This resources provides an introduction to The Writing Revolution by providing a supporting PowerPoint of 173 slides with all the information you need to get started. A possible school-wide implementation plan is also provided along with tracking sheets. We recommend that you have a copy of this book to use as a support in your classroom to assist with implementaiton (especially if you are the ELA teacher). This is an outstanding resource.  

Find mini lessons and anchor charts for Grades 3-5 based on The Writing Revolution's sentence-level activities.This resource has everything you need to start using The Writing Revolution at the sentence-level in your classroom or school. We recommend that you have a copy of this book to use as a support in your classroom to assist with implementation (especially if you are the ELA teacher). This is an outstanding resource.  

This resource has the resources needed to teach students in Grades 3-5 to take notes using the Writing Revolution framework.

There are several important skills that need to be solid with students before you begin teaching the paragraph. Use this resource to ensure your students have the necessary skills to begin to write paragraphs!  

This resource has everything you need to teach your students how to write paragraphs following The Writing Revolution Framework. *templates*sequence*lessons*a model paragraph from beginning to end*deconstructing text*mini lessons 

This resource has everything you need to teach your students how to write multiple paragraph compositions using the MPO and The Writing Revolution framework. *templates*sequence*modelled example from beginning to end*transitions*cheat sheet*exemplars*PPT 

Sample Pacing Guides are provided from The Writing Revolution. These guides assume that the students are starting from the very beginning. As a result, as students progress, these guides should be adjusted to reflect their level of skill.   

Find mini lessons  and anchor charts for each grade level (K-2, 3-6, 7-9 & 10-12) on The Writing Revolution's sentence-level activities, note-taking strategies, a sequence for teaching a single paragraph and multiple paragraph compositions with activities and examples. An implementation plan is provided, as well as how to infuse writing into math, along with pacing guides and other lesson ideas. This resource has everything you need to start using The Writing Revolution at the sentence-level, note-taking, paragraph and mutiple paragraph writing strategies in your classroom or school. We recommend that you have a copy of this book to use as a support in your classroom to assist with implementaiton (especially if you are the ELA teacher). This is an outstanding resource.  

This lesson has students creating a self portrait using image and text.

This lesson can be completed in Art & ELA.
Morphology of the word micrography – micro – small; graphy -writing – students use small writing to create portraits!

Students will need to have a good understanding of self to create their portrait. Ideas could include words to describe the student, phrases, quotes, song lyrics, family members, poetry, or random thoughts. Some students may need guidance as to what information to include (or a model).

Sun West - Contact your school’s technology coach if require help with the technology piece of this lesson.

Extension – this lesson could be extended further into Social Studies or ELA by having students complete micrography portraits of historical figures, indigenous leaders, scientists or characters from novels or stories they are studying.

Multiage - Grade 4 students could complete this activity for prairie landscapes & Grade 5 students could complete this on pop art.

Sign up for a 45 minute virtual field trip, and follow it up with a classroom unit about human rights and being an upstander. The classroom unit includes an inquiry project.

Virtual Field Trip:
Students will learn how to be human rights upstanders by discovering the stories of people who used their personal strengths to take a stand to protect their rights and the rights of others, creating change.

Students will:
1. Learn to identify traits all upstanders possess and understand that each of us also possess these traits in our own unique way.
2. Experience exhibits and the inspiring Museum architecture as if they were at the Museum in person.
Interact with a Museum guide and ask questions to better understand how they can take action for positive change.
3. Engage in discussion, critical thinking and reflection on their role in the protection of their own rights and the rights of others.

Classroom Unit:
The Be an Upstander resource is a project-based learning unit designed to complement the “Be an
Upstander” school program. This resource targets students in middle years and encourages inquiry and
action on human rights issues. Students will examine the traits of human rights upstanders and follow
their example. By the end of the project, students will have had the opportunity to explore an issue they
are personally passionate about, share their knowledge and lead others toward action.

The Be an Upstander website is a digital student experience designed to support student learning as part
of a larger human rights themed, project-based learning unit. Students developing upstander projects
will engage in personal inquiry and action on human rights issues that matter to them. Students will learn
about the traits of human rights upstanders, be introduced to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and examine their personal strengths. Following the example of the upstanders they learn about,
students will be challenged to take tangible steps to becoming human rights upstanders themselves.

If you need this resource in a different format for accessibility purposes, please contact
info@humanrights.ca.

Be an Upstander website: https://humanrights.ca/upstander/#/
Complementary teacher's guide https://humanrights.ca/upstander/#/teacher-guide

Book Creator is a simple tool for creating awesome digital books. This site is a great way to bring creativity to your classroom or home. Students create, read and publish using a set of tools that is simple to use. Features include:
- 50 hand-picked fonts to choose from
- Add images or take your own photos
- Drop in video or music, or even record your voice
- Use the pen tool to draw or annotate
- Use shapes, arrows and emojis to express your ideas
- Portrait, square, or landscape book layouts

Students combine text, images, audio and video to create:
Interactive stories
Digital portfolios
Research journals
Poetry books
Science reports
Instruction manuals
‘About me’ books
Comic adventures

Brain Builders is an animated video series you can share with your students to help them understand what the brain does in order to read–the first time the Science of Reading has been placed in the hands of students.

Join Minh on his journey as his babysitter, Tamara, helps him cultivate a love for reading and understanding the Science of Reading. Series includes 13 episodes you don’t want to miss!

The Can Do Kids website is full of ready-made resources to support teachers and learners in their study of orthography.

You have to sign up for an account, then can download free resources, including beautiful posters, that are connected to picture books supporting a variety of orthographic lessons. Please note, some items have a cost, but there are still many free resources on this site.

Colours have the power to make us think and feel different emotions. This assignment allows students to dive into the psychology of colours. 

This resource contains an abundance of ELA infused, cross-curricular lessons organized by themes for Grades 4, 5 and 6. Non-fiction, poetry and fiction reading lessons are all included. 

"CommonLit delivers high-quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades 3-12. Our resources are:
Flexible;
Research-Based;
Created by teachers, for teachers.
They believe in the transformative power of a great text, and a great question. That’s why we are committed to keeping CommonLit completely free, forever." (CommonLit site)

Teachers can search for content by grade, theme, content type, genres, literary devices, and more. Alternative options are offered for students that may require adaptations for reading an easier level.

Parent guides are also provided.

Benchmark and ongoing assessments are available.

360 Curriculum provides full integrated units E.g., Unit 1 Characters Who Change and Grow which includes a baseline assessment, vocabulary activities, reading lessons, writing lessons, quiz, grammar activities, media exploration, discussion, and a culminating task.

Students in grades 4-6 engage in a series of activities (both inside and outside the classroom) designed to inspire a sense of environmental stewardship. Each of the activities is intended to have children explore their profound connection to nature and experience the power of individual and collective action.

Students explore the daily choices, they, their families, their school and their communities make; the impact of those choices on nature; and the role they and others may take in protecting nature.

The activities are fun, hands-on, and thought provoking. Students have opportunities to share what they are learning with their fellow students, family, and community and to create their own “class foundation” to collectively act on their concerns and passions.

The resource consists of 16 cross-curricular lessons on a range of issues from which teachers may select according to the dictates of their time and curriculum.

The goal of this project is for students to create their own iSpy Writing submission, whilst learning about theme, poetry, rhyme scheme, grammar and the editing process. This guide takes students through the writing process step-by-step and create a comprehensive and student inspired project! This will take about 3-4 hours of classroom time.

Currents4Kids.com / Infos-Jeunes.com is an engaging, online interactive current events resource for students in grades 3 and up.

*Download free articles/activities from recent issues of Building Bridges (grades 5 and up), The Canadian Reader (grades 3 and up) & What in the World (grades 5-10)!

This 21st century teaching and learning tool explores local, national, and international news stories. It works across all platforms, from iPods to iPads to desktop computers, allowing teachers and students to make meaningful use of the Internet whenever – and wherever – they choose.

C4K is published once per week (except over Christmas and Spring Break) from mid-August until mid-June.

Key features of this exciting new resource include:
-Weekly articles
-On-the-Lines and Between-the-Lines quizzes
-Comment page
-Links to relevant articles, resources, maps, photos and videos
-Suggested activities including pdfs of the articles and quizzes

A subscription will help you to:
-Encourage non-fiction reading by providing age-appropriate, leveled, engaging and relevant text.
-Build students' vocabulary and background knowledge.
-Make better use of technology and time.
-Provide students with an opportunity to express their opinions in a safe, structured environment and allow them to read what other students their age say on the same topics.
-Save time by automatically grading quizzes and allowing teachers to manage writing assessment online.
-Most of all, excite your students about their world, and what's happening in it!

How it works: Access for a full school year (10 months) costs $230 per school; after receiving access to the site, the subscriber may invite all the other teachers within the same school to join their account. Teachers can then create classes listing their students.