Anti-Racism Resources
This board is where we are collecting resources that can be used in classrooms to help teachers learn to be anti-racist and teach their students to be anti-racist too.
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Black History Books You Should Use All Year - Ninja Notes
While Black History Month happens every February there should always be books about Black characters, Black history and by Black authors in your classroom. Come check out our list of books that are in our classroom library and would be the perfect addition your school, too.
Black History Books for Canadian Elementary Classrooms
February is Black History Month, but Black history should be part of your curriculum all year long. We have especially tried to include Black Canadian authors and stories. Come check out these great books to add to your school library. We'd love to hear your recommendations for Black History books that are relevant in Canada too.
Free Kindness Activity
This kindness activity is perfect for your elementary classroom. Students will work through a list of kind acts and keep track of the ones they've completed. It can be completed as a class or by individual students. We'll send it to you for free when you sign up for our email list. You'll also get access to our Resource Library full of lessons and tools for your Canadian classroom. Come take a look!
How to Bring Social Studies Lessons to Life - Ninja Notes
Are your social studies lessons dry and boring? Are they missing different perspectives and seem a little textbookish? We've put together a list of ways to make your lessons engaging and relevant for your modern students. These are perfect for upper elementary Canadian classrooms. Come read!
7 Fantastic Ways to Create Classroom Community - Ninja Notes
Building a caring classroom community doesn't happen by chance. It takes skills to create a classroom community where students take care of each other. Students need more help than ever to learn how to be a member of a community. Come learn some of the ways to build classroom community in your upper elementary classroom.
Black History Books You Should Use All Year
Are you looking to add to your collection of Black History books? We've made a list of some of our favourites for our Canadian upper elementary students. Come add to our list or gather some titles you can get for your school. And remember to use these Black History books all year round!
Bienvenue Multi-Language Welcome Sign
This easy to use welcome sign is perfect for your French classroom or to teach students a little French. The individual letters feature more than twenty different languages and makes an easy back to school bulletin board. We'll give it to you for free when you sign up for our email list. You'll also get access to our Resource Library. It also comes in English too. Come take a look!
Orange Shirt Day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Start the conversation in your school or classroom about why September 30 is recognized as Orange Shirt Day or the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation with this collaborative colouring activity. This is a great way to educate others in your school about the significance of the day and learn the stories of Residential School survivors. It is a dark but important chapter in Canadian history. Come learn more and get this free poster.
How to Celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Canada
Are you looking for ways to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in your upper elementary classroom? We've collected ideas and information to help you celebrate the accomplishments of Asian-Canadians during this celebratory month or any time of year. Come read more!
How to Celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Canada
Asian Canadians have contributed to every facet of Canadian culture and society. Help your students explore some of these contributions as well as some of the racial discrimination they have faced in Canada by reading through this post. It comes with suggestions of books and resources that you can use any time of year, but highlight during Asian Heritage Month. Come take a read!
How to Acknowledge Ramadan and Eid with Your Students
If you're like us, many of our students spend Ramadan fasting. Do you teach the rest of the class about some of the traditions during this important time? We created a set of reading and writing activities to help teach elementary students about this observance in the Islam faith along with resources like books you can use in your upper elementary classroom. Come learn more!
Design a Celebration Digital Writing Activity
We wanted to help all the students in our classroom feel included and one way was for our class to design our own celebration. We started by creating criteria for a great celebration, studied other festivals and events people in our class celebrate and then made up our own. Our upper elementary classroom compared the celebrations to the criteria and decided which would be the best to hold in our class. It was so much fun! Everything you need to teach is included in this Google Slides activity!
Activities for Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters
If you are looking for resources to use for National Truth and Reconciliation Day (also known as Orange Shirt Day), we've collected resources for upper elementary school classrooms and put them all together in one blog post. Come find resources you can use and materials for where you can learn more about Residential Schools in Canada. Reconciliation begins with all of us, so let us help get you started on your learning journey.
