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Save time while still keeping students engaged! These 6 resources are ready to post to Google Classroom for your students to experiment with building circuits. These simluations are a great way to reach your kinesthetic learners who may not thrive with distance learning. This is a way to engage students in authentic learning in science labs with limited equipment. They can be printed out and used as a worksheet too! Specific Learning Outcomes:Demonstrate that a continuous loop of conducting mate

Post this digital lesson to your Google Classroom for your middle school science class to engage and experiment with electrical circuits! This simulation can be used for distance learning or in science labs with limited equipment. It can be printed out and used as a worksheet too. Students can build circuits with a variety of materials including batteries, wires, switches, resistors, conductors, and insulators. This editable digital resource includes:kid-friendly instructions with visual suppor

Post this digital lesson to your Google Classroom for your middle school science class to engage and experiment with series and parallel circuits! This resource provides structure to fun experimentation with PhET, an excellent, free, and engaging simulation tool. Students will build circuits with a variety of materials to learn how circuit design impacts the flow of electricity. This simulation can be used for distance learning or in science labs with limited equipment. It can be printed out a

Tired of students writing one big rambling block of text? Teach them when it is appropriate to start a new paragraph with this digital lesson. This resource scaffolds learning by introducing the concept with an example and giving guided practice before students demonstrate their mastery of the skill. Pair this resource with your next writing assessment to give your students clear expectations and help make your grading experience more pleasant. This resource includes: kid-friendly instructionsi

In 1980 when Terry Fox ran his Marathon of Hope people listened to mixtapes. Use this activity as a class collaboration in which each student contributes one song to the mixtape, or assign students to create their own playlists of 10 songs that connect to Terry Fox. Simply post this resource to your Google Classroom and let your students do the rest! In my experience, students are excited and eager to share their songs with the class and explain why they chose them. I like to compile the songs

Save time and set your students up for success at the same time! This bundle can be applied to any creative writing piece to improve student skills and produce better stories. Students will write with better organization, more sensory detail, and engaging dialogue. After the writing process, students will use the reflective checklist to evaluate their work. This bundle includes:Self-Editing Skill #1: Formatting DialogueSelf-Editing Skill #2: Knowing When to Start a ParagraphSelf-Editing Skill #3

Post this 2-page end of the year activity resource as a PDF or Google Slides to your classroom website for students to complete in an afternoon outdoors. Use this for any age in elementary, middle school, and secondary health and PE classes. How to use this resource:Students go on a walk and find items on the scavenger hunt. All of the tasks are related to noticing things outside. They can either print the PDF to bring with them or can use the digital Google Slides version on their device. Afte

Where do you start teaching French to beginners?! One of the first skills I teach my students is how to use a French-English dictionary! How to use this resource:This 20 page Google Slides resource teaches your students how to independently use and interpret translations with a French-English dictionary. It is a step-by-step guide that scaffolds student skills from alphabetization to interpreting grammatical symbols. Learning Outcomes:determine which side of the dictionary to usenavigate the dic

Need a resource to introduce the concept of mathematical expressions and algebra? Chunk distance-learning into manageable lessons in Part 3 of the Identifying Patterns and Sequences series. Invest in this resource to use in the future as emergency sub plans and/or presentation slides for in-class instruction. Specific Learning outcomes and content: Sequences that include addition and subtractionWhat is a variable? Definition and examplesWhat is an expression? Definition and examplesWhat is a

Post this digital lesson to your Google Classroom for your middle school science class to engage and experiment with conductors and insulators! This resource provides structure to fun experimentation with PhET is an excellent, free, and engaging simulation tool. Students will build circuits with a variety of materials to learn how conductors and insulators impact the flow of electricity. This simulation can be used for distance learning or in science labs with limited equipment. It can be prin

Use this cross-curricular language arts and social studies activity to develop map reading skills and introduce students to Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope. This resource is a Google Forms download that you can post to your Google Classroom and is fully editable. The resource includes a link to a non-fiction article, Mapping Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, published by Canadian Geographic. The article includes a map of Canada that students interpret. Use this resource before the Terry Fox run or a

Looking for something that you can post tonight that will keep your Language Arts classes busy for two months? This fully editable, easily differentiated Google Slides choice board is going to save you a lot of time and help your students build language competencies with this skill-driven resource. Click HERE to watch a video preview for this product. How to Use this Resource:Let students choose their own book and post this Bingo Card choice board to your Google Classroom or class website fo

Learning Outcomes:I can explain what a herbivore, carnivore and omnivore is.I can sort organisms into different categories based on if they produce energy or by what they eat. This resource is the first of a three-part series based on the Grade 5 & 7 Science curriculum of Alberta. If you enjoyed this resource, you may also like the Creatures of the Wetlands Unit: Part 1: Meet the Producers!Part 2: Meet the Consumers!Part 3: Meet the Decomposers!

Use this digital resource in your Social Studies class to include Indigenous perspectives to Canada's Confederation. This resource addresses the social, political, and economic factors impacting Indigenous people before, during, and after the Confederation of Canada in 1867. Learning Outcomes:recognize the effects of Confederation on citizenship and identity from multiple perspectives (5.3.1)why were Aboriginal peoples excluded from the negotiations surrounding Confederation? (5.3.2)appreciate t

Who are the Famous Five? Use this editable worksheet to celebrate Women's History Month or to teach your students Canadian History. Appropriate for elementary and middle school social studies classes. How to use this resource:Post this Google Forms resource to your classroom website for students to complete. Watch the 3 minute video about the Famous Five. Students complete 10 questions independently. The Google Forms resource includes a built-in answer key. Learning Outcomes:recognize how econ

Tired of students writing one big rambling block of text? Teach them how to correct run-on sentences with this digital lesson. This resource scaffolds learning by introducing the concept with an example and giving guided practice before students demonstrate their mastery of the skill. Pair this resource with your next writing assessment to give your students clear expectations and help make your grading experience more pleasant. This resource includes: kid-friendly instructionsinstructional slid

Post this digital lesson to your Google Classroom for your middle school science class to engage and experiment with resistors! This resource provides structure to fun experimentation with PhET, an excellent, free, and engaging simulation tool. Students will build circuits with a variety of materials to learn how resistors impact the flow of electricity. This simulation can be used for distance learning or in science labs with limited equipment. It can be printed out and used as a worksheet to

Use this digital Google Forms resource in your Social Studies classroom as a part of your lessons on Canadian Confederation! Students engage close visual reading and critical thinking skills to interpret Canada's history through three artistic representations. Each piece of artwork is from a different period of time and represents a shifting perspective on Confederation as it has been understood over time. This resource challenges students to think beyond the traditional understanding of Confed

Use these three lessons on Google Slides to introduce students to the following concepts and learning outcomes. Each presentation resource includes an artistic extension activity to reinforce the material in the notes. Concepts & Vocabulary:abiotic vs. bioticphotosynthesis and chlorophyllplants, algae, lichendeciduous vs. coniferous treesclassification of animals:molluskscrustaceansarachnidsfishamphibianreptilebirdmammaldecompositionnutrient recyclersfungi, microbes, earthwormsLearning outcomes:

Who are the Famous Five? Use this editable worksheet to celebrate Women's History Month or to teach your students Canadian History. Appropriate for elementary and middle school social studies classes. How to use this resource:Post this Google Forms resource to your classroom website for students to complete. Students visit 2 reputable websites and complete 10 questions independently. The Google Forms resource includes a built-in answer key. Learning Outcomes:recognize how economic and political