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This is a simple current events worksheet that can be used for a variety of applications, especially Social Studies. I use it for a once a week current events study. We watch a news broadcast, then the students pick a story to research further. But you could really use it with newspapers or one particular event. It asks students about the source, the basic questions about the event, then to connect to prior learning and a follow-up question.

This is a standard editable form that can be used for annual school professional growth plans. The format is easy to follow. Has 2 parts, the beginning of year and end of year review. Has space to set and reflect on two goals. Revised August 2023 to make the language at the end of the form more clear.

This is an editable form for teacher evaluation by school administrators in the province of Alberta, Canada. The form is designed to fit all current TQS requirements. It allows you to rank each teaching quality standard on a 4321 scale and provide comments after each section for your staff members. You can work directly in the Word document and edit any items as you see fit, including adding the school or district name. (Updated to reflect 2023 changes) Developed by an experienced, certified, Al

This simple one-page activity related to multiculturalism in Canada is an excellent way for students to artistically connect to the topic. For the activity, students are asked to design a fictional 50-cent coin for Canada using the theme of multiculturalism as a guide. There is space at the bottom for students to briefly explain their choices and symbolism. A teacher can decide whether this is formative or summative. There isn't a rubric with this download.

This is a blank page for students to record and track new vocabulary. It can be used alone, but I have often had booklets made with multiple pages for students. It has a space for the word, definition, use in a sentence, and draw a picture.

A simple design that can be used to analyze characters in novels and plays. This worksheet allows students to create a dating profile for a character in their reading. It is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but fun. This includes the worksheet only in PDF format.

This assignment is designed for use in Canada. This is a simple graphic organizer worksheet for following your lesson on push and pull factors of immigration. The top has a definition of push and pull factors. Then students should list some factors suggested in your lesson or reading. Finally students are then asked to list what might be some push and pull factors for Canada specifically.

This is an editable form for principal or administrator evaluation in the province of Alberta, Canada. The form is designed to fit all current LQS requirements. It allows you to rank each teaching quality standard on a 4321 scale as well as provide comments after each section for your individual staff members. You can work directly in the Word document and edit any items as you see fit, including adding the school or district name. Developed by an experienced, LQS certified, Alberta principal.

This is a single worksheet where students learning about isolationism, unilateralism, bilateralism, multilateralism and supranationalism work with a partner to find examples of each word from real life and history in different scenarios. This is intended to be used with access to the internet so that students can search, but you could probably ask students to think of examples from memory as well. This worksheet will take about 30 minutes of class time, possibly more depending on your group. O

This is a single page reflection assignment (with KTCA rubric) for students who completed the Food Handler Safety Course as part of Ontario's HFA4U or HFC3M courses. It asks students to recall information from the course and how they have or will make changes in their food preparation habits.

This is a simple worksheet to help students with individual plans that involve improvement in eye contact to track their goals and achievements. This works well with students on the spectrum or with anxiety issues. Usually I give a reward at end of week if the goal is met.

This is a full-page thesis statement graphic organizer designed to explain opinion with three reasons why. There is a space to write out the thesis and a space to start brainstorming evidence for each of the ideas.

This is a one page worksheet that will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts of individual and cultural identity. I use it in the high school World Cultures class in Ontario (HSC4M) when introducing the aspects that make up cultural identity. The activity asks students to fill the blank face with imagery that represents the aspects of their individual cultural identity. There are ideas related to the aspects on the sheet. I have not provided a point value on the sheet

Designed for printing and posting on the wall, but could be used to supplement notes related to liberalism thinkers. These 12 posters are in PDF format feature the name, photo, and brief blurb of: -Karl Marx -Adam Smith -John Maynard Keynes -Milton Friedman -Robert Owen -John Stuart Mill -Thomas Hobbes -Jean-Jacques Rousseau -Baron Des Montesquieu -John Locke -Edmunde Burke -Charles Fourier -

This is a simple introduction to the idea of stolen valor (valour). It includes a brief reading and a short set of questions to check for understanding. This would be good if you just need to touch on it quickly for ages middle school and up. It would be a good activity to go with Veterans Day or Remembrance Day or to use in a Law or Social Studies class. The activity briefly addresses the laws related to stolen valor in the United States and Canada. This is aimed at middle school but could be

This is a worksheet that helps students organize the most basic pieces of information about the situation with the building of islands by China in the South China Sea. This is intended as a graphic organizer for the key pieces of information about the dispute including: -How far is an EEZ from baseline? -What does international law say about building artificial islands? -Explaining the 9 dash line claim. -Providing info on where and how the islands were built. -And giving an opinion on China's

This is a simple project handout with KTCA rubric asking students to redesign the March of Progress to correctly reflect current beliefs (Braided Stream Theory) about the evolution of humans. The assignment references a video viewed in class. This is "The Missing Link that Wasn't" by PBS Eons. It is on Youtube. This document is editable and a docx file.

This assignment was designed for the Environment Unit of Grade 12 Geography (CGW4U) taught on Google Classroom, but is downloadable as a .docx file so that the instructions and KTLA Rubric can be edited to suit the needs of any class which discusses overpackaging/wasteful packaging. The assignment at the core is for the students to write a 300 word letter in business style to a real company that has an issue with wasteful packaging. The students must discuss the ramifications of this with the c

This is a one class lesson designed via PowerPoint to accompany a senior grade level foods and nutrition course (HFC3M, HFA4U). It is an introduction to the broad history of hunting as well as the concept of hunting for food that is still ongoing in North America today. This also touches on Aboriginal treaty hunting rights very briefly. This lesson, if you choose to use all parts, should take a bit more than 60 minutes to teach with the activities. This includes a PowerPoint Presentations with

This is designed to simply answer the questions for critical reading about the difference between fact and opinion, how to detect propaganda, and how can we tell if there are errors in reasoning. I made it to accompany a YouTube video at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6jFea6OT94 But you could certainly use it with your own lesson as well.