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Curricular Tea with Ms Z

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Teacher and turtleneck sweater enthusiast Teaching grade 7's through one "unprecedented event" at a time. I humbly acknowledge that I love, learn and thrive on the unceded and traditional territory of the Syilx/Okanagan People

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The Landlady Murder Mystery

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

Based on Roald Dahl's "The LandLady," a crime scene is created for students to investigate before reading through the story. Included in the package are suspect cards, slide deck, graphic organizer, pictures of the crime scene set-up, and paragraph

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Short Stories

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Simulations

$7.00

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Rasputin Murder Mystery and Crime Scene

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

How does it work? Students will move through four stations titled “Belongings Found at Home,” “Informational Cards,” “Suspect Information,” and “Crime Scene.” To set up the crime scene, I have photos attached of what I have done/how I have set it

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, European History, World History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$5.00

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The Purpose of Life Unit - Ancient Civilizations and My Octopus Teacher

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

This is a cross-curricular (English Language Arts and Social Studies) unit designed for grade 7's to explore what they believe to be the purpose of life. First, they take a modern-day perspective and watch the documentary "My Octopus Teacher." They

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Ancient History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Projects, Graphic Organizers

$5.00

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Careers: Good Choices, Bad Choices, and Self Esteem Lesson

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

Students learn about how choices they make now are rooted in how they feel about themselves, as well as who they surround themselves by. They’ll learn how their body reacts when they’ve made a good decision vs a negative decision, as well as

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Problem Solving, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Handouts

$2.00

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Social Justice and the Arts

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

Students will address societal issues that face youth through art. They will use symbolism and metaphor to represent their feelings regarding a chosen area of passion. Resource includes slidedeck and artist-statement worksheet.

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Arts)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Projects, Printables

$2.00

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Little Red Riding Hood: Dramatic Reading

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

This resource is a one-off lesson (great for a substitute day!) where students read through a fun, humorous re-write of "Little Red Riding Hood." I usually get students to act out the characters. Afterwards, there is a creative assignment where they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Handouts

$2.00

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Internet Safety and Advertising

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

After a lesson on internet safety and advertisement techniques that appeal to youth, kids will be asked to create their own advertisement (either create a commercial or online poster/advertisement) that instead of advertising something harmful,

Subjects:

Graphic Arts, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Handouts

$2.00

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Harmful Advertising and Human Rights

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

This lesson is a cross-curricular connection to BC's grade 6 Social Studies curriculum where students critically think about various advertisements. Files include the assignment and slidedeck. Students will critically analyze various advertisements

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Other (Social Studies - History), Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, Lesson

$2.00

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Three Little Pigs: Dramatic Reading

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

This resource is a one-off lesson (great for a substitute day!) where students read through a fun, humorous re-write of "The Three Little Pigs." I usually get students to act out the characters. Afterwards, there is a creative assignment where they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$1.50

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Easter Egg Hunt - Murder Mystery!

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

This assignment was created for my group of Grade 8’s this year. It’s a lighthearted Murder Mystery that emphasizes reflections on Core Competencies rather than any content for our end of the year Core Competency reflections in Canada (BC). It was

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Graphic Organizers

$4.50

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Peer Pressure

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

Students will read two stories that both look at themes of peer pressure and then make personal connections through a double-entry journal format. Stories include: "Momentum" by Catherine Doty and "The Party" by Pam Muñoz Ryan; both are available

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Close Reading, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Children Stories: Three Billy Goats Gruff Dramatic Reading

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

This product is a fun, humorous re-write of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Students are "challenged" to empathize with Trevor the Troll, answering the question "Why is he so angry?" This assignment is a nice break. I usually choose students to act out

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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My Octopus Teacher Paragraph- The Purpose of Life

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

This assignment was used to draft a paragraph analyzing the documentary "My Octopus Teacher."

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Environment, Social Studies - History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Study Guides, Activities, Graphic Organizers

FREE

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Journalism Assignment

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

This is a journalism assignment I co-created with a group of Grade 11's last year. The goal of their assignment was to critique an aspect of our society by answering the following question: In what ways does online use have real life impacts?

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Outlines, Lesson

FREE

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Living History

By Curricular Tea with Ms Z

This is an assignment that I used for when the pandemic first started, however, I find it useful still since there have been many historically significant events happening in our life time. With this project, students create their own primary source

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, World History, Canadian History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

5th year teaching; currently teaching grade 6s and 7s at a beautiful middle school in British Columbia!

MY TEACHING STYLE

BC Curriculum Inspired Inquiry Inspired Emphasis on Social Emotional Learning and Wellbeing Creative Output Gradeless Proficiency Scales.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Arts (Major in English/Minor in History)

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