Black History Month
Extension
- After reading aloud one or more of the books to the class, invite students to complete a Somebody Wanted So But response. For an explanation of the strategy and a template, check out this link:
https://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/summarizing_Somebody.pdf
Internet Connections
- Learn more about Black History month:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month...
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/black-history-month-in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np_jD0YUQrw - Discover the origins of Black History Month in Canada:
https://globalnews.ca/video/3221045/the-history-behind-black-history-month - Watch this video timeline of Black History in Canada:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=852M3oYYHI8 [6:49] - Check out the stories of many Black Canadians:
https://bcblackhistory.ca/learning-centre/stories/
http://blackhistorysociety.ca/my-new-page.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/black-history-month/
https://www.rellablackhistoryfoundation.com/copy-of-rella-s-spotlight-1 - Learn about Canadian organizations that promote and raise awareness of Black Canadian history:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month... - Read the poem ‘Rollcall’:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month... - Explore Canadian Children’s Books for Black History Month:
https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/kids-books/2019/01/20-canadian-... - Test your knowledge of Black History in Canada:
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/black-history-in-ca...
http://blackhistorycanada.ca/Quiz.pdf
Buckle Up on the Bus
Internet Connections
- Learn more about this news story:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/school-bus-seatbelts-bil...
https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/agassiz-harrison-school-bus-driver-star...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZF5VUlZ_NA&feature=emb_logo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=VB5sEZpP9q4&feature=emb_... - Should school buses have seat belts? Read these links:
https://www.wisegeek.com/why-are-there-no-seatbelts-on-school-buses.htm#...
https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/road/school-bus-safety/seat-belts-schoo...
https://canadasafetycouncil.org/is-there-a-need-for-seat-belts-on-school...
http://albertaseatbelts.ca/parents/school-buses/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-bus-seatbelts-1.4826500
https://sd83.bc.ca/2019/02/21/seatbelts-on-a-school-bus/
Read about Transport Canada’s proposed requirement for seat belts on buses in 2020:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/transport-canada-buses-seatbelts-1.4742726 - Watch CBC’s Fifth Estate’s Unbuckled: School Bus Safety | Finding Jennifer:
https://www.cbc.ca/fifth/m_episodes/2017-2018/unbuckled-school-bus-safety [45:10]
An Electric Plane?
Before Reading
- Using appropriate technology, project a photograph of the Harbour Air e-Plane, such as: https://binged.it/30mxZYa and https://binged.it/3aibp7V
Internet Connections
- Learn more about this news story:
https://globalnews.ca/news/6278768/first-electric-seaplane-maiden-flight...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/electric-seaplane-float-... - Visit Harbour Air and magniX’s websites to get more information on the e-Plane:
https://www.harbourair.com/
https://www.magnix.aero/ - Watch the ePlane’s historic flight:
https://twitter.com/MagniX/status/1204429903262695424
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjsKq5Bf1Dk - Find out about other electric aircraft:
https://www.wired.com/tag/electric-aircraft/ - Learn more about the history of aviation:
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aviation
https://www.historynet.com/a-brief-history-of-aviation-by-justfly.htm
https://binged.it/36YTPn0
https://binged.it/35WMOCb
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1691-a-progression-of-flight-t... - Discover how electric motors work:
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/motor.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAtPHANEfQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onjFFoOC_yk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQqyGNOP_3o - View early aviation advertisements:
https://www.airlineratings.com/advertisements-from-aviations-early-years/ - Learn persuasive techniques used in advertising:
https://www.managementstudyguide.com/advertising-techniques.htm
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/persuasiv...