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Welcome to the September Teachers' Nook from Westcott!
In This Issue:
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From the Teacher's Desk: Terry Fox Lesson Plans
After thirty-five years, the legacy of Terry Fox remains in the hearts of Canadians, as well as people all over the world. The classroom is the perfect setting to teach students about this true Canadian hero and The Terry Fox Foundation is an excellent bilingual resource for teachers.
The Terry Fox Foundation site contains lesson plans for students from Kindergarten to Grade Eight. The lessons have been designed and written by teachers and are therefore based on curriculum expectations. The lesson plans include background information, activities, school videos and reproducible Black Line Masters. The lessons include ideas about how to talk to students about Cancer and how to encourage them to make healthy lifestyle choices. There are lessons about Terry’s life and his dream to run the Marathon of Hope. Students can also learn about fundraising and Cancer research.
Hero vs. Superhero
A fun lesson for Primary students is called Hero vs. Superhero. Older students examine newspaper stories about Terry and learn the elements of a newspaper article. Students can also learn about media campaigns and how to create social change through educating and inspiring the world around them. Also included, in this site, is a Teachers’ Guide to the novel Run. Run is a novel written by Eric Walters. It’s a fictional story based on the true-life story of Terry Fox and the Marathon of Hope. The main character is a troubled thirteen-year-old boy, living in Toronto, who has the opportunity to befriend Terry Fox. This book is a favourite with Junior and Intermediate students. It can be shared with the class as a read-aloud or completed as a novel study.
Check out the lesson plans ->
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Terry Fox National School Run Day
 This year’s Terry Fox National School Run Day will take place Thursday, September 29, 2016. It’s easy to hold a Terry Fox event! When you register, the Terry Fox Foundation will send you everything you need:
- Posters
- Stickers
- Handouts for students
- Organizer’s guidebook - And more!
Not only will you be raising funds for cancer research, but your students will learn from Terry’s example of never giving up, and helping others.
Host your own Terry Fox run -> |
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 Classroom Activities
A Chain of Thanks
Round up thoughts of thankfulness with this fun paper chain.
Materials:
Check out the step by step instructions for this classroom activity > |
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New 2016 School Tools Catalogue
Westcott's new Back to School 2016 school tools are designed with the student in mind.
Westcott's new Back to School 2016 catalogue features our new fashion print products in Camouflage – a super-hot fashion trend!
We have also updated the colours in our Fashion Stripes products which were a huge hit last season.
View Back to School 2016 catalogue online >
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