language 4-6
Remote Learning Activities for Grades 4-6:
Digital Science & Technology Resources:
TVO Kids Science & Technology Youtube Channel
Supports the Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3 core science curriculum. Kids can learn from fun science experiments – and even try some of them at home.
TVO mPower: K-6
Free, award-winning online games that support the mastery of math concepts and bolster understanding of STEM and the social sciences. Boost foundational math skills and inspire a love of math. Sign up can easily be done by a parent. With a free account, students can track their progress in the games.
Canadian Space Agency: Inspiring Resources for Young People Grades 2-6:
Find fun resources for students to explore space, including science experiments, quizzes, podcasts and activities.
Mad Science K-6:
Find educational hands-on science experiences for children. Mad Science is designed for use on computers, tablets, phones and all modern browsers, except for Internet Explorer.
Digital Arts Resources:
Canada's National Ballet- Dance at Home Kids K-8 :
Watch step-by-step dance videos that include hip-hop, creative movement and ballet! Find at-home activity plans for children. Dance at Home Kids fosters artistic engagement, builds self-confidence and develops movement skills through Dance. This resource is designed for use on computers, tablets, phones and all modern browsers, except for Internet Explorer.
Chrome Music Lab: K-6
Allows students to explore music, dance and live instruments while making connections to science, math, art and more. Students can make and share their own songs using this free play-based tool.
Chrome Music Lab is designed for use on computers, tablets and all modern browsers, except for Internet Explorer.
Google Arts & Culture Grades 5-12:
Explore Google-curated virtual tours and videos that connect with a variety of museums, galleries and interesting locations around the world. Students can "walk" through the collection, watch related videos and read resources. Text automatically displays in the default language of your computer or device.
All content can be accessed without a registered account, but a Google account is required to create favorites and collections.
Google Arts and Culture is designed for use on all modern browsers, except for Internet Explorer.
Crayola Canada K-9:
Free resources for educators, such as lesson plans created by Ontario-certified educators, including Indigenous educators.
Additional Literacy Activities:
Adjectives are describing words. They help paint an image in a reader's imagination. As a writer, we use our senses and adjectives to write descriptive paragraphs.
Remember: A descriptive paragraph has:
A topic sentence
4 - 5 supporting details
transition words
strong adjectives
a closing sentence
Click on the book cover to find the link to the virtual read aloud. Listen to the beautiful story.
Think about your favourite place. Brainstorm all the things you love about it. Use your five senses.
Draft a rough copy of a descriptive paragraph of your favourite place.
Have an adult read over your paragraph and use the success criteria below to give you any feedback.
Create your good copy. Draw a picture. You could also make a slide show. Each slide could be like a page from a book.
Success Criteria for writing a Descriptive Paragraph
I wrote a topic sentence that told my audience what my favourite place was. It hooked the reader's attention
I wrote 4-5 supporting details that describe why it is my favourite place.
I included many strong descriptive words
I wrote a closing sentence that sums up my main idea
Text Features: Text features are all of the features that give reader's information in non-fiction texts. Click on the book cover to get the link for the read aloud.
Listen to the text. Make a list of the text features. Provide an example for each. This list can be kept for reference for a later date.
Language, Science & Visual Arts:
Click on the Picture and read the article from Time For Kids.
Answer the following question: How is the Mindo harlequin toad an example of how species adapt to survive? Use your own thinking and examples from the text to support your thinking.
R- restate the question
A- answer the question using my own thinking
C- Cite examples from the text that support your thinking
E- Explain your thinking
*See the song or video below if you need a review of how to complete the RACE model
Click on the book and the link to the read aloud.
Listen to the story. Using paper and pencil or a Google doc to answer the two following questions using the RACE model.
Explain how people and a tree in the rain forest are interconnected? Use your own ideas and examples from the text to support your thinking.
What do you think was meant by, "there is no thought for the future. What happens today, impacts our tomorrow?" Use your own thinking and support from the text.
Media Literacy & Visual Arts:
Think about what you have learned about the importance of the rain forest to all people on God's Earth. What makes an effective poster? Who would my target audience be?
Create a Plan (draft) of my poster. Consider the following criteria:
My poster captures and relays important information about my topic for my target audience
I organized my poster with clear titles and subheadings. I used appropriate size font and a variety of styles and colour to capture reader's attention
My layout can be easily viewed from a distance
I have no grammatical or spelling mistakes
Have someone at home look over the criteria and your poster and give you any feedback.
Have fun creating your poster!
Supplemental Digital Resources:
If you need a RACE review, watch one or both of the videos to support your learning.