Often Occasional Teachers are called to teach a class which may not be in an area of curricular specialty. This is the section in which you will find those subject specific supports which will help you shine!
Resources by subject
OPHEA
This website has the most unto date unit and lesson plans to meet the needs of today’s students using the most recent update of the PHE curriculum. Your school board should have an access code.
A to Z Teachers Printable Books
This page contains a variety of printable books with different levels of the same story to support students at different reading levels.
How to Draw a Sphere: TheVirtualInstructor.com
This video lesson will guide students in a hands-on exercise on shading techniques and use of techniques in students’ art.
Ten Great Activities: Teaching with the Newspaper
This website provides ten ideas for teaching using just a newspaper. Ideas include: read and write for meaning, read a map, sequencing, vocabulary work, find the math, and more.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Utah State University
Online manipulatives allow students to access what they need via classroom devices such as iPad or Chromebook. NOTE: May not work in Firefox.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Utah State University
Critical Media Project
This site offers diverse media projects that look at the ‘politics of identity’ with a focus on race, gender, sexuality and class. Although geared towards the high school age group, some of these projects can definitely be used in Grade 7 and 8.