Lessons and Units
What will I find on this site?
All lessons and units on this site are based on Ontario curriculum, but may be adapted for other curriculum and core standards.
The lessons were taught in a blended classroom, and include a combination of in-class activities and online resources. Use the dropdown navigation menus to navigate to specific units or lessons, or review the unit descriptions below.
The lessons were taught in a blended classroom, and include a combination of in-class activities and online resources. Use the dropdown navigation menus to navigate to specific units or lessons, or review the unit descriptions below.
Literacy
Literacy units are focused on intermediate learning (Grades 7-8), but can be adapted to other grades.
Units include:
Literacy units are focused on intermediate learning (Grades 7-8), but can be adapted to other grades.
Units include:
- All About Me: Visual Biography Unit (First 20 Days)
- Short Stories (Integrated with History)
- Summary Tableau (Integrated with Health and Literacy)
- Newspaper Report Writing (Integrated with Health or Geography)
- Persuasion
- Novel Study (Integrated with Drama)
History
History units are focused on the Grade 8 Ontario curriculum (updated for 2013). All units include inquiry projects and are integrated with Literacy and FMNI (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) education.
Units include:
History units are focused on the Grade 8 Ontario curriculum (updated for 2013). All units include inquiry projects and are integrated with Literacy and FMNI (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) education.
Units include:
- Unit 1: Creating Canada Part One (1850-1870)
- Unit 2: Creating Canada Part Two (1871 - 1890)
- Unit 3: A Changing Society (1891-1914)
Geography
Geography units are focused on Grade 7 and 8 Ontario curriculum (updated for 2013). All units include inquiry projects and are integrated with Literacy.
Units include:
Geography units are focused on Grade 7 and 8 Ontario curriculum (updated for 2013). All units include inquiry projects and are integrated with Literacy.
Units include:
- Physical Patterns in a Changing World
- Natural Resources around the World
- Human Settlement and the Physical Environment
- The Human Age
- Global Inequalities
Health
Health units are based off of the Ontario health curriculum. Health units are integrated with math, geography, and literacy units, and for this reason you may find some health units and projects in other subject area resources.
Units include:
Health units are based off of the Ontario health curriculum. Health units are integrated with math, geography, and literacy units, and for this reason you may find some health units and projects in other subject area resources.
Units include:
- Healthy Eating (integrated with math and literacy)
- STIs
- Global Inequalities (geography unit)
Drama and Dance
All drama lessons have been integrated into literacy, geography, or history units.
Dance units include:
All drama lessons have been integrated into literacy, geography, or history units.
Dance units include:
- Reasons for Dance (Dance Stories)
Math
All math lessons are based off of Ontario Grade 8 curriculum, but can be adapted.
Units include:
All math lessons are based off of Ontario Grade 8 curriculum, but can be adapted.
Units include:
- Data Management: Designing a Study
- Coordinates and Transformations
- Volume, Capacity, and Surface Area
- Probability