Mindful Creativity

Students can track the different genres they are reading throughout the year. Once they have finished a book, the identify the corresponding genre and colour in a circle to represent that book on their wheel.

Summative Task - Students are given the assignment to choreograph a 1 to 2 minute dance using the elements of dance we have learned throughout the unit. Students would complete this reflection upon completion of their group performance. *Please also see the elements of dance planning sheet for this task

Summative Task - Students are given the assignment to choreograph a 1 to 2 minute dance using the elements of dance we have learned throughout the unit. Students would complete this placemat to outline the elements of dance they plan to use in their final perform, ensuring the curriculum is recognized and reflected on. *Please also see the final dance reflection for this task.

These posters have pictures of different colours found in nature on a forest walk. There are different pictures to choose from for most colours so that you can match the interests of your students or use them to explore the natural environment of a forest. French and Spanish version also available. French Version: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/French-Nature-Colour-Posters-6304048Spanish Version: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Nature-Colour-Posters-6304067

This is an entire unit plan with full lessons based on the Grade 5 Visual Art Curriculum Expectations. All necessary handouts are provided within the unit plan. A learning object and success criteria for the overall unit are also included. All rubrics and assessment pieces are included. The points and activities can easily be modified for Grade levels 4-8.

FRENCH VERSION These posters have pictures of different colours found in nature on a forest walk. There are different pictures to choose from for most colours so that you can match the interests of your students or use them to explore the natural environment of a forest. English and Spanish versions also available. English Version: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nature-Colour-Posters-6303981Spanish Version: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Nature-Colour-Posters-

SPANISH VERSION These posters have pictures of different colours found in nature on a forest walk. There are different pictures to choose from for most colours so that you can match the interests of your students or use them to explore the natural environment of a forest. English and French versions also available. English Version: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nature-Colour-Posters-6303981French Version: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/French-Nature-Colour-Posters-63

While the students are watching the video "Energy Blues" by School House Rock, they complete this worksheet. Students must identify as many renewable and non-renewable energy resources they can identify. If done as a diagnostic, teacher can see how much the students remember from this topic in Grade 5. As done as a formative, students could be asked to then describe the renewable energy resources (specifically wind, solar and hydroelectric).

This a checklist with the Grade 5 Physical Education curriculum points that directly connect to a soccer unit. The teacher can print out a page for each student and use them throughout the unit to track the development of student skills. There is a space for the date and a brief description of points for the teacher to remember as part of formative assessment in physical education.

Real world Multi-step problem that checks students understanding for surface area of a rectangular prism.

Product Information: This product is intended to be used as a writing centre or activities for students in Grades 1 and 2. Students put the coloured sticks in order to make silly sentences. It’s a great way to explore different types of words and tenses in writing. Lesson/Activity Introduction Idea: I introduce this activity to my class by writing a few silly sentences on chart paper and asking the students to identify the types of words they know (e.g., verbs, adjectives, nouns). I use colo

Read through the "Fraction Story". With students in pairs, when they hear a fraction, they are to write it down on one of the blank cards. At the end of the story, students should have twelve fractions written down on cards. See last slide for follow up games to play with the fraction cards.

Students use this problem solving placemat to complete word problems during assignments and tests that require students to demonstrate their thinking in a variety of ways including: pictures, numbers, words and explaining their thinking.

This is an organizer that students can use to organize research information about two Ancient Greek gods.

Read the book "It's a George Thing" By: David Bedford to the class. The students absolutely love this book. It is about a Zebra that is nervous to be himself because he's afraid that the other animals won't like him anymore. At the end of the book there is a dance for the children to learn. I have the children add on their own animal based dance move at the end and then reflect using the elements of dance. It's a hit!

Day 1: Students sketch a guitar while listening to soft classical music. Day 2: Teacher says that they lost the drawings and asks the students to draw the guitars again. This time the students listen to loud aggressive music (don't point out the difference). Then give them back their first drawing and have students do a comparison between the two sketches using this reflection sheet.

As an end of year project, I have the students in my class create a math lesson around a topic that we learned this year.

A quiz designed for a Grade 5 unit on States of Matter.

This is a file of 2D Geometric Shapes that can be used for shape sorting of attributes in primary math. I have mine printed and laminated to be used in math centres.

Students are to design/invent a product that will help people in their lives. Students must think about the target audience and media techniques to advertise their product.