Very Last First Time
Very Last First Time
Eva lives in an Inuit village in northern Canada. In the winter, people search along the bottom of the seabed beneath a thick shelf of ice for mussels to eat. Eva usually helps her mother, but for the first time, she’s going to go by herself. She soon gathers a pan full of mussels. But then, her candle goes out, and the tide threatens to return! When she is finally safe with her mother, Eva proclaims, "That was my very last first time walking alone on the bottom of the sea." An ALA Notable Children’s Book, Very Last First Time comes from one of Canada's most distinguished storytellers and an award-winning illustrator. "A unique experience for young listeners and an intriguing introduction to another culture."
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Lapbook Example
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Courage Lesson Plan
Grade 2 (y)
Where in Canada do the Inuit live?
Grades 3-4 (y)
Grade 5 - Canada
Grade 5 (y)
Teacher's Notes
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Very Last First Time - Mr. Fargan's Reading Pages
Grade 3 (y)
Go-alongs about Canada
Canada Day - from KidsDomain (Y, M, O, T)
Canada Day history quiz - Take the quiz (Y, M, O, T)
Canada Lapbook Unit - (Y, M)
Canada's Geography - Activities and information on Canada's geography. Links to explorers, artists, fossils, and crafts. (Y)
DLTK's Custom Dominos - Pick a theme for your dominos and then choose color or black and white before printing. Kids will enjoy them (Y)
Dominion Day - History of Dominion Day from Canadian Heritage (Y, M, O, T)
Kids Konnect.com - Canada - A safe Internet gateway for kids of all ages! (Y, M, O, T)
Kids' literature featuring Canada - Top literature picks for children with themes related to Canada (y m)
O Canada - Includes older elementary curricula, puzzles and quizzes, and graphics along with many links. (Y, M, O, T)
Songs 4 Teachers - "We are proud Canadians" (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Simple Machines
America's Age of Steam - Background information on steam powered machines (Y, M, O, T)
How Steam Engines Work - From How Stuff Works (Y, M, O, T)
Machines In Action - Simple worksheet using observation to help students become more aware of the machines in use around them (Y, M, O, T)
Simple Machines Activities - Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed!
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Simple Machines Activities - Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed. Each area contains examples of simple machines to find and classify.
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The Inventor's Workshop - Learn about Leonardo DaVinci while exploring machines (Y, M, O, T)
Go-alongs about Oceans
A Jason-1 Oceanic Adventure - Voyage on the High Seas - Designed for children ages 9-13, this game offers a fun, learning opportunity for the entire family. In addition to being a game, it is an eye-catching poster showing continents, oceans and all of the major ocean currents. On the reverse, there are black and white educational activities designed to be reproduced directly from the poster for use in the classroom. (T,A)
Alaska Sea Life Center - Offers an unrivaled, up-close and personal experience with Gulf of Alaska marine wildlife. Witness a 2000+ pound Steller sea lion gliding past underwater viewing windows, puffins diving in a carefully crafted naturalistic habitat, and harbor seals resting on rocky beaches. Alaskan king crab, sea stars, and the Giant Pacific octopus also await you, as well as a whole variety of intertidal creatures and deep sea fishes. (Y, M, O, T)
Bridge - Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center. The best marine education materials available on the Web. (Y, M, O, T)
Continents and Oceans Online Quiz - Test your geography knowledge of continents and oceans (Y, M, O, T)
Darling Marine Center - The marine laboratory of the University of Maine and the site of world renowned marine research. (Y, M, O, T)
EPA Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Kids' Page - These are sites with information about water. (Y)
Exploring Nature Educational Resource - An award-winning website with natural science content and materials for educators, students, and parents. Free non-member entrance and a Member entrance. Students can use the animal databases to research animal reports, complete homework assignments, and find pictures of their favorite animals. Librarians, classroom teachers, and homeschoolers can use Exploring Nature to develop lesson plans for units on animals (mammals, birds, insects, spiders, sharks, fish, amphibians, reptiles, etc.), plants (wildflowers, trees, cacti, etc.), biomes (forests, deserts, oceans, polar regions, rain forests, wetlands, the tundra, etc.), adaptations (structure and function), farm animals, life cycles, food webs, ecology, the human body, genetics, space and the environment. (Y, M, O, T)
International Year of the Ocean - Kids and Teacher Corner (Y, M)
Marine Biology: The Living Oceans - Ology - American Museum of Natural History. Science-rich Website for Kids (Y, M, O, T)
Marine Biology: The Living Oceans - From Ology - American Museum of Natural History. (Y, M, O, T)
Marine Photobank - Marine Photobank is a free resource of ocean imagery that highlights pressing ocean issues and includes accompanying downloadable Photo Stories. Some subjects covered are Marine Pollution and Trash, Fishing Methods, and Reefs in Peril/Coral Bleaching. (Y, M, O, T)
MGBnet - What is it like where you live? - The MBGnet project is a series of videos about terrestrial biomes and aquatic habitats called What's It Like Where You Live?. The MBGnet website was based on these videos and gives additional information about the ecosystems. (Y, M)
National Marine Mammal Laboratory - (NMML) conducts research on marine mammals important to the mission of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with particular attention to issues related to marine mammals off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. (Y, M, O, T)
National Park Service - Explore Nature - Water Resources - Comprehensive resource off all NPS properties dealing with water. Includes Water Resources Webcams, USGS Water Quality Partnership, Implementing the National Park Service Ocean Park Stewardship Action Plan and more! (Y, M, O, T)
Ocean Fun! - The “Thank You Ocean” campaign was designed to instill in Californians a sense of personal connection and responsibility to our ocean and coast. ThankYouOcean.Org provides access to everything ocean in California including how to learn about and where to experience the ocean, the impacts of daily decisions on ocean life, ocean conservation issues, and what to do to help the ocean. (Y)
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary - Hi, kids! Do you know what an Estuary is? It's where the river meets the sea! Take it from me, it's an exciting and beautiful place to live. That's why we should all work together to protect places like the Delaware Estuary. To learn more, check out this website. These activities are lots of fun and they are sure to quench your thirst for knowledge! (Each of the activities on this Web page is a PDF file.) (Y, M)
Savage Seas - Use a wave simulator and explore tsunamis, freak wanes, and trade winds (Y,M)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - One of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans. (Y, M, O, T)
Sea Life Poetry - Using Internet resources listed with the lesson plan, students explore oceans and sea life and learn to transform thoughts into different forms of poetry. Good way to integrate language arts into an ocean unit study. (Y,M)
Shedd Educational Adventures (SEA) - Contains a treasure trove of aquatic science resources for K-12 teachers and students. SEA brings the Philippines to life for your students with fact sheets and multimedia interactives based on the Wild Reef exhibit at Shedd Aquarium. (Y, M, O, T)
Steller sea lions research - Laboratory for Applied Biotelemetry & Biotechnology at the Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University Galveston (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
The Grave of the Titanic - Trace the Titanic's route, plot wreckage coordinates on a map, use percentages to calculate lifeboat capacity and more. (Y,M)
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor - Activities and web resources developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project, funded by the California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP). Students will learn to read and write informational material. They will learn to list facts, and write a simple informational paragraph. This will be done within the fun and exciting trip through the ocean visiting the animals and plants along the way. Grade 3 (Y)
Tour of Park Geology - Shoreline Geology - The National Park Service has 97 coastal park units including National Seashores, Lakeshores, Recreational Areas, Memorials and Monuments. These coastal parks contain more than 7,300 miles of shoreline, and a wide diversity of geological, biological, and cultural resources. (Y, M, O, T)
Treasures @ Sea - Exploring the ocean through literature (Y)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - WHOI is the world's largest private, nonprofit ocean research, engineering and education organization. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Go-alongs about Native Americans (Inuit)
The Spirit Lake Massacre - Abbie Gardner Cabin - Location of the infamous Spirit Lake Massacre in 1857. Log cabin restored to 1856 appearance. Visitors Center with artifacts and film. Location: Monument Drive. Arnolds Park, IA 51331 (Y, M, O, T)