This is a group project I use when teaching body systems in grade 5. Each group is assigned a specific body system to research, write about, create a diagram, and then present to the class. Once all groups have presented to the class, I give each student a test, to assess how much information they understood.

Book Creator is a simple tool for creating awesome digital books. This site is a great way to bring creativity to your classroom or home. Students create, read and publish using a set of tools that is simple to use. Features include:
- 50 hand-picked fonts to choose from
- Add images or take your own photos
- Drop in video or music, or even record your voice
- Use the pen tool to draw or annotate
- Use shapes, arrows and emojis to express your ideas
- Portrait, square, or landscape book layouts

Students combine text, images, audio and video to create:
Interactive stories
Digital portfolios
Research journals
Poetry books
Science reports
Instruction manuals
‘About me’ books
Comic adventures

"CommonLit delivers high-quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades 3-12. Our resources are:
Flexible;
Research-Based;
Created by teachers, for teachers.
They believe in the transformative power of a great text, and a great question. That’s why we are committed to keeping CommonLit completely free, forever." (CommonLit site)

Teachers can search for content by grade, theme, content type, genres, literary devices, and more. Alternative options are offered for students that may require adaptations for reading an easier level.

Parent guides are also provided.

Benchmark and ongoing assessments are available.

360 Curriculum provides full integrated units E.g., Unit 1 Characters Who Change and Grow which includes a baseline assessment, vocabulary activities, reading lessons, writing lessons, quiz, grammar activities, media exploration, discussion, and a culminating task.

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Welcome to Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS), where we believe that all Canadians should experience the physical, emotional and social benefits of dance. Access our free resources—designed for educators and community leaders who work with children and youth, as well as specific resources to engage seniors in dance programs—and experience the joy of dance! No previous dance experience required!

You need to create a free account to access the courses and dances.

Once you are enrolled, find for the Dance on Demand Course on the home page. Enroll in this and you will have access to dances, observation checklists, rubrics, etc. for Grades 1-6.

Next, look for Inclusive Dance Practices in the Classroom and Community and enroll in this teacher course. This course will provide you with lots of information about how to make dance accessible for multiple different needs that may be present in your classroom!

A third course to look into enrolling for is the Activity Library: "All young people should have access to the physical, emotional and social benefits of dance and this library will provide you the tools and support to make it happen. The activities are divided into four categories: welcome, warm-up, dance and reflect. Browse through the titles or use the search tools to select activities based on group size, element of dance or age of participants. All activities are supported by video demonstration and detailed, printable activity plans - and some have downloadable music tracks!"

There are many other course offerings on the home page to explore as well.

This unit consists of five lessons and is recommended for grades 5-8.  The five lessons consist of:The Cat's Out of the Bag - students investigate the morphology, physical characteristics, and physical adaptations of four cat speciesMountain Mixer - students participate in a role playing, systems thinking activity to understand the relationships among species before constructing a food webIt Takes All Kinds of People - students participate in a town hall meeting in an effort to reach a concensus regarding conservation plansWhat's the Plan? - students explore the emerging issues through simulation activitiesTaking Action - students are led through a service-learning project of their choosing to raise money to donate*Planet earth videos referenced in the activities are available on YouTube.

These amazing infographics about explicit instruction can take your students' learning to the next level. These leverage the transfer of responsiblity in a meaningful and explicit manner.

Infographics include:

*Structure of an Explicit Lesson
*Delivering Instruction
*Independent Practice
*Active Participation

Thank you, Jamie Clark!

Give a 5 question mixed review quiz to students every Friday.The questions can focus on current learning, but should also include questions from the entire year (especially concepts needed for next week's lessons, or foundational items that need to be mastered). This strategy will help develop mastery, provide opportunities for mixed practice to ensure comprehension beyond specific learning content.  

A complete novel study for the novel, Hatchet. This novel study includes chapter comprehension questions, video links, formative and summative assessments, choice board, rubrics, etc.

This resource provides ideas and supports for infusing 21st Century Skills into your classroom. The following 21st Century Skills are addressed:CharacterCollaborationCommunicationCreativitiyCritical ThinkingDigital & Computer TechnologiesCultural & Ethical CitizenshipLife Skills

This writing continuum was created by Kenaston School (Nicole Duley and Cindy Menzies). It has taken the writing outcomes for Grades K-8 and organized them in a scope and sequence. This can be used to track individual student progress through the outcomes and follow the student through the grades to support in the implementation of the PeBL philosophy and the creation of personalized goals.

"These Math Screeners were developed in response to the need expressed by teachers for a tool that would aid them in identifying specific skills and concepts where there were ‘gaps.’ Having this data will allow teachers to respond more effectively to students’ learning needs."

Passport for Life supports the awareness, assessment, development and advancement of physical
literacy among students and teachers. The four components of physical literacy that are assessed in
Passport for Life are Active Participation, Living Skills, Fitness Skills and Movement Skills. Passport for Life combines student responses to online questionnaires with student data resulting from
their participation in fitness and movement skill tasks that teachers administer and observe.
Based on the results of the physical literacy assessments, the Passport for Life website generates a
Student Passport and a Class Passport. These passports highlight gaps in students’ physical literacy
levels and support teachers in adapting their programming and instruction to provide targeted lessons
that are relevant at both the class and student- levels. The passport results are user-friendly for
teachers, parents and students and offer these target groups a platform to engage in meaningful
conversation about student physical literacy assessment outcomes to support future improvements.

Teachers need to register for a free account.

This resource provides a mini lesson on writing personal narratives, a requirement sheet for the assignment, a student checklist, a planning sheet for writing, and a rubric to assess the essay.

PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs is a highly engaging program that is designed for classrooms ranging from grades 4 to 8. Students have fun exploring their passions, talents and interests as they plan and carry out their own business ventures. They make real products, earn real money and donate a portion of their profits to charity.For more information about the program, visit powerplayforsuccess.com.

This is a great project to do later in the year once students have practiced independent research skills. Students are put into groups, and assigned a "big idea" form the power and authority strand to research and present to the class. 

Learn how to use Microsoft Reading Progress a student and teaching guide. This guide gives you a full rundown of how to use Microsoft Teams with your learners. The video will also show students how to use reading progress and how to submit this. As a teacher this video will guide you all of the features of Microsoft Teams Reading Progress. A teacher and student guide. This how to guide shows you how to enable Microsoft Teams Reading Progress.

Reading Progress is a free tool built into Microsoft Teams Assignments designed to support and track reading fluency in your class. Students record their reading on camera and submit it to you. As you mark and return their work, data is automatically collected and organized in Insights, helping you spend more time with students and less time analyzing data.

With Reading Progress, educators can:
•Save time by creating reading fluency assignments for either the entire class or for individual students to complete independently.
•Visualize reading progress thanks to integration with the Education Insights dashboard.
•Engage students in independent practice on their own time.
Learn how to use Reading progress by creating an assignment in Microsoft Teams.

Personalize based on student needs, Student View, Built-in Immersive Reader technology, Students build independence and self-awareness, Educator View , Turn Auto-Detect on/off, Add feedback. Teams Insights and Analytics, Track student progress over time, Find patterns and class trends

These check ins are a quick way to get your finger on the pulse of your classroom and respond accordingly! 

Students will create an artifat along with write a life reflection. They can choose how they would like to present to the class. 

This is a self reflection document to be used at any point during the year with your students - but used specfically during report card time or three-way conferences. It provides students in kid-friendly language a way of understanding the FASA conditions and how they are able to apply these to their own habits at school. It is a great tool to use and assess during parent, student, teacher conferences. Co-created by Kira Toews and Brenna Siroski