This is a collection of resources to support learning at home for students in Grade Four to Six.
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To find out what outcomes your child should be learning about in their specfic grade, please visit our Outcome Maps.
If you find there are too many resources to sort through, you can filter the results using the “Filter Resources” area on the left side of the screen. Select “Subject Area” to narrow your results to a specific subject.
This balloon LEGO car activity is easy and simple, and it’s a fun time for the entire family! Be sure to check out the LEGO zip line for the minifigures too!
This site offers how to draw tutorials on facial expressions (cartoon) and much, much more.
This short video explains to kids why we are "stuck at home" during the COVID-19 outbreak.
This is a tricky time for kids and they are missing school and their friends. It can be even harder if they don't understand WHY we are all at home.
I hope this video can help children understand "the why".
This YouTube video offers guitar lessons for beginners.
Kids will love making these paper bracelets out of all kinds of paper! Be sure to check out the Picklebums home page at https://picklebums.com/. They offer activities for kids, fun food activities, articles on parenting, free printables, and much more.
Start a family book club!
This graphic organizer outlines the difference between a summary and a paraphrase. It also outlines the steps in writing a summary. A short selection is included for practice. This is a good resource for any subject area.
These tutorials will teach you how to draw animals, people, flowers, landscapes and more.
This site offers views from the Hubble Telescope.
Lessons describe key functions of the human body systems.
(Sun West - this site will work automatically if you are in a school. You will require a username and password if accessing this off site. Refer to the "Accessing Resources at Sun West" document for this information.)
The following are the outcomes each grade will work on in Saskatchewan. The outcomes are written in student and parent friendly language using "I Can" statements.
You will find all the outcomes organized by grade and subject for the full year.
To fully explore theme, students must understand what they read and then extract ideas from the text. Here are 11 tips to help your students understand theme as they read.
This is a cross-curricular unit using the poem "If You're Not from the Prairie".
It includes Grade 4 outcomes for ELA, Arts Ed and Social Studies.
Created by Danielle Jamieson
Illuminations works to serve you by increasing access to quality standards-based resources for teaching and learning mathematics, including interactive tools for students and instructional support for teachers.
The website includes:
- Lesson plans
- Online math strategy games against a computer or other players across the world
- Activities
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ImTranslator is a great site for translations and comparisons at the same time. You can get a simple translation, back translation, and comparison between PROMT, Google, and Microsoft translators all at a same place. The site offers tons of languages as it links to other popular translation services like Google too.
As for extras, there are a bunch of helpful tools like the Back Translation tool which automatically translates the target text back to the original—this helps you compare for accuracy.
Take advantage of the automatic language detection, dictionary, spelling, and decoder feature with checkmarks. Or use the buttons to copy, paste, use text-to-speech, or share the translation via email. ImTranslator also provides special accent characters that include currency, math, and company symbols.
Use imagination and creativity to create pictures out of abstract squiggles and marks.
In honour of Truth and Reconciliation Week, the Canadian Olympic School Program is proud to feature the stories of two distinct Indigenous Team Canada athletes, Jesse Cockney and Jillian Weir. Through their personal growth and achievements, they have brought Indigenous voices to the forefront.
Students will explore the themes of gratitude and inclusion, making links between their world, curriculum and stories.
Athlete Stories are available in two different reading levels, Kindergarten – Grade 3 and Grade 4- 6. Each story is accompanied by discussion questions and learning activities that teachers can easily integrate into their curriculum.
This site offers a wide range of FNMI resources for grades K-12.
Indigenous people have long passed on knowledge from generation to generation through oral traditions, including storytelling. Storytelling teaches history, values, beliefs and ways of life.
Enjoy this series of oral stories told by Elder Hazel, where you'll hear all kinds of fascinating stories.
Students will create an infographic to share knowledge and data about an issue or science topic they are studying.