Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.

Grade 3 Ontario Social Studies unit: Early Canada 1780-1850 for new 2023 social studies. The unit includes photos of artifacts, mapping connections, research organizers and more to cover the Ontario Curriculum. IMPORTANT UPDATE!* *Now updated for 2023 curriculum changes!!** Slides version updated as well! Student pages are included in google slides! Previously: March 7, 2021 a large portion of the unit was changed. Please reprint and discontinue use of the previous version. This item is frequently updated, so please check back frequently for further updates! Now Includes Google Slides!* DID SOMEONE SAY *DIGITAL*! Newly updated!! Select student pages are now included for use with Google Slides! 150 Interactive Slides to help with virtual learning! Check out the preview VIDEO for digital samples and details. (Please note: some pages, teachers notes and others are only available in the PDF). Student ready (locked text) and Editable (unlocked where allowed/possible) options provided. DIGITAL UPDATE redownload to get the goodies! Force Copy Links are on page 3 of the PDF*. Included you will find: Unit Overview: A unit overview explains key learning goals, assessment tips, differentiation, lesson sequence, materials needed and teacher notes. Perfect to help you plan out your unit in a snap! Intro Activities: Question prompts, partner talk cards and conversation ‘cootie-catcher’. I’ve also included information for a ‘time-line’ to help students create an understanding of this time period. Read Alouds & Videos: A variety of read alouds and videos are suggested with follow up activities and discussions to help your students understand how successfully the Indigenous People of Early Canada were living before the settlers arrived. Some information about Indigenous way of life, beliefs and history are included. Also, a read aloud about a Black Loyalist Community has been added. (Please note: many of these books are available through the author's official YouTube which are linked, but some do require finding a copy of the book. Copies of the books are not included with this file. That would be against copyright and unethical). **I have added read-aloud and video suggestions for Treaties and Wampum Belts to accommodate the new 2023 curriculum changes! The other points were already included in the previous unit materials!** Early Settler Animated Shorts: Using films created by the National Film Board (free to watch), I have created a follow-up activity for each video which focuses on comparing life in early settler times to life today as well as some key elements of daily life. Period Pieces Paintings: A variety of art pieces from 1780-1850 are provided for students to view and analyse. Two discussion prompts and a reflection sheet are included. Mapping: 3 student friendly maps are included as well as a 'making connections' response page as well as a general 'mapping reflections' sheet. Extension activities for discussing 'push and pull' factors for settlers is included. Questioning & Research: With the inquiry focus of the new curriculum, students are expected to ask questions and research in a variety of ways to find answers and make connections. I have provided some anchor charts, a Q-chart, samples of our “Question” brainstorm sheets and ‘Big Questions”. Students will work in small groups (4 or 5 students) to research some of the questions on their chart and the ‘big question’ associated with their topic. NEW: More structured graphic organizers are provided to assist students who need additional support. Research Product- Kiosks & Brochure: To share their research findings and connections, students will create a ‘kiosk’ in their groups using the foldable templates and create a brochure to go with their kiosk. Artifact Exploration: Pictures of artifacts and definitions to match are provided as well as a "what this may be" sheet and a "comparison to now" activity to consolidate their learning after the activity. Artifact Final Project: Students ‘create’ an artifact and exhibit for our ‘classroom museum’ and write a written piece about their artifact. Planning sheets and a sample success criteria checklist is provided. **DIGITAL GOOGLE SLIDES NOW INCLUDED!*** I try to update my items as quickly as possible when I can, but I cannot commit to unlimited lifetime updates of units. I will do my best, but I am a full-time teacher and mom to a young child. Please note that the purchase is for the CURRENT curriculum (as of August 2023). If future updates are made, they will be added as a 'bonus', but I cannot commit to lifetime updates. Thank you for understanding :) If you feel something is missing or you have an idea for an addition I'd love to hear from you, please note not all requests/suggestions can be accommodated. My email is [email protected] *This unit was updated with consultation from 3 Indigenous Education Experts to help ensure the material, language and photos included are culturally sensitive and in alignment with the truth and reconciliation commission Canada expectations. I strive to ensure that the unit is sensitive and accurate. Of course, please check your board's specific instructions as they may differ. Also, please consider your classroom community of learners and the specific backgrounds of your students as well as your level of comfort with the topics when discussing sensitive areas such as the racism found in Early Canada. There are many activities to pick and choose from, so there should be plenty of options to suit your classroom. Please pre-read all texts and view all videos before showing them to your students to ensure they work for your situation. Board expectations can vary as do expectations from community to community and family to family. Please exercise extreme caution in discussing the traumatic events of the past. If you are not sure about an activity, please check with your board's Indigenous Education Liaison or Admin. As always, tailor these to your class and seek input from local Indigenous groups, Elders, and other important voices as you teach about these important topics. * If you are looking for more grade 3 social studies for the 2020 Ontario curriculum, check out my Living and Working in Ontario Unit Or for guided math activities, check out my Ontario guided math bundles for all strands! For sample report card comments for this unit, click here Thanks for stopping by: ~Tina's Teaching Treasures Inc.

Good for 4th - 6th graders. This would help to improve their readings and understand both in the area of vocabulary and sentences. - ESL worksheets

I teach reading at an elementary school. I love what I do! I wanted to share some "ways to praise" that we use in my classroom. These aren't my own ideas just the ones my students love. And here's how it looks: { I look FABULOUS! } Click HERE for printable. =) In what ways do YOU praise?

I finished up my communities min-unit with my class. I'm actually surprised with how much I enjoyed it. Ha! I'm a little ashamed t...

There are different places in the community. Children will read each sentence and write the letter of the place in the community described in each number. - ESL worksheets

Discover our captivating "My Neighborhood" digital worksheet, carefully crafted for educators who aim to enrich their students' comprehension of the local history, culture, and community they live in. Engage your students by uncovering stories about the essential people, places, and events in your neighborhood. Our visually appealing digital worksheet comprises a single product file full of intriguing questions that stimulate students' curiosity while encouraging them to actively explore their environments. This amazing resource is ideal for both face-to-face and remote learning settings, fostering individual research abilities as well as cooperation among peers. By implementing this unique "My Neighborhood" activity into your classroom routine, you not only allow your pupils to form a personal connection with their local history but also help them develop vital critical thinking skills necessary for academic success and life beyond school. Imagine witnessing your students turning into passionate history sleuths – piecing together intriguing tales about their own communities while gaining valuable insights along the way. Don't let this memorable learning experience pass by! Equip your classroom with this exceptional educational tool today by visiting teachsimple.com/product/my-neighborhood-worksheet! My Neighborhood Worksheet

Here's a great geography worksheet that doubles as a coloring page! Your child will get to practice reading a simple map of a park.

This unit is packed full to help you get through teaching a UNIT OVER COMMUNITIES. It covers all THREE COMMUNITIES: URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL!Please see preview before purchasing. Here is what is included in this 31 page set: ● Reading Comprehension Printables Covering All Three Communities: Urban, Rural, and Suburban (Answer Keys Included) ● 8 Vocabulary Cards to fit the words used throughout the unit ● Communities Foldable with Writing Activity ● Community Task Cards (Set of 24 Task Cards with Recording Sheet; Answer Key is Provided) ● Community Quiz ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Let's Get Connected: Bloglovin {Teaching Tidbits and More Blog} Pinterest Instagram Facebook ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Our Government: Three Branches of Government and Election Process Word of the Day: Exploring Words through the Use of Vocabulary Fluency Passages: The Seasonal Bundle Set Fluency Passages for Entire Year for Advanced Readers (Nonfiction Passages) Back to School: Print and Go Basic Addition Math Printables Basic Subtraction Math Printables Grammar Printables Covering Sentence Structure Grammar Printables Covering Parts of Speech Scoopin' Up Equivalent Expressions: Basic Addition and Subtraction Matching Game

Are you looking for some new greetings to spice up your daily class meetings? Here are some awesome examples of Class or Morning Meeting Greetings in action! 1. My name is ___ and I can do this! Love this greeting! Students individually introduce themselves and perform a unique action. The rest of the class repeats and mirrors the action. 2. Dice Greeting. Instead of greeting their direct neighbor, have students roll a die then greet the student sitting that number of spaces away from them. Knock, Knock. Great call and response greeting for practicing individual speaking skills in front of a group! One-Minute Greeting. Quick, simple, and to the point. Find a partner, look them in the eye, greet them by name, and shake their hand. Pass It Around. Students sit in a circle and pass a special item while greeting their neighbors. Would be fun to use themed items throughout the year! Partner Skills Match. Students are randomly given sets of matching partner cards, such as fractions and pictorial representations. Students find and greet their match before returning to the circle. Love how this could incorporate so many different learning skills! Hope these have inspired you to shake things up with your Class or Morning Meetings! If you have any favorite greetings that you use with your class, please share them! My students and I always love to try new ones! If you liked reading this post and want to learn more about Classroom Meetings or Morning Meetings, take a look at the following blog posts. Thanks so much, and happy teaching!

Are you looking for ways to increase classroom community in your 8th grade class? Here are three strategies that have worked really well for my students.

2 pages. An interesting and fun way for students to learn about community helpers, is by choosing one and interviewing them. 2 pages. An interesting and fun way for students to learn about community helpers, is by choosing one and interviewing them. Students share their page with the class; teacher...

Do you have helpers in your classroom? Many teachers have asked over the years about how classroom helpers work in our classes. Here are the top three questions: "Why do you have classroom helpers?" "How do you organize our helpers?" "Can you help me get mine started?" Here are our answers: 1. It helps build a community. 2. The children take on a responsibility/leadership role. 3. Helps the classroom run smoothly. 4. Reduces the teacher's workload. 5. Children LOVE taking responsibility for our room! Each Monday the children look forward to their new jobs! We rotate the jobs because more that one child usually enjoys a job. We like to give every child an opportunity to try each job. Sometimes they find they really enjoy a job that they thought they wouldn't like. Every classroom has a different plan for changing helpers and you have to find what works for you! *Alison loves to change her helpers Friday before she leaves for the day. It is just part of her routine and she feels great about getting it done early! *I love to change mine with the kids on Monday morning as part of my "Monday Morning Routine." It helps us ease back into our week! *Another friend of mine changes her helpers every two weeks because one was too fast. Once the helpers are assigned and posted on our "Helpers" chart the week starts. I never forget who has a job because the chart is there to refer to and the kids know their jobs and take pride in having them. My answer is "YES!" We have several helpers to match what you might need in your room. They are also editable and you can change the job titles & add your students names. You can even add your own cards to match on the "blank" card pages. Once you choose the theme/style that matches your classroom, putting it together is easy peasy! Here is the set I used last year: I backed my cards after I printed them with yellow cardstock to match my color scheme. There are so many ways to display your helpers, here are a few of the ideas we have used: We have attached them on ribbons and used clothespins for the names. We have placed them in a pocket chart and just tucked the children name card next to the job. We have placed them on a magnetic surface, too! These are just some of the jobs in the pack! Best thing, they are EDITABLE! You decide what the names of the jobs are. Here is our selection in a variety of themes: (You can click on any picture below to see it in our store.) Don't see what you need? Contact us at [email protected] to get your request on our list of projects now! Have other ideas for jobs, we would LOVE to hear them. Please comment below or send us an email. Happy Teaching!

I hope everyone has gotten back into the routine of school. My kiddos are working hard each day to remember our expectations and daily routines, as well as learning lots of new skills. We started our phonics skills progression two weeks ago. We focused on short a the first week and then short a word families the next week. Each new vowel I am making an anchor poster to display in the room. The kiddos came up with all of the words and then I added the pictures. Anchor charts are such a great visual for our kiddos to remember all the skills they learn each year. Last week I let the firsties make their own anchor charts using our short a word families. They worked in groups to come up with words for their posters and then added pictures to match. They really enjoyed getting to learn these word families in a fun and interactive way! Our next chart focused on text-to-self connections. I borrowed some ideas from my Pinterest board of anchor charts and helped the firsties learn how to connect what they are reading to themselves. My class is doing Whole Brain Teaching this year, so we "Mirrored and echoed" that a text to self connection is when I connect a text to something I've done, something I've felt or something that's happened." My kiddos love earning the points from the Whole Brain system. I would encourage all teachers to look into this fun way of learning. Look out for another post centered on WBT. I changed up our "Me on the Map" unit activity this year, and with the help of some examples from Pinterest I created this one page flip chart activity! My kiddos loved getting to find their place on the map and draw them holding the world! We also learned about the community we live in and who all helps out. I passed out these cute photos of community helpers and let my firsties discuss what each person did to help our community. We then recorded our thoughts and added some more helpers that were not pictured! Check back soon for our short i anchor chart and tips for Whole Brain Teaching! ~Miss A

Search the picture for the community helpers and their equipment. Color them in when you find them!

Do you want your students to lead their own meaningful discussion as they engage in critical thinking without you orchestrating the process? Like other academic skills, student-led discussion needs to be taught explicitly. This pack is designed to give you the tools you need as the teacher to do just that! Here's what is included in this pack: --16 Meaningful Discussion Stems Posters (3 different sizes) --How to Be a Respectful Listener and Speaker Posters --Student-Led Discussion Rubrics and Recording Sheets --Essential Question and Opinion Topics Student Planning Sheets --20 Discussion Starter Posters (2 different sizes) --Teacher's Guide and detailed instructions on how to build student-led discussion in your classroom The recording sheets and student planning sheets are EDITABLE so that you can type in your own information and print multiple copies! Please see the preview for a more detailed view of the product!

I am still on a high from the WBT Midwest Conference this past week and can't wait to get back to Colorado to start piecing the different pieces and parts together. In the meantime, I am still in Ohio hanging out with my family and loving it :) Until then, I am leaving you with some Whole Brain Teaching freebies! New to my TpT store- Class Rules with adorable clip art from Scrappin' Doodles: These rules come straight from Whole Brain Teaching and do vary a bit from the ones I have used in the past. You can read more about those rules HERE. This set coordinates with my other WBT signs: Both of these are available FREE in my TpT Store! Happy weekend :)

Practice using a compass to find the directions!

Tattling can become a real issue in many elementary classrooms! We have created a FREE resource that focuses on this important social skill in an interactive and meaningful way. Students will get the opportunity to learn the difference between being a "tattle-tale" and a reporter. They will also be able to practice this skill using a variety of activities! We have included: - Tattling vs. Reporting Posters - Reading Comprehension Passage - Interactive puzzle center - "What Would You Do?" draw & write Perfect for grades K-2. Kindergarten students will need a more guided instruction approach to complete some of the included activities and printables. You students will also love our CHARACTER EDUCATION activities! To learn more about how we use this resource, read our blog post here. Enjoy! ~Curriculum Castle Connect with us! Follow our store here Pinterest Facebook Instagram Blog

September Writing Prompts are here just in time for fall. Get your Narrative, Informative and Opinion Organizers and Draft pages today.

Does the end of the day chaos leave you with a giant case of the grumpies? Have you ever had an amazing day with your kids only to have it ruined by the madness that ensues during pack-up? Do you ever feel like you become a Miss Viola Swamp because you’re just trying to survive and get these kids out while they’re each still in one piece? There was

Thanks! - ESL worksheets

The pressure is on! I have my formal principal's evaluation on Tuesday. I don't know about you but these always make me soooooo nervous. I've done them a million times. I've had tons of people, over the years, in my classroom watching me teach from district personnel to other school's principals but it always makes me crazy. I think it's because I'm a perfectionist. I want the perfect lesson and my students to behave in a perfect way. Well it ain't gonna happen this time. I have a VERY difficult class! Plus I have a new principal and I'm not sure how he grades. And I'm going to use my new Smartboard which doesn't always work the way I want it to. I think that's what is making me soooo nervous. But the 'SHOW' must go on and I'll just do my best. This darling frame is a freebie by 'Sweet Berry Patch' over on her Teacher Notebook shop. She has some cute stuff! I'm introducing contractions. I'm excited about my lesson. I'm going to have the kiddos build contractions with tiles and find them in their reading. I love teaching by the gradual release method so there will be lots of TO, WITH, and BY. I LOVE this song and wish I knew who wrote it so I could give credit. If you'd like to download the anchor chart, practice sheets, and song click HERE. Linking up with Rebecca's FREEBIE Linking Party. Go check it out. There are some GREAT FREEBIES! I hope everyone has a great LONG weekend! Thanks for stopping by.

Diseases and illnesses vocabulary worksheets PDF. These free printable sheets will help kids to learn health related vocabulary words in English. Diseases and

As you start another school year, I’m sure you have a million and one things planned to do with your students. One thing you should definitely take the time to do is set goals with your classroom. They really help set a purpose for ALL of your students and help with building classroom community.

Community helpers games are great for teaching students about different community jobs. In this "Who am I" game, students must guess the community worker. There are 10 questions and you just click on each question to go to it. Each question has 3 clues and student have to guess which community help...

Check out these great ideas for helping your students feel like part of a classroom community during distance learning & social distancing.

How do you stop students from blurting out in the classroom? Do you have some processes in place to curb blurting, but they’re just not working for you anymore? Here are some classroom management idea

Do you celebrate culture in the classroom? Celebrating culture shows students that they matter. Here are ways you can celebrate culture in your classroom.

Challenge your students to demonstrate their understanding of rural, urban, and suburban communities with this vocabulary worksheet. Download to complete online or as a printable!