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Learning Activity 1: Watch the 45 minute video Facebook Obsession. During viewing, record benefits and potential concerns raised during the documentary.
Learning Activity 2: Is Facebook beneficial or harmful in the school setting? … in the work world?
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Canadian kids from isolated communities forced to move away from their families – just to go to school.
This video follows the stories of young students who have to leave their home community to attend school.
The following is a collection of resources and strategies to help teachers connect with families positively and engage them in their child's learning. Use this resource to help ensure you have a family friendly school with parents involved in the school and their child's education.
Community connections are also explored.
Together the parents, teacher, student and community can work together to forge a positive and successful experience for all stakeholders involved.
This is a collection of tools to assess the effectiveness of family engagement in a school's learning community.
Family History Inquiry Project in action.
In this Grade 1 inquiry project, the students compare past and present. They make personal connections and are engaged in the process of finding out what life really was like in the past, as well as find similarities to their own lives. Through the use of technology, iPod Nanos and mini-camcorders, students will not bogged down by their limited writing abilities. For English language learners, the use of technology permits them to gather stories in their families' native language.
Ideas and resources for families to celebrate Family Literacy Day!
The following presentation can be used to explain literacy at home and the PeBL connection.
In this facilitator’s guide, you will find:
-A comprehensive Read and Rise program overview.
-Helpful tips for planning your program.
-A list of program materials and resources.
-A step-by-step outline and talking points to help you conduct a successful program.
Students will learn about medieval manuscripts and artistic representations of fantastical creatures. They will create their own fantastical creature using complementary colors and write a paragraph describing it.
Take a trip to a Canadian farm to learn about different kinds of farming and food production with these 360 informational videos of many aspects of farm life.
A lesson using Farm 360 Virtual Tour and linking it to Science and Careers. The students will move around a 360 video to experience life on a farm or orchard. It outlines production and importance of the industry. There is an ELA writing component at the end of the lesson to be handed in.
Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan believes that getting to know farmers and ranchers is getting to know food.
Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan is a coalition linking thousands of livestock, crop and horticulture producers, government, individuals and businesses with a common goal to help people understand food and farming.
Search through articles about farming, discover programs and events, find interesting resources (check out the Canadian Food Focus, FarmFood 360, Real Dirt on Farming, Photos and Videos) and more.
farm animals, crops, food preparation, science activities and agriculture careers.
Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan is hosting an online photo contest during Ag Month with several categories including Farm Scenes, Farm Animals, A Meal from the Farm, and others! Prizes are up to $250.
While on this site, check out all of the other great ag resources!
"We need our friendships more than ever this year! Let's focus on doing our best to be a good friend to all. An act of kindness and connection ripples out and impacts on so many more people than we realise, and it also boosts our own happy hormones! In times of stress people can react more quickly than they would normally, so let's show compassion and kindness and try to keep calm. "
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The 1930s in the United States were pretty bad for employment in all industries, and the theater was no exception. As part of Roosevelt's New Deal, the Works Progress Administration created a division called the Federal Theatre Project. The agency created theater companies across the country to put actors and crew back to work in the theater industry. The shows were free, and thanks to forward thinking administrators, a lot of them were pretty interesting. You'll also learn about the Group Theatre today. They're the super-influential troupe, with the totally lame name.
FEED ME! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina has a chat with us about what living things eat to get energy. What makes something an omnivore, or a carnivore, or an herbivore? And how do plants fit in to all of this? Find the answers in this engaging video.
These bookmarks can be used in a variety of ways to provide students with feedback on their reading or writing. Feedback can be provided by family members, teachers, peers or even themselves. Four different bookmarks are provided, and they are provided in an editable format if you wish to change them to better fit your needs.
Using an inquiry-based model for learning, this interactive resource will increase students’ understanding of food security and explore the opportunities that exist in the Saskatchewan agriculture industry for feeding our growing world. The resource features multiple components to enhance the learning experience for students, including a four-part video, an interactive SMART Board game, and classroom activities. Note: This resource can be used even if you don't have a SMART Board. Available in French (SMART board game only).