Overview of Grade 7-9 Resources

Each section below details the Junior High School focus on core courses of Science, Math, Language Arts (English and French Immersion) and Social Studies with a brief description and link to the resources within the Learning Support Plan using the orange button.

Teachers are able to access the resources using the links and where necessary "make a copy" of the Google Doc to build their own learning plans for students.

Using Digital Tools to Connect with Students

A document providing advice and resource links to connect with students in Grade 7-9 using digital tools is available below with links to a number of websites. There are a variety of ways to accomplish this work.

7-9 Resources

​Connecting Digitally With Students

Considering that students in Grade 7-9 are fairly independent, they will still have varying levels of independence and access to technology. In some cases they will need their parents or caregivers to assist them or oversee the completion of tasks. Some of these resources below may need to be creatively modified to the individual grade level that each teacher works with. Tools such as Hapara that work directly with Google Drive allow teachers to have a large degree of oversight into the completion of student work, to determine if assignments have been opened or started. These tools then allow teachers to follow up with individual students/parents as needed. Utilizing digital tools such as Hapara also prepares students for learning environments at older grade levels.

Start with a Friendly Hello!
Using a pre-recorded video to send a message to greet your students and their parents or to provide some weekly connections may also be an avenue to consider. See the link below to review some potential ways to connect digitally.​
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Resources to Support Diverse Learners while at home
The role of the Educational Assistant and classroom teacher changes in a remote learning delivery model to facilitation of learning activities that a parent or caregiver can provide to diverse learners across all grade levels. Wolf Creek is developing an ongoing list of resources that will continue to be updated as we work with school staff and service delivery providers such as Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists and Educational Psychologists to provide appropriate activities. These may come in the form of documents, website links, videos, recorded webinars or virtual office hours for parents to join webinars at specific times. The link to access this web resource that is constantly under development is available below.
​Alberta Resources Online
A number of resources are available to Alberta teachers to support the delivery of learning to students. See these in in the link below.
Digital TextBooks
Some textbooks for various subjects are available to students and staff of Wolf Creek Public Schools to access in PDF format. Under copyright these are only available to WCPS stakeholders which is why the document requires a Wolf Creek Google account to access the list. Please keep this in mind when sharing these resources. They are available only to school divisions that have a copy of the paper textbook at this time, which WCPS does.
Home Schedule for the Day or the Week
Some families or students may appreciate a suggested home schedule of activities they can ensure is being taken care of each day or week. This would allow them to keep a routine of various subjects and activities to work towards during a week or on various days. These example templates linked below provide a basis to work from.

FNMI Support Resources
Resources for teachers around FNMI are available at this link below.

Core 7, 8, 9 Resources by Subject

​Science 7, 8, 9
Social Studies 7, 8, 9
​Math 7, 8, 9
​English Language Arts 7, 8, 9
French Immersion Supports
Grade 7-9 General Resources
Various online resources are available in French and will be an option for any French Immersion educator to access and modify to fit the appropriate subject or grade level. Teachers can preview these resources and determine if they feel the content lends itself well to designing a lesson or activities for students to participate in at home. All of the English resources listed by subject level above also can be modified accordingly to support the learning content needs of students.

​Support for ELL Students
A variety of cross curricular and general learning activities for students to be involved with at home has been compiled at the link below.
Virtual Field Trips to Support Learning
Students with a URL to a specific site can experience a virtual field trip using a small device such as an iPhone, a tablet, a computer or even a SMART TV in their living room. Virtual field trips provide an extension for the entire family to mentally get out of the house and experience some amazing learning opportunities!  Visit the link below for a list.

Other Support Resources

Access A Mentor Teacher
Support for teacher development in utilizing various digital tools is available from peers and colleagues both within Learning Services and within various schools. A list of "mentor teachers" has been developed which lists willing colleagues that are able to be contacted for phone, video or email support during this time where a few tips and pieces of advice can make a huge difference!

To access this list of "mentor teacher" colleagues and Learning Services staff at various grade/subject levels who are willing to support this work, please click on the link below.

If you want to be added to this list, please contact Sean Lougheed in Learning Services as we anticipate this list to evolve over time.

Optional Areas of Cross Curricular Connections

ON DEMAND VIDEO SUPPORTS AT HOME
Students have access to a streaming platform of video that can be accessed with a username and password on the streaming site. The details are available in the link below along with a list of titles.
Physical Education
Music