Monthly Agenda
April - May
ELA
Individual Reading Program - Goal Setting for end of October, related written assignments
Novel Study: The Breadwinner, Debra Ellis
Literature Circle Discussion, Readers' Theatre and accompanying Role Play
Summary
http://project1.caryacademy.org/PortraitsofAfghanistan/04-05/PortraitsofAfghanistan/summaryofBreadwinner.htm
Interactive Map of Middle East and more
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/middle_east_map.htm
Handwriting, Editing, Quotations, Spelling Units 3 & 4
Viewing and Representating: Illustrating an excerpt to show comparison
Pictorial Technological Collage using PowerPoint for comparison - Afghanistan and Canada
Moving towards writing letters: father to daughter/daughter to father
Resources:
English as a Second Language: Resource http://english.enorth.com.cn/bbcenglish/index.htm
International Reading Association
http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.html
Interactive World Maps
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/online-interactive-maps.htm
Great Resources
http://www.answers.com/
Poetry Resources
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/
Writing
http://www.lorijamison.com/materials.html
http://doe.sd.gov/curriculum/6plus1/6-8.asp
Math
Number - Weekly Review of multi-step problems and estimation with and without the use oftechnology, large number notation
Lessons on multiples, prime and composite numbers, factoring
Drill and Practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/
Resources:
Numerous Math Websites for Practice and Drill:
http://www.edinformatics.com/kids_teens/kt_math.htm
http://www.mathsisfun.com/timestable.html
Science
Flight
Construction Paper Airplanes
http://www.10paperairplanes.com/
Construction Paper Airplanes
http://www.10paperairplanes.com/how-to-make-paper-airplanes/06-the-stealth.html
Flight Simulation
http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/paper_plane/paper_plane_sim.htm
Lego Mindstorms Robotics
Resources:
Nasa http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/topics.htm
How Stuff Works http://videos.howstuffworks.com/search.php?
Compilation narrative/activities University of Manitoba
http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/crystal/Grade%206%20Science.html#cluster2
Social Studies
Building A Nation (1867 to 1914)
Confederation, British North America Act
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hph52hbhYZQ
Becoming Canada - A Study of the British North America Act
United Streaming Canada - a colony of Great Britain after the seven years' war
Creating a Mind Map to explain the BNA Act and its players
Map Study: bodies of water, major landforms
Resources:
The face of Canada yesterday, today, tomorrow . . .
Prime Ministers http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/primeministers/kids/index-e.html
Canadian Census Populations http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/cp-census-pop07/
Canada's population over time http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/98-187-XIE/pop.htm
2006 Census Release/Immigration and Mother Tongue, The Canadian Press, 2007: click INTERACTIVE: CENSUS, http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071204/census_main_071204/20071204
Human Rights Timeline http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/en/timePortals/1900.asp
A Timeline of Social Change http://citizen.nfb.ca/node/6931&dossier_nid=1127
Canadian Heritage, National Flag www.pch.gc.ca/flag-drapeau/index-eng.cfm
Winnipeg Strike, Bloody Saturday Winnipeg General Strike.ppt
Great Depression The Great Depression.ppt
Prime Ministers of Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/primeministers/index-e.html
http://www.prime-ministers.ca/
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Compilations/FederalGovernment/PrimeMinisters/Gallery.aspx
French
Theme 1 - Natalie Au Quebec
Resources:
Interactive Site for Review and Practice
http://www.quia.com/shared/french/
http://www.wordreference.com/
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