Indigenous Perspectives - Breakout #4 LKDSB April 2019 PA Day

Video of breakout session:

Here are the resources discussed in the presentation, plus a few more that teachers will find helpful for use in their classrooms.

Program Department Blog: Indigenous Content

• http://lkelempro.blogspot.com/search/label/indigenous

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Links

• Calls to Action
• Summary of the Final Report
• Survivours Speak: Stories of Surviviours of Residential Schools
• Principals of Truth and Reconciliation

Art Resources
Indigenous Arts and Stories

• http://www.our-story.ca/docs/EN_IAS_Learning_Tool_FINAL_for_website.pdf?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=mar2019

Contemporary Indigenous Musicians

• A Tribe Called Red
• Frank Waln
• Tanya Tagaq
• Dj Waln
• The Jerry Cans
• Jeremy Dutcher

Google will help you find more
CBC Radio
Indigenous Music

Art Resources:
Contemporary Indigenous Arts In the Classroom

• https://oaggao.ca/contemporary-indigenous-arts-classroom
• https://oaggao.ca/sites/default/files/webmaster/CIAC-English-Online-Compressed.pdf

Great resource!
The last lesson talks about appropriating symbols used in works of art.

Ophea

• https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Tuo204cHMGjN06dER2vMuNafI4qLfrMz

This resource no longer found online.
We have downloaded all the PDFs and saved them in this Google Folder.

Kindergarten (And Primary)

• https://wordpress.oise.utoronto.ca/naturalcuriosity/

This is a really great resource on play-based/inquiry learning based on Indigenous Perspectives.

Isaac Murdoch and Christie Belcourt: Onaman Collective

• http://onamancollective.com/

Art posters: Water Is Life 

Indigenous Perspectives Educators Guide

• http://fb.historicacanada.ca/education/english/indigenous-perspectives/

A digital textbook - Indigenous Perspective Educators Guide - a phenomenal resource

Pow Wow Sweat

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZBx5cz0TA

This is the example of the Men’s Grass dance, but there are many other videos 

(Very) Short list of my current favourite books to share with classes

• Go Show the World by Wab Kinew
• http://goodminds.com/go-show-world-celebration-indigenous-heroes-hardcover-ed
• There are blog posts and teacher resources on this book on the Program Department Blog 
• The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson (again, Blog post, curriculum connections)
• There are blog posts and teacher resources on this book on the Program Department Blog 
• As Long as the Rivers Flow by Larry Loyie
• http://goodminds.com/long-rivers-flow-last-summer-residential-school-paper-ed
• Resource: http://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Rivers-Study.pdf 
• When We Were Alone by David A Robertson
• http://goodminds.com/when-we-were-alone-hardcover-ed-2018-fncr
• Program Department blog posts about residential school 
• Speaking Our Truth by Tasha Henry
• http://goodminds.com/speaking-our-truth-journey-reconciliation-hardcover-ed-2018-fncr
• Order the teacher guide here: https://www.orcabook.com/Speaking-Our-Truth-Teacher-Guide-P4026.aspx

Resources for your own learning on Indigenous Histories and contemporary perspectives

• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
• (LKDSB book club: https://21thingsbookclublkdsb.blogspot.com/)
• 7 Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
• My Conversations With Canadian by Lee Maracle

When teaching about the histories of First Nation, Metis and Inuit people please remember to use resources created by Indigenous People. It is important to share the perspectives, voices, and stories of Indigenous people and ensure we are sharing true, accurate history.

Getting to a Decade Number Addition and Subtraction Math Games - Breakout #3 LKDSB April 2019 PA Day

Video of breakout session:

Here is a PDF copy of the slide deck.

Resources: Here are the links to the different folders for the games shared during the video that support students with Getting to a Decade Number and making jumps of 10 forward and backwards.

• 10 & More
• 101 & Out
• Going to 100
• Race to 1000

Familiar Facts Multiplication Math Games - Breakout #2 LKDSB April 2019 PA Day

Video of breakout session:

Here is a PDF copy of the slide deck.

Resources: Here are the links to the different folders for the games shared during the video that support students with Getting to a Decade Number and making jumps of 10 forward and backwards.

• Connect 4 Division
• Doubles
• Facts War
• Multiplication War
• Multiplying & Dividing by the Power of 10
• Multiplying Target 75
• Multiplying Target 300

Overview of the Lawson Math Continua - Breakout #1 LKDSB April 2019 PA Day

Video of breakout session:

Link to PDF of the slide deck:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z21-Azemvo4KX1d77P_JknzZ6PYHa7o1/view?usp=sharing 

Introducing the Science Discovery Squad

The Science Education Partnership has provided students with Science hands-on learning experiences through the Science Kits and the Adopt a Scientist program for over 20 years.



The creativity and innovation of the volunteer Scientists have broadened the scope of the Adopt a Scientist from classroom visits to include bridge building, agricultural science and coding. With so many learning opportunities available, it was time for a refresh.

The creation of the “Science Discovery Squad ” allows the reorganization all of the SEP volunteer elements into one volunteer program with the cohesive purpose of connecting community with classrooms!

Teachers can invite the Science Discovery Squad into their classroom where students can participate in hands-on science experiences and experiments. There are four divisions.

The SCIENCE Division:

Sixteen different hands-on, curriculum-linked demonstrations. From Gr. 2 Simple Machines to Gr. 8 Fluids and many more topics in-between. Sessions are ongoing throughout the school year. (Those familiar with the Adopt A Scientist program will be glad to see these very popular classroom visits continue!)

The BRIDGE BUILDING Division:

To celebrate National Engineering Month and learn about structures, Grade 5 students build bridges using wood craft sticks and hot glue to a given set of specifications. The strongest bridges from each class face off in a final competition held annually in the early spring of each year.

The AGRICULTURE Division:

Who better to talk to students about where their food comes from than the people that produce it? Some volunteers make visits throughout the year and others concentrate their volunteer efforts to help celebrate Canada Agriculture Day in February each year.

The CODING Division:

This is a brand new learning opportunity in the pilot stages. Volunteers provide an introductory computer programming experience with and without the computer.

These are unique learning experiences. Our science volunteers lead students through hands-on activities that teachers would not likely tackle on their own, often using equipment and demonstration materials the volunteers have created themselves. Not too many schools have a life-sized trebuchet or hovercraft that will lift a student in their science storage cupboard!

Activities are curriculum-linked, but slightly outside the box in the sense that they go above and beyond the textbook. The emphasis woven into all volunteer demonstrations is always“hands-on, minds-on”, where students learn science by doing science!

If you are interested in booking a Science Kit or arranging for a visit from a Science Discovery Squad volunteer, please contact Wendy at the Science Education Partnership.

Wendy Hooghiem, Science Centre Technician

(E) Wendy.Hooghiem@lkdsb.net
(F) 519-336-1500 ext. 31580
Web: www.lkdsb.net

(Click on “Elementary” and then choose “Science Education Partnership” from the left side menu.)

Twitter: @SEPSciCen

Math Activity to Teach Up/Down Over 10: Handful of Dice

Math Game for Addition & Subtraction: Handful of Dice

Math Strategy: Up/Down over 10
Math Strand: Number Sense and Numeration

Overview:
This game has many extensions and adaptations to suit your students' needs. With making pairs of 10, there are limited choices which let them focus on that amount. Then, by changing the number it allows students to practice decomposing other numbers of varying amounts. You can also change the amount of dice being used for each number. For example, you could choose the number 15 and have students use 2,3 or 4 dice to decompose it into. This is an excellent activity to support part-whole understanding. It also requires very little materials and could be played with 2-4 players.

* It could also be adapted for multiplication by giving a larger number, such as 24 and asking students to find pairs of numbers that when multiplied = 24.


How this activity supports learning:
This game helps students understand that a number can be decomposed into smaller numbers. For example, to add 7 + 5, a child may use the up over 10 strategy and take 3 from the 5 and add it to the 7 to make 10, plus the remaining 2 = 12.



Composing and decomposing small sets of objects can allow young students to see the whole group as well as the subsets that created the whole

Students need a strong understanding of part-whole relationships in order to use mental mathematics strategies to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Students who are able to fluently decompose quantities and then compose quantities are able to adapt their calculations to different sets of numbers.


Where to next?
If a student is having difficulty decomposing, reduce the quantity of objects the student is using. Students may also benefit from having physical tools they can refer to, such as snap cubes or counters. For example, if the student is decomposing 5, have the, demonstrate the two parts with a 2 and 3 then take another 5 blocks and do it again with different numbers. You can ask if they are able to decompose it into other parts, such as 3 or 4.

If a student is fluent and confident with decomposing, move towards using larger numbers and having students explain their proof, “How do you know you have found all the ways to decompose this number?”

You can also focus on the next strategies, which would be splitting, where numbers are split into their place value to make them easier to add or subtract.

Math Activity to Teach Counting On: Piggy Bank Wars

Math Game: Piggy Bank Wars

Strand: Number Sense and Numeration, Addition
Math Strategy: Counting On

Video French:

Video English: 

Materials: 
• 1 deck of cards with 10, J, Q and K removed
• counters
• 2 cups
• 2 players

Overview: 
In this twist on the classic War game, students work to find the difference in value between the two cards that are drawn. They are deepening their understanding of the part whole relationship and developing the counting on strategy, as they count on of from the lower card until they reach the value of the higher card. Students use counters to represent the difference.
How this Supports Student Learning: 
Students are able to practice the counting on strategy in this game. Through this activity they construct their understanding of part whole relationships as they recognize the higher value card being the “whole”, the lower card being one “part” and the difference being another “part”. This game supports students in moving from counting all, or counting backwards into counting on.

Reflection & Consolidation
Which questions might you ask students to help connect their learning and consolidate their understanding?

Where to next?
For students that require more practice to master the counting on strategy activities like Salute, Riddles with Tiles and Dots and Number Dice provide excellent opportunities to strengthen this strategy. Once the student has mastered this strategy they are ready to begin playing games that promote the use of the 5 and 10 anchor, like Go Fish to Ten, Steal the Bundle and Make 10 Concentration.