Facilitator+Resources

[|Literacy Zone] Monarch Centres WIki [|Mrs. Smith's Grade 1 Class] [|Multicultural Educational Services] [|MES] [|GCLearn Free] [|ESL Literacy for Beginners] [|Basic Math Practice] [|Janis's ESL Homepage] [|Language Guide in Various Languages] [|Words and Pictures] [|Marshall Adult Education] [|Entry Level Jobs Videos] [|Reading Practice with Word Families] [|Basic Preposition Practice] [|Easy Readers for Adults] [|Dressing for Winter Video] [|Story Phonics Lessons] [|I Went to the Zoo] [|Walking and Cycling Safely] [|Literacy NYC Soap Operas] [|West Coast Literacy Readers] [|Money worksheet maker] [|Newcomer Finances Toolkit] [|Something's Up]

[|Flashcard generator]

[|MAP OF CANADA] [|Map of Canada 2]

[|Colours and Patterns]

Greedy Mouse [|Greedy Mouse] [|ESOL Literacy BlogSpot] [|LESLLA] [|Kate Nonesuch]

[|AAA math practice]

Health [|A]

Work [|A]

Family [|A]

Education Calgary School Rankings E[|lementary School] [|High School]

= Rotation A = =** HEALTH **= =** Week 1 The Body **= [|Division 2 (video)]
 * November 26 - December 2**
 * [|Parts of the Face] [|Parts of the Body]**
 * Describing People**
 * [|1] [|Reading 1] [|Reading 2] [|Listening 1][|Listening 2][|Listening 3]**
 * [|Practice]**
 * Addition**
 * VIDEOS**
 * [|Adding 1 (Video)] [|Adding 2 (video)] [|Adding 3 Video]**
 * PRACTICE**
 * [|Practice 1]**
 * [|Subtraction (video)]**
 * [|Multiplication 1 (video)][|Multiplication 2 (video)]**
 * [|Division 1 (video)]**

=** Week 2 and Week 3 **= =** December 3 - 16 **= = I Feel Sick!!! = =**Reading: Health and Illness**= =**Listening: Health and Illness**=
 * Practice using a Ruler [|Measure it!]**
 * [|Various Activities Related to Health]**
 * [|Illnesses and Medical Advice (listening)]**
 * [|Health Problems (video)]**
 * [|Medical Words (look and listen)]**
 * [|Health Problems (look and listen)]**
 * [|A Long Life][|Preparing for a Doctor's Appointment]**
 * [|Going to the Pharmacy][|A Headache]**
 * [|Sarah's Upset Stomach][|Tired All the Time]**
 * [|Prescription Labels]**
 * [|Prescription Labels Quiz 1][|Prescription Labels Quiz 2]**
 * [|Over the Counter Medicine Labels][|OTC Labels Quiz 1][|OTC Labels Quiz 2]**
 * [|Warning Labels] [|Warning Labels Quiz 1]**
 * [|Side Effects] [|Side Effects Quiz 1] [|Side Effects Quiz 2]**

**Eli Goes to the Doctor**

 * [|Exercise 1] [|Exercise 2] [|Exercise 3] [|Exercise 4]**
 * [|Exercise 5] [|Exercise 6] [|Exercise 7] [|Exercise 8] [|Exercise 9]**

__**[|A Long Life]**__
 * [|Exercise 10 (crossword puzzle)]**

=** Week 4 **= =** December 17 - 23 **= = Emergency! =
 * We watched these videos in class:**


 * [|Video 1]**
 * [|VIdeo 2]**
 * [|Mr. Bean Rides Again part 1]**
 * Listening and Reading:**


 * Calling 911: Various Activities [|one]**
 * Calling 911: Various Activities [|two]**
 * [|QUIZ: Should you call 911?]**

Mail your Christmas card to your classmate

Where are the mailboxes in your neighbourhood? [|Mailboxes in Calgary] = Week 5 and 6: January 7 - 20 =

=Welcome Back and Happy New Year!=

= Nutrition =

[|1.][|2.][|3.][|4.][|5.]
 * Words** in the Canada Food Guide

[|1.][|2.][|3.][|4.] [|5.] [|6.]
 * Understanding** the Canada Food Guide

[|Men Don't Eat Enough Fruit and Vegetables]

= Week 7: = = January 20-26 = =Household and Work Hazards=



= Week 9 February 4 - 10 = Important phone numbers 911, 311, 211, and 403-943-LINK = =

[|311 Video] [|211 Video]
 * Important Phone Numbers in Calgary:**

= Week 10 and 11 February 11 - 24 = = = = HOUSING =
 * **911 //EMERGENCY!//**
 * **411 You need to find a phone number or address**
 * **311 You need information from the City of Calgary**
 * **211 You need information about counselling and social services**
 * **403-943-LINK You need information about health (non-emergency)**
 * **403-266-1234**

Reading: [|Jerry Needs Help]


[|Find a home for rent]

[|Neighbourhood surrounding Mayland Heights]

[|A Letter to the Landlord]

**Week 12 February 25 - March 3** Places in Your Community

**[|What do you have in your community?]**

[|Getting around]

**Week 13 Volunteering March 4 - 10**

[|Mina Wants to Volunteer] [|Volunteer Application Form]

[|Find a Volunteer Position in Calgary]

[|Find Your Community Association]

Week 14 March 11 - 17

Transportation



[|Transportation Practice]

=Rotation B= = Week 1 and 2 -In Your Neighbourhood- =

April 2 - 14

**1910** ||
 * [[image:http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/media/calgary-1885-3590.jpg]]
 * 1885**
 * Population 500** || [[image:http://veryethnic.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/victoriaparkcalgarystampede.jpeg align="center"]]
 * [[image:http://postmediacalgaryherald.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/pe-14-1b.jpg]]
 * 1930** || [[image:http://cac.mcgill.ca/bland/building/pictures/full/2-08.jpg align="right"]]
 * 1950** ||
 * [[image:http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/51416209.jpg]]
 * 1990** || [[image:http://people.ucalgary.ca/~enstasiu/home/Calgary%20skyline%202012.jpg align="left" caption="2013 Population 1,096,833"]] ||

Videos: = [|Calgary now] = = [|Calgary in 1962] =

= Week 3 and 4-Shopping--- = April 15 - 28


 * [|Joanna's Shopping Trip] [|Video 1: Let's Go Shopping] [|Video 2: Let's Go Shopping]**


 * [|Mr. Bean Goes Shopping]**

=Listen:= [|What are the prices?] [|How much is that shirt?] [|Pants that fit] [|Missing Child] [|Returning items] [|How to save money on clothes part 1] [|How to save money on clothes part 2]

[|Value Village: Google Maps]

[|Percentages: What do Canadians spend money on?]

[|Elephant video]


 * Read:**

[|New shoes]



= Week 5 and 6 ---Bargain Hunting =

= April 30 - May 13 =



[|The Best Bargain] [|Bargaining: VIDEO]



[|Crossroads Market: Video 1] [|Crossroads Market: Video 2] [|Crossroads Market]

[|Garage Sales in Calgary] = = [|Kijiji]

[|Pick your own fruit and vegetables] [|Video: Pick Your Own Strawberries]

Action Words: Past tense [|Regular] [|Irregular]



[|Word Families]

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**Week 7 -House Repairs** **May 13 - 20**

[|Better Business Bureau]

[|House Repairs] [|Mr. Bean: House Repairs] = =

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National Denim Day: [|Let's Find a Cure for Breast Cancer]

= Week 8 = REVIEW

= Week 9 and 10--Banking--- = = = May 27 - June 9 =**Practice**= [|ATM 1] [|ATM 2] (PIN 1234) [|ATM 3] [|How to Write a Cheque] [|Math Cats] [|Name that Number!]

= [|Number Match Game] = [|Peter Pig's Money Counter]



=**Videos**= [|How to Write a Cheque] [|Let's Go to the Bank!]

== = Week 11 and 12 --- Credit- =

= VIDEOS = [|Advice for Newcomers to Canada] [|Beware Payday Loans] [|How to avoid debt] [|The Bottom Line]

Practice [|Credit Card Activity] [|Payday Loans]

[|What is the best credit card for you?]

= Week 13 and 14 -Budgeting- = [|Video: Love and Money]

__ Rotation C __

Week 1 and 2 - //Education//

August 6 - 14









[|Practice: How can I register my child for school?]

[|Practice: The first day at school]

[|Practice: Taking messages]



**Where are the schools in Calgary?**



[|Calgary Schools Map]

**How can I find information about my child's school?**

[|Calgary school websites]


 * What is my child learning at school? **

[|Alberta school curriculum]

**What are parent-teacher interviews?**

[|Video: Parent-teacher interviews (elementary)]

[|Video: Parent-teacher interviews (high school)]

[|Practice 1: Parent-teacher interviews]

[|Practice 2: Parent-teacher interviews]


 * How does my child feel about school in Canada? **



[|Video: New Moves]

**How do schools in Calgary rate?** [|Calgary School Ratings] [|Find schools by postal code]

= Week 3 and 4- Canadian Culture =

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August 15 - 30



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[|VIDEO: Heart of the New West]

[|What do you know about Canada?]

[|National Geographic: Canada]

[|Take a class to study for the citizenship test]


 * Becoming a Canadian Citizen**


 * [|National Anthem: O Canada]**



The study guide for the citizenship test is called //"Discover Canada".// You can __listen__ to the book here: [|listen] and __read__ it here: [|read].



You can also practice for the test online here: [|online practice]

[|Practice: Canada map and capital cities]

=** Really BIG numbers **=

=** 34,348,389 **=

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[|Practice: Big Numbers 1][|Video]

=__**August 28, 2013: 50 Years Later**__=



On August 28, 1963 hundreds of thousands of people went to Washington, DC to fight for freedom and equality for African Americans. Martin Luther King was their leader. Learn about the civil rights movement in The United States here: [|I Have a Dream]









= Week 5 and 6 Canada: Rights and Responsibilities--- =



If you are a Canadian citizen, then you have a right to vote for how Canada should be.

How to vote: [|video]

[|Why should you vote?]

=Rights and Responsibilities=

Canadian citizens have **rights** and **responsibilities**.

A right is something that you are given, and never questioned. A right is like a gift that belongs to you - it cannot be taken from you. A responsibility is something that you must do - actions that make you a good Canadian.



[|Read and practice: Rights in Alberta]

[|Discover Canada: Rights and Responsibilities]



Are you a good Canadian citizen? [|quiz] [|video]

Naheed Nenshi is the mayor of Calgary. His parents immigrated to Canada from Tanzania. Tanzania is in Africa. Listen to what he says about what it means to be Canadian: [|Listen to Naheed Nenshi]



The Canadian government made the citizenship test more difficult in 2010. Also, in 2012, the Canadian government added a language requirement for adults who want to become citizens. Now people who want to become Canadian citizens must prove they have a language benchmark of 4 for speaking and listening. Listen to a CBC interview about the new rules becoming a Canadian citizen. [|CBC radio interview]



= Week 7---Canadian Holidays =

[|Canadian Festivals]

[|Fall Festivals]





Public holidays are also called "statutory holidays". This is a paid holiday for workers. If you work on a statutory holiday, then you be paid time and a half. If you make $10/hour, you will be paid $15/hour if you work on this day.

[|2013 statutory holidays in Canada]

= Week 9--- Short Term Goals and Long Term Goals =



=Do you want to open your own business?=

[|Momentum][|map]



= Week 10 and 11 --Work =

**Abdul, Gaspa, Marta, and Samantha's Stories** [|1]
[|2]

[|listen and read]

1. [|How to read a work schedule]

2. [|More work schedules]

= Jobs =

[|Job Profiles]

[|Jobs (occupations)]

[|dishwasher][|housekeeper][|home support worker][|farmer][|office worker][|blacksmith]

[|Fill out a time sheet] [|A bad boss][|I am a babysitter]

[|Find a job]

=**How to Roast a Turkey**=



[|Turkey Recipe] [|Watch a video]

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[|Election brochure]

[|Where can I vote?]

[|Meet the candidates]

= Week 12 and 13 Getting Paid



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[|Watch the funny commercial]

[|Reading a paycheque]

[|Amir Gets his Paycheque]

= Week 14Saving for Retirement =



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[|Video - How to Save for Retirement]

[|Video - How much money will I need after I retire?]

[|RRSP calculator]

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= Week 15 and 16 ---Don 't be Scammed! =





=[|Video: Rental fraud]=

[|Video: Identity Theft] [|Video: Identity Theft 2]

[|Video: Email Scams] [|Video: email scams 2]

[|National Do Not Call List]

Level 1 and 2 (old) = Foundation =
 * [[image:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2740588108_31f439f5dc_o.jpg]] || [[image:http://www.viewcalgary.com/Barry/skylines/p2cityaerial1980.jpg]] ||
 * [[image:http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/1990/PreviewComp/SuperStock_1990-12194.jpg]] || [[image:http://chrismartinphotography.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/fire-on-the-eastern-front-c2a9-christopher-martin-2687.jpg]] ||
 * The Alphabet** [|Aa Bb Cc]


 * Read and Learn the sounds of English** [|Read and Listen]

[|Let's Be Pals] [|They All Can] [|Picture Match] b d p [|Syllable Game]
 * The Sounds of English**

[|Electric Company] [|1 - one][|2 - two] [|Candy Machine] [|Pop Bubbles] [|Add one to ten] [|Bowling subtract one to ten]
 * Numbers and Math**

[|one] [|two] [|three] [|four] [|FIve]
 * Listen and Read**

[|Listen and click on the word]

Front Page Daily News
 * Write**

Mixed
 * Mixed Activities**


 * Remembrance Day: November 11**

1. [|Remembrance Day] **2. [|Remembrance Day] 3. [|Remembrance Day]**

= Phase I =
 * [|In Flanders Fields]**

A)
 * Practice your reading**
 * [|Artists] [|Music] [|Poetry]**

B)
 * [|Fiction and Non-Fiction] [|Comics] [|Folk Tales] [|Chinese Folk Tales]**

=**The Sounds of English**=


 * [|The Hula Pool] [|Syllable Game]**


 * Prepositions [|in/at/on]**


 * Sounds of English**


 * [|Electric Company]**


 * Remembrance Day: November 11**

On Remembrance Day, Canadians wear a poppy to show that they remember Canadian soldiers

1. [|Remembrance Day] **2. [|Remembrance Day] 3. [|Remembrance Day]**


 * [|In Flanders Fields]**

Writing a Paragraph = =
 * Level 4 (old)**

[|Practice 1]

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Writing an Essay = = =

[|How to write an essay]

[|From thesis statement to topic sentence]

[[image:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jS1uVKHGd9E/T0ax3IowgoI/AAAAAAAAAZk/ft1ALWqeECI/s1600/Wildlife+Transition+Words.jpg align="left"]]
[|Every transition]

Linking words: [|video] [|video] [|video] Try this activity (click on "making connections"): [|Using transitions] [|Activity 2] [|Activity 3]

Practice your punctuation:


//**If you answered "yes", you need to practice your punctuation!**// **[|Punctuation]**
 * !Does this sentence; (look) "good" to you?**

= Parts of Speech =



What is a noun? What is a verb?
 * [|Parts of Speech]**


 * Websites for more practice:**


 * [|BBC Learning English]**


 * [|Skills Wise]**


 * [|Randall's Cyber Listening Lab]**


 * [|ESL Games]**


 * [|Dictation 1] [|Dictation 2] [|Dictation 3] [|Dictation 4]**

=Reading = ==== ** Elementary: [|A] [|B][|C] ** ====

==== ** Intermediate: [|A] [|B] [|C] ** ====

= = = ** Dictionary Skills ** = [|Bitesize][|Melvin and Steven][|Dictionary Quiz]

==== **[|A great DICTIONARY] [|Another great dictionary] ** ====

==== **[|Online Picture Dictionary] ** ====

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Grammar =



Practice grammar with the University of Victoria ESL Study Zone [|Study Zone]

Homepage (old) = Welcome students! =

**Find your class on the right side** **of the page and click**

**--** **Columbia College Day Care** **Register your child __now__ :** **[|Register your child]**

**Stay in School**

**[|video]**

**Calendar Practice [|A][|B][|C][|D][|E]**

18th - eighteenth
January 7th, 2013

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[|Take a tour in your language] [|Settlement Services] [|ESL]

[|Do you have a pre-schooler?]
 * Parenting**

= Crossword Puzzles = [|Puzzle 1] [|Puzzle 2] = =

= TIME = [|GAME] [|What time is it? 1] [|What time is it? 2] [|Hip Hop Around the Clock] =[|Stop the clock 1][|Stop the clock 2]= [|Willie the Watchdog]

[|Rock Around the Clock] = =

=__**Class Topics**__=

Computers for Beginners
= **[|computer basics]** = = = =** Canadian Money **= = = Some people say that Canadian money is very beautiful because it is colourful and has pictures of interesting things on it. Pictures on Canadian Money: The [|toonie] has a polar bear on it: [|Polar Bear] It is worth $2.00. The [|loonie] has a loon on it: [|Loon] It is worth $1.00. The [|quarter] has a caribou on it: [|Caribou] It is worth $0.25. The [|dime] has a ship on it: [|The Blue Nose Schooner] It is worth $0.10. The [|nickel] has a beaver on it: [|Beaver] It is worth $0.05. The [|penny]has a maple leaf on it: [|Maple leaf] It is worth $0.01.

All Canadian coins have a picture Queen Elizabeth: [|Child] [|Young woman] [|Now]

Practice: 1. [|Making Change] 2. [|Making change (harder)][|Making change (hardest)] = Columbia College International Day = = = [|VIDEO]

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Education [|Mr. Bean goes Back to School]

=__ JOBS __= [|Home Support Worker][|Office Worker]

[|Work Videos]

Listen and Read about students who found jobs [|Nancy, Rohan, Evelyn, and Mary]

Job Applications [|Practice filling out an application]

[|Problems at Work 1] [|Problems at Work 2]

=__**General Practice**__= //**The Sounds Of English**// __[|Syllable Practice][|VIDEO: What are syllables?]__ //**1. [|ABC]**// //**2. [|Learn to Read]**// 3. [|Sounds of English]



[|Row, row, row your boat]

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Memory Match
[|School A][|School B][|Family and Feelings]

[|Make a Match] [|Make a Match words and pictures] = = =The Alphabet =

__**[|The Alphabet Song] **__ __**[|Learn the Alphabet] **__ =__**[|Write the letters] [|Type the letters] [|The Alphabet (lower case)] [|The Alphabet (upper case)] [|Paw Park (upper/lower case letters)]**__ [|Mixed Up Alphabet] = __**[|Paw Park (matching first sounds)]**__ =__**[|SNAP!] [|Phonics Word Builder]**__ = =[|Numeracy Games]=

=//**Alphabetical Order**//= [|Game 1][|Game 2][|Game 3][|Alphabet Train][|Missing Letters] [|Bembo's Zoo]

=WORDS = =__**[|Words 1][|Words 2]**__ = = //**[|Words 3]**// [|BBC CVC make words] = = [|Spin and Spell] =
 * __[|Alien Scavenger Hunt (spelling)]__**
 * __[|Monkey Business (make sentences)]__**


 * __[|Words that rhyme]__**
 * __[|Listen and write the missing word]__**

= =
 * stop MOP top HOP pop TOP**

= Read = [|Reading with pictures] =__**1 [|Listen and read] 2[| Listen and Read]**__ = =__**[|Listen and Click on the Word]**__ =

[|Various Levels] [|Visit the Art Gallery] [|Three Little Plays] [|Chinese Fables]

=Numbers = =__**[|Numbers 1-10] [|Game]**__ =

= = =Math = <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Math Activities] <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|That's a Fact!]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Multiplication Table [|two][|three][|four][|five][|six][|seven][|eight][|nine][|ten][|eleven][|twelve][|mixed practice]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Add + [|Level 1] <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subract - [|Level 1]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Multipliply X [|Level 1] <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Divide / [|Level 1]


 * Reading Practice**

[|Listen and Read]1

[|Listen and Read] 2

[|Mixed Reading Activities]


 * Sounds of English**


 * [|Electric Company] [|Syllable Game]**


 * Typing**


 * 1. [|Where should your hands and fingers be?]**


 * 2. [|Where should your fingers be?]**


 * 3. [|Typing Tutorials]**

Super Hyper Spider Typer


 * How do you spell...?**


 * [|Spelling Practice]**