Myra Mac

I used these cards in my kindergarten class during center time. Students can match the animal and it's footprints. You can also make a reference book out of the cards.

This 7 page booklet requires students to read a short passage to identify the location of the person using inferencing skills. They are asked to name where the person is and to highlight the clues that lead them to that conclusions. Students can complete this independently at a literacy center or it can be completed as bell work or homework activities.

This 7 page booklet has students counting and representing different amounts of money up to $1.25. The booklet includes all coins (toonie-penny). Each question is quick and can be done independently by students. This can be used for a math center, homework book or as bell work.

This 7 page booklet allows students to practice identifying and creating persausive arguments. Some of the pages require them to read a few sentences about a topic and locate the persausive arguments, while others require them to add their own persausive arguments. Finally, the last page allows them to create their own ideas and arguments. This is great practice for students!

In this 7 page booklet, students are required to use their schemas and read the clues to determine what is inside the box. Each page has a different set of clues for which they need to make their inference. Students also need to explain how they got their answer (what clues they used and how it connected to what they already know). Students view this as a game and love the activity!

This is a very simple break-down of the three levels of government in Canada. It is editable (so you can input your city name). For each level of government, students can fill in the leader and examples of what that government is responsible for. I usually accompany this lesson by showing pictures of our leaders and visiting the Canadian government website to identify government responsibilities.

This booklet reviews long vowel sounds, focusing on common letter combinations aka letter buddies. (eg. long a: ai words, ay word and a_e words). Each vowel sound has it's own page and students are to complete a related word work activity. The final two pages review all the long vowel sounds. This booklet is great to for literacy center or can be sent home for extra review.

This worksheet is perfect for grade 2 social studies. It asks students to define climate and identify basic human needs. It can lead to a great discussion how basic needs are influenced by a communities climate.

This booklet starts by having students identify information they already know about bees. Each page then builds on their schemas by adding new non-fiction facts about bees. Each page has an area of focus and requires students to answer a question based in their reading. The questioning encourages them to really think about what they have read and learned. I use this booklet when teaching non-fiction as well as during my informational text units.

This booklet provides students with serveral scenarios in which they must determine the probability of the outcome using a scale (impossible---unlikely---likely---certain). The final two pages requires them to create their own senerio based on a designated probable outcome. The booklet can be used at a math center or sent home for homework.

This booklet is designed to get primary students to use higher order thinking strategies for problem solving. The booklet offers several relatable problems for which students must write two solutions. The last page requires them to create their own social problem and to generate a create solution to that problem. This booklet can spark great class discussions. It can be used for critical thinking, writing or social/life skills development.

This booklet provides students with 7 different addition word problems. The questions do not require regrouping, but the numbers could always be changed if regrouping practice is required. Students are to show their work in pictures, numbers or words. This can be used for group work, indpendent work or can be sent home to support learning at school.

This Canada Booklet is filled with interesting facts about Canada. Each of the seven pages shares a fact about Canada and requires students to reflect on what they have read. Topics include: History, sports, food, climate, animals and other.

I used this as my culminating activity for my mapping unit. Students had to create a treasure map and include various elements of mapping (e.g. compass, legend). They absolutely loved it!

I use this assignment to wrap up my global communities unit is social studies. We spend time learning about how other students live and go to school. I then have my students write a letter about what school is like for them. In this letter writing task, I've included a simple checklist and guiding questions. For struggling students, I've included a fill-in-the-blank template. Students can then draw a picture and write a good copy on the pages provided.

This is a great way to help students understand bird's-eye view. The worksheet explains what it is and then has the students arrange items on their desks and draw only what they see from above. This is great for primary mapping!

This booklet is designed to encourage students use more interesting words when write. Each page requires students to complete various activities using adjectives, synonyms and antonyms. It allows students to think about word choice and encourges them to think outside of the box. This 7 page booklet can be sent home for homework or can be used at a writing center.

This worksheet asks students to define what a celebration is and asks them to list different ways people celebrate around the world. Students can then make a personal connection by writing and drawing about their favourite celebration.

This worksheet has explains 4 different types of toys from around the world. Each explanation is accompanied by a picture and then the students have an opportunity to write and draw about their favourite toy.

I give my students 5 spelling words for the week and they use these two word work pages to practise them. Activities involve writing them in fancy letters, identifying the vowels and consonants, and even drawing pictures of them. It's a great tool to have because students can complete this page independently, while I work with small reading groups! You can use the same two pages with new words over and over again each week!