Here's a link to the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Lots of resources and free lesson plans. They also have posters and free kits you can request! Worth checking out.

Wildlife Link

Hinterland Who's Who

Here's a great website.

It's about wildlife in Canada. Remember this commercials? I think they're still on too. It's great because it has fact sheets for mammals, birds, amphibians, insects and fish. They're very detailed, have good pictures and some of them have a short video. This is a good page for kids to visit if they ever have to do research on a Canadian animal. It also has some resources for Educators - you can get some free stuff! Plus they have lots of lesson plans which are really good.

Lesson Idea for Body Image

Here's a follow-up to my last blog. Heather and I came across this great lesson plan idea from Discovery School about body image. Here's the link:

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/extrememeasures/

It's a great lesson plan that really get kids to start thinking about the way our society portrays women. It has great discussion questions and a survey that will allow you to get a good understanding of how your students see themselves. Mostly geared towards grades 6 to 8.

Killing Us Softly Advertising's Image of Women

Here's a link to a video I think everyone should watch. It's about 30 minutes long but very informative about women and body image. It reveals the way the female image is formed and maintained in our society through advertisements and the media. It's quite eye opening to advertising and what it's saying about women and men.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1993368502337678412

It's scary how we are bombarded with advertisents everyday. What's even more scary is the effect this has on children. I believe that we need to make our students aware of these issues and teach them to be critical of advertising and the media and not to let them get sucked into this ideal our society has created. There are girls in grades 3 and 4 dieting themselves already to try and live up to the inaccurate portrayals of women. Think of the damaging effects this has on their bodies and let alone their self-esteem and self-worth. The media is telling girls that their self-worth hinges to the way they look - which then dictates how they interact, live and see themselves. I watched another video on this topic and there was an 11 year old girl who said "She rather die than be fat". Terrifying stuff.

Debate: Ghost boy - real or not real?

Ok. So recently I watched a clip from You Tube of an apparent 'Ghost Boy' from three men and a baby. I think it's real, and it gives me the creeps. Others are skeptical. What do you think?