This is a collection of resources that parents may find useful.
Please note that ANY resources in The Sun West Resource Bank can be useful to parents as well. Items in this collection have been specifically marked as higher interest to parents.
If parents are searching for resources to support their child with his or her learning, they should complete the search. If they wish to, parents can use the filters on the left side of the screen and select "Primary User" and "Parent" to narrow their search if need.
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 “Education Level” to narrow your results to a specific education level. (Please note - for the purposes of this site these "Education Levels" are used when filtering - Lower Primary = K-2, Upper Primary=3-5, Middle Years=6-8, High School=9-12).
You can also 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.
This resource was developed in Westcliffe School (Jennifer Loken with contributions from the rest of the staff) and is an excellent scope and sequence of the different writing expectations for each grade level.
This site from the University of Waterloo offers a collection of games and printable follow up activities for Math.
"Compose bold, clear, mistake-free writing with Grammarly’s AI-powered writing assistant."
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This educator resource provides videos, book suggestions, toolkits and other resources for character education.
Guide to Contracts & Agreements for Digital Kids – Media! Tech! Parenting!
A monthly calendar focused on happiness from Greater Good at Berkeley. If you click each day, the resources you may need are linked to it and it will take you to them.
This site offers Learning Tools & SEL for Parents, Caregivers, & Families
What Is It?
A set of activities and lessons for families to use at home with children in grades PreK-6.
Provided by Sanford Harmony, these resources guide parents and caregivers through ways to help children practice key SEL skills such as empathy and critical thinking.
With the program, you can:
- Facilitate pre-planned lessons
- Enjoy Harmony activities as a family
- Build strong relationships at home.
- Access "Inspire" teaching tools.
- Practice self-care for all ages.
Heart Word Magic is a complimentary teaching tool designed to help students learn to read and spell high-frequency words and sight words, particularly those that aren’t very decodable.
Show your students the animations, then try the fun, hands-on free Student Practice Activities.
Help your child learn!
This website is packed full of ideas to help your child learn every day!
A Guide for Parents and Families of Aboriginal Students
This resource covers the following topics:
How Can My Involvement Benefit My Child?
How Can I Help My Child’s Learning?
Ideas for Parents and Families of Students in Early Years
Ideas for Parents and Families of Students in Middle School Years
Ideas for Parents and Families of Students in High School
School Partnerships in My Child’s Learning
What Questions Can I Ask About My Child’s Learning?
What Should I Do If An Issue Arises?
Other Sources of Help and Information
Students who regularly complete and turn in homework assignments perform significantly better in school than those of similar ability who do not do homework (Olympia et al., 1994). Homework is valuable because it gives students a chance to practice, extend, and entrench the academic skills taught in school. Parents can be instrumental in encouraging and motivating their children to complete homework. This homework contract intervention (adapted from Miller & Kelly, 1994) uses goal-setting, a written contract, and rewards to boost student completion (and accuracy) of homework. Students also learn the valuable skills of breaking down academic assignments into smaller, more manageable subtasks and setting priorities for work completion.
Hotmath provides homework assistance for high school and college students, using “worked out” examples of math problems. Grades: 9–college
CoordiKids is happy to offer the series of downloadable tools for teachers: The How Do You Feel? Curriculum for teaching self-regulation to children.
How Do You Feel? is a curriculum designed for elementary school teachers. The kit is geared toward helping children ranging in ages from 4-12.
What’s Included: The How Do You Feel? Curriculum from CoordiKids
- The “How Do You Feel?” Chart
- 6 Lesson Plans
- Visual Aids
- Worksheets
- And more!
By clicking on the "Home" tab, you will also find:
- Home Course
- Preschool Course
- Classroom Brain Break Course
- Homeschool Brain Break Course
- Master Classes
- Starter Packs (Sensory Processing and Dyspraxia)
In this article Lee Taal examines" Canada has a problem: we need more workers." A number of challenges are considered.
A better way to say sorry.
Start a family book club!
During the 2019-2020 Professional Learning Communities in Sun West, the Early Learning/Phonological Awareness PLC created this recourse to help Teachers in their ELA programming with an overview of learning to read.This continuum may also be helpful to parents, Educational Assistants, and other people in a student's educational team!Find the resource and a short webinar on how to use the resource here.
The following are the outcomes each grade will work on in Saskatchewan. The outcomes are written in student and parent friendly language using "I Can" statements.
You will find all the outcomes organized by grade and subject for the full year.
Looking for simple gross motor activities you can do indoors? This is the mega list!
What Is It?
INNER EXPLORER PRESENTS A MINDFULNESS APP FOR FAMILIES - Helping Parents Raise Mindful kids.
Inner Explorer is a free mindfulness app (for Apple and Android) from Inner Explorer. Hundreds of school districts use Inner Explorer's mindfulness program to help educators and students become socially-emotionally present and handle situations with calmness and resilience.
Inner Explorer @ Home is specifically designed for parents and caregivers to use with their children and features daily guided mindfulness practices for all age-groups.
THE BENEFITS AND 5 W's OF MINDFULNESS
1. What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness means paying attention to what’s happening right now with curiosity and kindness and without judgment.
2. Why Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is popular because it is very effective for reducing stress and for improving focus which helps learning.
3. When?
One can practice mindfulness any time. However, practicing mindfulness in the morning often sets the tone for a calm and lovely day.
4. Who?
Inner Explorer was designed for Pre K – 12th grade students. However, many adults utilize the program on a daily basis. Practicing as a family magnifies the benefits and creates calm and connection.
5. Where?
Practicing in as quiet a place as possible is always a good idea to minimize distractions.