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Little Thunder

Learners will have the opportunity to view a video inspired by the Mi’kmaq legend “The Stone Canoe”. Throughout the lessons, they will create artwork inspired by the video and discuss the difference between appreciating and appropriating art from different cultures.

• Grade 7

Understanding my Emotions

This package examines the topic of human emotions. Students will explore what science says about human emotions and how they impact and influence our behaviors and experiences.

• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8

Comparing Viral Replication to other reproductive Cycles

This bundle has guided teaching used to scaffold student’s research and writing skills for science. Teachers can adapt this lesson to make it higher level by outlining more details for the formal written report, including APA format and citation. However, teachers can lower the level for writing expectations by allowing students to make PowerPoints, Comics, informational book etc. The goal of this assignment is for students to write with a scientific voice which aligns with the audience.

• Grade 11

Components of Polynomials

This bundle will act as in introduction to key terms that will be required in later lessons when simplifying and performing operations on polynomial expressions.

This will emphasize the definitions of, and identification of components of terms/polynomials. There will be opportunities for individual and group practice to reinforce the concepts. Assessments for learning are engrained within the bundle as worksheets, activities, and check-ins.

• Grade 9

Understanding Powers

This bundle is an introduction to powers. It connects powers to repeated multiplication and prime factorization. Understanding the components and representations of powers are essential building blocks in order to progress into power rules and applications in future outcomes at this grade level. (Such as the extension to scientific notation)

Where this bundle mostly emphasizes concept introduction and practice, most materials included teach and reinforce concepts and skills rather than contextual applications at this point.

• Grade 9

Modelling Simplified Polynomials

This bundle will build from the Grade 9 Understanding Polynomials Bundle. It will take prior learnings about the components of polynomials, and extend it to include pictorial models of polynomials, understanding like terms, and simplifying polynomials using like terms/zero pairs/additive inverses.

The emphasis of this bundle will be on enriching students’ knowledge of polynomials.

• Grade 9

Understanding Numbers to 1000

In this bundle, you will find lessons that teach students how to describe numbers up to 1000 and how to illustrate the meaning of place value for numerals up to 1000.

• Grade 3

Multiplication

Why do we need mental math strategies when pen and paper is just as effective?

• Grade 4
• Grade 5

Map Skills and Atlantic Canada

This package will explain and demonstrate what longitude, latitude, time zones, coordinates, scale, relative location, absolute location, compass rose, physical feature and cultural feature are.

• Grade 6

Elements of a Story

This bundle of classes will provide students with a strong introduction into exploring the elements which make up a story – plot, setting, and characters. Students begin with a general overview of stories before looking more closely at the 3 main elements.

The classes all follow one another and can be used throughout one week.

The classes will require access to a printer, projector, computer, and the internet.

• Grade 9
• Grade 10
• Grade 11
• Grade 12

Comparatives

This bundle of classes will provide students with a strong introduction and foundation to create comparatives from adjectives in all 4 language skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking.

The classes all follow one another and can be used throughout one week.

The classes will require access to a printer, projector, computer, speakers, small whiteboards, and markers.

• Grade 9
• Grade 10
• Grade 11
• Grade 12

Basic English Introductions and Expressions

This bundle of classes will provide students with a strong introduction and foundation in expressing basic information about themselves in English – their name, age, feelings, address, and telephone number. Primarily aimed at speaking and listening skills, reading, and writing will also be incorporated throughout the classes.

The classes all follow one another and can be used throughout one week.

The classes will require access to a printer, projector, computer, squishy ball / manipulative, the internet.

• Grade 9
• Grade 10
• Grade 11
• Grade 12