being enclosed for 5, 10 and 15 minutes, teams collect and measure the condensed water from the plants' "breathing," and then calculate the rates at which the plants breathe. A plant's breath is known as transpiration, which is the flow of water from the ground where it is taken up by roots (plant uptake) and then lost through the leaves. Students plot volume/time data for three different native plant species, determine and compare their transpiration rates to see which had the highest reaction rate and consider how a plant's unique characteristics (leaf surface area, transpiration rate) might figure into engineers' designs for neighborhood stormwater management plans.