LEARNING CENTRES
We have created 8-10 minute learning centre activities to be delivered for 5-6 students. We have organized the learning centres by grade level (below). We encourage teachers to reuse and upcycle our ideas and lesson plans (and cite the creators).
KINDERGARTEN
Identifying Problems and Developing Solutions - by Cassandra Amaya
All About Me - by Mathew Bainbridge
Wants and Needs - by Lucretia DeWare
Building Community - by Robert Harvie
Needs and Wants Sorting - by Maddy MacDougall
How Are We Similar? How Are We Different? - by Becky Miller
Students as Individuals - by Ashley Mooney
Diversity Within Families - by Grace Nickerson
Using the Senses to Connect to the World Around Us - by Marie Randall
Understanding and Accepting Differences - by Marissa Simard
My Family - by Rohini Sharma
What Makes you Different? - by Mackenzie Albert
Students as Individuals - by Hannah Fournier
Our Senses (Smells) - by Trista Wood
We are all Wonders - by Sarah Demerchant
Heroes that Surround Us - by Amanda Kenny
Our Senses & “I Hear a Pickle”- by Indigo Clement
Our Senses with Pineapples - by Maddy McKane
My 5 Senses - by Ronnie Daley
Healthy Lifestyles - by Stephanie Watson (+ Appendix)
What Changed Outside Your Window? - by Hikaru Onoda (Appendix I & Appendix II)
Needs and Wants - by Jaime Meyer
Qualities of Nature, Communities & Self - by Amy Foster
Learning to knit. (October 2018)
GRADE 1
Healthy Lifestyles - by Isabelle Cormier
What Makes Us Wonders? - by Allyson Grant
Saving Fred the Worm (Working Collaboratively) - by Lexi MacDonald
Flying to New Heights - by Stephanie Martin
Healthy Eating - by Allison Quiring ( + Appendix A & Appendix B)
The Changing Seasons - by Samantha Ricketts
Being a Good Friend - by Pippa Wennberg
Our Environment (Planting beans) - by Kennedy Graham
Healthy Eating (+ Appendix I) (+ Appendix II) - by Alannah MacLean
Plants and Growth - by Julie Macfawn
Wants and Needs - by Shoba Gunaseelan
Where Does this Go? Recycling, Composting & Trash - by Rachel Prosser
Differences between Plants & Animals (with Movement) - by Tori Ackerman
Learning about Healthy Choices through Vegetables - by Samantha Laviolette (+ Appendix I) (+ Appendix II)
Similarities & Differences - by Jean MacDonald
Being a Good Friend - by Diksh Malhotra (+ Appendix I)
Caring for Our Environment - by Jess McCutcheon
Interacting with Nature & Our Changing Environment - by Valerie Morin (+ Appendix I)
Wolastoq Past, Present & Futures - by Will Pacey (+ Appendix I)
Paintings by K. Fahey (2018)
GRADE 2
Growth & Development - by Kim Arsenault
Classifying Animals - by Marie-Christine Basque
How Do You Get Rid of Things? - by Jennifer Moore
Life Cycles & Change - by Katelyn Murdoch
Life Cycle of a Plant - by Emily Rowe
The Changing Nature of Work - by Daphne Tai
Families - by Cathlia Ward
Eating a Balanced Breakfast - by Megan Watt
Emotions & Change - by Katie Nowell
Healthy Lifestyles - by Ally Vansnick
Sustainability - by Maddy Raaflaub
Understanding Habits - by Kristen Ingraham (+ Slideshow)
Technology within your Community - by Travis Allen
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly - by Natalie Chappelle
How Animals Grow - by Katrina Graham-Elmore
The Impact of Nutrition on Teeth - by Karlie Guest (+ Appendix I)
Costs, Consideration & Consumer Choice - by Amanda King
GRADE 3
Urban/Rural Communities - by Leah Dodsworth ( + Appendix)
Democratic Decision Making - by Thea Frolich
Introduction to Residential School Histories - by Mackenzie Keir
Rural and Urban Living - by Lynette Manuel
Mapping New Brunswick - by Lana McAfee
Locating New Brunswick - by Katelyn Monk
Structures of Government - by Jordan Murray (+ Slideshow + Sample Ballots)
Looking at a Lullaby for New Brunswick - by Marlene Solano
Exploring Bodies of Water in New Brunswick - by Kim Bourque
Exploring New Brunswick with Maps! - by Travis MacLean
Landforms - by Robin Buckley (+ Slideshow)
Provinces and Territories - by Mike Methot
Understanding Diversity - by Nicky Madill
Development & Diversity in New Brunswick - by Lauren Coffey
Map Grids and Directions - by Lukasz Kornas
Where is New Brunswick? - by John Friesen
What are Laws? - by Amy Lalonde
New Brunswick before Settlers - by Ryan MacKinnon
Rural and Urban Spaces - by Annie Tremblay
Grade 4 students engage in potato stamping (Nov. 8, 2018)
GRADE 4
Where Are We Exploring? - by Jordan Ackerman
Becoming Archeologists - by Jessica Anthony
Symbols of Canada - by Emily Fudge
Exploring the World & New Brunswick - by Kennedy Oomen
Exploring Black History Month & the Contributions of Katherine Johnson - Brooks Skyers
Exploring Space with Chris Hadfield - by Amy Smith
The Space Race - by Matt Sprague
Exploration - by Jamie Buote (+ Slideshow)
Build your Own Country - by Colleen Daly
Human Landscapes & Bannock - by Katie Despaties
Earth's Prominent Physical Features - by Rebekah Heppner
We Are All Explorers - by Katie Cottreau
Everyday Explorers - by Emma Foster
What Does it Mean to Explore? - by Sam Garber
Communication and Transportation - by Gillian Hames
Getting to Know New Brunswick - by Amina Tanji
Collage by S. Dick (2018)
GRADE 5
How do Environmental Conditions Shape Societies? - by Ashley MacCallum
Exploring Historical Thinking through Art History - by Brody Mann (+ Slideshow)
The Changing Nature of Work in New Brunswick - by Kevin Oullette
Archeology and Artifact Observation - by Anastacia Richea
Indigenous Communities in New Brunswick Through History - by Sam Wakefield
Occupations and Locations through Photography (G. 8) - by Heather-Ann Caldwell (+ Slideshow)
Historical Inquiry - by Rachael Heffernan
Comparing New Brunswick’s Food Supply Chain (1600 vs. 2018) - by Kristy Brown (+ Appendix I)
Cree Tipi Poles Teachings - by Mark Mandrusiak (+ Appendix I)
How Do We Learn About the Past? - by Emily Roy