Sunday, February 5, 2023
Quebec History Mystery 14 - New France Fur Trade and Farming Around 1645
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Quebec History Mystery 13 - Life in New France Around 1645
Quebec History Mystery 13
Life in New France Around 1645
Want MORE history resources? Check out my history page here!Another Quebec history mystery is here! In this unit, your learners will answer the question: What was life like in New France around 1645? They'll discover life at a trading post, what people grew and ate, how they traded and even how they found ways to entertain themselves.
Easy QR Code Research
As with all of the other History Mysteries, QR codes are used to make research super simple. In this unit, students will use 3 pages on the very helpful Learn QC website to read about daily life in New France around 1645. They'll then answer a set of questions to show what they learned.
Quebec Progressions of Learning for History and Geography
Whether you're teaching in a classroom or homeschooling in Quebec, teaching the social studies progression is a legal requirement. That's why I have been sure to include the progressions that this unit covers so that you can be confident that you are covering the material properly.
If you are using all of these units combined, you will cover all of the progressions of learning for cycle 2 elementary (grades 3 and 4) - 2 years of learning.
Bonus ProjectThis unit like some other includes a fun project idea that kids can complete to further their learning - or just add a little fun! Since they will be learning about food in New France, it could be fun to fill in this pretend menu. There are 2 versions - one kids can decorate on their own and one with premade decor.
Learners will use the knowledge they have of what people ate in New France at the time and new foods that were introduced to the colonists by indigenous nations. You could even turn it into a special family dinner night if you'd like! The dishes are pretty simple.
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Quebec History Mystery - Who Lived in new France 1645?
Quebec History
Who Lived in New France Around 1645?
The Progressions of Learning in Quebec Education Program
Whether you're in a classroom or teaching your kids at home, it is a requirement in the province of Quebec to follow the social studies program as described in the Quebec Education Program. These short History Mysteries go over a few progressions each. You could use just a few or you could use them all. If you do choose to use all of the units (and future units coming in the next few weeks) you will have covered all of the progressions for social studies in elementary cycle 2.
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You can download this history unit by clicking on the link below. All I ask is that when sharing this resource you do not share the direct google link (this causes a lot of traffic and slows down things for everyone) but share this blog post or blog. You MAY share paper copies as well and distribute them for FREE as long as my website remains in the bottom right corner. Let's make education accessible for all!
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Quebec History New France Around 1645 - A Free History Mystery
Quebec History New France Around 1645
It's time for another history mystery!
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In the last ten units we learned all about the Iroquoian societies that lived in Quebec before the Europeans came to colonize the land. In this next set of units we will be looking at the new society that these French settlers were building - New France!Like all of our other history mysteries, this unit is short and to the point. you can choose to spend as much or as little time on this topic as you'd like. You can just do the required reading and answer the questions together (which covers the progressions perfectly!) or you can take a deep dive and explore the topics in greater detail. It's up to you and your learners!
The unit includes a few simple pages of questions (and sometimes activities) that you can do to show what your students have learned and prove that you have covered the progressions as per the Quebec Education Program.I have also included something new in this set of units that I hope will be helpful for all - a detailed list of the progressions that the unit covers. Although I do eventually plan to have the progressions all listed along with the units on my websites I will also be adding these pages to the new history units. This way, you have a checklist of sorts to use to show that you are covering all of the material you are required to in your homeschool or class.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Free Fractions Math Kit to Teach the Fraction Basics
Free Fractions Math Unit
Teach identifying fractions through lessons, visuals, worksheets, and more!
Teaching Fraction Basics and Vocabulary
Practice, practice, and more Fraction Practice Sheets!
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Missing Subtraction Parts Free Math Unit - Subtrahends and Minuends
To download this free unit, just click on the link below. It will bring you to a google drive page where you can download or print it out (just please be sure to not leave the drive link open as this can slow down downloads for others - thank you!)
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Free Math Unit Missing Addends
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Solving addition equations with missing addends is an important skill for kids to have in their math toolbox. Having this skill down for math tests or progress reports is important, but it's even more important for real-life situations.
In this unit, learners will cover how to use counting up or subtraction to solve addition equations with missing addends. It's a unit focused on second-grade skills, but I've included worksheets that older kids can use too.
Pre-Knowledge Posters
Before starting this unit, kids should know how to add and subtract, and cont within 100. It is also very helpful if they know how to regroup in addition and subtraction problems - but it is not necessary. With most of the unit younger kids could use the counting-up strategy. Another helpful skill to have is for kids to understand the commutative property of addition - that is, they should know that 5 + 3 and 3 + 5 will both give the same sum.
Just to help with these concepts to remind kids if they need it, I have included some posters that go over these concepts.
How to Solve Addition Equations with Missing Addends
For younger kids who might be at a grade k-2 level, you may want to start by teaching them the counting-up strategy. In this strategy, kids will solve the addition equations by counting up from the addend they know to the sum. Even if your kids are older, teaching them this strategy is a great way to begin teaching this concept because it is showing them that they are finding the difference between the two numbers - which leads into the second strategy of subtraction.
The subtraction method teaches learners to solve missing addends equations using the opposite operation of addition. For example, if we want to find out the missing addend in the equation 5 + ? = 12, we could figure out the difference between 12 and 5 and get out answer. 12 - 5 = 7, so we know that the missing addend is 7. 5 + 7 = 12.
Missing Addend Worksheets
I have included a few options for worksheets in this unit. First, there is a worksheet for kids to practice the counting-up method with. The rest of the worksheets use subtraction method and include mainly 2-digit numbers. You'll also find some extra worksheets with 3 and 4 digit numbers that older kids could use to practice these strategies, as well as a blank worksheet.
Problem-Solving with Missing Addends
One of the most important things to show kids in math is how it can be applied to real life. I this unit, I included two very simple problem solving questions that they can use their new strategies to solve. Counting up or subtraction could be used for both of these problems, as the highest number is 34.
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You can download this unit by clicking on the link below. I really hope this helps you and your learners in your homeschool or classroom!
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