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This is the activity sheet and graphic organizer for a Classroom Casino. This a great activity where students get an opportunity to display what they've learned about Theoretical and Experimental Probability. Students really get the opportunity to use their probability knowledge in an authentic learning experience. My kids had a great time with their casino. I provided the games hosts with "money" and invited two other classes who each had money to spend. Afterwards, students are prompted to w

Students love buidling bridges and this is a worksheet that outlines the learning task of building their bridges out of straws and various other materials. The worksheet also guides students with questions to achieve critical understandings as they build. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

This is a fantastic learning task for mathematics if you want to differentiate your instruction. Students explore a variety Mnemonics for doing metric conversions and are tasked with creating and displaying their own in a unique and creative way. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

These lesson plans and activities provided the framework for students to analyze songs for the powerful messages that are contained within the lyrics. As the students work in groups to analyze a variety of song lyrics, they will also be practicing the use of a variety of "Monitoring Comprehension" reading strategies (class anchor included). As well, students will have the opportunity to self and peer evaluate their participation and contribution during the group work stage using the attached eva

This is a fun survey that you can use to get to know your students and how they feel about different areas of their home and school life. It is not writing intensive so all students will have access to share their thoughts. I've used humor to engage the students with an inventory that is short enough that you can review a class and hit the ground running with your group!

This is an amazing activity where students go through the process of procedural writing by planning a fundraiser to effect positive change in the world. Guidelines are provided for a culminating piece where students generate a video in addition to their written pieces. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

This is a grade 7 survival guide procedural writing learning task that is a terrific way to end the year. Students get the opportunity to reflect on their learning experience over the course of the year and create a book (guide) to enlighten the next year's group on how to make it through the year. Sharing the survival guide of your current students with next year's students is an engaging way to break the ice with your new group in September! My kids have had as much fun with the arts and craft

My students have greatly enjoyed creating with this learning task. They spend time exploring lyrics in music and the message they convey. They then explore their own creative expressions of positive and healthy messages through music video parodies. My students have created some clever and witty parodies in the past. Skittles up! Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limit

Students will explore point of view and figurative language through poetic writing forms. After having explored a variety of poetry forms (anchors available upon request), students will create a collaborative anthology of poems that creatively reflect opposing points of view. This is an excellent learning task to close out the year. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution li

This is a cross-curricular learning task where students explore the "natural forces" that affect our world and create an informative warning poster that also demonstrates what they've learned about creating media. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

This template is great for the introduction to Data Management as students can collect and record data easily on this graphic organizer over the course of a week. At the end of the week, the class data can be compiled and presented in any number of graphical forms. I collect the sheets and compile the data so students can manipulate classroom data with interactive softwares like Tinkerplots or Fathom. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permis

This anchor is great for a word wall or for student notebooks. Students are prompted with questions to help them think critically when analyzing media. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

I used this chart in my grade 5 class one year as a program for student character development. Students sat in pods and were encouraged to proceed up the chart as a group by practising positive student behaviors. I also created posters with their pictures to recognize their achievements. I addressed them according to their "titles" which they also really enjoyed. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use o

This activity and rubric provides a framework for students to create an engaging Historical Profile. Students have greatly enjoyed the opportunity to become investigators! Enjoy! Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

I look to use this assignment as a fun way to begin our year and introduce the key tenets of my oral language and media programs. With this learning task, students have the opportunity to be expressive and creative as they introduce themselves via video blog. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

This is a lesson plan that involves an interactive activity where I teach my students (generally in History {New France}) about Biculturalism, Assimilation, Ethnocentrism, and Multiculturalism. I teach them about these topics through a narrative and via media (links included). Ive taken the opportunity to have my students act as the different groups while they explore my narrative. My students learned about important decisions that were made at the Seven Years War that ultimately shaped our coun

The Big Book Report is an evaluative piece where students demonstrate their understanding of the elements of a narrative and various critical media literacy aspects. Students are given the opportunity to share their knowledge in a variety of creative ways. There are a variety of options to choose from! My student's have shown great creativity in the past. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Ele

My students have enjoyed this activity as a precursor to formal debating. They have enjoyed the opportunity to have a persuasive conversation about someone that they find truly amazing! They take up the task of convincing their audience that their person is more amazing than the others that are proposed. This is a great opportunity for students to reflect on their own speaking performance and the speaking strategies used by their peers.

This reading response anchor would make a great anchor chart for a language wall or a supportive anchor in student language books. This can lead to more detailed and critically thought out reading response. Created by Ryan Richards Copyright © 2013 Ryan Richards All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

This is a reflection sheet that student builders can complete after their structure building experiences. This is a great way to assess what they've learned through their successes or failures with the structure building experience.