Joined April 15, 2016
UlethCurrLab
We identify, collect and share resources that support Alberta Curriculum. We will upload links and descriptions for Open Educational Resources (OER) that match AB outcomes.
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Reading and Writing Graphic Novels
http://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/resources/lesson-plans/writing-graphic-novels/ Prepared by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation to introduce students to graphic novels. Includes instructional support for narrative writing including characterization, creating action, dialogue etc. Download the entire unit using the link above. Aimed at Grades 4-6.
Media Literacy Matches in ELA K9 From Media Smarts
Mediasmarts.org advocates for Media Literacy among youth in Canada. They produce high quality resources to support this mission. They have aligned specific lessons/videos with ELA content K-9 for Alberta. Freely available at: http://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/media-education-outcomes-province/alberta/alberta-english-language-arts-k-9-overvi
Free Interactive online booklet from AB Dept of Labour on occupational health and safety
Free Interactive online booklet from AB Dept. of Labour. allows students to explore and reflect on various areas of occupational health and safety. http://work.alberta.ca/elearning/whatif/hazards/menu.html. More related materials at http://work.alberta.ca/occupational-health-safety/young-worker-educators.html
Building Community Through Local Government
http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/edu_grade6_building_communities Interactive web application by Alberta Municipal affairs includes audio that explains various ways local government supports and represents a community. Students collection services in a “Scrapbook†as they explore. http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/edu_grade6_building_communities
Toon Books Early Reader Graphic Novels and Lesson Guides
Toon Books are high-quality comic books/graphic novels created especially for new readers. Award winning comic book author Art Spiegelman is a co-founder. They have developed a lesson plan and guide for each title, available at: http://www.toon-books.com/ccss-aligned-teachers-guides.html. Their highly popular books are available through many libraries. You can view a list of their books at http://www.toon-books.com or can sample some books through their read-along videos at http://www.toon-books.com/read-along-videos.html.
Wolf Island by Celia Godkin
Wolf Island is an award winning picture book that tells the story of a disruption to the ecosystem that occurred when wolves disappeared from an island. A Teacher Guide is freely available by the publisher at <a href="http://www.celiagodkin.com/index.php/82-books/84-wolf-island" target="_blank">http://www.celiagodkin.com/index.php/82-books/84-wolf-island</a>. It Includes discussion questions and activities related to food chains, including asking students to draw a food chain or food web based on the animals in the story. Correlates with Science grade 2 Topic E and Science grade 5 Topic E.