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Computer Science Unplugged – Math Unit Plan for Kindergarten/Grade 1

Brie MacDonald, Sydney Bolton, Ruth Esteves, Katrina Crawshaw Math Unit – Computer Science Unplugged  Computer Science Unplugged – Math Unit Plan K:1 Grade: Kindergarten/Grade 1 (but could be easily used/adapted for older grades) Guiding Questions What is computer science? How are math and computer science related? How is math a …

Literacy Learning Plan: Nature Journals (Middle School)

Brie’s Nature Journalling Unit Plan Grades: Middle School ages (though is easily adaptable to any age group) Length: 1 month (with extensions to a whole year) The purpose of this Learning Plan is to explore our relationship to place through observation, documentation, and story. It centres the use of Nature …

Art Unit Plan: Art should “comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable” OR Ready Made Movement

Brie’s Art Unit Plan: Art should “comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable” OR Ready Made Movement This unit plan explores the idea that art should ‘comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable’ through looking at and making art in the style of the ‘ready made’ movement. Students explore the …

Green Space Lesson Plan: Complexity of Ecosystems Grade 3

Brie & Eliza Green Space Lesson: Complexity of Ecosystems Greenspace Lesson Plan – Brie & Eliza This lesson plan contains two different tag-like games that help students explore ecosystems. Curricular competencies that guide this lesson (Grade 3): PHE: Explain how participation in outdoor activities supports connections with the community & …

Global Literacy Presentation and Resources

Hi folks, Here are our slides and handout from the Global Literacy presentation in Jodi’s class. I’m including our slides as a PowerPoint (despite the pro tip on the main page) so that all our notes below each slide are accessible – they contain lots of extra information and links …

Core Competencies

Hi everyone, Here are all the resources from the Core Competency group’s presentation, including some photos of our samples. Power Point Presentation (contains links to all our resources) Core Competencies Presentation Written Essay (covers some things not covered during our presentation, including pros and cons) 407 Core Competencies ESSAY Sample …