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Curriculum Links: British Columbia, Nunavut, NWT, and Yukon

Please scroll down this page for provincial and territory curriculum links for a range of Kids Who Care activities.

Grade level and subject area

Expectations (source: BC Ministry of Education)
It is expected that students will:

Applicable Kids Who Care activity

Found in section:

Gr 4

Social Studies

• identify and clarify a problem, issue, or inquiry

• locate and record information from a variety of sources

• identify alternative interpretations from specific historical and contemporary sources

• assess at least two perspectives on a problem or an issue

• organize information into a presentation with a main idea and supporting details

• design and implement strategies to address school problems or projects

Two West African Communities

What Do You Know About Africa ?

Whose News?

Writing a Press Release

Making a Project Work

Gr.5:

Social Studies

• identify and clarify a problem, issue, or inquiry

• gather and record a body of information from a variety of primary and secondary sources

• develop alternative interpretations from varied sources

• defend a position on a regional issue in light of alternative perspectives

• use an outline to organize information into a coherent presentation

• design, implement, and assess strategies to address community problems or projects

Wants vs. Needs
Needs to Rights
The 4 Bs of Rights

Opinion Game
Project Planning

Write Your Own Convention Rights Action Plan

Local Heroes

Whose News?

Take Action Around the World

Making A Project Work

Gr 6

Social Studies

• identify and clarify a problem, issue, or inquiry

• research information using print, non-print, and electronic sources

• evaluate the credibility and reliability of various sources

• organize information from a variety of sources into a structured presentation using more than one form of representation

• support a position on a national issue by considering competing reasons from various perspectives

• design, implement, and assess detailed courses of action to address national problems or issues

Create Your Own Media

Whose News?

Take Action Around the World

Community

Deserts

Cross-curricular interests (all grades)

• recognizing that everyone belongs to a cultural group

• accepting and appreciating cultural diversity as a positive feature of our society

• affirming that all ethnocultural groups are equal within our society

• recognizing that similarities across cultures are much greater than differences and that cultural pluralism is a positive aspect in our society

• affirming and enhancing self-esteem through pride in heritage, and providing opportunities for individuals to appreciate the cultural heritage of others

• promoting cross-cultural understanding, citizenship, and racial harmony

Games Kids Play

Share My World

Looking Out from the Inside

Games Kids Play

Share My World

Looking Out from the Inside

Gr 4 - 6

Fine Arts

• wonder, explore, and create

• describe and interpret through a variety of expressive forms

• value diverse expressions of culture

• discover and appreciate beauty

• express their individual spirits

• respond and reflect

Have I got a story to tell you

Ankle Shakers

Video

Gr 2-3

Life Sciences

(Plants in the Environment)

• demonstrate a knowledge of how plants take in water, nutrients, and light

• compare and contrast different types of plant life cycles

• describe structures that enable different plants to survive in different environments

• suggest reasons for the endangerment or extinction of plant species

Tree Scientist

Planting Trees to Hold Back the Desert/What is Soil?

Disappearing/Reappearing Forest

Trees

Deserts

Trees

Gr 4:

Earth and Space Science (Water)

• categorize the various uses of water

• outline the importance of water for life

• use the physical properties of water to describe or illustrate the water cycle

Waterlogged

The Water Cycle/Water for Health

The Water Cycle

Water

Gr 4:

English
Language Arts

(Communicate Ideas and Information)

• share what they know about chosen topics

• gather information for specific purposes and identify sources, including people, print, audio-visual media, and electronic media

• identify the purpose of and audience for oral, written, and visual communications

• apply various strategies to generate and shape ideas

(Self and Society: Building Community)

• demonstrate a willingness to work with others toward a common goal

• demonstrate an awareness of the diverse languages, ideas, opinions, cultures, and contributions of their peers

• demonstrate an awareness of how to use language to connect their own understanding and experience to those of others

• use language to acknowledge special events and people and to honour accomplishments in and beyond the classroom

What do You Know About Africa?

Take action around the world

Create Your Own Media/Making News Happen

Two to Tango

Have I Got a Story to Tell You!

Making News Happen

Local Heroes

Gr 5:

English Language Arts

(Communicate Ideas and Information)

• identify what they know about topics selected by the class or by groups of students

• formulate questions that are relevant to specific audiences and purposes

• identify and use sources of information, including people, print, audio-visual media, and electronic media

• select and shape information appropriately for specific audiences and purposes

• apply various strategies to generate and shape ideas

Self and Society (Building Community)

• demonstrate a willingness to communicate with others to reach common goals within the classroom

• demonstrate respect for the diverse languages, ideas, opinions, cultures, and contributions of their peers

• demonstrate an awareness of how they can use language to display empathy and make connections with others

• use language to acknowledge people, commemorate special events, and honour accomplishments within the community

Write a Press Release

Create Your Own Media/Local Heroes

Create A Radio Program

Create Your Own Media

Write a Press Release

Take Action Around the World

Global Education Events

Making a Project Work

Share My World

Trees As a Source of Life and Knowledge

Have I Got a Story to Tell You!

Local Heroes

Take Action Around the World

Gr 6:

English Language Arts

(Communicate Ideas and Information)

• describe what is known about topics or issues and check for gaps in the information available

• locate, gather, select, and record information for specific purposes from various human, print, and electronic sources

• identify the purpose, audience, and form for each of their communications

• describe and use strategies for generating and shaping ideas

Self and Society
(Community Building)

. demonstrate a willingness to interact with others in a variety of classroom and school activities involving communication

. use language to display empathy and make connections with others

. describe the diverse ideas, opinions, cultures, and contributions of their peers

. acknowledge, honour, and affirm their accomplishments and life events and those of others

What do You Know About Africa?

Create Your Own Media

Write a Press Release

Inspirational Projects from Around the World

Two to Tango

Have I Got a Story to Tell You!

Share My World

Local Heroes

Take Action Around the World

Gr 5

Physical Education

• select and combine locomotor and non-locomotor skills when creating and participating in game activities

• demonstrate body and space awareness when performing game activities

• demonstrate ways to send, receive, and retain possession of an object with increasing accuracy, individually and with others, using a variety of body parts and implements

• use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to create co-operative and competitive games

Bucket Relay

Water

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