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*** UPDATED WITH EDITABLE GOOGLE SLIDES, (AND POWERPOINT SLIDES download from there*** This unit was created to coexist alongside a read aloud. We read the book together while engaging discussions and reinforcing comprehension strategies. In this booklet, students will practice writing complete sentences with supporting details, connect to the story, visualize, write in the point of view of a character... and more. The beauty of this book is that it is great for many age groups. I just finished

*** updated with editable Google Slides with Microsoft PowerPoint slides download from Google Slides *** #distancelearning #learnathome #epicbooks #novelstudy *In Google Slides, make a copy and remove answer keys/slides as desired I have recently added a lesson that goes with the picture book, "When We Were Alone" that also takes on the same subject of residential schools. *** This is a unit to go along with your Social Studies or as a stand alone novel. It is a wonderful story to introduce the

This project came to life after watching the documentary “My Octopus Teacher” that we saw on Netflix. It truly inspired all of us to learn MORE! *print on 11x17 paper****Updated: to have an option of creating an Octopus Report using Non-Fiction Text Features. Have students use the booklet (3 legal pages folded to create 12 pages), or cut out and create a poster to show what they know! *** Updated: I have recently added an editable PowerPoint for you to use with any animal research you'd like to

This is a ready-to-go Outdoor Education Unit that you can put up and have ready to go. You can make it a small bulletin board so that the planning is done and you can get up and go as you see fit. Do the kids need to go outside? Is the weather perfect? The wind is blowing! Let's go measure the wind! Have fun creating a culture for nature and curiosity. There is a number of response pages that you can print and have ready or use a notebook for your learning through time outside.

*updated to include 2 newspaper editable templates on power point. *With Distance Education, I have turned to this unit to bring 'together' our class by writing a weekly newspaper where each student has a section on a shared document. Our first edition... Some Good News! *My hope is that a new togetherness can emerge with a simple, but worthwhile task. Students could even document their feelings and what they do at home during our social distancing. Weekly newspapers? Everyone would love to rea

I have been using this retelling strategy for a long time! I first read about it in The Power of Retelling: Developmental Steps for Building Comprehension by Vicki Benson and Carrice Cummins This one-pager and other printables included, will help strengthen comprehension for students by filling in as they read. They will begin to associate the symbols to the beginning, middle, and end, knowing that each of the sections has specific key elements--eventually just creating their own graphic o

*Updated to include an editable GOOGLE SLIDES and editable PowerPoint for question sheets *See my Freebie to see a full preview All of these books are simply amazing! I fell in love with them instantly and my third graders fell in love with books and reading with these special books. We did a variety of activities with them. This unit is best for 2nd-4th grades, but the books do lend themselves to other grades too, especially when looking for high-interest, low-level books for fifth grade or ear

* Great early chapter book that has a very relatable theme of teasing and bullying, friendship, and learning to like yourself. An easy to understand early novel on EPIC BOOKS that can be used for Remote Learning using Google Classroom Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint Slides. Perfect for grades 2/3, but would work for any students who need some adapted reading either in grade 1 or grade 4. Frieda Wishinsky is one of my favourite authors! Included are PDF printables to do in the classroom. I love

* Great early chapter books that have very relatable themes like friendship, feeling left out, making new friends, getting teased, and learning to really like yourself. Both of these early novels on EPIC BOOKS can be used for Remote Learning using Google Classroom Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint Slides. Perfect for grades 2/3, but would work for any students who need some adapted reading either in grade 1 or grade 4/4. Frieda Wishinsky is one of my favourite authors! This is the bundle of both no

* Great early chapter book that has very relatable themes like friendship, feeling left out, making new friends... An easy to understand early novel on EPIC BOOKS that can be used for Remote Learning using Google Classroom Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint Slides. Perfect for grades 2/3, but would work for any students who need some adapted reading either in grade 1 or grade 4. Frieda Wishinsky is one of my favourite authors! Included are PDF printables to do in the classroom. I love the fact that

This resource (printable PDF & EDITABLE GOOGLE SLIDES/PPTX) is to highlight the importance of ORAL SPEAKING!.... and it’s connection to purposeful writing. Oral language and speaking in front of one’s peers is such an important skill to nurture and grow. I’ve used this all year and the kids LOVE it. I’ve said to them a few times, let’s not do Show and Tell this month because we have a busy month ahead, and all I get is a resounding, “NO!” This unit has graphic organizers that will get some p

For anyone wishing to bring in more of a calm, nature-based classroom, here are some editable name plates or editable anything like scheduling cards for your Shape of the Day. The colours are neutral and inspire an outdoor learning/Aboriginal/ nature-based/Mindfulness... kind of classroom decor. Editable Power Point

I love using this simple format for a year-end autograph/memory book. I have done it for many years, and I always have the best results. I make the covers onto tag/Bristol board paper and then staple, or coil the books together. It makes a simple, and zero-cost year-end keepsake for your students! (Save paper by creating books that are half the size of letter-sized paper.)

For the teacher who wants to embrace a more nature-based classroom. This set of calendar numbers will look great with any classroom that is embracing Outdoor education, Nature-based learning, even Aboriginal learnings. The editable text boxes allow for you to customize any special days. There is an accompanying alphabet for those who want to add to this Nature theme.

"Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions, and collective memory." -Big Idea Using QR codes and links, students will be able to learn about what life is like in an Inuit Community in Northern Quebec by Listening and learning through Oral Story Telling. This unit was a highlight for my students where we listened to audio files of Mala tell his story of living up North. I created a summary page where students can fill in the blanks and answer some questions. By the end,

These "I Can Statements" are taken directly from BC's New Curriculum. These are the sample "I Statements" for the different facets of each of the 3 Core Competencies: Communication, Thinking, and Personal Social.