Sun West endorsed resources.
Sun West endorsed resources.
This is a matching activity. It gives a brief description of an Aboriginal historical contribution or invention and pictures that are to be matched to each.
Grade 2.
This site provides demographic information about young Aboriginal children in Canada. Statistics provided by information collected in the 2016 census.
Educational playlists are selections of films on themes that tie in with Canadian curricula and address the important issues of the day. Many of the playlists are also linked to our study guides
Classification: DL6.2 Examine how humans organize understanding of the diversity of living things.
Characteristics and Behaviours: DL6.3 Analyze the characteristics and behaviours of vertebrates (i.e., mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish) and invertebrates.
Adaptations: DL6.4 Examine and describe structures and behaviours that help individual living organisms survive in their environments in the short term and species of living organisms adapt to their environments in the long term.
Students will engage in visual and written activities that will support their creative process of choreographing a solo dance composition. The lesson includes motifs and the movement components -- body, effort, shape, and space (BESS elements from Laban Movement Analysis).
Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, social studies, sports, world, environment and more!
Printable board games, activities and more for phonics and reading all using evidence-based methods. Can be customized to any student's needs including creating flashcards for other subjects.
My artifact is an inquiry project for Doing the Right Thing in ELA 9. This artifact focuses on creativity as students are required to complete a project through creative media and work on an individual challenge or issue that is important to them. This project requires students to think critically and innovatively. The project consists of six phases that help break down the task of creating such a product.
Have you ever been interested in what it really costs to live somewhere per month?
Dollar Street let's you explore how others live all over the world based on their monthly income. You can click the photos to learn ore about the families pictured.
See how people really live.
A summary and brief guide to implementing PBL in your math classroom.
Doodles Academy is a powerful free art curriculum for grades 1-5 that is available virtually. It provides art projects that offer authentic art experiences for students -- every student makes their own artistic decisions and walks away from the project with an artwork unique to them. Each project includes video tutorials and thorough lesson plans so that anyone can feel comfortable teaching art, regardless of their background or experience level. More, the art projects are aligned to topics and themes found in literacy, math, social studies, and science, so while students work through an art project they are building knowledge and context around other subjects.
This 9 minute video explores the importance of relationships in learning.
In the Journal of Student Engagement (2012) Lauren Liberante writes: “The teacher–student relationship is one of the most powerful elements within the learning...
Write up and video on how to add a DRA entry onto Dossier.
Adding/updating Grade level related to PG - including video
Instructions on using the Class Entry feature on Dossier.
For teacher's reference on how to use Reading Assessment Data.
Video / instructions for interpreting Dossier gr 10 reading charts
A video tutorial and list of steps for interpreting RAD Data using Dossier.
An introduction to the Dossier program for teaching staff.
Write up and video on PG reporting.