Free School is a safe and friendly place to expose children to famous art, classical music, children's literature and natural science. Check out the great videos on a wide range of topics.
This is a great site to help you find a book you'll love. If you sign up you can enter books you've enjoyed and it will make suggestions for you! Remember to check out Sora to see if you can find a copy of the book there if you are a Sun West student or teacher!
There are plenty of recommended reading lists available here!
Scroll to the very bottom of the page to find the "Best of" lists for readers of all ages!
Half-Pint Kids is a set of materials written by a teacher for teachers. Besides colorfully illustrated decodable stories, you will find links to Teaching Guides, Activity Pages and Literacy Centers.
Table of Contents:
- Level A: Sights & Sounds (Sets 1-6) introduces all the consonant sounds, short vowel sounds and 33 sight words
- Level B: Blends & Ends (Sets 7-12) introduces 16 blends and digraphs, 24 sight words and 4 word endings
- Level C: Moving-A-long (Sets 13-18) introduces the long vowel sounds, 9 blends, 46 sight words, 4 word endings and more.
A complete novel study for the novel, Hatchet. This novel study includes chapter comprehension questions, video links, formative and summative assessments, choice board, rubrics, etc.
Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs.
The Legacy of Hope Foundation is a very comprehensive site that offers lots of great resources that help to promote healing and Reconciliation in Canada. The Legacy of Hope Foundation's (LHF) goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential School System (RSS) and subsequent Sixties Scoop (SS) on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities to promote healing and Reconciliation.Check out each of the sections to see the great resources they have to offer.
Libby, by Overdrive is a books app that allows kids to browse and borrow ebooks and audiobooks from public libraries for free. Kids will need a library card to download or stream the books they want to borrow. The app connects users to their local library's ebook and audiobook collection. Users can link multiple library cards from different branches to access a wider collection. Kids can sample books before deciding to borrow them. If they're not immediately available, they can put titles on hold, and the activity tracker lets them track what they've read. Search for a specific title or explore different collections, including Kids, Teens, What's Popular?, and Subjects. Little kids can access picture books with read-along audio, making some books more accessible to early readers. Even though Libby, by Overdrive gives users access to a wide range of books, grown-ups can activate a juvenile or young adult filter in order to limit kids' access to the entire collection.
SUN WEST USERS....DON'T FORGET YOU CAN ACCESS BOOKS ON SORA AS WELL ALL YEAR LONG!
This website provides short support videos by grade level for:
*readers have different voices
*readers make inferences
*readers retell/summarize
*readers question and predict
*readers track details
*readers juggle multiple texts
*SEL
The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources that have been curated from YouTube, Vimeo and other sites to meet curricular outcomes in ELA.
The resources can be used in stand alone literacy lessons, can form the basis for a whole Literacy unit or can support literacy units that you already have in place. With the many book based activities using the book alongside the digital resource is recommended.
Plan and deliver effective Reading Comprehension mini-lessons with this downloadable PDF that outlines the lesson in a 4-step lesson architecture:
- Step l: INTRODUCTION: You (re)introduce the skill.
- Step 2: INSTRUCTION: You explain and demonstrate the skill.
- Step 3: INTERACTION: They experience the skill.
- Step 4: CLOSURE: You crystallize the skill.
Use the template to create effective reading comprehension mini-lessons in your classroom today!
The link offers information about how to purchase "The Comprehension Playbook" for various grade levels.
This document map is meant for students to use and interact with as they move through their ELA courses. It enables them to keep track of the outcomes as they meet them on their personalized journey through the courses
The National Film Board of Canada's award-winning online Screening Room has over 3,000 productions.
Films on this site can be streamed free of charge, or downloaded for your personal use for a small fee. We also offer educational works on a subscription basis to schools and institutions.
Our Collection includes documentaries, animations, experimental films, fiction and interactive works. We showcase films that take a stand on issues of global importance that matter to Canadians—stories about the environment, human rights, international conflict, the arts and more.
Newsela provides high-interest, printable news articles from a wide range of subject areas. Teachers can adjust the reading level of news articles to meet the needs of students. Within each article, power words are identified. Students can click on these and see the definition in student-friendly language. Newsela also provides writing prompts and questions about the articles. You can sign up for free access to the end of the 2019-20 school year. Although the site is American, there are lots of applicable news stories that align with Saskatchewan curricula and context.
Free use of this fabulous site is extended (again!) through the 2022-2023 school year.
Here's how it works:
- Click on on any book cover offered to begin reading.
- Use the book’s homework button to open a downloadable homework packet.
- Use the book's SMART Board button to download SMART Board files that are designed to assist you in the delivery of Flyleaf’s Foundational Skill and Close Reading Guide instruction.
Table of Contents:
- Emergent Reader Series - Part 1: VC, CVC Words
- Part 2: CCVCC Words (Blends)
- Part 3: Compound Words
- Part 4: Multisyllabic Words
- Part 5: Words with Endings
- Reading Series One - Part 6: Foundational Skills Consolidation
- Reading Series Two - Part 7: Consonant Digraphs
- Part 8: Long Vowels with Silent e
- Part 9: Single Long Vowels & Patterns & Soft c and g
- Part 10: r - Controlled Vowels
- Reading Series Three - Part 11: Vowel Digraphs
- Part 12: Variant Vowel Digraphs
- Part 13: Diphthongs
- Part 14: Advanced Letter-Sound Correspondences
library2go helps keep students reading. Students can access ebooks and audiobooks from the provincial library system if they have a library card. This is an opportune time for students to develop fluency and stamina for reading independently. Invite them to explore titles in different genres and to find nonfiction titles that build on their interests. If students don’t have a library card, they can check out their regional library’s membership tab. Many libraries have an online application option so that students can gain a temporary library card number to borrow materials
PBS has created and shared tons of media rich, engaging, digital lessons for a wide range of grade levels and subject areas.
Find FREE videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for teachers like you. Choose from lots of filters that will customize your search so you can find exactly what you're looking for.
Check out these great video/curricular resources for Grade 5. The ROVER videos all indicate the curriculum outcomes that they address.
ROVER (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) is a video streaming service for Saskatchewan teachers and students in the PreK-12 education system. It is managed and maintained by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. ROVER is a video-on-demand service that provides teachers and students with the convenience of immediate access to streamed, educational videos that support curricula.
This site also offers all of the curriculum documents for all grade levels.
If you are unable to access the site, it may be because a Saskatchewan Ministry of Education Blackboard login is required. All students have an Edonline account, so contact your child's school or the Ministry of Education’s Support Desk at 1-866-933-8333 or email at networkservices@gov.sk.ca for login information. Your child's student number will be required.
ReadWorks assists teachers in differentiating reading instruction with high-quality texts and lessons K-12.
*decodable passages, article of the day, differentiated passages & much more!
Sign up for free and use ReadWorks in 3 Ways:
- Digital Classes - Students can highlight, annotate, and complete assignments online. Teachers can access progress reports & automatic grading.
- Print - Easily print any of our content and curriculum to share with your students.
- Projector - Project or use your smartboard for classroom instruction or online learning.
Find passages for the topics you’re teaching (STEM, Poetry, Social Studies, Literary Fiction, Arts, Holidays & Events)
Select "Resources" and then "Webinars" or "Teacher Guide" to help you get started. Many live and recorded webinars are available.
"The most engaging reading game for Grades 3-8, and all for FREE!
Combining strategy, engagement, and imaginative reading passages to create a fun, curriculum-aligned literacy game!"
Just released!
This new practice guide provides four evidence-based recommendations that teachers can use to deliver reading intervention to meet the needs of their students in grades 4-9.
The 4 recommendations outlined in the guide included:
(1) multisyllabic word reading
(2) fluency building
(3) comp-building practices &
(4) stretch text.
Access the guide here: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/29
Webinar on New WWC (What Works Clearinghouse) Practice Guide
Apr 13, 2022 09:00 AM
Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register at
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/29?fbclid=IwAR0U_Gvg2b