Educational activities of 1st cycle
Biodiversity: Trees
The United Nations declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests. Furthermore, May 22nd was the International Day for Biological Diversity. We thus propose that teachers raise students’... Read more »
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How solid shapes are made
The following is a game you can play using recovered materials, which will allow 1st cycle elementary schoolchildren to unveil the mystery of how solids are formed, simply by building their very... Read more »
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Lenght: 60 min. preparation 15 min. playtime
Niveau: 1st cycle
Father’s day cards
Create an original Father’s Day card by cutting images out of magazines or newspapers. This activity can be adapted to elementary schoolchildren from all three cycles and even first and second year... Read more »
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Lenght: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Niveau: 1st cycle, 2nd cycle, 3rd cycle, High school
Fun frame
What better than a handmade frame to bring out children’s artwork? Frames can be customized using objects of a theme of your choice or as shown here, using puzzle pieces. Read more »
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Lenght: 1 hour
Niveau: 1st cycle, 2nd cycle, 3rd cycle, High school
A bouquet for mom
Ask your pupils to recover styrofoam plates that can be used to make beautiful Mother’s Day cards. This activity is suitable for all elementary school levels. Read more »
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Easter Basket
Take advantage of Easter to create a lovely decorative basket to store eggs or chocolate in. This activity is for 1st cycle elementary schoolchildren. Read more »
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Lenght: 2,5 hours
Niveau: 1st cycle
My body
This educational and creative activity will help preschoolers and 1st elementary school cycle pupils learn different parts of the body while having fun. By the end, young learners will know the words... Read more »
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Lenght: three 45-minute periods
Niveau: 1st cycle
Budding photographers
Using a digital camera, have students walk around the neighbourhood and take pictures of fall colours. Read more »
An introduction to composting
This activity involves observation and can be applied to all three elementary school cycles. It will allow students to understand the decomposition of organic matter. Children can also measure how... Read more »
Topics: compost, environment, School material
Lenght: 20 minutes of preparation. Observation during a week’s time or over a longer period of time.
Getting to school…
Good habits are picked up best early on in the school year, so here is an activity that will serve to demonstrate schoolchildren’s and school personnel’s transport patterns to and from school. Read more »
Topics: Eco-friendly, Habits, transportation
Lenght: 30 minutes at the beginning of the week, 5 minutes each morning during the week, 2 hours at the end of the week
Niveau: 1st cycle, 2nd cycle, 3rd cycle, High school
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