ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Hi Parents
I've compiled ALL the resources in this Blog Post. It is up to you to browse through and see what your child might be interested in.
I would appreciate that the Google Classroom work is completed first or at least to share with me how your child is doing with the skills and activities that were posted in the Classroom.
Thanks so much everyone for all your hard work and dedication to your children.
Resources below are divided into WRITING, READING, MATH, SCIENCE, ART, SOCIAL STUDIES, EXERCISE, EXTRA, CBE RESOURCES




READING 
STORIES  - https://www.storylineonline.net

READER'S THEATRE - http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm

Lively Letters APP (how we learned letters in class) (IF YOUR CHILD FINDS IT CHALLENGING TO SOUND OUT WORDS/REMEMBER LETTER SOUNDS/SOUND OUT WORDS IN BOOKS THEN YOU MAY WANT TO PURCHASE THIS APP) - https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/lively-letters-phonics/id1217971701

MATH 

Make your own workbooks (Write Math Story Problems)

MATH (FOR FUN) - https://www.aplusclick.org/grade1.htm

JUMP MATH (Additional Support At Home) - https://www.amazon.ca/Jump-at-Home-Grade-1/dp/0887849709/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=jump+at+home&qid=1584807903&s=books&sprefix=JUMP+at+Home%2Caps%2C135&sr=1-4

Master Basic Facts - XTRAMATH - https://xtramath.org/#/home/index.  (email if you have lost the username and password)

Fun Math Activities: https://nrich.maths.org/14579 .

PARENTS LEARN HOW TO DO NUMBER TALKS (VIDEO)  - - https://www.youcubed.org/resources/number-talks-all-ages-video/

EXERCISE

WORK OUT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y6bIbr-Hn0&feature=youtu.be

WORKOUT - Kids Bop Dance Workout - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xZIRLv8SMQ

Cosmic Kids Yoga  - https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos

GO NOODLE - https://app.gonoodle.com





ART

Salt Dough Easter eggs (craft) - https://www.designmom.com/diy-salt-dough-eggs/

ART - https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub/videos

WRITING

There are several types/styles of writing that Grade 1 students can do. Here are some examples.  I'm sure I missed some but I hope it will help with a focus at home. Make writing a daily activity. 
For Grade 1 you can review and practice these skills: 
- proper capitals and periods
- legibility, spaces between words, proper letter size, proper use of upper/lower case letters
- using a dictionary 
- child rereading their own work to detect any problems
- using their Lively Letter knowledge to sound out words
- drawing pictures (using details and color)

Personal Narrative:
- T.W.A.S (or T.W.A.H - This week at home )
-Journal (daily thoughts or gratitude journal)

Imaginative Narrative 
- write any type of story 

Research
- record information that you learn, via books or online reliable resources (such as National Geographic)
- WATCH live webcams (such as a live can on an animal at a zoo)

Write a list
- grocery list
- plan for day at home

Letter
- write letter to classmates/family/seniors homes/hospital workers etc./author online (like Jann Brett)
- email

Procedural Writing (first, second, third.... first, then, last)
- How to make a cake
- how to make a snowman

Poetry, Songs, Interview Questions , Jokes

Write a Beginning of a story and have someone else in your family finish it

Read several books (or watch online) and write up report on the best/worst ones

WRITING PROMPTS (PICTURES)  https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/

OPINION WRITING

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SEQUENCE

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COMPREHENSION

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INFERRING

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NOUNS AND VERBS

SCIENCE

On Netflix, your child can watch The Magic School Bus https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/70264612. It has great science information and facts in their videos. If you don't have Netflix you can find it on YouTube but all the videos are not all on one site (REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BE AWARE THERE COULD BE ADVERTISING ON YOU TUBE).


You can EASILY sign up for Science experiments - at Mad Science Of Southern Alberta at
https://calgary.madscience.org/
Go to the bottom of the page and fill in SIGN UP FOR EXPERIMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. You will get a weekly (or so) email with fun and easy experiments.


Science Experiments (Edmonton Science Center) - https://telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca/explore/experiences/science-home/


BUILDING THINGS SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS - (have fun with these experiments and support your child in building, as they may need a hole poked in a hard material or an adult may need to cut a more difficult material). Some building links below before building People Homes. 

First two pics are some background ideas on materials and fasteners you may need for the experiments. 

TIME LAPSE OF HOME BEING CONSTRUCTED - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3iI6S7TuCA

TIME LAPSE OF A - FRAME HOME BEING CONSTRUCTED - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9md3fIfMWiQ

. On Netflix, your child can watch The Magic School Bus https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/70264612. It has great science information and facts in their videos. If you don't have Netflix you can find it on YouTube but all the videos are not all on one site (REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BE AWARE THERE COULD BE ADVERTISING ON YOU TUBE).


You can EASILY sign up for Science experiments - at Mad Science Of Southern Alberta at
https://calgary.madscience.org/
Go to the bottom of the page and fill in SIGN UP FOR EXPERIMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. You will get a weekly (or so) email with fun and easy experiments.

SOCIAL STUDIES 


VISIT (or just learn about or drive to) MOUNT ROYAL COMMUNITY PARKS -
Cartier Park - https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Pages/Heritage-planning/Discover-Historic-Calgary-resources.aspx?dhcResourceId=614
Talon Park - https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/PD/Pages/Heritage-planning/Discover-Historic-Calgary-resources.aspx?dhcResourceId=612
Carleton Plot - https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/PD/Pages/Heritage-planning/Discover-Historic-Calgary-resources.aspx?dhcResourceId=615
Quebec Avenue - https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/PD/Pages/Heritage-planning/Discover-Historic-Calgary-resources.aspx?dhcResourceId=663
South Mount Royal Park - https://www.calgary.ca/PDA/PD/Pages/Heritage-planning/Discover-Historic-Calgary-resources.aspx?dhcResourceId=613

EXTRA

FUNNY (KID'S SNIPPETS) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PsByPccpuw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KphaKX5pdKw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G75LU5iQFEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXEM2e55l9k

Typing Club (free typing lessons) - https://www.typingclub.com/

FAMILY FUN OUTSIDE - https://www.verywellfamily.com/outdoor-family-activities-2764716

Scholar's Choice - Free Downloads (and of course you can order books online too) - https://www.scholarschoice.ca

Teachers Pay Teachers (you can get free resources) - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com

CBE RESOURCES

Alberta Distance Learning Center (Early Learning Resources) - https://www.adlc.ca/resources-teachers/supplementary-resources/early-learning-resources/

K-6 CBE ONLINE Parent Support - https://cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/k-6.aspx

Resources for parents

Parents may want to supplement student learning by providing their children with additional resources. The following provincial resources are available to parents:

• LearnAlberta.ca: more than 4,000 digital resources aligned with Alberta’s K-12 curriculum.

• My Child’s Learning: A Parent Resource: provides parents with information specific to each grade level.

Additionally, many Alberta school authorities have a variety of resources available to support parents and students in learning at home. The following list provides a sample of what is available:

• Aspen View Public Schools: Educational Supports for Families provides a series of resources, many of which are publicly available to support literacy and numeracy.
• Calgary Board of Education: Learning at Home provides a number of supports for kindergarten to Grade 12.
• Clearview Public Schools: Student Resources provides resources for study skills and useful learning sites.
• Edmonton Catholic Schools: Parent Resources provides links to a wide variety of informational resources.
• Edmonton Public Schools: Activities for Parents provides a number of activities that can be done at home for kindergarten to Grade 12.
• Foothills School Division: Parent Learning Link provides a number of resources to support parents.
• Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools: Parent Resources link provides a number of resources to support parents.
• Northwest Francophone Education Region: Liens Utiles provides a number of resources to support parents.
• Southern Francophone Education Region: Ressources et Liens Utiles provides a number of resources to support parents.