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Red; A Crayon’s Story – SOGI and Inclusivity for Kindergarten to Grade 2

Red; A Crayon’s Story – SOGI and Inclusivity For Kindergarten to Grade 2 By: Fran, Jess S., Jess P., Kathleen, Keiro, Sydney Download PDF: Bring a Book – SOGI and Inclusivity Consider what Stories-that-we-all-know (dominant narratives) might students hold that will be unsettled or reaffirmed by this book? One of …

Kindergarten Unit Plan – Expressing Feelings with Colour & Colour Mixing

Kindergarten Unit Plan – Expressing Feelings with Colour & Colour Mixing By: Jessica Smith & Anna Weston Download PDF of lesson here:Kindergarten Unit Plan for Colour Mixing & Expressing Emotions Download word doc here:Kindergarten Unit Plan for Colour Mixing & Expressing Emotions This unit plan provides students an opportunity to explore …

Grade 5 – A Journey Through Time With Simple Machines

Grade 5 Science – A Journey Through Time With Simple Machines By Kelly Wakeham & Jessica Smith Downlaod PDF of lesson here:Grade 5 Simple Machines J Smith & K Wakeham Introduction  This center provides an opportunity for grade five students to explore some of the properties behind simple machines and how these …

Grade 2 – Connecting Energy to Physical & Chemical Processes

Grade 2 – Connecting Energy to Physical and Chemical Processes Created by Jessica Smith Image by Norah Smith, 11 years old Download lesson here: Grade 2 – Connecting Energy to Physical and Chemical Processes Connections to the Curriculum for Grade 2: Science Grade 2 Big Idea Materials can be changed …

Grade 3 – Exploring Movement in Nature & Connecting with our Surroundings

Grade 3 – Exploring Movement in Nature & Connecting with our Surroundings By Denee Nickel & Jessica Smith Download PDF for lesson here: Grade 3 Exploring Movement in Nature & Connecting with our Surroundings Big Idea: Movement skills and strategies help us learn how to participate in different types of …

Exploring Individual Passions and Identity through Stories, Art, and Collaboration

Learning Plan  By Jessica Smith Link to word doc: Exploring Individual Passions and Identity Through Stories, Art and Collaboration “The RAVEN’S gift to the learning process is cleverness and imagination. The Raven weaves together old, new and emerging knowledge to create a basket of skills, opportunities and potentials. When the …

Indigenous Literacy Presentation (Funds of Knowledge)

     Indigenous Literacy Handout with resources: Indigenous Funds of Knowledge FINAL As we  continue our journey as teachers we must be willing to look at our own funds of knowledge, where we come from and our identity.  With this knowledge  we can better understand our connections and place in the …