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A rough draft of my curriculum map for grade 4

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Each week I make a booklet of all the mini lessons I want to teach. It provided the students some guidance when we are working through LA stations. I tend to alternate between more free stations based on strategies and structured units of work (such as a genre study)

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Used for an evaluation recently

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Recent grade 5 curriculum map

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Curriculum map for grade 5. Does not include Phys Ed or Health at this time

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Quick overview of weather unit for grade 5

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Adapted from the Writer's Workshop model

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Project to introduce or wrap up the studies on the ways of life and stories of Canada

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This is usually how my numeracy blocks look.

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How I run my literacy blocks

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Breakdown of lesson progression. Task cards are simply questions taken from a teacher resource and put in cards. Students complete them and take a picture that is uploaded to Google Classroom.

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Combine the geographic regions and weather in this problem-based challenge

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A list of spelling rules to work through for word work. Developed by a learning coach and literacy intervention specialist.

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This is a shared reading resource with activities and rubrics/continuums to support teachers who have students reading at several different levels. It was designed for independence and student-led book groups.

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Writing prompt to create riddles in order to practice descriptive writing. Was originally used for ESL but could be adapted to work with any grade!

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Activity was originally framed around a brief introduction to Canada 150. Students answer the following questions in a brief presentation: What does Canada mean to you? Pick an event/invention/person in Canada’s history. How has this impacted Canada and helped shaped our nation’s identity? (See Historica Canada - Heritage Minutes for some ideas) Many people were born here, though lots of people move to our country. What do you think Canada means to those who moved here? Why do you think they moved here? What is your hope for the future of Canada?

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A writing prompt to encourage students to think about what life would have been like before Canada became a country. Allows students to think as Aboriginal peoples, Explorers, Settlers, Politicians, or many other prespectives.

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Used as an introduction for students to compare the lives of different aboriginal groups before looking at various traditions.

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Critical challenge adapted based on various resources to have students learn about the various groups in Canada

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A critical analysis about comparing life in the regions of Canada

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Lesson plan for learning about the regions of Canada

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Chart for gathering brief information about the regions of Canada

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A fun wrap up to any study on the regions of canada

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A great introduction to any history class.

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Simple guided strategy for well developed predictions

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A simple rubric focused on organization

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Follow up activity for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

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Used for weekly problem solving

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Debate with facts and humour on a given topic! Students will go face to face debating either for or against. Based on the CBC Radio comedy show “The Debaters”, face off to see who has ability to persuade their classmates which side they should take! They might not agree with the position they are arguing, but that’s part of the fun!

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A year end educational twist to watch a movie

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Questions developed using the teacher toolkit, CAFE/Daily 5 and Super 6 reading strategies for Wendell the World's Worst Wizard. Used for retelling the story, critical thinking, connections, predictions, and questioning.

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This project is designed to have students question who they are and what they stand for. They are to think about the following questions: "How do you think the world sees you? How do you want the world to see you?" and develop a product through an inquiry model that expresses their identity in relation to their experiences and others.

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Student Reflection and Teacher Feedback tool for assessment. Fully editable to suit your needs. The sample included is from a grade 5 project. Updated: Now includes a "how to" or explanation of how I use the tool in my classes.

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This project is used to as an introduction project for students in a second language class. The resource includes a Student Reflection and Teacher Feedback assessment tool based on competencies.

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I run this building challenge similar to the Chopped show on the Food Network prior to teaching current machines/devices used to measure various components of weather.

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Using traditional wire circuits, circuit scribe and snap circuits

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Colourful time table on a 6 day cycle with 6 blocks a day. Word document that is editable. This was created on a Mac using Pages originally so you may need to adjust the shapes so they line up properly in Word.

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Colourful day plan template based on a 6 block day. Word document that is editable. This was created on a Mac using pages originally so you may need to adjust the shapes so they line up properly

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Mapping with Google Maps task

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Project to review the provinces of Canada. Could be modified to be the regions of Canada or regions of Alberta.

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Sample year plan for grade 5 including religion, art, health and PE. No French

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Student-created project for review of place value and budgeting based on a staff member buying their first house and creating a budget for what they would need to put in their house.

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Template to set goals for citizenship and academics

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A template to help students develop good discussion questions as a part of a literature circle or other reading groups

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A quick "intro" activity for students to tell you a bit about themselves and their learning needs.

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Opportunity for students to connect with various members of the community. This is the outline of the project and how it connects to curriculum. Students loved the opportunity to meet new people and learn about the role they play in the community.

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This project was made by the students in my class with some support. It was modified from a few different projects found online to fit the needs of the students. Includes skills from LA, Social and Math as well. No assessment tool yet as students have not yet completed the criteria and indicators of success for each section.

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Student Reflection and Teacher Feedback tool for assessment. Fully editable to suit your needs. Sample included from a grade 5 project.

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Problem solving guide based on the inquiry process. Used with middle years students

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A step by step method of teaching the feedback process to students. Includes a link to a blog post from my first year teaching the feedback process and my contact information if there are any questions.

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Break Cards for students to help self-regulate. Students will fill them out and bring it to you. Gives students ownership over their learning and ability to self-regulate. I laminate mine and use a wet erase pen so they can be reused. Also provides accountability for timing

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Quick tip sheet for teachers working with a student who can be hard to motivate

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Quick tip sheet for teachers working with a student who has ODD

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Indepth Genius Hour proposal that looks at competencies, design thinking, reflection, and being an Engaged Thinker

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Assessment tools that will work for various reading skills - Were used to go along with activities in a student led book club

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Ideas, activities and reading plan for a student led book club

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Form sent home for parents to give some quick and relevant information about students and gather contact information for easy access

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Planning sheet for students as part of persuasive letter writing - used for grades 4 - 6

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Introductory lesson to teach a socratic circle. Was used for a teacher evaluation purposes as part of grade 5 social studies unit however it can be easily modified to any topic and grade.

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Worksheet for a self-guided digital field trip to the boreal forest

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