Listening Takes Heart is the first lesson plan in a set of three centered around the theme of Citizenship prepared for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In this lesson, the students will observe an artwork and using Visual Thinking Strategies prompts describe...
Developing Rights seeks to assist young students in examining human rights, first in their own lives, and then by making extensions into other social contexts found worldwide. Some of the issues include bullying, violence and disability. Six separate...
This resource provides 9 distinct lessons (gr. 4 to 12 levels) on topics related to Species at Risk and the role of forests in sheltering and supporting wildlife species in Canada. The lessons follow the Pan-Canadian curriculum and are designed...
Social enterprises trade in order to tackle social problems and improve communities, people’s life chances, or the environment. They make their money from selling goods and services on the open market, but they reinvest their profits back into the...
These five engaging lessons can stand alone or be used as a comprehensive unit to help students explore issues and topics related to snow leopards and conservation. Students will: understand the pressures and the interconnectedness of these pressures...
This resource focuses on developing empathetic listening skills in students, so that they are able to effectively communicate with adults when discussing their thoughts and feelings about climate change. The resource is designed in three separate parts: Part...
The Climate is in our Hands - Ocean and Cryosphere, offers a ready-to-use lesson plan for students to understand climate change and the ocean and cryosphere in both their scientific and societal dimensions, at local and global levels, to develop their...
This resource explores the scientific evidence of climate change without creating a feeling of despair. Educators can provide youth with knowledge of the issues, the tools to explore solutions and a sense of awareness that they can make a difference....
The goal of the Global Schools Teaching Program for Grade 2 is to help students understand the meaning of diversity while exploring and identifying the diversity that exists in the world and their classroom. They will learn to ask thoughtful questions...
Salmonids in the Classroom is a comprehensive, year-long program in which students learn about the life-cycle of salmon, how they interact with their environment and the relationship (both positive and negative) between salmon and humans. Students...
The Teacher's Guide was designed to support teachers using the student resource book, B.C. First Nations Studies. The Guide consists of seventeen chapters but this review is limited to the first three chapters; The Land, Living on the Land, and Sharing...
The learner is taken through the processes involved in identification of issues, volunteering, team building and action project completion. The first part of the guide defines and details key components of the service learning process. Narrative...
What Can I Contribute to Meaningful Reconciliation? is a thorough resource that explores the causes and consequences of residential schools in Canada. The overarching question the resource attempts to answer is "What might meaningful reconciliation look...
Despite some positive developments in the portrayal of people living in poverty in developing world, the public are often exposed to generalized and even stereotypical information and images on the subject. This resource was developed to support junior...
The purpose of this teaching unit is to introduce students to healthy living habits both for themselves as well as their community. Collectively, the unit lesson plans focus on the question - Why is it important to practice healthy living habits and advocate...
Students in grades 4-6 engage in a series of activities (both inside and outside the classroom) designed to inspire a sense of environmental stewardship. Each of the activities is intended to have children explore their profound connection to...
The guide includes background information regarding how First Peoples’ knowledge and perspectives in science can be recognized and included in science inquiry. It also offers curriculum planning suggestions, and provides examples of fully developed...
In this lesson plan, the students learn the difference between individual action and collective action through a variety of activities that range from videos to small group work. In the first activity the students watch a 5 minute video that takes them...
The goal of the Global School Program Teaching for Grade 1 is to teach students to become active contributing members of their community and to have respect for cultural diversity and an understanding of equality and fairness. The resource is comprised...
This resource provides an inquiry-based approach to learning about the Earth’s changing climate over time, including causes, evidence and impacts and the role of humans. The lesson plans allow students to learn more about climate change through...