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Learning Centre: Marine Mammals & Adaptations (Grade 6-8)

A learning centre designed around marine mammals and the various types of adaptations that exist to allow them to live in the ocean. This learning centre is designed with the grade 7 curriculum in mind, but could be used for grades 6-8. Link: EDCI 403 Learning Centre Assignment #3   …

Demo: Mixtures & Density (grade 6)

Demonstration: Mixtures & Density (Denée Nickel & Tessa Webb) This demonstration is intended for grade 6, focusing on the following aspects of the curriculum: Big Idea: Everyday materials are often mixtures. Competencies: Make predictions about findings of their inquiry, make observations in familiar or unfamiliar contexts, identify environmental implications of …

Learning Object: Memory Matching with Fractions & Pizza Pies

Memory Matching with Fractions & Pizza Pies (Game) Grades: 3-5 Goal: Focusing on the pizza slices missing from each pizza pie, find the matching written fraction to each pizza pie. This game involves the use of memory to keep track of the locations of both pizza pies and written fractions …

Mini-lesson: Skipping

Lesson Focus: Skipping, (step-hop pattern) Materials: Drum & Cones (for shuttle relay) What the kids already know: how to hop and hop on one foot We are extending what kids know – now they must hop on one foot moving forward (step) and alternating Outline: Introduction (in circle)- everyone knows how …

Warm-up: Throw-and-Catch Tag

A PHE warm-up activity featuring throwing and catching balls in a game of tag! Lesson idea: The lesson would focus on a team sport, preferably basketball, as it involves throwing and catching a ball. The focus would be on working as a team and movement concepts such as spatial awareness, …

Technologies for Outdoor Education (EDCI 336 Tech Inquiry)

Hey all! Here are the slides for our Outdoor Ed. Tech. presentation 🙂 Tech Inquiry Project (Outdoor Ed.) -Dane, Denée, Jessica, & Tessa   Featured Image by Denée Nickel

Assessment: Conferencing

Below are the slides containing the research we did on conferencing, as well as the pamphlet that was passed around during our presentation. If you would like to see any of our hard-copy samples of the conference types, please ask us! Denée, Emily, Kelly, & Lauren Access the pamphlet here: …