Year: <span>2020</span>

GreenSpace Lesson Plan: Relationship Building Grades 1-3

This lesson is meant to help students develop relationship skills both with peers and nature. Activities include circle time, scavenger hunt, lead a partner and find a tree, journaling and reflecting.   EPHE 312 – Greenspace Lesson Plan complete

Paddling Unit Plan – I.Ed/Nature Exploration K-2

PADDLING CANOES Exploring local flora & fauna, Indigenous culture, and so much more! INTRODUCTION This unit plan is intended to work in partnership with the local Songhees, Esquimalt, or W̱SÁNEĆ Nations to share stories and cultural practices. Modifications will be necessary to avoid cultural appropriation if representatives of the Nations …

Emotions in Dance Lesson Focus – Grade 2

Grade: 2         Lesson 4 of 8   Topic: Emotions in Dance   Equipment: sound equipment Lesson learning outcomes: ●       Students will be able to express their emotional response to different types of music through movement. ●       Students will be able to verbalize their connections between their body, their emotions and …

Demo: Removing Microplastics From Water

Grades: 5 – 6 Curricular Competency:  Identify some of the social, ethical, and environmental implications of the findings from their own and others’ investigations Contribute to care for self, others, and community through personal or collaborative approaches Curricular Content: solutions and solubility (Grade 5), heterogeneous mixtures and mixtures (Grade 6)  …

Learning strategies for students with down syndrome (+ printable handout)

Learning Strategies Online Toolkit Compiled by Hailey, Lauren, Jess & Jamie Topic resources Handout Learning Strategies for Students with Down Syndrome Slideshow on learning strategies for students with Down Syndrome Learning & Living with Down Syndrome Common myths Learner Characteristics Teaching Strategies Teaching sign language is a massive tool in …

Anti-oppression media consumption for classroom use

Social Studies & Body Image Inquiry Taylor, Laurel & Lauren Our question: How can you teach stronger body image to students using the framework of anti-racism/anti-oppression, and learning about how beauty standards arise from historical hierarchies?  The main learning outcomes we hope our peers will glean from the included resources …

Lesson Plan: Volume & Capacity (Grade 6)

Mini Lesson: Volume & Capacity Created by Hailey Yan & Brie MacDonald Grade 6 Intended length: 50 minutes Volume video 1 Introduction The concepts of capacity and volume are addressed throughout all the grades in geometry, building on understanding of the properties and attributes of shapes and space. This mini …