Storytelling is integral to the English First Peoples curriculum. This unit helps to build an understanding of, and comfort with, the idea of stories, listening to stories, and telling stories.
Students are living in an increasingly complex world. We want them to learn about the holistic model of health and see how mental wellness is connected to their physical health and development. We want them to know that they have choices and be empowered to take care of their own health.
This project encourages students who are in the initial stages of acquiring French vocabulary and linguistic structures to use them in a creative and personalized way. Once the profiles have been created, students circulate around the room in a “meet & greet” activity where the monsters interview one another. This activity supports the goal of using French for self-expression and authentic communication.
This inquiry lesson helps students to understand how interactions between First Peoples and Europeans helped to shape Canada’s identity.
Kindergarten students can typically generate more ideas orally than they are able to record in a written or drawn form. A lot can be learned about the structure of story by orally sharing personal stories with others.
Students at this age are not eligible for paid employment, but there are numerous opportunities for them to gain valuable work experience and develop the skills they will need to be successful, educated, contributing members of their communities.
Communication skills are necessary for the development of self-advocacy and self-determination, important skills for lifelong success for all our learners. All students need opportunities to practice communicating their strengths and assets while learning how to minimize any perceived barriers to employment.
The purpose of this lesson is to further explore the building blocks of matter. Before this lesson, students would have explored the kinetic molecular theory and early models of the atom. Students should be comfortable with the concept that the atom is made up of three subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
This lesson is designed to present students with an opportunity to explore a very important historical and geographic concept: the decline or collapse of human societies. Students explore this concept over different time periods and global regions to gain a wider perspective and deeper understanding of how human societies have failed in the past.