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Reading Adventure Packs for Families

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What goes into each reading adventure pack? Parent information sheet with an introductory note that you can personalize, instructions about how to use the packet, and tips for sharing fiction and nonfiction books with children. Two books: one fiction and one nonfiction, selected by Reading Rockets for high quality and wide availability in school libraries Creativity Activity: a hands-on craft project Imagination Activity: encourages imaginative play, writing, or drawing Get Real Activity: focuses on real-world experiences for parent and child Bookmark: lists the featured titles and alternative titles The Reading Rockets reading adventure packs contain the instructions, activities, and bookmarks for you to download and print, for free. K-3 all subjects!

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Reading

Author: Reading Rockets

Willow Awards

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Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards! The three categories were established to encourage participation by all children, regardless of the level at which they are reading. They include: The Shining Willow Award for books written for young readers The Diamond Willow Award for books written for upper elementary readers in grades 4 to 6 The Snow Willow Award for books written for readers in grades 7 & up

Material Type: Primary Source

Author: Willow Awards

Mensa for Kids - Excellence in Reading Challenge

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"To encourage the joy of reading, the Foundation has developed the Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Program. Earn a commemorative certificate in recognition of your outstanding achievement and get an Excellence in Reading T-shirt, too!" Mensa provides phenomenal reading lists for students. If students complete the reading lists they can apply to receive a certificate and t-shirt. This is a great way to challenge gifted or talented readers in your classroom. Students should be encouraged to read at their reading level, or from the list most meaningful to them.

Material Type: Reading

Author: Mensa

The Best Books To Teach Kids Self-Control, Mindfulness, and Regulation

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This is a fabulous list of 21 books to teach students about everything from self-regulation to patience. These books would be a wonderful addition to any classroom library or library and would be excellent as read-aloud stories for students, followed by discussion. These books are all connected to 21st century skills - especially self management or character/self-regulation.

Material Type: Primary Source, Reading

Authors: Ashley Soderlund Ph D, Timmee Whitmore

Video Streaming & More Resources at Sun West

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At Sun West we have access to: Learn 360, Criterion on Demand and ACF. These resources allow you to stream educational videos and movies (from current to old). Learn 360 goes well beyond this with resources from everything from videos, interactives, science experiments, maps, fact sheets, math activities and an encyclopedia.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Homework/Assignment

Authors: Kelli Boklaschuk, Melissa Lander, Shari Martin

Level it Books

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Find reading levels fast and digitally manage your library of books! A great way to organize, level, and track your books! Scan your book's ISBN to view the Lexile, Guided Reading, Grade Level Equivalent, and/or DRA levels for the book. We feature well liked books ranging from K-8 on a weekly basis here. Interested in high school level books? We have those in the app too! Educators If you are an educator and want to see your favorite book here, make sure to create a teacher account to submit book recommendations. Parents Depending on the reading level of your child, the book of the day will always be a great book for your child to read!

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Reading

Author: Ktl Mobile Apps

K-12 Digital Resources & Emma Stewart Resources Centre Webinar

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The folloiwng resource includes a supporting handout and a webinar on accessing and using the Emma Stewart Resource Centre.  Resources Available via the library:Canadian Points of View (7-12)CBCA Complte (9-12)Candian Referene Centre (7-12)Canadian Major Dailies (8-12)PressReader (8-12)Britannica Online (K-12)Gale in Context: Elementary (K-5)Health & Wellness (9-12)Repere (9-12)Rover (K-12)NFB EducationCurio.ca& other French resources

Material Type: Primary Source

Authors: Melissa Lander, Kelli Boklaschuk, Shari Martin, Vicki Moore

ROVER

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ROVER (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) is a video streaming service for Saskatchewan teachers and students in the PreK-12 education system. It is managed and maintained by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. ROVER is a video-on-demand service that provides teachers and students with the convenience of immediate access to streamed, educational videos that support curricula. ROVER videos are housed on a server located in a school or school division network so there are no bandwidth issues, resulting in better picture quality and continuous play of videos without pauses. The videos are intended for viewing on the streaming site and not for copying or downloading. There are approximately 1,500 videos in ROVER’s combined English and French collections that can be accessed by teachers and students to enhance learning in the classroom. If you are unable to access the site, it may be because a Saskatchewan Ministry of Education Blackboard login is required. All students have an Edonline account, so contact your child's school or the Ministry of Education’s Support Desk at 1-866-933-8333 or email at networkservices@gov.sk.ca for login information. Your child's student number will be required.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Simulation, Diagram/Illustration

Author: Saskatchewan Ministry of Education

The best free cultural & educational media on the web

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Free online education courses. The site features a lot of material found only on universities’ private sites, all in easy to browse categories. 1300 Free online courses Over 1000 free movies 700 audio books 800 ebooks 200 textbooks 300 language lessons 150 business courses Free K-12 Education. FREE! You will need to visit other sites to find these, but they are all organized nicely for you in one spot.

Material Type: Unit of Study, Module

Authors: Ayun Halliday, Colin Marshall, Jonathan Crow, Josh Jones, Mark Linsenmayer

Brain Breaks unavailable

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Minds in Bloom blog. This link contains several posts with ideas for brain breaks in the classroom. There are brain breaks by theme (Christmas, Mystery) or brain breaks that can be used throughout the year.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author: Rachel Lynette

Roots Project

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Based on the book Roots by Brie Philips, Sun West School Division created this bundle of resources to help guide the infusion of Indigenous perspectives into early years classrooms.  The Roots bundle encourages students to learn about the land they are on and form personal connections to the natural world around them through literacy, exploration, and play.

Material Type: Primary Source, Reading

Authors: Kelli Boklaschuk, Shannon Dimitroff, Brie Phillips, Carole Butcher, Pamela Grasby Sawatzky