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Kindness through yoga and mindfulness lesson/ powerpoint presentation
By Lara Hocheiser
Caring for ourselves, others, and our planet is important work.
Learn important yoga and mindfulness activities and concepts to embody kindness in many ways.
Download the free printable acts of kindness tree to do the attached activity: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GN1LRGYmCPF7lKmZHzy7kfZKf-YoYvIA/view?usp=sharing
Practice yoga poses, breathing, and mindfulness activities, conceptualize and practice caring for others and the planet, and most importantly, extend love to yourself.
PBL | PROJECT | ENQUÊTE/INQUIRY | EARTH SUSTAINABILITY/AVENIR DURABLE (FRENCH)
By French Made Fun!
Ignite middle schoolers' curiosity with our inquiry-based project on imports, exports, energy, and electricity. Cross-curricular and transdisciplinary, it fosters critical thinking through reading, writing, and research. Transform learning with a dynamic, comprehensive experience!
Take a look at the preview to see first-hand what you can expect in this mega-resource that was a labour of love for me!
This 146-page unit will provide you with content, activities, projects, rubrics, simulations and discussion prompts necessary to engage your students for upwards of 2 months in a series of learnings, research and projects which will ultimately have them creating solutions for real world problems relating to food waste, energy sources, importing and exporting and the choices we make relative to our consumption.
Following a cross-curricular approach, I include step-by-step details, thorough lesson plans that will have you and your students deeply exploring some big concepts, connecting subjects, digging deeper, and thinking critically about sustainability and the future of our planet.
Within this mega-resource, you'll find two parts:
A 57-page teaching guide including a brief overview of the unit, the outcomes you'll be covering, detailed and thorough lesson plans for each day, all assignments, graphic organizers, stations, debates, simulations, answer keys, and rubrics. Many additional projects are recommended and explained for each of the major sections in addition to the lesson plans I provide. It includes printables for all games and activities, research, projects, and success criteria.
I also guide you on using the second part to this resource:
A 91-slide teaching document which includes all content, vocabulary, games and concepts relating to:
Food waste in Canada and the effects on the economy and the environment:
Perishability of food items.
A close look at expiries and "best before" dates.
A quick game on perishability.
Recommended film and videos.
Importing and exporting in Canada and its impacts on the economy and the environment:
Connection between food waste and imports.
The importance of shopping locally.
A trivia game on natural resources which are either imported or exported and a breakdown of the destinations of each.
A segway into imported and exported energy sources - and why we export some of our energies out-of-country and overseas.
Energy sources in Canada and its impacts on the economy and the environment:
Why do Canadians export their energy?
The good, the bad, and the ugly of energy consumption and our abuse with overconsumption.
The laws and transformations of energy.
An in-depth look at the different forms of energy, where the energy comes from and how they're used.
An in-depth look into renewable energy sources.
An in-depth look into our planet's atmospheric layers, our ozone layer, and the different characteristics of each.
A look into protests and laws that protect our environment - and a call to action.
Interested in testing out an inquiry- and project-based approach, but don't know where to start? Here are some suggestions for you!
For goodness sakes, don't forget to have fun!
Kaitlyn.
Geography: Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift (Earthquakes)
By Geography & Math Made Easy
Need a lesson on plate tectonics/continental drift that gets your students moving and engaged?
This lesson will make learning interesting and fun. Includes: Plates puzzle, suggested songs, suggested videos, PowerPoint linked to online videos, detailed teacher's guide/notes, wrap-up bingo game, and more.
Requires you have Powerpoint, Internet access, and a way to project images on a screen or board for students to view.
Note includes a zip file with three compressed files:
Powerpoint presentation, detailed lesson plan with reproducible and PowerPoint presentation reproducible notes.
Disclaimer:
One purchase is for the use of one teacher. If additional teachers would like to use this product, please purchase additional licenses.
Weathering and Erosion 4th Grade Science Review Game Show
By That One Cheerful Classroom
Make reviewing weathering and erosion fun with this engaging, collaborative game show! This weathering and erosion review game includes effects, vocabulary, types of weathering, landforms & features, and erosion processes. Quick and easy setup, plus clear directions makes this game perfect for centers or substitute days, too!
Lead your students to practice knowledge of weathering and erosion by exploring it in a fun way. Students will love working on the science concepts while working in teams with friendly competition, and won't even realize how much they're learning!
Here's what you'll get:
Your students will love practicing the weathering and erosion concepts with their teammates. They'll be engaged in discussions, and having friendly competition while reviewing their learning.
Prep is quick and easy... Just copy student recording sheets, display the game on the board, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class!
IMPORTANT!
You must have PowerPoint installed on your computer. Also, this file is not editable.
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