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Animal Habitats
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Animal Habitats
Students will love thinking about lots of interesting animal homes and the different types of animals who live in each one!
Year one
Reading & writing
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My Family: Writing practise
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My Family: Writing practise
Family first! This lesson encourages students to think about families and how diverse families can be.
Year one
Reading & writing
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Sub Plans for year three
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Sub Plans for year three
Sub plans just got a whole lot easier! In this year three, week-long sub packet, subs can supercharge learning with "All About Me" themed lessons and activities. The “All About Me” theme is the perfect opportunity to reinforce foundational skills like understanding character traits, taking and interpreting meaningful data, and writing from the heart.
Year 3
Maths
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Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
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Author's Purpose: Easy as PIE
Give your class the "write" tools they need to become excellent authors. In this literary lesson, students use their knowledge of author's purpose to successfully write pieces that persuade, inform, and entertain.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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What's in a Name?
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What's in a Name?
Every name has a story behind it. This lesson allows students to share the story of their name with their classmates. Not only is it fun, it's ideal for establishing a respectful classroom community.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Helpers in Our School Community
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Helpers in Our School Community
Who is who in your school community? In this lesson, students will learn about the people who work at their school and how everyone helps each other to keep the school running safely.
Year one
Reading & writing
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A Deeper Look into the Preamble to the Constitution
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A Deeper Look into the Preamble to the Constitution
Understanding the Constitution is an important civic duty. This lesson gives your students a chance to break down the Preamble to the Constitution into manageable chunks, and translate it into student-friendly language.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Informational Writing: Conclusions
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Informational Writing: Conclusions
In this lesson, students will learn how to write a conclusion for informational text using pre-written texts for practise.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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Plant Structures and their Functions
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Plant Structures and their Functions
A caption reveals important information to a reader. Use this lesson with your students to teach them about plant structures and their functions, while they learn how to be a text feature author.
Year 4
Reading & writing
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Urban, Suburban, or Rural
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Urban, Suburban, or Rural
Students will have a blast as they engage in interactive projects to learn about the characteristics of urban, suburban, and rural communities. This lesson will help them develop both their writing and social-studies skills.
Year 3
Reading & writing
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My Life Story
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My Life Story
Everyone has a story to tell. Give your young writers a chance to tell the stories of their lives with this immersive lesson on biographies and autobiographies.
Year 3
Reading & writing
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The Impact of Westward Expansion
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The Impact of Westward Expansion
How did westward expansion impact people living in the United States? Use this history lesson to give students an overview of the people and events involved. Then help them reflect on multiple perspectives in an informational paragraph.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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All About Weather: Clouds
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All About Weather: Clouds
This fun art and science lesson about weather will have your students super excited to learn all about clouds!
Year one
Reading & writing
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Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense
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Text Features: Reading that Makes Sense
Improve your students' comprehension of non-fictional reading through this lesson that teaches them about text features. Students will find their own text features and explain why they aid in the reading process.
Year 4
Reading & writing
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Which Way Can We Go?
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Which Way Can We Go?
Look all around! In this lesson, students will use real-life examples and an interactive mapping activity to identify the cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west.
Year 2
Reading & writing
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A Living Timeline: The American Revolution
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A Living Timeline: The American Revolution
Make history come alive with this interactive lesson! Students will have a blast presenting a "living timeline" to help their classmates understand the events of the Revolutionary War.
Year 6
Reading & writing
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A Citizen's Civic Duties
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A Citizen's Civic Duties
Respect, honesty, compassion, and following the rules and laws are all ways to be a good citizen. Use this civics lesson with your students to explore the ways in which children can be good citizens now and in the future.
Year 4
Reading & writing
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Symbols, Symbols All Around!
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Symbols, Symbols All Around!
Where can we find United States symbols? In this lesson, students will not only learn about the familiar United States symbols, but also create a flag full of symbols that represents who they are and what they enjoy.
Year 2
Reading & writing
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Creating a Social Media Page for a Famous American
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Creating a Social Media Page for a Famous American
Motivate your students to learn about significant figures in US history by giving them the opportunity to create a fake social media page based on facts.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Writing From the Heart
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Writing From the Heart
This lesson will inspire your students to focus on the people, pets, things, places, and ideas that mean the most to them! Your students will practise writing in this heartfelt lesson.
Year 2
Reading & writing
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The Five W's of Notetaking
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The Five W's of Notetaking
Thinking about who, what, when, where, and why isn’t just for detectives! Students will practise gleaning important information from texts using these questions and a few other tools.
Year 3
Reading & writing
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Nonfiction Genres
Lesson plan
Nonfiction Genres
In this lesson, your students will explore the library in search of various genres of nonfiction texts. Teach this lesson at the beginning of the year to familiarize your students with the structure and organization of the library.
Year 5
Reading & writing
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Geography & Animals: Amazon Rainforest Leafcutter Ants
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Geography & Animals: Amazon Rainforest Leafcutter Ants
Students will love learning about a tiny (yet very interesting!) animal in this rainforest-inspired lesson plan focusing on ants.
Year one
Reading & writing
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Interesting Animals: Penguins
Lesson plan
Interesting Animals: Penguins
Penguins are such interesting animals! Help your students practise identifying the main topic and key ideas in a nonfiction text using this fun penguin-themed lesson plan.
Year one
Reading & writing
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Picturing Goods and Services
Lesson plan
Picturing Goods and Services
Help your students “picture” the difference between goods and services! In this lesson which integrates art, reading, and social studies, your students will both find and create examples of goods and services.
Year 2
Reading & writing
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