Additional resources include short film clips, posters, discussion guides and more. Go to http://www.letitripple.org/character-day/
Additional resources include short film clips, posters, discussion guides and more. Go to http://www.letitripple.org/character-day/
Have a Heart Day is on February 14th, 2017
This message is from the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS) website:
“Have a Heart Day is a child and youth-led reconciliation campaign that brings together caring Canadians to help ensure First Nations children have the services they need to grow up safely at home, get a good education, be healthy, and be proud of who they are.
Watch “End the Gap – Fair Funding For First Nations Schools”
Listen to the ideas of children:
Activity Ideas:
Explore the Have a Heart Day website to download Have a Heart Day resources, and to order bookmarks and buttons! There is also an information sheet entitled “Reconciliation is all of us”.
Through activities like Have a Heart Day, we are creating a movement where the landscape of Canada is only one of honour and possibility for First Nations children.”
FNCFCS also shared this music video by N’we Jinan Artists “Important to Us”, written and performed by students at Pierre Elliot Trudeau School.
Their message is inspiring:
“No matter where you’re from,
let’s fill our home with colour and love.”
Teachers: More resources are available here
“October 31 to November 4, 2016 is Media Literacy Week! This year’s theme is Makers & Creators and focuses on all the ways young Canadians can become more creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial by embracing media production, remixing, maker, and DIY culture and coding.”
Here is a sample video from the ‘Media Minute’ series – a unit of videos and lessons designed specifically for elementary students.
For Families:
Ideas for Families (Tips, Games, Videos, Tutorials)
For Teachers:
Use, Understand & Create: A Digital Literacy Framework for Canadian Schools (“Teachers can access digital literacy classroom resources aligned with curriculum outcomes set out by their province or territory.”)
Digital and Media Literacy Fundamentals
Media Literacy 101 (Media Minute Videos and Lessons)
MediaSmarts Lessons and Resources (Search by topic/grade)
May is ‘Get Caught Reading’ Month! Where do you like to read?
We ‘caught’ some interesting characters and celebrities reading . (Visit the Association of American Publishers to see the complete set of posters.)
Look who else we caught reading! Watch the story of Library Lion – yes, that’s right, a lion in the library who loves to listen to stories!
KQED Public Media for Northern CA
teaching ideas for reading and writing with links to children's literature
Learning for the 21st Century
Learning for the 21st Century
Where book love and the joy of a classroom community are shared
Learning for the 21st Century