Suggestions for Learning From Home K - 9

"Children are naturally curious learners and there are opportunities at home to engage their learning. We have created a webpage that offers a variety of educational ideas to support literacy, numeracy and wellness at home for this week. The resources are meant as suggestions only. You may choose to use the links and activities as needed over the next few days as more long-term educational programming is considered." 

https://cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/6-9.aspx

Exploring Perspective & Bias: The Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs

Please use the following link to access the readings and activities for this afternoon.


https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sqr5KaDbQOkcoqSDjRrwizVH_0h0no8xWTbiSXBvVww/edit?usp=sharing

Aztec Station - Monday, February 24

Based on what you read this morning, gather images of the products collected along the Aztec's history that would have been collected as part of their history.   Organize them in a chronological list list.  You should work with a minimum of seven events.

Use Britannica ImageQuest for your images (as a start)

http://www.learnalberta.ca/OnlineReferenceCentre.aspx?lang=en

link for RTI

For Grade 8 Numeracy RTI - Friday, February 21

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?l=0&ID1=AB.MATH.JR.NUMB&ID2=AB.MATH.JR.NUMB.INTE&lesson=html/object_interactives/order_of_operations/use_it.html

Listening Station

Link to Podcasts:

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/474377890/but-why-a-podcast-for-curious-kids

https://app.kidslisten.org/pod/The-Past-and-The-Curious-A-History-Podcast-for-Kids-and-Families

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/science-and-tech/quirks-quarks/

Link to Ted Ed SERIES (must watch and respond to two during listening block as they are shorter)

https://ed.ted.com/series/?series=inventions-that-shape-history


Link to Google Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsgn0iWxQXuXm_2h7QYkcsHxxCTXZQgNJiznuMeSA1Gba5nA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Drake and Cortez Videos

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pbs-world-explorers-francis-drake/pbs-world-explorers-francis-drake/

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/a7e88e6f-7b59-40a2-9607-c94ff567361e/hernan-cortes/

Link for Literacy RTI 8

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJE3DBsRbyIvkbNSuV_lb0LiUrlfSM1qZcaEL-vVIqdZou1Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

Aztec Omens: Newspaper assignment

Assignment:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K-oiTJu9bbgLlCZnYvJLXFNUJrm9ZdBqWA5O75-nMr0/edit?usp=sharing

Video with background information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I9hPrZwc5M

Tenochtitlan

Using the following link as a beginning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmHVqb6t__8


Research Tenocthitlan further and its agriculture system.

Create a poster or pamphlet that showcases Tenochtitlan's uniqueness.  Include an original diagram explaining chinampas and a list of crops the Aztecs grew. 

World Views Game

In order to play the World Views game and save your progress, you need to create a student username and password here:

https://www.learnalberta.ca/Registration.aspx?lang=en

Once your username and password is created, please spend some time beginning this game:

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/sswv/index.html

Rant Work Period and Iris Update

Use today's Period 3 class to complete and print your Rant for Humanities and also to complete the following Iris update:

Click here

We will be returning to Period 4 in Room 4, so use your time wisely.

Lottery instructions

You are to write two paragraphs:  A summary of the plot events as above (list on the board) and an argument for the author’s purpose or point (theme).

Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwhCf9D5gbg

Video Adaptation:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1TV1R1kK9A

Use the following site to choose a picture to respond to by writing an expository or narrative piece.  Your writing will be assessed for vocabulary.  Be sure to choose words and phrases that paint a vivid, accurate response to the picture you choose.

http://www.pobble365.com/

You do not need to respond to the Sleeping Supermen prompt - feel free to click through and select an image that speaks to you.  Describe what you see, tell a story inspired by the picture, or list observations.

Complete your work in Google Docs and print a copy for Stafford.

Use the following form to explore a minimum of three current events that are happening within Calgary, Alberta, Canada or internationally.

https://forms.gle/cQeApk9a936o1fF46

Picture Prompt Quick Write

Use the following site to choose a picture to respond to by writing an expository or narrative piece.  Your writing will be assessed for sentence structure.  Be sure to capitalize appropriately and include a variety of sentence types and lengths. 

http://www.pobble365.com/

You do not need to respond to the polar bear prompt - feel free to click through and select an image that speaks to you.  Describe what you see, tell a story inspired by the picture, or list observations.

Complete your work in Google Docs and print a copy for Stafford. 

SE Hinton Biography Links

S.E. Hinton is the author of The Outsiders.

Use these links to familiarize yourself with S.E. Hinton's life and times:

https://www.notablebiographies.com/He-Ho/Hinton-S-E.html

http://www.sehinton.com/bioframe.html


Also considering googling images of:  Covairs (cars) and Madras (shirts).

Elizabethan Era - Jeopardy Development

https://forms.gle/iyuxaUytxDL3sN989


Link to a virtual tour of the Globe Theatre:  https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tech-gaming/globe-theatre-launch-new-augmented-reality-app-10206563.html

Metis Week

Here are the digital versions of the tasks you will be completing this week for Metis Week.  They include clickable links to resources as well as the instructions for what to do with the resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ghSUEtxuMEQLsYSpDJ9pnB43MbK6zKag/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h75HUQSPYcqVgAxLW_BaNfDq7KuLGAuC/view

Friday Link

https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/aboriginal-war-heroes-good-men

Link for Today

Use the following link to explore Canada's military history.

Prepare a brief paragraph in Google Docs that links to the piece(s) you looked at and explains what you explored and what it means to you.

http://www.thememoryproject.com/educator-resources