This is a collection of resources to support learning at home for students in Grade Four to Six.
Please keep in mind that this is a small selection of what is available in The Resource Bank, but these are "the best of the best" resources. Please feel free to browse other hubs, collections and do keyword searches to find more amazing resources for learning at home. You can learn more about using The Resource Bank fully on our free training site at https://resourcebanktraining.weebly.com/ under "Learn the Basics" in the top right corner.
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.
The San Francisco MoMA is making #MuseumFromHome more of a reality by offering exclusive content featuring artists and their work online. Watch videos, read articles, and more right on their website.
"Using the outcomes and indicators identified in the Social Studies curriculum for grade 3-5 students, we developed a series of question sets, called Saskatchewan Historic Places Discovery Hunt, on the topics of immigration, Indigenous history, resource and economic development, prominent people and events in the province’s history, and governing Saskatchewan, among others. Using an inquiry-based approach, the questions are designed to guide students to a Saskatchewan listing on the Register where they can quickly, and without a great amount of critical thinking, learn an interesting fact about the property.
SayHi Translate
SayHi Translate is a translation app that allows you to instantly engage in foreign language conversations and communicate in a comprehensible way. Among the features provided are support for numerous languages and dialects, access to male and female languages, support for typing, copy and share conversations via email or on social media websites, support for a number of accessibility features (e.g., Dynamic Type, Voiceover, and improved navigation), and many more.
Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free / Age: 4+
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sayhi-translate-use-your-voice/id437818260
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sayhi.android.sayhitranslate
Amazon App Store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSVNFJX
Looking for an online version of Scattergories? Check out this great tool that generates a list, allows you to create and join online rooms, provides you with the rulebook and a chat feature, has you vote on opponents answers and promises piles of fun.
SciShow produces informational science videos for students of any age. They do have the look and feel that would likely appeal to younger students.
These videos are hosted by Jessi and her robot rat “Squeaks” and answer questions that inquiring young minds really want to know.
A variety of topics are covered in videos including: science on the playground, getting to know your emotions, simple machines, experiments, animal information, brainteasers and more.
Hands-on Science Resources for Home and School
The award-winning, non-profit Science Buddies empowers K-12 students, parents, and teachers to quickly and easily find free project ideas and help in all areas of science from physics to food science and music to microbiology. Whether your goal is to find a fun science activity for your kids or win the international science fair, sciencebuddies.org puts comprehensive, scientist-authored tools, tips, and techniques at your fingertips.
For elementary to high school students with lessons that engage through stories and podcasts. Segments in categories like Physics & Chemistry, Earth Science, Brain and Biology, and more will provide kids with a new way of seeing science.
Select EDUCATE from the top menu and use the filters to find the grade, subject and topic you need resources for.
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The University of Saskatchewan offers this tremendous resource that promotes the richness and diversity of the sciences, nurture curiosity and innovation, and inspire students to consider a career in science, and support teachers to provide exciting educational experiences.
Check out the great collection of video and activity resources for teachers and parents to supplement and enhance K-9 science learning.
Check out these 19 categories of great science podcasts that you can listen to with kids. Many of the categories have a number of podcasts within. Topics include oceans, dinosaurs, light, sound, space, senses, animals , plants and much, much more!
Did you know that there’s a listening app with ONLY content for kids?! It’s called Kids Listen, and it features a playlist curated especially for educational shows! Check it out at https://app.kidslisten.org, or as an Apple or Google Play app. What a great way to let your kids discover what they love.
Science North is thrilled to provide resources for students as well as professional learning to support Science and Technology being delivered to students at a distance.
These resources include independent, flexible and interactive STEM concepts that will inspire students and build their skills and core competencies.
Look for:
~ DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
These downloadable resources contain a lesson plan and curriculum-linked handouts for students who do not have internet access.
~ PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Pre-recorded videos will provide teachers with the framework needed to complete an inquiry-based project with their students.
~ CLASSROOM VIDEOS
Pre-recorded classroom videos will be available Monday through Friday, with each day covering a different grade level in English and French. The videos can be sent to students to provide them with key concepts and activities.
~ PRINTABLE HANDOUTS
Worksheets will accompany classroom videos for students to print at home.
Every week Science North will provide Grade 3 teachers with a pre-recorded video and printable resource.
Teachers will be able to share these YouTube videos and resources with students every week.
Included are classroom videos, student handouts, and offline lesson plans.
These videos and handouts can be sent to students to provide them with key concepts and activities that link to the curriculum.
Every week Science North will provide Grade 4 teachers with a pre-recorded video and printable resource.
Teachers will be able to share these YouTube videos and resources with students weekly.
Included are classroom videos, student handouts, and offline lesson plans.
These videos and handouts can be sent to students to provide them with key concepts and activities that link to the curriculum.
Every week Science North will provide Grade 5 teachers with a pre-recorded video and printable resource.
Teachers will be able to share these YouTube videos and resources with students weekly.
Included are classroom videos, student handouts, and offline lesson plans.
These videos and handouts can be sent to students to provide them with key concepts and activities that link to the curriculum.
Although the vast majority of our children will not grow up to become science professionals, they are growing up in a world that requires scientific literacy and critical thinking skills. Technology will play a role in their lives that is unprecedented for previous generations. They will have to find solutions to climate change, unfamiliar diseases, animal extinction, overpopulation and possibly food shortages. It is crucial that we work together to help them be successful in this world.
Being a scientist is about asking questions and being curious, exploring and experimenting, figuring out how things work in the world – all things that children are naturally good at.
This site offers activities that will encourage children to follow their own natural curiosity, investigate, explore and discover. In science, there are no mistakes, only discoveries!
This website is excellent. It contains rich and diverse high-quality resources directed towards teachers and learners. Activities and guides can be self-paced/self-directed by the learner, or facilitated with adults. Material encourages critical thinking, and learning across subjects (ex: integrating learning new vocabulary into math activities).
Resources available across subjects, searchable by grade level, subject, and domain within each subject (ex: fractions within mathematics).
Materials for early childhood and grades K-12. Freely available.
These valuable scope and sequence charts outline the reading and spelling skills that students require and the order in which they should be developed.
The charts cover skills for students from grade 1-grade 5/6.
With Scratch students will creates stories, games and animations, It will draw students of all types into coding and lay a foundation for future learning.
Seek by iNaturalist is an iOS/Android app that helps its users identify plants, animals, and fungi in their local area. Kids can see what species have been previously observed nearby, and can also photograph specimens themselves, either directly in the app or by pulling in photos from their device's photo roll. The app will then use its image recognition technology, based on the iNaturalist library of images, to match the observed plant, animal, or fungi to a database. If there's a match, a kid's find is placed in his or her collection, but it must be an exact match; when the app can't narrow it down to an exact species, it isn't added. As kids collect more and more species, they earn badges inside the app.
Once kids have made a match, or if they're perusing the lists of species that have been previously observed near them, the app shows facts about the species, including how many have been observed, the best time of year to spot the species, a map of where it has been seen, the scientific name, other photos of it, and a general description. Also, kids' own photographed sightings end up in the collection of local images, but it all remains anonymous. There's no registration required (or even available), and no user data is collected.
This short podcast (about 4 minutes) explores tips and suggestions for how to share a book at home with your child. There isn't a wrong way to share a book - but we hope these tips help you have the best experience possible.