Fall Once a Week – October & November 2023
ELA 6 – Writing a Friendly Letter In this lesson students learn there are different types of letters, and specifically the parts of a friendly letter with an opportunity to practice.
ELA 6 – Figurative Language In this lesson, music is used to demonstrate the purpose of using figurative language. Different types are briefly discussed with a focus on how they can make their writing more interesting.
Science 6 – Living or Non-Living Things Students will use an anagram to help them remember and understand the scientific criteria used to determine if things are living or not living. Different perspectives are also introduced (Indigenous perspective)
Science 6 – Vertebrates and Invertebrates To expand on previous lessons, the animal kingdom is divided into 2 sub-groups with each having additional categories. This lesson introduces the subgroups and categories and provides an interactive game to classify various members of the animal kingdom.
Health 6 – Stereotypes & Body Image The goal of this lesson is to help students look at advertising with a critical lens, be able to identify stereotypes within advertising, and the effect these stereotypes can have on our body image.
Arts Ed 6 – Graffiti Art In this lesson students will learn to create simple graffiti-style art in an appropriate manner as a way to express their identities.