CAD Community Classroom
  • February Monthly Message
  • February Weekly Activities
    • Pink Shirt Day
    • Viola Desmond
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • January Weekly Activities
  • What is Bullying?
    • Ontario Ministry of Education
    • Signs of Bullying >
      • Victims, You Matter!
    • Make it a way not just a day >
      • Good Minds Stand Up >
        • Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
      • Pink Shirt Day
    • Take A Pledge
    • Bullying - Music and Media Literacy
  • Character Building
    • Kindness
    • Respect
    • Goal Setting
    • Compassion
    • Perserverance >
      • Perseverance Assembly
    • Fairness
    • Sportsmanship
    • Self Worth
    • Trustworthiness
  • Health and Well-being
    • Mental Health >
      • Mental health challenge >
        • self care wheel
      • Self Esteem >
        • power of Self Talk
      • Positive Mental Attitude
      • Mental Health Supports >
        • Kids Help Phone
        • Youth Mental Health
        • CMHO
    • Well-being >
      • Growth Mindset >
        • Mindfulness and Mindful Moments
      • Mindfulness >
        • Master of Mindfulness
        • Mindset of a Master - YODA
      • Stream of Consciousness/Morning Pages
      • Self Regulation >
        • Choice or Reality Therapy
        • Incredible 5 Point Scale
        • Junior Kelso
        • Five Chairs Five Choices
        • Leaky Brakes Toolbox
        • Mind Up >
          • Mind Up Music in the Morning
          • The Brain
        • Self Control
        • Zones of Regulation
      • Random Acts of Kindness
      • Wabi Sabi >
        • Mark Reibstein
      • Positive People to Learn From >
        • Terry Fox
        • Reggie Bibbs
        • Lizzie Valesquez
        • Nick Vujicic
    • Healthy Living >
      • The Importance of Breathing
      • Contact Comfort
      • Nutrition >
        • Healthy Eating Canada's Food Guide
        • Body Image
      • Relaxation >
        • Yoga
      • Daily Physical Activity (DPA)
      • Dental Care and Oral Hygiene
      • Head Lice
  • Social Studies
    • Human Rights >
      • All About Human Rights
      • Human Rights for Indigenous People
      • Human Rights Activists
      • Inspirational People >
        • Famous Faces
        • Greta Thunberg
        • Malala Yousafzai
    • Social Change >
      • Social Change in Canada
      • Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
    • Canada >
      • Oh Canada
      • Symbols of Canada
      • Government of Canada >
        • Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
        • Governor General
        • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau >
          • Prime Ministers of Canada
        • Provincial Government
        • Municipal
      • Citizenship >
        • Immigration
        • Refugees
    • Indigenous Studies >
      • Thanksgiving Address
      • Treaties
      • Iroquois Confederacy >
        • Haudenosaunee >
          • Clan System
          • Tree of Peace
          • Six Nations Reserve >
            • Two Row Times
      • Ojibwe
      • Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
      • Metis
    • Canada's Role in WW I and WWII >
      • Animals in War >
        • Winnie
      • First Nations in the Wars >
        • Navajo Code Talkers
  • Contact Us
  • February Monthly Message
  • February Weekly Activities
    • Pink Shirt Day
    • Viola Desmond
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • January Weekly Activities
  • What is Bullying?
    • Ontario Ministry of Education
    • Signs of Bullying >
      • Victims, You Matter!
    • Make it a way not just a day >
      • Good Minds Stand Up >
        • Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
      • Pink Shirt Day
    • Take A Pledge
    • Bullying - Music and Media Literacy
  • Character Building
    • Kindness
    • Respect
    • Goal Setting
    • Compassion
    • Perserverance >
      • Perseverance Assembly
    • Fairness
    • Sportsmanship
    • Self Worth
    • Trustworthiness
  • Health and Well-being
    • Mental Health >
      • Mental health challenge >
        • self care wheel
      • Self Esteem >
        • power of Self Talk
      • Positive Mental Attitude
      • Mental Health Supports >
        • Kids Help Phone
        • Youth Mental Health
        • CMHO
    • Well-being >
      • Growth Mindset >
        • Mindfulness and Mindful Moments
      • Mindfulness >
        • Master of Mindfulness
        • Mindset of a Master - YODA
      • Stream of Consciousness/Morning Pages
      • Self Regulation >
        • Choice or Reality Therapy
        • Incredible 5 Point Scale
        • Junior Kelso
        • Five Chairs Five Choices
        • Leaky Brakes Toolbox
        • Mind Up >
          • Mind Up Music in the Morning
          • The Brain
        • Self Control
        • Zones of Regulation
      • Random Acts of Kindness
      • Wabi Sabi >
        • Mark Reibstein
      • Positive People to Learn From >
        • Terry Fox
        • Reggie Bibbs
        • Lizzie Valesquez
        • Nick Vujicic
    • Healthy Living >
      • The Importance of Breathing
      • Contact Comfort
      • Nutrition >
        • Healthy Eating Canada's Food Guide
        • Body Image
      • Relaxation >
        • Yoga
      • Daily Physical Activity (DPA)
      • Dental Care and Oral Hygiene
      • Head Lice
  • Social Studies
    • Human Rights >
      • All About Human Rights
      • Human Rights for Indigenous People
      • Human Rights Activists
      • Inspirational People >
        • Famous Faces
        • Greta Thunberg
        • Malala Yousafzai
    • Social Change >
      • Social Change in Canada
      • Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
    • Canada >
      • Oh Canada
      • Symbols of Canada
      • Government of Canada >
        • Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
        • Governor General
        • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau >
          • Prime Ministers of Canada
        • Provincial Government
        • Municipal
      • Citizenship >
        • Immigration
        • Refugees
    • Indigenous Studies >
      • Thanksgiving Address
      • Treaties
      • Iroquois Confederacy >
        • Haudenosaunee >
          • Clan System
          • Tree of Peace
          • Six Nations Reserve >
            • Two Row Times
      • Ojibwe
      • Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
      • Metis
    • Canada's Role in WW I and WWII >
      • Animals in War >
        • Winnie
      • First Nations in the Wars >
        • Navajo Code Talkers
  • Contact Us
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Starting the Week off JUST RIGHT - daily quotes, jokes, puns, and a weekly poem
Quote of the Day
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365 days of wonder pdf
values.com
As part of your daily reading and oral communication, select a quote for the given day...
  • read it out loud to a friend or family member in person, on the telephone, or via technology
  • write the message or meaning in the quote
  • write a short passage or story that includes this quote as its theme or a line that is used in the story... don't forget to reference the use of this quote...

Try your hand at writing your own quote.
Joke of the Day and/or Week
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As part of your daily reading and oral communication select a quote,  joke, and a for the day...
  • read it out loud to a friend or family member in person, on the telephone or via technology
  • write the message or meaning
jokes and riddles
everything mom
nerdy caterpillar
red tricycle


Pun of the Day and/or Week
What in your opinion, is the meaning of the pun highlighted above?
Try your hand at writing your own quote, joke and/or pun ...


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puns for kids
kidadl.com
laffgaff.com

Poem of the Week

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kids poetry club
Use the link above to answer the following questions:
1.In your own words, explain what this poem is about.
2.Do you think this is a good title for the poem? Explain your answer.
3.Draw an illustration for this poem.

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Experiential Learning
Learn from what you do ... below are a variety of experiential or hands-on learning opportunities ... pick a fun activity to do each day or each week...
Week 1 - Thanksgiving
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Create your own infoboard on the importance of Thanksgiving in Canada.
thanksgiving
difference between Canadian and American thanksgiving



Week 2- The Three Sisters Haudessuange people
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the three sisters story
the three sisters
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What is the importance of the thee sisters in Indigenous culture and why are these sisters important at this time of the year?
Draw your own interpretation of the three sisters.



Week 3 -  Pumpkins Galore
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Estimate how many pumpkins are in each photo.
Which pumpkin pile do you think has more pumpkins? Explain ways in which you might be able to find the answer.

estimation
Estimation activities
worksheets



Week 4 - Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
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Listen to the song and the read aloud to learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin.
life cycle song
life cycle read aloud
Using the information you learned above, create your own picture/graphic of a pumpkin life cycle.
life cycle printable
pumpkin lap book
life cycle game
life cycle activities
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cad - halloween
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crafts
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crafts
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crafts
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crafts
Fall Activities
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fall activities in Ontario
Fall kids bucket list
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Inspirational People
As part of Women's History Month, learn about some of Canada's famous females
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five women all canadians should know
36 great Canadian women
more famous women
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Assignment 1
The Amazing Life Cycle of the Apple

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Learn about the life cycle of an apple. Then, write a story or play about the life cycle of an apple from the perspective of the apple. You can choose whether you want it to be funny or serious. If you wish, try to create puppets or act it out yourself.



Assignment 2
Falling for Leaves

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Write the instructions on how to create and then jump into a pile of leaves.
how to write clear instructions
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In the Spelling section found in Language Arts , there are links for spelling words for K to grade 7,  as well as strategies and activities for learning new words... or simply click on the link below ...
Try creating your own list of grade appropriate words on or about water ... some of your words might include:

  1. apple
  2. Thanksgiving
  3. pumpkin
  4. patch
  5. leaf
  6. leaves
  7. Halloween
  8. legends
  9. squash
  10. corn
  11. beans
cad - spelling
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Complete the algebra problem shown below.  Explain what strategies you used to get this number. Do this activity with a friend or family member and compare your answers.
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similar algebra problem
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math is fun concepts
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khan academy
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free printables
free printable worksheets
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stem 1
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stem 2
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stem 3
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What is a Life Cycle?
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video
life cycle
life cycle song
Bill Nye - The Science Guy
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life cycles



Life Systems

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Come along and visit the animals and learn all about classification, habitats, lifestyles with the staff via ZOO to YOU
toronto zoo
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Government of Canada
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official canada website
elections canada
election ontario
grade 5 and grade 10


Map of Canada
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map of canada lesson
canada - cbc kids
national geographic - canada
culture, history, sports
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Turtle Island - the story behind the creation of North America
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cbc video
cbc kids
canadian encyclopedia
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civics in the classroom pdf
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Health and Well-being
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cad - healthy living
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cad - dpa
games for families
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