AtoZ Lesson Plans
296 original lesson
plans submitted by teachers
DLTK's Crafts for Kids:
Educational Activities for Children
Many educational activities
primarily aimed at Kindergarten and
Cycle 1 students. The activities
include Alphabuddies Section,
Bulletin Board Ideas, Children's
Book Breaks (includes 'Fairy Tales
and Nursery Rhymes'), Color Buddies
Section, Mini-Books Section, Number
Buddies Section, and Shapes Buddies
Section
Kindergarten
Math Games for Young Kids
Various math games appropriate for
children ages 3-6.
Sesame Street Game Room Many
educational games aimed at
Kindergarten and Preschool students.
Activities deal with letters,
numbers, shapes, sorting and more.
There are links on the site that
will take you to various types of
activities dealing with stories,
art, music etc.
Kindersite
Kindersite is a free resource of
1,000s of games, songs and stories
for 2 to 6 year olds.
Ethics and Religious Culture
PowerPoint Presentation
on new program.
Ethics and Religious Culture
Program - MELS
Language Arts
International Reading
Association: Web Resources
Working together with a
wide range of partners, the
International Reading Organization
has created this fine website that
brings together hundreds of
resources related to reading in all
its forms and varieties. The
materials and links presented here
are divided into four primary
sections, including “Teaching Tools”,
“Issues in Literacy”, and “Literacy
Community”.
Jan Brett's Home Page
2,293 pages of free activities,
coloring pages, and projects
Better Book Reports -- 25 Ideas!
Tired of the same old book report
formats? Do your students grumble
every time you mention the words
book reports? Spice up those old
book reports with some new ideas.
Education World presents 25 ideas
for you to use or adapt.
Learning Page is a huge
collection of professionally
produced instructional material for
you to download and print. Lesson
plans, books, worksheets and much
more can be found on the site.
Become a member (it is free!) and
download over 1500 professionally
produced worksheets, activities and
lesson plans for preschool,
kindergarten, first grade, second
grade, and third grade. EWE BOOKS™
are for registered Learning Page
members (free). Each book is
downloadable, printable, and
designed to be folded and assembled
to make a 16 page book. There are 16
pages of teaching notes to
supplement each story, 20 Funsheets
with activities relating to each
story, and Fact Files for all the
characters that appear in the story.
There is also a color version of the
story to read online, and a new book
every month.
Reader’s Theater Scripts
Readers Theater is a fun and
effective way to build fluency and
confidence. Any story can be easily
adapted into a readers theater
script. This site contains many
"Reader's Theater" scripts which can
be downloaded in either MS Word or
Adobe formats.
Mathematics
Nelson Mathematics K-8
Includes a Teacher Resource
Centre which contains various online
Math Activities. Click
here for direct link to
Nelson 3, and
here for direct link to
Nelson 4
ABC Teach Math
These pages will provide math
helpers like grids, charts,
manipulatives, worksheets, and
forms.
Brain Teasers
Each Wednesday evening a new
Brain Teaser is posted for each
grade-range. Solutions will be
posted a week later.
Count On
You can count on this site to
make math fun and exciting--and
educational at the same time! Play
to learn with the wide assortment of
mathematically themed games; explore
galleries of technological marvels
in the Matrix; or explore what's in
a number in the magic squares of
Numberland. Great math games for all
ages, number poems, limericks, facts
and pictures and more.
Create a Graph
Graphs and charts are great because
they communicate information
visually. This site allows you to
create area, bar, pie and line
graphs online.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Math Topics
Lists of web sites
categorized by subject areas within
mathematics. Number and Operations,
Measurement, Reasoning, Problem
Solving etc.
Exploring Math Games
Explore the world of educational
games on the net
FunBrain.com - Kids Center
Six Math games: Math Baseball, Shape
Surveyor, Power Football, Line
Jumper, Change Maker and Fresh Baked
Fractions.
Fun Math Lessons
K-12 math lessons on graphing,
problem solving, fractions,
counting, ratio and proportion,
puzzles and more.
Houghton Mifflin MathSteps
Here you'll find lesson plans,
background information, and helpful
tips on some of the key topics
you'll encounter in MathSteps.
Making Math Meaningful for Young
Students - Developing the Language
of Mathematics
Develop a foundation for math
problem solving by helping young
students identify math in their
environment.
Math Centres
Ideas for setting up Math Centres
Mathematics for Parents
Learning is not limited to the
classroom. A significant portion of
what children learn occurs outside
the walls of the classroom. Parents,
as "home teachers", can be extremely
valuable contributors to their
children's education. Mathematics
for Parents aims at informing
parents about how their children
think about mathematics.
Math Forum
The Math Forum is a leading
center for mathematics and
mathematics education on the
Internet. The Math Forum's mission
is to provide resources, materials,
activities, person-to-person
interactions, and educational
products and services that enrich
and support teaching and learning in
an increasingly technological world.
Math Maven's Mysteries
Calling all math detectives!
Mysteries are popping all over town,
and our chief sleuth needs your help
to crack each case.
Math Problem Solving
This site features original
mathematics problem solving
worksheets for teachers and parents
to copy for their kids. Use them for
teaching, reinforcement, and review.
They are most appropriate for grades
four and five, but many are designed
to be challenging and informative to
older and more advanced students.
Math WebQuests
A math webquest is a project which
uses internet resources to obtain
relevant data which is then analyzed
and used in various mathematical
exercises. Sample Math WebQuests are
provided.
Meet Professor Tobbs -
Educational Activities
These wonderful activities help
children develop important
mathematical ideas and thinking
skills that they will use in math,
science and in everyday situations.
MRS. CARLTON'S ALGEBRA I WEB SITE
Mrs. Carlton's Algebra I Web Site
contains explanations and tutorials
on first year algebra concepts as
well as 2 dozen quicktime tutorial
movies. There are helpful hints on
how to study and prepare for tests.
In addition,you will find a glossary
and a short history of algebra.
Throughout the school year, a
section called "This Week in
Mathematics" connects visitors to a
Problem of the Week, a Cartoon of
the Week, a weekly quotation and a
Special Tip of the Week.
National Library of Virtual
Manipulatives an excelent
library of uniquely interactive,
web-based virtual manipulatives or
concept tutorials for mathematics
instruction (K-8 emphasis).
PBS Kids Cyberchase (Flash
plugin required)
A fun math related game is
available every day at Cyberchase.
Use the show to reinforce a concept
taught in class. Pump up the math
skills and have a little fun at the
same time. Take the poll (and have
students apply their knowledge of
graphs) or have a peek at the next
day's show.
Principles and Standards for
School Mathematics
Principles and Standards for School
Mathematics, by the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics, is
intended to be a resource and guide
for all who make decisions that
affect the mathematics education of
students in prekindergarten through
grade 12. The recommendations in it
are grounded in the belief that all
students should learn important
mathematical concepts and processes
with understanding. Principles and
Standards makes an argument for the
importance of such understanding and
describes ways students can attain
it.
Problems of the Week
The Math Forum's Problems of the
Week (PoWs) are designed to provide
creative, non-routine challenges for
students in grades three through
twelve. Problem-solving and
mathematical communication are key
elements of every problem.
Problem Solving for 3rd to 12th
grade
Apply the reliable problem solving
process shown in these examples to
the word problems in any text or
other teaching material and become
an expert problem solver.
Problem Solving In Mathematics
There are many strategies for
solving mathematical problems but
this site focuses on Guess and
Check, Look for a Pattern, Make A
Systematic List, Make A Drawing Or
Model, Simplify the Problem. By
using these problems in your
classroom for a few minutes each
day, you can enhance your student's
problem solving skills considerably.
Saskatchewan Education's
Evergreen Curriculum
On-line Rubrics for Mathematics
Problem Descriptions
Searching for Solutions: A Web-Based
Problem-Solving Unit
Are you Searching for Solutions to
math problems? This web-based unit
will introduce students to
strategies and real-life practice
activities for applying
problem-solving skills.
Support for Mathematics
Curriculum
Strategies, Activities, Skills and
Process - The Four Step Problem
Solving Method - Problem Solving
Strategies for Intermediate Students
- Resources -Assessment Tools
(Disclaimer: You MAY
print copies of the information for
your personal use only.)
Teaching Mathematics in a Primary
Classroom
This web site is intended for
primary teachers of mathematics.
This web site includes a brief
description of current research
about addition and subtraction
methods, some thoughts on how
children construct mathematical
knowledge, links to articles
discussing constructivism in the
mathematics classroom, and a
description of a primary classroom
activity which involves teaching
mathematics through problem solving.
Word Problems For Kids
This Web Site contains word problems
for students and teachers. The
problems are classified into grade
levels from Grade 5 to Grade 12.
THIS IS NOT A TEST, but a set of
carefully selected problems which
can help you improve your problem
solving skills -if you try to
carefully think about how you would
solve each problem, and once you
have found the solution, you make
sure that you understand all parts
of the solution. You can try any
problem you like and if the problem
is a little difficult you can get
helpful hints by following the hints
link.
Social Science
CYCLE 1
QESN Social Sciences Resource
Centre ~ Classroom Practices: Cycle
1
Saskatchewan Learning ~ Grade 1
Social Studies: Families
Students will learn about
their own identity within the
context of family and the classroom.
They will learn that each person and
family has unique characteristics
that are of value and should be
respected. They will learn that
people are similar and different in
various ways.
Saskatchewan Learning ~ Grade 2
Social Studies: Local Community
Students will learn that they are
members of a number of different
groups including the school and
local community. While exploring the
identity of the school and
community, they will learn that
communities have unique
characteristics that are of value
and should be respected. They will
learn that various communities have
similarities and differences.
CYCLE 2
The Loyalists
This website was designed for
Elementary Cycle 2 and 3 Geography,
History and Citizenship Education.
Resources have been provided to help
you guide your students as they
travel through time exploring the
lives of Loyalists who left the
Thirteen Colonies and settled in
present-day Canada from 1776-1792.
The Civilization of the Incas
Various aspects of the Inca
civilization.
The Fur Trade and the Hudson's Bay
Company
This site is about the fur trade
in Canada and how it led to the
exploration of the country and the
formation of the oldest and largest
company in Canadian history:
Hudson's Bay Company.
Inca Resources on the Web
Indian and Northern Affairs
Canada - Information Sheets
Download these information sheets,
written for children aged 8-11, on
Canada's Aboriginal peoples
Homes of the Past: The
Archaeology of an Iroquoian
Longhouse
By studying the archaeological
remains of an Iroquoian longhouse,
we can find out details of Iroquoian
life 500 years ago.
Iroquois Beadwork - Cultural
Portraits of the Past and Present
Many First Nations in Québec and
Canada have long practiced beadwork.
This art has become a very real
tradition for two Iroquois nations
in particular, the Mohawks, who live
near Montreal, and the Tuscaroras,
who live on the American side of
Niagara Falls. This website and the
McCord Museum exhibition that
inspired it - Across Borders:
Beadwork in Iroquois Life - are
based mainly on the beadwork of
these two nations.
Iroquois WebQuest
Your task is to follow the links to
gather information about the
Iroquois, the Native Americans who
once inhabited most of what is now
New York State.
The Iroquois: An Internet Hunt
Could you have survived in
the wilderness 400 years ago? Find
out about the daily life of the
Iroquois as you become a modern day
hunter, hunting in Cyberspace
instead of with a bow and arrow.
Iroquois Oral Traditions
Various Iroquois stories and
traditions
Life in New France Webquest
Life in New France is a webquest
directed at cycle 2 students. It
involves the student creating a
timeline of a day in his/her life
and then comparing it to a day in
the life of a child of New France.
The web resources were created
especially for this project.
Teaching Ideas & Sources : The Inca
Some Internet sites and books
gathered by the History and
Geography Task Force that may help
you in teaching about the Incas.
Teaching Ideas & Sources : The 13
Colonies
Some Internet sites and books
gathered by the History and
Geography Task Force that may help
you in teaching about the 13
Colonies.
Using the Internet for Social
Sciences: Cycle 2
Gather your Hotlists, strike a
positive attitude with a Subject
Sampler, provide learners with
information through a Treasure Hunt,
and finally engage them in
higher-order thinking with a
WebQuest. This would seem to be a
reasonable and fairly traditional
approach.
CYCLE 3
The Loyalists
This website was designed for
Elementary Cycle 2 and 3 Geography,
History and Citizenship Education.
Resources have been provided to help
you guide your students as they
travel through time exploring the
lives of Loyalists who left the
Thirteen Colonies and settled in
present-day Canada from 1776-1792.
First Nations and the Inuit
of Canada
The purpose of this website is to
introduce and deepen students'
understanding of the First Nations
of Canada rich and varied cultural
history.
Famous Canadians - An Inquiry
Based WebQuest
Students work as teams of writers
for a local paper doing a week long
special on Great Canadians. By the
end of this webquest, students will
have discovered many new things
about Canada and the people that
have made it such a great country.
Saskatchewan Learning ~ Grade 4
Social Studies: Heritage
Students will study the history of
the people of Saskatchewan from the
pre-contact First Nations people,
the early European immigrants,
explorers, fur traders, the Mètis
peoples, and the later immigrants
from many countries of the world who
all contributed to the current
multicultural mosaic of this
province.
Saskatchewan Learning ~ Grade 5
Social Studies: Canada
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsoc/g5tcess.html
Students will explore the identity
of Canada. They will learn about its
geography, that is, its landforms,
river systems, climate, and
vegetation. They will also learn
about places within the country, its
national and regional symbols, and
its people, especially, heroes.
Pioneer Life in Upper Canada
Where did the pioneers come from?
Where did they settle? Who was
already there? How did the pioneers
use the land? How was water
important? What was it like to live
in a pioneer village? Includes
activity sheets to guide students
through sections of this site.
Pioneer Life
Students examine the lifestyles of
pioneer settlers and their
contributions to early communities
in Upper Canada. They compare the
life of pionners to their own lives.
They also investigate the
contribution of Aboriginal people to
pioneer communities
Media and Culture Watch
New France Links, Canada
in the 1800's, Thirteen Colonies
Links, Black History Links
You Be The Travel Agent:A
Social Studies WebQuest on Canada
Students are travel agents working
for The World Wide Web Travel Agency.
The agency has asked them to create
a "travel page" on a Canadian
province for a big advertising
campaign that is attempting to
attract tourists to visit Canada.
Physical Education
PE Central
The premier Web site for health and
physical education teachers,
parents, and students. The goal is
to provide the latest information
about developmentally appropriate
physical education programs for
children and youth.
Ask Eric - Nutrition Lesson Plans
Eighteen elementary lesson plans
on nutrition
Healthy Choices for Kids
The Healthy Choices for Kids
nutrition education program
has material, lesson plans, and
worksheets on Eat a Wide Variety of
Foods,Choose a Healthy and Active
Lifestyle, Eat Plenty of Fruits,
Vegetables, & Grains, Choose Healthy
Snack
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