13 Words by Lemony Snicket and Lesson Ideas
School Library Journal: K-Gr 2 — The 13 words that are the basis for this sophisticated picture book are “bird,” “despondent,” …
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Phones: Guessing the timeline
Get your students to put these phone models in order of their age from oldest to newest. Using your powers …
Calgary students learn financial literacy at their own school bank
Children serve as tellers BY MEGHAN POTKINS, CALGARY HERALD MARCH 1, 2012 While many of his class-mates are content to collect …
No Ordinary Day by Deborah Ellis
School Library Journal: /* Starred Review */ Gr 3 – 6 — Valli, about 10, lives in the poverty-stricken town …
Burgernomics for Secondary Students
“The Economist’s Big Mac Index is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity: in the long run, exchange rates should adjust …
BadIsland by Doug TenNapel
School Library Journal: /* Starred Review */ Gr 5 Up — One glance at the cover depicting ominous clouds overhead …
National Film Board media resources for Teachers and Students
The National Film Board’s CAMPUS is a site specifically designed to meet the needs of classroom teachers and students. Create a profile …
Things that make you go “Hmmm”: writing prompts
Use the following list “Things that make you go ‘Hmmm’” as writing prompts for a “quick write” at the beginning …
Bumper Stickers: teaching audience and purpose
Use the following examples of bumper stickers to teach your students about audience and purpose. For each sticker, challenge your …
Why don’t secondary students read what’s assigned?
Have your intermediate students watch this video and state what implications might be if the video: was created by a …
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