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Inquiry-based learning for phys. ed.? Yes, really! This resource contains four open-ended inquiry challenges that students can explore while playing outdoor in the winter with little no preparation or equipment. Complete with success criteria to be used for assessment for/as/of learning. Have students pick a question and use the provided outdoor spaces to develop an answer, either individually or in groups. At the end of the period, you might choose to have students share what they've discovered

Facilitate respectful, meaningful, and engaging student talk through small group or whole-class discussions with these Interactive Strategies posters. Use them as success criteria, discussions stems, or visual prompts to support your students in developing an understanding of thoughtful, appropriate speaking behaviour. Pre-teach or leave them on the wall, every student will find something to say to be part of the discussion. Perfect for teaching and assessing the Interactive Strategies curricul

Provide students and parents with a clear understanding of the learning skills and work habits that appear on their report card, and how you are assessing them, before the report card goes home. Take advantage of student responses in order to add personalized, meaningful examples to students' learning skills and work habits comments. Give students the opportunity for assessment as learning: to understand how they learn, recognize areas that need improvement, set goals for improvement, monitor t

Help your students master the essential skill of email writing with this clear and concise Email Writing Graphic Organizer. Designed for primary grade students or older students who need structured support, this organizer breaks down the email writing process into four easy-to-follow steps, making it accessible and manageable for all learners. Key Features:Simple and Clear: Intentionally simple design with clear language to ensure students are not overwhelmed.Step-by-Step Guidance: The organizer

Use this daily quote response choice board booklet as a way to celebrate or honour an official heritage month with your class or to draw students’ attention to important historical or contemporary figures.  By the end of the month, students will have learned a month’s worth of new quotes, will have developed an understanding of a quotation as a text form, and will have met a considerable number of the expectations in the Ontario Language Curriculum document. Specifically, you will have student d

Engage your students in a creative and tech-friendly activity with the All About Me Google Slides Trading Card. This resource allows students to practice using Google Slides to create a personalized trading card about themselves, incorporating photos and text to share key aspects of their identity. Designed for easy classroom use, this resource helps students get familiar with digital tools while providing a fun way to learn more about each other. Key Features:Tech Practice: Students practice es

This resource contains activity sheets for students to use while investigating ten different features of non-fiction texts (Reading expectation 2.3 of the Ontario Language Curriculum): titles/headingstable of contents / indexglossaryillustrationphotographchart/graphmap/diagramtimelinesidebar/framed textsubtitle/caption/labelStudents can consult the book listed on the sheet (either in hard copy or on Epic books) or they can use a book of their choice. Total of 20 worksheets.

Ignite your students' creativity and passion for reading with this comprehensive Book Fair Project Outline and Rubric. Designed to give students the freedom to explore their interests, this project encourages them to showcase their understanding and appreciation of a chosen book in an imaginative and personalized way. Key Features:Student-Centered Learning: Students pitch their unique project ideas to the teacher, outlining their creative approach to meeting the project's criteria.Success Criter

Get to know your students at the start of the school year with this all-in-one ready-to-go activity. Learn more about students' personal identitiesfamily and home lifeaccess to and comfort with technologyspoken languagespersonal strengths and interestsacademic strengths and interestspersonal concerns or anxietiesquestions for youGreat for students of all writing abilities as it encourages doodles and drawings just as much as it does writing. You'll be surprised how much students share about them

Support student writing skills and assessment as learning through peer editing. Provide the document (two checklists) to each pair of students and let them improve each other's writing. Feel free to replace the success criteria with your own, as needed.

This resource contains three different but related book report assignments for primary grades. Poster Board Book ReportPaper Bag Book ReportBook Box Book ReportUse them in split grade classes or any other time you want to differentiate your assignments. All three assignments come with a success criteria checklist and space for descriptive feedback.

Perfect for an emergency supply plan or as a "getting to know you" activity. Students create a timeline of their life while demonstrating their understanding in a wide variety of subject areas (e.g. language, math, history, and more). Make grading easy for students and teachers: instructions are formatted as a checklist!

A simple graphic organizer to help students structure their narrative writing before beginning their first draft. Comes with a story starter, feel free to replace with your own!