Rights Of A Child

As the summer sun brings a well-deserved break, it is the perfect time to rejuvenate both body and mind. It is also the perfect time to rejuvenate some of my products with value-added extras! I decided to makeover one of my topsellers - The Rights of A Child.

Are you ready to inspire your students to be good citizens right from the start? Integrating the Rights of a Child into your lessons is a fantastic way to set the tone for a year of learning about rights and responsibilities. The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child offers a comprehensive framework that covers everything from the right to play and learn to the right to a name. This global agreement ensures that children everywhere can grow up healthy and happy, understanding their importance both as individuals and as part of a community. 

Updated and Expanded: The Rights of the Child Resource 

My highly popular resource, The Rights of the Child,  has just received a fantastic update! The TEN sets of lesson slides now feature refreshed graphics and a sleek new layout, boasting over 250 slides in total. This extensive resource doesn't stop there—I've also added eighteen worksheets, available in both vibrant color and classic black-and-white, to cater to all your teaching needs. 

Rights of Children Human Rights & Responsibilities

Captivating Picture Books and Engaging Materials 

To make your lessons even more engaging, I've included captivating picture books that beautifully illustrate the Rights of a Child.  The twelve picture books help make complex concepts understandable and meaningful for young learners. There are many great picture books to enhance the resource, but these are my favorite!

Grab the list of these picture books. Please note that although I am an affiliate for these resources, each of these resources have been tested and approved by my students! If I have missed a must read, please post the title in the comments!

Dive into the new school year painlessly! These resources are designed to make your planning effortless and your teaching impactful.  Together, let's help every child understand their rights and the value of being a responsible citizen!

Where In The World?

This Victoria Day long weekend, the campgrounds opened, inviting my family to embrace the great outdoors. And what better way to celebrate the season than a fun car trip? Saskatchewan, known for its prairie landscape, is also home to 1 900 sq. km. of active desert-like sand dunes. It was a great time to bird watch, take nature photos, and hike in the sand. Take a look!

Travelling with the family made me think about discovering new places with a reliance on GPS. I decided to dive into the fun world of teaching absolute and relative location. This resource explores how to pinpoint exact spots on the globe using latitude and longitude, and how to describe places in relation to others. It's a great way to help students understand the world around them and develop their geography skills. 

Absolute and Relative Location Geography Lesson Slides, Activities, Worksheets

$6.00

WHAT IS INCLUDED: 

 ⭐ Four Sets of Lesson Slides - Each set is a prepped lesson

 ⭐ Amazing Location Game (like Amazing Race) 

 ⭐ Activities and Discussion Points for Each Lesson

 ⭐ 18 Printable Worksheets In Both Color and Black-and-White 

 ⭐ Answer Key 

That is all for now!

Enjoy your week!

Bringing The Sunshine!

Welcome, lovely souls! 🌸 Can you feel the buzz in the air? May has arrived, bringing with it the promise of longer days, blooming flowers, and sunshine. I have already started cleaning out my garden beds and I am dreaming of purchasing new flowers. Hydrangeas are my favourite, so I tend to sneak a new one into my garden every year.

There was supposed to be a big change in the weather. Turns out it was just a front. 

🌦️   All jokes aside, are you ready to dive into the whimsical world of weather? Let's make learning about it as breezy as a spring day! My Weather Series looks into all the action that happens in the sky. Decode the secrets of the sky, from fluffy cumulus clouds to electrifying thunderstorms. 

Weather activities for students can turn learning into a playful adventure! How about creating your own weather station with DIY rain gauges?  You can also make weather-themed crafts like cotton ball clouds. And for a hands-on experiment, try making a mini tornado in a bottle using water and dish soap – it's mesmerizing to watch! 🌪️

To see these activities and more, take a look at these resources in my Weather Series: 

1. Types of Clouds
2. Weather Instruments
3. Extreme Weather 

Extreme or Severe Weather Natural Disasters Slides, Reading Passages, Worksheets

$4.99

Weather Instruments Tools Lesson Slides, Reading Passage, Worksheets, & Journal

$4.99

Types of Clouds and Weather Activities, Worksheets, and Digital Resource

$4.99

Each product in the series features lesson slides and a printable student booklet with worksheets. Your lessons are prepared and the activities are ready to be assigned! Now you can sit back and perhaps dream of your garden as well.

Whether you're a sunshine seeker or a rain dance aficionado, these resources help you and your students get ready for a fun-filled learning adventure where every day is a meteorological marvel. 🌈 

Have a great week! 

Bringing The Sunshine (And The Weather Instruments!)

With the sun shining, it's hard not to feel an extra spring in my step. The days are growing longer and I am dreaming of getting into the garden and kayaking on the river. But first, there are eight more weeks of school!

So excited! I have just rolled out some awesome new resources all about the weather! 🌤️⛅ Ever wondered how to explain the difference between a cumulus and a cirrus cloud? Or maybe you are curious about how those fancy weather instruments actually work? Well, wonder no more! My new resources break it all down in a fun and engaging way that will have your students saying, "Wow, I never knew weather could be so cool!"

Weather Instruments Tools Lesson Slides, Reading Passage, Worksheets, & Journal

$5.99

Types of Clouds and Weather Activities, Worksheets, and Digital Resource

$4.99

Whether you're teaching about anemometers, barometers, or just want to know your altocumulus from your nimbostratus, I have you covered. So grab a cup of coffee, kick back, and dive into my latest weather resources as the planning has all been done for you. Each resource has lesson slides, reading passages, and worksheets, so your lessons are planned and the activities are ready to distribute. It's time to make teaching about the skies as breezy as a summer day! 🌈☀️ 

Watch this video for a preview of my Weather Instruments resource!

I hope you have a terrific week!
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Has Spring Really Sprung?

Earlier this week, I packed the winter clothes away and changed the linens from flannel to cotton. Then, a snowstorm took ahold of Saskatchewan. Icy roads, closed highways, and the reappearance of heavy sweaters. 

But, the sun is shining today and it looks like a second spring may be coming! While I was sequestered inside my cozy home, I worked on April events - weather series, National Poetry Month, and spring. Let's take a look!

April is National Poetry Month! Dive into poetry with these resources! 

The print and digital Poetry resource introduces students to poetry through lesson slides, memorable poems, discussion questions, opportunities to play with words and literary devices, and comprehension questions. Even better, each lesson slide set has activities! The printable booklet has a worksheet for each lesson! 

Need a complete reading unit focused on poetry? The Poetry unit reading resource on the right has EVERYTHING needed to teach students about the style, the rhythm, and the language of poetry. Included are 12 lesson plans complete with anchor charts, poems, comprehension activities, anchor charts, and response prompts.

Reading Poems Elements & Types of Poetry Lesson Slides, Activities, & Worksheets

$9.00

Poetry Unit, Types & Elements of Poetry Anchor Charts, Activities, & Worksheets

$7.00

The spring weather that usually accompanies April is perfect for studying weather. What causes thunder and lightning? How do different clouds form? What makes a tornado twist? Have your budding meteorologists discover the answers to these questions and more! 

Explore my science resource series, Weather, in which students explore what causes the weather they experience every day. The first resource, Types of Clouds, is ready for purchase. The second resource, Weather Instruments, will be available this week! Each resource has lesson slides, interactive activities, and a printable student worksheet booklet.

Types of Clouds and Weather Activities, Worksheets, and Digital Resource

$4.99

 
That is all for now!

Have a great week!

Picture Books to Celebrate Earth Day

Calling all picture book readers with a passion for the environment and an appreciation for the great outdoors! Earth Day is on April 22nd,  and you do not need a green thumb to make a special home for these books in your classroom. I have put together a list of my favourite Earth Day books! 

Each of these books helps your students celebrate the beauty of this planet and all the creatures who inhabit it while learning how we can nurture and protect it for generations to come. After all, we are all just spinning through space on this big blue planet together, so let’s show it love and care this Earth Day (and every day)!

My Friend Earth

This beautiful celebration of the natural world is also a timely rallying cry for positive action for saving Planet Earth.

What a Waste  

In this informative book on recycling for children, you will find everything you need to know about our environment. The good, the bad and the incredibly innovative. From pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. 

Wangari's Trees of Peace

This picture book is based on the true story of Wangari Maathai, an environmental and political activist in Kenya and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. 

  

Luna & Me 

This is the story of Julia Butterfly Hill and Luna, the redwood tree she lived in for two years, never once coming down. That is, not until Luna's future was safe.

The Tree Lady

Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens.

Thank You, Earth 

Through stunning photographs and a poetic text structured as a simple thank-you note to Earth, this nonfiction picture book is a stunning exploration of the beauty and complexity of the world around us. 

Note: Eclectech Educator uses affiliate links.  As such, Eclectech Educator earns a commission of the purchase of the picture books through these links.

Earth Day

In April, it’s starting to feel like springtime, as the chill of winter is leaving and temperatures are warming up. Although it is still cool in the night in Saskatchewan, the amount of daily sunshine hours is on the rise. Nice, sunny walks and the return of the birds are particular delights of April. While I dream of long, sunny days at the lake, let's focus on another nature delight of April - Earth Day! 

Are you ready for Earth Day? Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd to raise awareness and support for environmental protection. To help you and your students celebrate, check out my Earth Day resource. It has informational slides, 3 student readers, an Earth Day flip book, an Earth craft, and activities. Students will learn about climate change, plastic pollution and other global concerns, and ways to help the planet. Everything is planned - your lesson is prepared and the activities are ready to be distributed.

Earth Day 2024 Lesson Slides, Reading Passages, Writing Activities and Craft

$4.00