The Planning Process
Planners + Resources | Unit Plans (subject) | Unit Plans (grade)
Big Ideas | Concepts | Curricular Competencies
*indicates new content that has been added since June 2020.
Design can be responsive to identified needs.
- Weaving (Grade 6-7)
Complex tasks require the acquisition of additional skills.
- Linked Lesson
Complex tasks may require multiple tools and technologies.
- Linked Lesson
Our attitudes toward careers are influenced by our view of ourselves as well as by our friends, family, and community.
- Linked Lesson
Our personal digital identity forms part of our public identity.
- Linked Lesson
Practicing respectful, ethical, inclusive behavior prepares us for the expectations of the workplace.
- Linked Lesson
Leadership represents good planning, goal-setting, and collaboration.
- Linked Lesson
Safe environments depend on everyone following safety rules.
- Linked Lesson
New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options.
- Linked Lesson
Listening and viewing with intent helps us understand the message.
- Linked Lesson
Using strategies helps us understand and acquire language.
- Linked Lesson
With basic French, we can describe important people in our lives.
- Linked Lesson
Reciprocal communication is possible in French using simple, high-frequency words and patterns.
- Linked Lesson
Stories communicate ideas in a meaningful way.
Learning about Francophone communities helps us develop cultural awareness.
- Linked Lesson
Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
- Linked Lesson
Exploring stories and other texts help us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
- Personal & Community Wellness (Grade 5-7, UOP)
- Identity (Grade 6-7, UOP)
- First Nations Paddles (Grade 4-7)
Exploring and sharing multiple perspectives extends our thinking.
- Personal & Community Wellness (Grade 5-7, UOP)
- Critical Literacy (Grade 4-7)
- Identity (Grade 6-7, UOP)
Developing our understanding of how language works allows us to use it purposefully.
- Linked Lesson
Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
- *Media Literacy Unit (Grade 6, UOP)
Media sources can both positively and negatively affect our understanding of important events and issues.
- *Media Literacy Unit (Grade 6, UOP)
Mixed numbers and decimal numbers represent quantities that can be decomposed into parts and wholes.
- Financial Literacy (Grade 4-7)
Computational fluency and flexibility with numbers extend to operations with whole numbers and decimals.
- Financial Literacy (Grade 4-7)
Linear relations can be identified and represented using expressions with variables and line graphs and can be used to form generalizations.
- Linked Lesson
Properties of objects and shapes can be described, measured, and compared using volume, perimeter and area.
- First Nations Paddles (Grade 4-7)
Data from the results of an experiment can be used to predict the theoretical probability of an event and to compare and interpret.
- Linked Lesson
Daily physical activity enables us to practice skillful movement and helps us develop personal fitness.
- Fundamentals of Athletics & Fitness (Grade 4-7)
Physical literacy and fitness contribute to our success in and enjoyment of physical activity.
- Linked Lesson
We experience many changes in our lives that influence how we see ourselves and others.
- Personal & Community Wellness (Grade 5-7, UOP)
Healthy choices influence our physical, emotional and mental well-being.
- Linked Lesson
Learning about similarities and differences in individuals and groups influences community health.
- Personal & Community Wellness (Grade 5-7, UOP)
- Identity (Grade 6-7, UOP)
Economic self-interest can be a significant cause of conflict among peoples and governments.
- Social Studies (Grade 6-7, UOP)
Complex global problems require international cooperation to make difficult choices for the future.
- Linked Lesson
Systems of government vary in their respect for human rights and freedoms.
- Social Studies (Grade 6-7, UOP)
Media sources can both positively and negatively affect our understanding of important events and issues.
- *Media Unit Literacy (Grade 6, UOP)
Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
- *Media Unit Literacy (Grade 6, UOP)
Multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment.
- Personal & Community Wellness (Grade 5-7, UOP)
Everyday materials are often mixtures.
- Introduction to Matter (Grade 6)
Newton’s three laws of motion describe the relationship between force and motion.
- Linked Lesson
The solar system is part of the Milky Way, which is one of billions of galaxies.
- Linked Lesson
Engaging in creative expression and experiences expands people’s sense of identity and community.
- Visual Arts Units | Gordon Smith Gallery (Grade K-12)
Artistic expressions differ across time and place.
- Visual Arts Units | Gordon Smith Gallery (Grade K-12)
Dance, drama, music and visual arts are each unique languages for creating and communicating.
- Visual Arts Units | Gordon Smith Gallery (Grade K-12)
Experiencing art is a means to develop empathy for others’ perspectives and experiences.
- First Nations Paddles (Grade 4-7)
- Visual Arts Units | Gordon Smith Gallery (Grade K-12)