Resources – Division 2

More to be added as the year progresses.

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BC’s Curriculum

ADST Grade 4 Grade 5	Art Grade 4 Grade 5	Career Education Grade 4 Grade 5
French Grade 5	English Language Arts Grade 4 Grade 5	Math Grade 4 Grade 5
PE / Health Grade 4 Grade 5	Science Grade 4 Grade 5	Social Studies Grade 4 Grade 5

General/all subjects
- https://www.khanacademy.org/ has videos and interactive components for just about everything. Some are better than others. Bear in mind that the US curriculum progresses faster than BC’s curriculum through elementary—though, we have better long-term outcomes than the US, on average.
- Learning games
  - https://www.abcya.com/grades/4/
  - https://www.abcya.com/grades/5/
- WebPath Express – teacher-vetted websites to use when researching things. Even for students curious to research things out of personal interest at home, this can help focus those searches.
  - https://www.sd43.bc.ca/Resources/StudentResources/Pages/DigitalLibrary.aspx
Language Learning (English to French, Mandarin to English, Korean to English, Turkish to English)�
- https://duolingo.com
English
- Epic Books – over 40,000 online eBooks that can optionally be read aloud by the computer/iPad.
  - https://kids.getepic.com/students
  - Class code: hde0375
  - Students chose their own PINs. Available for free 7 AM – 3 PM Monday to Friday. Use outside these hours requires a paid subscription—current prices are $80 for 12 months, $50 for 6 months, $26 for 3 months, $12 for 1 month
- Story books read by celebrities, modeling fluent reading and prosody, as well as charismatic public speaking
  - https://storylineonline.net/
- Book reviews for kids by kids
  - https://www.dogobooks.com
- Printable activities to practice components of English
  - https://fcrr.org/student-center-activities/kindergarten-and-first-grade
- Best practices
  - https://www.readingrockets.org/literacy-home
- Games to practice specific parts of the English language
  - Fun Factory Punctuation and Capitalization
  - Nouns Quest
  - Verbs Quest
  - Adjectives Quest
  - Adverbs Quest
  - Pronouns Quest
  - Prepositions Quest
  - Conjunctions Quest
  - Interjections Quest
  - Final Review Quest
Math
- Mathantics
  - https://www.youtube.com/@mathantics/playlists
- Online math games
- Interesting/useful images for understanding some key math concepts in this year and beyond
  - https://div2.ca/interesting-useful-images/
Science
- Mystery Science playlist
  - https://www.youtube.com/@MysterySci
- Bill Nye playlist
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuDBQRurSxI&list=PLgeJ6bGP6EDmwZYjIGpjdha7W5kaimtQr
- Bill Nye – Energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qmSzMwTkpk
- NileRed Shorts – short clips of “don’t try this at home” chemistry experiments
  - https://www.youtube.com/@NileRedShorts
- The Action Lab – a Chemical Engineer PhD doing interesting chemistry experiments
  - https://www.youtube.com/@TheActionLab
- Physics simulations
  - https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/filter?subjects=physics&type=html,prototype
- Show recommendation: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
  - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2395695/
  - This show serves as an excellent briefing of all of the concepts in science and physics that we go through from elementary school to university.
- How a pneumatic engine works (older types just moved one direction with the air pressure and returned using a spring)
- Organ systems
  - How do the eyes work – kids health
    How does the nose work – kids health
    How do the ears work – kids health
    How does the tongue work – kids health
    How do teeth work – kids health
    How does the brain and nervous system work – kids health
    How does the skin work – kids health
Programming
- W3 Schools
  - https://w3schools.com
- Scratch (visual programming)
  - https://scratch.mit.edu

French

https://cpf.ca/en/participate/youth/tutoring-programs/ Online tutoring– “free or at a very low cost” – recommended by our district’s French Language Learning Services teacher

https://www.babbel.com a paid app that includes 10-15 minute per day guided lessons that mimic a more traditional learning environment than Duolingo does. While it is not used in classes in SD43, a couple teachers I know are using it to improve their own French ability.

https://www.popularbook.ca/products/subject/french-workbooks Workbooksfor self-study. Note: this publisher’s books go on sale every few months for 50-80% off

French YouTube channelrecommended (and used in class) by some French teachers I knowhttps://www.youtube.com/@FrenchwithMrInnes

Pimsleur French audiobooks (the ones I recommended)
https://www.audible.ca/pd/Pimsleur-French-Level-1-Lessons-1-5-Audiobook/B07FXY9P5V?qid=1709431948&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=b278ed0a-c3b2-4491-808c-7cb2190a487c&pf_rd_r=PT10T40SRXRW996B0J39&pageLoadId=i64FU3ssFVfIBnCw&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c

$15/month for an Audible subscription, $25/month for 5 x 30 minute lessons (30 lessons in total).

These start with basic conversational French. They’re quite dry, so it’s best to split listening into smaller sessions and listen with an increased playback speed. The method of practice employed improves recognition of French syllables, helps correct issues with mouth position and improves the learner’s accent over independent practice.

https://Quizlet.com Free(ad-supported)online flashcard toolthat has a text-to-speech option with fairly good pronunciation. This has a decent number of French language sets already available and searchable.

Learning A-Z French https://www.readinga-z.com/worldlanguages/french/resources/

English-French Dictionaries:�

Banting Elementary recommends Collins Le Robert French-English Dictionary

Glenayre Elementary recommends Larousse English-French Dictionary – Canadian Edition

For later on:

French camphttps://bcffc.com/about/faqs/ (Quite far — three locations: Vancouver Island, Okanogan, 150km away from Dawson Creek. One or more family members join, but do not have to speak French)
French e-Books at various levels of comphrensionhttps://boukili.ca/en/
At 13+ years old (at the time of the trip itself): a 19-21 day trip to do French immersion at 13+ years old (summer sessions available)https://englishfrench.ca/explore/ Free tuition, instructional materials, meals and lodging. Travel expenses and registration fee (only with successful application) not covered.