Literacy Night Links, Reflections and Self Assessment and Google Slides

Below is a link for Literacy Night Resources. If you were unable to make the evening or if you came but only made it to one or two sessions due to time limits here is a list of all of the Literacy Events with websites and suggestions for making Literacy fun and multidisciplinary!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oyPaYMX1iTMqAC5L_z7iaCPoyZ21_wQE


Arctic Centres

Arctic Maps, Territories, Cities, Oceans and Bays!! I can find places in Canada and in the Arctic. I can find Nunavut and Iqaluit and the Arctic Ocean on a map.

Temperature: I can measure 4 different temperatures, record them and label them appropriately. 

 The Polar Bear Problem: I can read like a Scientist and do some research on the Polar Bear and problems facing the Polar Bear in 2018.

Polar Bear Research: I can research about the Polar Bear and find out some important information such as Appearance, Habitat, Food, Life Cycle and Predators: 

 Hot and Cold Temperature: I can sort different things into Categories of Hot, Cold and Room Temperature and record in a table in my Visual Sketchbook.

Transportation: I can read and look at photos about different modes of transportation in the Arctic. I can think about why some of these types of transportation would be used/needed in the Arctic. 

Arctic Animal Adaptations: I can look at some of the animals that live in the Arctic. I can draw them and label parts of their bodies that I think will help them adapt to the Arctic Environment.

 Solids, Liquids and Gases: I can read about states of matter. I can draw a glass of water and what the molecules look like in a Solid, Liquid and a Gas. I can build a model using blocks.

 Landmarks and Symbols: I can look at photographs of different Arctic Landmarks and Symbols and sketch them, talk about them and think about why they are Landmarks and Symbols of the Arctic. How are they important?

Arctic Stories: I can read some Arctic Stories and Legends. These are often stories passed down from generation to generation by Inuit and Arctic Peoples.

Arctic Nonfiction: I can read non-fiction books about the Arctic. I can find facts about the Arctic that I think are important and interesting:

 Today we had to go back into our Visual Sketchbooks and do a bullseye self-assessment for a centre from the very beginning and a centre that we felt we had done our very best work at. We had to think about if we had included all the steps and completed our work to the best of our ability. We had to put a mark for each of the three categories on our bullseye and write a reflection of our Arctic Centre Experience:

After doing these two comparative self assessments the students also did a reflection of their Arctic Centres Learning:

Google Slides/Arctic Animal Research

Today we completed slide 2 of our Arctic Animal (Polar Bear or Arctic Seal) research. We focused on making 2 new slides:

1. Appearance: This would include a text box for all written information about size, colour, markings, coverings, facial features-HOW DOES THIS ANIMAL LOOK? 

2. Physical Adaptations: What parts of its body have adaptations that make it better able to survive in the Arctic? If your animal has 3 and you want to do 1 slide per physical adaptation that is fine too. 
If your child is absent or they did not quite finish this they can work on it at home. Sometimes they just need help adding one picture or making their text bigger. 


Today your child will be bringing an article home to read with you on their animal choice. This article is for making tomorrows slides. Please read it with them and help them to underline important information about DIET and HABITAT. These are the two slides that we will be making tomorrow. If they have already previewed the article and highlighted what they want to put on each slide it will make the process more seamless and ensure they have enough computer time to finish their new slides. 

Thank you for your support. 


One of the websites we have been exploring is National Geographic Kids. Please explore Arctic Animals on this site with your child for fun and for background knowledge!!

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/polar-bear/#polar-bear-cub-on-mom.jpg