This is a collection of resources to support learning at home for students in Grade Seven to Nine.
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.
Sun West families have access to Mathletics, Sora, Learn360 and Pearson E-Text to assist with learning. Please contact your child's classroom teacher for user and password information.
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.
A large colelctional of journal topics, story starters, reading log forms, and resources for teaching writing
"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
Dancing is one of the easiest ways to get your body moving … and grooving. As kids follow the moves on this YouTube-based dance challenge, they won’t even realize the’’re getting in a great cardio workout. Plus Just Dance features all their fave musical artists.
This Just Dance Video Channel offers lots of dance videos to get kids moving.
This TikTok videos share dozens of daily coaching and PE ideas that are:
😀 FUN
🏆 COMPETITIVE
🏃 ENGAGING
linktr.ee/justplaysports
"The best internet safety lessons recognize the complexity of these topics and help students build the critical-thinking skills and habits of mind to navigate the dilemmas they encounter."
This site links in the best lessons for internet safety from Common Sense Media for K-12.
MIND is offering Canadian families FREE access to their award-winning K-8 Math program from now through June 30th. For the first time ever, this highly efficacious (and fun!) program is available for parents in Canada so their children can remain engaged and curious learners while in quarantine!
Add name, grade, add to cart, select country and "check out". FREE.
You need to enter your billing information but no payment information. You will recieve an email with login details. (Check your junk folder if it hasn't arrived in 24 hours).
Available to grade 8 and for high school intervention.
October is agriculture month and a time to highlight our connection to food and the role that agriculture plays in the lives of Saskatchewan people and our students! This year’s theme is #MealsFromtheFarm.If you are interested in incorporating food or agriculture into your lessons this month, have your students enjoy some fun and learning with these "Meals From The Farm" Kahoots from Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan!
This KAPA (Kids and Parents Active) YouTube video will get kids and their families active and enjoying the time together in fitness.
Kahoot! is a game-based platform that makes learning awesome for millions of people all over the world. Sign up to create and play fun quiz games!
Having students make quizzes on Kahoot! is a great way for them to extend their learning and benefit the entire class!
Kahoot! is an excellent formative assessment tool. You can give feedback to your students after each question as you play. Make learning a game show...your students will never have so much fun being assessed.
This site offers a collection of resources to help support learning while families are home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and suspension of in-class instruction. It will be updated as more resources are identified and there is new information to share.
Sections include: (for Early Learning and Primary Years through to Adult Learning)
- Weekly Home Learning Videos
- Activities
- Learning from Home
- Everyday Learning Activities (ideas for promoting learning in many subject areas and with many activities)
- Resources (including educational programming from museums, science centers, zoos, artists, storytellers and others on a wide variety of topics, activities, games, videos, books and reading, educational collections, hands-on activities, languages, math, outdoor education, science, natural and human history, special education, French resources, and much more)
- Keeping Healthy
This free online typing tutorial helps students practice touch typing skills while improving speed and accuracy. Keybr provides an advanced learning experience as it uses statistics and algorithms to generate lessons based on each student’s skill level.
Khan Academy offers support for a number of subjects. This is specifically their section on world history.
Watch. Practice. Learn almost anything for free.
Now with ELA!
*Math K-12 (including "get ready for grade X to prepare") + college level
*Computing
*Science
*Arts, Business & Humanities
*Reading & ELA
*Life Skills - growth mindset, AI, financial literacy, SEL, safety, career
*Economics
"Use Kialo to help students get to the core of the issues they’re discussing To put their knowledge into action.
To sharpen their critical reasoning skills
To demonstrate their understanding
To engage constructively with each other
Take your classroom discussions online, break down complex subjects for students, and shake it up with new types of assignments."
This education version is free for teachers to use!
This is a great resource for students to research animals and play games related to animal studies.
"While National Geographic Kids isn't well-organized for teachers, it is a fantastic resource for students to explore their interests and follow their curiosity. The site would be a great way to introduce the diversity of life on Earth: Encourage students to learn about new animals, watch the science and geography series, and explore the interactive world map. The Homework Help section can provide additional information for light research papers or projects. Teachers can search, themselves, for resources that match topics they're working on in the classroom.
Teachers of younger students will find this easy-to-use educational tool a great way to increase engagement and add extension activities for science and social studies lessons. Note: Though the site content is free, there are abundant links to subscribe to the National Geographic Kids and National Geographic Little Kids magazines." (Common Sense Media Review)
This 30-minute-long exercise YouTube video is the perfect excuse to get moving along with your kids. HIIT, or high-intensity interval training, is a workout that combines intense bursts of exercise and short, active recovery periods. Think marching, jumping jacks and squats. No equipment needed! Just put on a pair of athletic shoes and press play.
Find podcasts on a variety of topics for pretty much every subject area.
*Great for Daily 5.
*Tons of stories and more!
Kids Listen is a grassroots organization of advocates for high-quality audio content for children.
Looking for something fun and educational to do this summer?
Check out this great site. It has 4 weeks of activities for kids of all ages. You'll find screen-free activities, crafts, online games and videos, virtual tours of the coolest places to see the coolest things, Live Cams, science experiments, STEM activities, Minute to Win It family games, art lessons, summer camp ideas to do at home and much, much more!
Let the summer fun and learning begin!
The Body Coach TV YouTube channel offers lots of 5-10 mins quick workouts.