These are just a few of the great websites for kids. These sites are used by teachers, other schools and other districts.
If you have a good website let us know!
If parents are looking for educational sites to challenge your children you may want to check out the following site: http://bc.exambank.com/ (Username: gibsons Exam Password: almost)
A good "jumping off point" for students doing research. Includes many of the best search engines for students all on one page.
Free registration for this fantastic reading motivation site for kids, kind of like the Accelerated Reader program
Starfall: www.starfall.com: Great website for beginning reading skills for primary students,
A website for finding sources for answers to any question typed in designed especially for kids.
Time Magazine for kids with news and interactive projects, homework helpers etc.
A great website for articles and ideas for children's books
Fun learning games for kids, grade leveled, all subjects
Fill in the blank stories and poems, a fun way to learn parts of speech
A good resource for math ideas and homework help
A great website for information on our world
A kid friendly website on all subjects
An online research guide to finding all kinds of information on the day you were born
Printable fill in the blank letters and stories for all occasions, free from Sears
Great preschool and kindergarten learning games
an action packed site for students in grades k to 6. Practice your math skills, play a logic game and have some fun.
An interactive tool that allows students to create a day meal plan and have a total of the portions from each food group. K-12 Canadian Dietitians
Literacy & Numeracy
Anti-bullyingDay April 14, 2010 – List of Resources for Safe Caring and Orderly Schools
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1. Anti-bullying Day Proclamation (2010) Attached is a scanned copy of the Ant-bullying Day Proclamation for 2010. Few people haveread the content of the Proclamation ...notice that the Proclamation isstated more in “positive” or “pro” terms ... than in “anti” terms.
Here’s a directlink to the website’s List of Resources Relatingto School Safety – access to avariety of resources most of which can be printed directly from the list aswell as links to materials available on other helpful web sites.
A. Beloware direct links to a selection of resources from the website. For additionaldownloadable/printable resources (visit the websitewww.bced.gov.bc.ca/sco):
This documentdescribes the vision for schools toward which school boards, schools and schoolcommunities must continually strive. The Guide identifies attributes of safe,caring and orderly schools, and provides provincial standards for codes ofconduct. It also outlines strategies for informing appropriate members of theschool community of safety concerns in a timely manner.
In particular –see Section Two: Codes of Conduct(on pages 15 – 18) which outlines the provincial standards for the processes bywhich codes of conduct are to be developed and the content that they mustcontain in accordance with Fall 2007 legislation - the Provincial Standards for Codes of Conduct Order http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/legislation/schoollaw/e/m276-07.pdf
· Developing and Reviewing Codes of Conduct A Companion to theProvincial Standards for Codes of Conduct Ministerial Order And Safe, Caringand Orderly Schools: A Guide (2004) English (PDF, 79KB)
This document was created to assist boards of education inmeeting their obligation to ensure that codes of conduct in their districtsmeet the provincial standards and comply with the SchoolAct and the Provincial Standards for Codes of Conduct Order.It offers information to assist boards to meet their responsibilities under thelaw and work to make the schools of our province as safe, caring and orderly aspossible.
A guide for parentsof elementary/secondary school students and Parent Advisory Council (PAC)leaders that will:
ü answer some of the questions parents may haveabout bullying, harassment and intimidation and give parents information aboutwhat they need to know and do to help their children/youth
ü provide information that parents and PACs canuse to work with their school to help ensure that the school is safe.
· A number of prescribed learningoutcomes related to ‘respectful relationships’ are included in the “Health” section of each of the three Healthand Career Education (HCE) curriculum documents (HCE K to 7; HCE 8 and 9; Planning 10) ina curriculum sub-organizer called “HealthyRelationships.” http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp_hce.htm
A framework thatprovides educators, students, and families with a common set of expectationsfor student development in four categories.
1. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY (sharing responsibilityfor their social and physical environment; participating and contributing to the class and to smallgroups)
2. SOLVING PROBLEMSIN PEACEFUL WAYS (managing conflict appropriately, including presenting viewsand arguments respectfully, and considering others’ views; using effectiveproblem-solving steps and strategies)
3. VALUINGDIVERSITY AND DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS (treating others fairly and respectfully;showing a sense of ethics; recognizing and defending human rights)
4. EXERCISINGDEMOCRATIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (knowing and acting on rights and responsibilities(local, national, global); articulating and working toward a preferred futurefor the community, nation, and planet — a sense of idealism)
Based on acomprehensive program first developed by the Vancouver School Board, thisresource promotes an approach in which all members of the school communitycontribute to the development of a school-wide bullying prevention plan. Thisresource contains resources and training for teachers, school administrators,and support staff. Focus on Bullying includes practical ideas, activities andstrategies, including a series of skill-building lesson plans that activelyengage students in discussions about bullying and in devising solutions to stopbullying when it occurs in elementary schools.
Focus onHarassment and Intimidation defines key concepts and processes associated witha safe learning environment and describes a collaborative process forsafe-school policy development. It also provides suggestions for teaching theseconcepts and processes in the classroom. Also included, are examples ofpromising practices from around the province; and guidelines for responding toincidents of harassment and intimidation effectively, respectfully, andconsistently.
· Making Space- Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice Throughoutthe K-12 Curriculum
Information/lesson plans for allgrade levels @
· TextEd.ca is an online sourcefor everything textual. Get the 411 on texting and relationships, includinghealthy vs. unhealthy relationships, how to deal with harassment, and how tocope with stress. Through a variety of games and activities you can test yourtexting knowledge, find out how to use this great technology safely, and learnwhat to do when someone crosses the line. Sign the iChoose! Declaration and letthe world know that you choose respect
B. Links to other related initiatives/programs:
· Friends for Life – The FRIENDS programis a school-based early intervention and prevention program, effective inbuilding resilience and reducing the risk of anxiety disorders in children. Theprogram - sponsored by Child and Youth Mental Health Services in the Ministryof Children and Family Development (MCFD), in cooperation with the Ministry ofEducation, school districts and independent schools - is delivered by schoolprofessionals and addresses many prescribed learning outcomes in the Health andCareer Education K-7 curriculum. FRIENDS is a Ministry of Education recommendedlearning resource and
is listed in the Ministry’s Grade Collection list. http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/mental_health/friends.htm
· Cyber Bullying – Encouraging Ethical Online Behaviour – Lessons on Cyber Bullying for Grades 5-12. To help educatorsaddress this issue in their classrooms, Media Awareness Network has developed aseries of lessons, in English and in French, to give students a betterunderstanding of the ethical and legal implications of cyber bullying and topromote positive Internet use. This group has included lessons intended tosupport and enhance school-based anti-bullying and empathy-building programs.
· CyberSafe with Steve Dotto – Protect your kids in Cyberspace: Ahow-to guide to being CyberSafe. A collection of short videos, hosted bycomputer guru Steve Dotto, demonstrates how kids use the Internet and explainsthe responsibilities of being an effective parent in the Digital Age. http://www.learnnowbc.ca/Parent_Information_Centre/WhatsThat.aspx
· Standup2 Bullying – The Canadian RedCross has developed a bullying and peer harassment prevention program to helpschools and organizations respond to bullying behaviour. The program helpsyouth understand the issues, their rights and responsibilities. Adult workshopsare also available to help schools, organizations and individuals understandthe issues, develop policies and create a safer, more respectful climate. http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=024700&tid=108
WITS – The"WITS Rock Solid Primary Program for the Prevention of Peer Violence"project was a 3-year longitudinal program evaluation conducted in collaborationwith the Rock Solid Foundation and Greater Victoria School District #61. TheWITS program aims to increase children's interpersonal negotiation skills forhandling peer aggression and threats of victimization and to reduce peeraggression in schools, classrooms, and unstructured environments (playgrounds,halls, etc.). This program uses the easy to remember WITS acronym (Walk Away,Ignore, Talk, Seek Help) to facilitate implementation of the program atclassroom, school, and community levels. K to 3Resource Manual and Grades 4-5 WITSLeads http://www.youth.society.uvic.ca/WITS
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