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Tints, Shades, and Impasto Exploration

This bundle contains a series of lessons intended to introduce learners to techniques used to create the illusion of depth, texture, tints, and shades. Learners will experiment with impasto as a painting technique and will be introduced to a Black Canadian, Edward Bannister, who has used this technique in their work.

  • Grade 3
  • Grade 4
  • Grade 5

Spotlighting Black Artists: Techniques of Alma Thomas, Faith Ringgold, Howardena Pindell

Through the study of the techniques and artworks of Black artists Alma Thomas, Faith Ringgold, and Howardena Pindell, this bundle will introduce learners to the directional qualities and expressive use of lines, textures, and geometric shapes in art. Learners will have the opportunity to apply these concepts in their own artwork.

  • Grade 3
  • Grade 4

Elements of Art: Lines

This unit covers using the Elements of art with a focus on using lines and line types.

  • Grade 3

Exploring Warm and Cool Colours Through Pop Art

This bundle is intended to introduce the topic of warm and cool colours to learners. In this bundle, learners learn the difference between a warm colour and a cool colour. The first lesson involves building learners’ knowledge of warm and cool colours, while subsequent lessons focus on using this knowledge to create Pop Art pieces.

  • Grade 2

Invasive Species Project

This bundle contains all necessary resources for helping students with understanding the forest regions in NB, collecting tree samples, using a dichotomous key, creative scientific writing, and non-visual communication styles. It is a project for making a podcast episode for invasive species found in New Brunswick forests.

  • Grade 11

Personal Protective Equipment

In this bundle, students will activate prior knowledge about risks in their everyday lives through discussion around various exploratory scenarios. They will then focus on acquiring new vocabulary during a reading comprehension exercise. This lesson consists of an article on women’s struggles to find PPE that fits in the workplace. Finally, students will play a game to reinforce their understanding of which PPE is needed in different scenarios.

  • Grade 7

Minerals

This bundle focuses on an introductory knowledge of minerals, how to distinguish their properties (transparency, durability, luster, trace, and colour), as well as how mines work.

  • Grade 4

Plants and Soil

This bundle consists of 4 lessons to educate students on the parts of a plant, where plants grow (different soils/climates), what they need to survive and how they are important. The final lesson begins the monitoring of a seed. The document is editable as it is written for a bean but can be easily changed to any seed you choose.

  • Grade 3

Memoir Masterclass: Reading Memoirs

In these lessons students will look at memoirs reflecting the diversity of the human experience including immigration, racial segregation, addiction, homelessness, and more. While reading these memoirs students will be asked to think critically about the impact these experiences had on the authors and to examine the craft of the writers. Students will be guided through the process of reading like a writer and identifying “craft” moves that they might employ in their own writing.

  • Grade 11

Particle Collision

Students will think critically about the differences between scientific theories and the word “theory” as used in everyday life. They will read an article and use a web-based simulator to understand how particle theory explains the states of matter and phase changes.

  • Grade 7

Acadian Art Exploration

By immersing students in the study of Acadian art, this lesson plan aims to foster a deep understanding of belonging, community, and the importance of cultural heritage. Through this exploration, students will gain valuable insights into their own identities and the diverse world around them.

  • Grade 10

Fry Bread

This resource bundle uses Fry Bread to help students explore the significance of food in their families and communities. Students will reflect on their favorite foods, connect with the concept of a knowledge keeper, and draw parallels to the Fry Bread Lady in the story. By preparing their own fry bread and sharing its meaning, students deepen their understanding of cultural traditions and personal connections through food.

  • Grade 2