Québec Guide, Outcomes, and Lessons
Kids Boost Immunity matches the Québec curriculum outcomes listed below. You can also read a description of the core lessons available for Québec students. Each grade has a tailored selection of lessons that fit their curricular need. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of the curricular fit - teachers on KBI have found many more curriculum connections than outlined here! Continue scrolling down to see a short description of the core lessons available for each grade.
Made by a Cycle 2 teacher in Quebec.
Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) provides educational content (lessons and support materials) developed by teachers and where needed, health experts, that is directly linked to curriculum and is available completely for free. Each lesson is paired with an online quiz that students can take on a laptop, tablet, or phone. Every time a student scores 80% or higher on a quiz, we donate life-saving vaccines to UNICEF Canada. To learn more about KBI, click here.
Click on the overarching curriculum themes below to see the curriculum outcomes that match KBI educational content.
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Start of Year - Building critical inquiry and reflective thinking skills
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts - Curriculum Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
- To Represent her/his Literacy in Different Media
- Constructing Meaning: Use strategies to understand media texts.
- Response Process: Follow a process to respond to media.
- Worldview Development: Form a personal perspective through media.
- Media Production: Use a structured process to communicate effectively with a target audience.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal growth as a viewer and producer of media.
- To Use Language to Communicate and Learn
- Communication: Use language to share information, experiences, and viewpoints.
- Learning and Thinking: Use language for educational and cognitive purposes.
- Linguistic Knowledge: Apply understanding of language structures and features.
- Group Interaction: Participate in collaborative activities in various roles.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal language development.
Science and Technology - Curricular Competency
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Problem Identification: Recognize or define problems.
- Exploration Strategies: Use various methods to explore solutions.
- Approach Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen approach.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Indigenous history in Canada: pre-contact, contact, treaties, colonization, The Indian Act
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Social Sciences – Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Life on Turtle Island
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
2. Cooperation and Colonization
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
Curriculum-Related Themes Throughout the Year
- Reflecting on hardships and courage during WWII (November)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Social Sciences – Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present.
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Being kind and building leadership skills to help make a difference to others (December)
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students cultivate diverse, positive relationships by being respectful and aware of others' needs and feelings. They communicate appropriately, adjust their behavior to nurture relationships, and apply strategies to develop and maintain these connections.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Winter Break - Spreading Kindness
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Activity - Making A Difference
- Activity - Compare and Contrast special things at this time of year
- Activity - Recipe book
- Activity - Shape Poem
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Highlighting some key inspirational leaders during Black History Month as well as some experiences of refugees from different parts of the world (February)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Social Sciences - Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present.
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students embrace diversity, uphold human rights, and advocate for important issues. They engage ethically, use inclusive language, and foster positive communities. By promoting healthy relationships, they combat bullying, discrimination, and violence related to identity, ensuring everyone feels connected and valued.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Black History Month
2. Refugee Experiences
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM (March)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students embrace diversity, uphold human rights, and advocate for important issues. They engage ethically, use inclusive language, and foster positive communities. By promoting healthy relationships, they combat bullying, discrimination, and violence related to identity, ensuring everyone feels connected and valued.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. International Women's Day - Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Inquiry activities
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Caring for the environment (Earth Month in April)
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Curricular outcomes:
Science & Technology – General Concept
- The Earth and Space
- "Earth and Space" covers the Earth's structure, the water cycle, weather and climate, the solar system, Earth's rotation and revolution, and natural resources, helping students understand the planet and its place in the solar system.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students develop awareness of and take responsibility for their social, physical, and natural environments by working independently and collaboratively for the benefit of others, communities, and the environment. They are aware of the impact of their decisions, actions, and footprint. They advocate for and act to bring about positive change.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- The Earth and Space
- Understanding communicable diseases and how they are spread, and learning about immunization. Suggested during flu season, immunization awareness week, and school vaccinations (if applicable)
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Science and Technology - Curricular Competency
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Problem Identification: Recognize or define problems.
- Exploration Strategies: Use various methods to explore solutions.
- Approach Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen approach.
- To Make the Most of Scientific and Technological Tools, Objects and Procedures
- Familiarization: Understand the roles and functions of scientific and technological tools and methods.
- Application: Connect tools and techniques to their specific uses and contexts.
- Impact Evaluation: Assess the effects of different tools, instruments, or procedures.
- To Communicate in the Languages used in Science and Technology
- Familiarization: Learn everyday language used in science and technology.
- Language Use: Apply both everyday and symbolic language in these fields.
- Effective Communication: Use language effectively to ask questions, express viewpoints, or give explanations.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Immunization Awareness Week
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
3. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
Click on the headings below to see a description of all the core lessons for this grade
Made by a Cycle 3 teacher in Quebec.
Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) provides educational content (lessons and support materials) developed by teachers and where needed, health experts, that is directly linked to curriculum and is available completely for free. Each lesson is paired with an online quiz that students can take on a laptop, tablet, or phone. Every time a student scores 80% or higher on a quiz, we donate life-saving vaccines to UNICEF Canada. To learn more about KBI, click here.
Click on the overarching curriculum themes below to see the curriculum outcomes that match KBI educational content.
-
Start of Year - Building critical inquiry and reflective thinking skills
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts - Curriculum Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
- To Represent her/his Literacy in Different Media
- Constructing Meaning: Use strategies to understand media texts.
- Response Process: Follow a process to respond to media.
- Worldview Development: Form a personal perspective through media.
- Media Production: Use a structured process to communicate effectively with a target audience.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal growth as a viewer and producer of media.
- To Use Language to Communicate and Learn
- Communication: Use language to share information, experiences, and viewpoints.
- Learning and Thinking: Use language for educational and cognitive purposes.
- Linguistic Knowledge: Apply understanding of language structures and features.
- Group Interaction: Participate in collaborative activities in various roles.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal language development.
Science and Technology - Curricular Competency
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Problem Identification: Recognize or define problems.
- Exploration Strategies: Use various methods to explore solutions.
- Approach Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen approach.
Social Studies - Curricular Competency
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Canadian levels of government
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Curricular outcomes:
Social Sciences - Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present.
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Canada's Three Levels of Government
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Numeracy activity
- Inquiry activities
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Experiences by some of the refugees from around the world immigrating to Canada
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Social Sciences – Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present.
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Refugee Experiences
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
Curriculum-Related Themes Throughout the Year
- Indigenous history in Canada – pre-contact, contact, treaties, colonialism, and The Indian Act (September and/or June)
-
Curricular outcomes:
Social Sciences – Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students value diversity, defend human rights, advocate for issues, and interact ethically with others. They are inclusive in their language and behaviour and recognize that everyone has something to contribute. Their approach to inclusive relationships exemplifies commitment to developing positive communities.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Life on Turtle Island
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
2. Cooperation and Colonization
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Reflecting on hardships and courage during WWII (November)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Social Sciences – Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present.
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Practices that promote health and well-being, including those that prevent communicable and non-communicable illnesses
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Being kind and building leadership skills to help make a difference to others (December)
-
Curricular outcomes:
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students build and maintain diverse, positive peer and intergenerational relationships. They are aware and respectful of others’ needs and feelings and share their own in appropriate ways. They adjust their words and actions to care for their relationships. Describe and apply strategies for developing and maintaining positive relationships.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Winter Break - Spreading Kindness
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Activity - Making A Difference
- Activity - Compare and Contrast special things at this time of year
- Activity - Recipe book
- Activity - Shape Poem
- Highlighting some key inspirational leaders during Black History Month as well as some experiences of refugees from different parts of the world (February)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Social Sciences - Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present.
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students embrace diversity, uphold human rights, and advocate for important issues. They engage ethically, use inclusive language, and foster positive communities. By promoting healthy relationships, they combat bullying, discrimination, and violence related to identity, ensuring everyone feels connected and valued.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Black History Month
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM (March)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Science and Technology – General Concept
- Material World
- "Material World" focuses on properties of materials, changes in states of matter, mixtures and solutions, and simple machines, helping students understand the physical properties and interactions of materials.
- Living Things
- "Living Things" covers the study of ecosystems, classification of organisms, life cycles, and the human body, helping students understand the diversity and interdependence of life.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students embrace diversity, uphold human rights, and advocate for important issues. They engage ethically, use inclusive language, and foster positive communities. By promoting healthy relationships, they combat bullying, discrimination, and violence related to identity, ensuring everyone feels connected and valued.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. International Women's Day - Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Inquiry activities
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Understanding communicable diseases and how they are spread, and learning about immunization. Suggested during flu season, immunization awareness week, and school vaccinations (if applicable)
-
Curricular outcomes:
Science and Technology - Curricular Competency
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Problem Identification: Recognize or define problems.
- Exploration Strategies: Use various methods to explore solutions.
- Approach Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen approach.
- To Make the Most of Scientific and Technological Tools, Objects and Procedures
- Familiarization: Understand the roles and functions of scientific and technological tools and methods.
- Application: Connect tools and techniques to their specific uses and contexts.
- Impact Evaluation: Assess the effects of different tools, instruments, or procedures.
- To Communicate in the Languages used in Science and Technology
- Familiarization: Learn everyday language used in science and technology.
- Language Use: Apply both everyday and symbolic language in these fields.
- Effective Communication: Use language effectively to ask questions, express viewpoints, or give explanations.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Immunization Awareness Week
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
3. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
Click on the headings below to see a description of all the core lessons for this grade
Made by a Cycle 3 teacher in Quebec.
Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) provides educational content (lessons and support materials) developed by teachers and where needed, health experts, that is directly linked to curriculum and is available completely for free. Each lesson is paired with an online quiz that students can take on a laptop, tablet, or phone. Every time a student scores 80% or higher on a quiz, we donate life-saving vaccines to UNICEF Canada. To learn more about KBI, click here.
Click on the overarching curriculum themes below to see the curriculum outcomes that match KBI educational content.
-
Start of Year - Building critical inquiry and reflective thinking skills
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts - Curriculum Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
- To Represent her/his Literacy in Different Media
- Constructing Meaning: Use strategies to understand media texts.
- Response Process: Follow a process to respond to media.
- Worldview Development: Form a personal perspective through media.
- Media Production: Use a structured process to communicate effectively with a target audience.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal growth as a viewer and producer of media.
- To Use Language to Communicate and Learn
- Communication: Use language to share information, experiences, and viewpoints.
- Learning and Thinking: Use language for educational and cognitive purposes.
- Linguistic Knowledge: Apply understanding of language structures and features.
- Group Interaction: Participate in collaborative activities in various roles.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal language development.
Science and Technology - Curricular Competency
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Problem Identification: Recognize or define problems.
- Exploration Strategies: Use various methods to explore solutions.
- Approach Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen approach.
Social Studies - Curricular Competency
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Navigating the World of Online (Mis)Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Understanding aspects around global inequality
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Curricular outcomes:
Social Sciences – Curricular Competency
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Practices that reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections and life-threatening communicable diseases
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Global Inequality
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Understanding germs, the body’s defence system, and how vaccines can help prevent illness; includes an Indigenous story
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Curricular outcomes:
Science and Technology - Curricular Competency
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Problem Identification: Recognize or define problems.
- Exploration Strategies: Use various methods to explore solutions.
- Approach Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen approach.
- To Make the Most of Scientific and Technological Tools, Objects and Procedures
- Familiarization: Understand the roles and functions of scientific and technological tools and methods.
- Application: Connect tools and techniques to their specific uses and contexts.
- Impact Evaluation: Assess the effects of different tools, instruments, or procedures.
- To Communicate in the Languages used in Science and Technology
- Familiarization: Learn everyday language used in science and technology.
- Language Use: Apply both everyday and symbolic language in these fields.
- Effective Communication: Use language effectively to ask questions, express viewpoints, or give explanations.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Practices that reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections and life-threatening communicable diseases. Sources of health information
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Germs, The Body’s Defense System & How Vaccines Help
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Levels of Canadian government & Canada’s interactions globally
-
Curricular outcomes:
Social Sciences - Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present.
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Learning about similarities and differences in individuals and groups influences community health
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Canada's Three Levels of Government
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Numeracy activity
- Inquiry activities
2. Canada's Interactions with the Global Community
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Numeracy activity
- Inquiry activities
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Social and Emotional Learning
-
Curricular outcomes:
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- People who are socially aware and responsible contribute to the well-being of their social and physical environments
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Social and Emotional Learning
Curriculum-Related Themes Throughout the Year
- Supporting students during school vaccination
-
Curricular outcomes:
Science and Technology - Curricular Competency
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Problem Identification: Recognize or define problems.
- Exploration Strategies: Use various methods to explore solutions.
- Approach Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen approach.
Social Sciences - Curricular Competency
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Practices that reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections and life-threatening communicable diseases.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. How to Handle Your Vaccines Like a Champ
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Reflecting on hardships and courage during WWII (November)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Social Sciences – Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present.
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- We experience many changes in our lives that influence how we see ourselves and others.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Being kind and building leadership skills to help make a difference to others (December)
-
Curricular outcomes:
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- People who are socially aware and responsible contribute to the well-being of their social and physical environments. We experience many changes in our lives that influence how we see ourselves and others.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Winter Break - A Time To Reflect on Making a Difference
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Inquiry/creative activities
- Highlighting some key inspirational leaders during Black History Month as well as some experiences of refugees from different parts of the world (February)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Social Sciences - Curricular Competency
- To Understand the Organization a Society in its Territory
- Continuity with Present: Connect past events with the present.
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place society and its territory in space and time.
- Society and Territory: Link societal characteristics with territorial organization.
- Assets and Limitations: Relate territory's strengths and weaknesses to societal structure.
- Influence of People/Events: Identify how people or events shaped social and territorial organization.
- To Interpret Change in a Society and its Territory
- Spatial and Temporal Context: Place a society and its territory in space at two different times.
- Recognize Changes: Identify key changes in society and territory organization.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these changes.
- Influence: Identify the impact of people or events on the changes.
- Justification: Support interpretation of changes with reasoning.
- Modern Traces: Recognize how these changes are reflected in today's society and territory.
- To be Open to the Diversity of Societies and Their Territories
- Spatial Context: Place societies and their territories in space.
- Compare: Identify key similarities and differences between societies and territories.
- Cause and Effect: Determine causes and effects of these differences.
- Evaluate: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of societies and territories.
- Justification: Defend your view on the diversity of societies and their territories.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- We experience many changes in our lives that influence how we see ourselves and others. Learning about similarities and differences in individuals and groups influences community health.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Black History Month
2. Refugee Experiences
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM (March)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts – Curricular Competency
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Constructing Meaning: Apply reading strategies to understand texts.
- Response Process: Use a structured approach when engaging with literary, popular, and informational texts.
- Worldview Development: Build a personal perspective through reading and listening.
- Reader Profile: Develop a self-identity as a reader.
- Self-Evaluation: Assess personal reading progress.
Science and Technology – General Concept
- Material World
- "Material World" focuses on properties of materials, changes in states of matter, mixtures and solutions, and simple machines, helping students understand the physical properties and interactions of materials.
- Living Things
- "Living Things" covers the study of ecosystems, classification of organisms, life cycles, and the human body, helping students understand the diversity and interdependence of life.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students value diversity, defend human rights, advocate for issues, and interact ethically with others. They are inclusive in their language and behaviour and recognize that everyone has something to contribute. Their approach to inclusive relationships exemplifies commitment to developing positive communities.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. International Women's Day - Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Numeracy activity
- Inquiry activities
- To Read and Listen to Literary, Popular, and Information-Based Texts
- Caring for the environment (Earth Month in April)
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Curricular outcomes:
Science and Technology – General Concept
- The Earth and Space
- "Earth and Space" covers the Earth's structure, the water cycle, weather and climate, the solar system, Earth's rotation and revolution, and natural resources, helping students understand the planet and its place in the solar system.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students develop awareness of and take responsibility for their social, physical, and natural environments by working independently and collaboratively for the benefit of others, communities, and the environment. They are aware of the impact of their decisions, actions, and footprint. They advocate for and act to bring about positive change.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- The Earth and Space
- Understanding communicable diseases and how they are spread, and learning about immunization. Suggested during flu season, immunization awareness week, and school vaccinations (if applicable)
-
Curricular outcomes:
Science and Technology - Curricular Competency
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
- Problem Identification: Recognize or define problems.
- Exploration Strategies: Use various methods to explore solutions.
- Approach Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen approach.
- To Make the Most of Scientific and Technological Tools, Objects and Procedures
- Familiarization: Understand the roles and functions of scientific and technological tools and methods.
- Application: Connect tools and techniques to their specific uses and contexts.
- Impact Evaluation: Assess the effects of different tools, instruments, or procedures.
- To Communicate in the Languages used in Science and Technology
- Familiarization: Learn everyday language used in science and technology.
- Language Use: Apply both everyday and symbolic language in these fields.
- Effective Communication: Use language effectively to ask questions, express viewpoints, or give explanations.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Practices that reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections and life-threatening communicable diseases.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Immunization Awareness Week
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
3. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- To Propose Explanations for or Solutions to Scientific or Technological Problems
Click on the headings below to see a description of all the core lessons for this grade
Made by a Secondary I teacher in Quebec.
Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) provides educational content (lessons and support materials) developed by teachers and where needed, health experts, that is directly linked to curriculum and is available completely for free. Each lesson is paired with an online quiz that students can take on a laptop, tablet, or phone. Every time a student scores 80% or higher on a quiz, we donate life-saving vaccines to UNICEF Canada. To learn more about KBI, click here.
Click on the overarching curriculum themes below to see the curriculum outcomes that match KBI educational content.
- Science and Technology
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Curricular outcomes:
Science – The Living World (General Concept)
- Survival of Species
- Among other adaptive strategies, reproduction ensures the survival of species. The study of the reproductive function of different species reveals a wide range of original and effective solutions.
- For humanity as a whole, sexuality is not limited to reproduction, and birth control seems to be a matter of collective survival. Most everywhere on Earth, different birth control methods are available to those who wish to use them.
- Life-sustaining processes
- The cell is regarded as the basic structural and functional unit of life. Despite the astonishing variety of cellular forms, cells ensure similar vital functions. The vital functions are essential for sustaining life.
Science and Technology – Curriculum Competency
- Seeks answers or solutions to scientific or technological problems
- Problem Definition: Identify and define the problem, recognizing relevant elements and formulating it clearly.
- Scenario Selection: Evaluate different scenarios, considering constraints, and choose the best one to achieve the goal, justifying the choice and planning the procedure.
- Execution: Follow the plan, adjusting as necessary, and note any observations that help in problem analysis.
- Analysis and Conclusion: Analyze the results or solution, identify trends, evaluate the procedure, suggest improvements, and draw conclusions.
- Makes the most of his/her knowledge of science and technology
- Impact of Science and Technology: Study the long-term effects of science and technology on individuals, society, the environment, and the economy, placing them in a social and historical context, and identifying ethical issues.
- Understanding Technical Objects: Show curiosity about technical objects, examine how they work, analyze their components, create schematic diagrams, and understand their systems and subsystems.
- Understanding Natural Phenomena: Ask questions about the environment, examine and describe natural phenomena, use laws or models to explain them, and ensure coherence in these explanations, while recognizing that relevant concepts can evolve.
- Communicates in the languages used in science and technology
- Exchanging Information: Participate in the exchange of scientific and technological information by understanding the importance of sharing, being open to other viewpoints, and validating one’s own data and procedures by comparing them with others.
- Communicating Knowledge: Share scientific or technological knowledge by considering the target audience, using various methods of presentation, and adapting the message to the medium used.
- Interpreting and Producing Messages: Use and evaluate scientific and technological information from credible sources, ensuring relevance, and present the information following the rules and conventions of science, technology, and mathematics.
Science – The Earth and Space (General Concept)
- General characteristics of the Earth
- Planet Earth is not a homogeneous and monolithic entity. In fact, its structure can be analyzed and studied. The composition and structure of the Earth vary considerably from its centre to the highest reaches of its atmosphere. The study of its surface also reveals significant differences. All these specific features inevitably affect the beings that live in the biosphere.
- By observing, analyzing and modelling our planet, we have been able to determine our responsibility with regard to some of the changes we have observed. The study of these changes should now convince us that we must work together to make sure we have a healthy plant.
Science and Technology – The Living World (General Concept)
- Diversity of life forms
- The study of millions of living beings across diverse habitats reveals a variety of adaptive strategies, showcasing the wonders of evolution. Over time, evolution and natural selection have led to changes in species, with favorable traits being passed down through generations. These observations of species' differences and similarities have enabled the development of a classification system.
- Survival of Species
- Reproduction is a key adaptive strategy for species survival, with various species showcasing diverse and effective reproductive methods. For humans, sexuality extends beyond reproduction, and birth control is seen as essential for collective survival, with various methods available globally.
- Life-sustaining processes
- The cell is the fundamental unit of life, performing essential functions necessary for survival. Despite the diversity in cell forms, all cells carry out similar vital functions to sustain life.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries
- Lesson worksheet/answers
2. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
3. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
4. Evolution and Natural Selection
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Survival of Species
- English Language Arts (ELA)
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Curricular outcomes:
ELA - Curriculum Competency
- Uses language/talk to communicate and to learn
- Producing Spoken Texts: Create spoken content for familiar audiences by considering context, audience, purpose, and language conventions, while exploring the aesthetic aspects of language.
- Interacting in Learning Contexts: Collaborate with peers and teachers to develop communication and problem-solving strategies, using inquiry in activities like research and classroom drama.
- Exploring Social Practices: Engage with the classroom and community by organizing work, developing self-evaluation and reflection processes, participating in evaluation discussions, and exploring language's role in a democratic society.
- Represents her/his literacy in different media
- Media Production: Follow a production process to create media texts for specific purposes and audiences, engaging in preproduction, production, and postproduction phases, while reflecting on strategies and personal development as a media producer and reader.
- Media Deconstruction: Analyze media texts to understand their meanings by identifying codes and conventions, recognizing that media texts are created for specific audiences and purposes, and reflecting on personal strategies for interpreting these texts.
- Producer-Text-Audience Relationship: Explore how media texts are shaped by the producer's stance, production decisions, and the representation or exclusion of different groups, while considering the impact of media texts on oneself and others.
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of a Text: Integrate personal reading profile, stance, and strategies to understand a text, reading for both pleasure and learning, using prior experience and text features, and organizing information on topics of interest.
- Discussing Texts: Share personal responses to texts within a reading community, making connections between the text and personal experiences, while considering and accommodating peers' viewpoints in shaping responses.
- Interpreting Reader-Text Relationships: Reflect on how texts are constructed and their impact as a reader, using reading strategies to find textual details that support personal interpretations, blending one's world with the world of the text.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Navigating the World of Online (Mis)Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Uses language/talk to communicate and to learn
Curriculum-Related Themes Throughout the Year
- Indigenous history in Canada - precontact, contact, treaties, colonialism, The Indian Act. (September and June)
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Curricular outcomes:
Social Sciences – General Concepts
- Native Territory
- A Native territory is occupied by citizens descended from a First Nation who claim autonomy over this territory. As a result of agreements reached between the Canadian or Québec government and some Native peoples, these territories are now subject to Native jurisdiction in almost all domains.
- Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students value diversity, defend human rights, advocate for issues, and interact ethically with others. They are inclusive in their language and behaviour and recognize that everyone has something to contribute. Their approach to inclusive relationships exemplifies commitment to developing positive communities.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Life on Turtle Island
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Native Territory
- Reflecting on hardships and courage during WWII (November)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts- Curriculum Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of a Text: Integrate personal reading profile, stance, and strategies to understand a text, reading for both pleasure and learning, using prior experience and text features, and organizing information on topics of interest.
- Discussing Texts: Share personal responses to texts within a reading community, making connections between the text and personal experiences, while considering and accommodating peers' viewpoints in shaping responses.
- Interpreting Reader-Text Relationships: Reflect on how texts are constructed and their impact as a reader, using reading strategies to find textual details that support personal interpretations, blending one's world with the world of the text.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- We experience many changes in our lives that influence how we see ourselves and others.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Reflecting on leadership qualities that foster kindness (December)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts - Curriculuar Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of a Text: Integrate personal reading profile, stance, and strategies to understand a text, reading for both pleasure and learning, using prior experience and text features, and organizing information on topics of interest.
- Discussing Texts: Share personal responses to texts within a reading community, making connections between the text and personal experiences, while considering and accommodating peers' viewpoints in shaping responses.
- Interpreting Reader-Text Relationships: Reflect on how texts are constructed and their impact as a reader, using reading strategies to find textual details that support personal interpretations, blending one's world with the world of the text.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- People who are socially aware and responsible contribute to the well-being of their social and physical environments
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Winter Break - A Time To Reflect on Making a Difference
- Inquiry/creative activities
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Highlighting some key inspirational leaders during Black History Month as well as some experiences of refugees from different parts of the world (February)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts - Curricular Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of a Text: Integrate personal reading profile, stance, and strategies to understand a text, reading for both pleasure and learning, using prior experience and text features, and organizing information on topics of interest.
- Discussing Texts: Share personal responses to texts within a reading community, making connections between the text and personal experiences, while considering and accommodating peers' viewpoints in shaping responses.
- Interpreting Reader-Text Relationships: Reflect on how texts are constructed and their impact as a reader, using reading strategies to find textual details that support personal interpretations, blending one's world with the world of the text.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students value diversity, defend human rights, advocate for issues, and interact ethically with others. They are inclusive in their language and behaviour and recognize that everyone has something to contribute. Their approach to inclusive relationships exemplifies commitment to developing positive communities.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Black History Month
2. Refugee Experiences
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM (March)
-
Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts - Curricular Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of a Text: Integrate personal reading profile, stance, and strategies to understand a text, reading for both pleasure and learning, using prior experience and text features, and organizing information on topics of interest.
- Discussing Texts: Share personal responses to texts within a reading community, making connections between the text and personal experiences, while considering and accommodating peers' viewpoints in shaping responses.
- Interpreting Reader-Text Relationships: Reflect on how texts are constructed and their impact as a reader, using reading strategies to find textual details that support personal interpretations, blending one's world with the world of the text.
Science and Technology – General Concept
- The Earth and Space
- General characteristics of the Earth
- Planet Earth is not a homogeneous and monolithic entity. In fact, its structure can be analyzed and studied. The composition and structure of the Earth vary considerably from its centre to the highest reaches of its atmosphere. The study of its surface also reveals significant differences. All these specific features inevitably affect the beings that live in the biosphere.
- By observing, analyzing and modelling our planet, we have been able to determine our responsibility with regard to some of the changes we have observed. The study of these changes should now convince us that we must work together to make sure we have a healthy plant.
- Astronomical phenomena
- Although it looks virtually static at first glance, the sky is the scene of some remarkable activity. This activity is governed by Universal Gravitation between all celestial bodies, which regulates their motion and determines the structure of the solar system.
- The study of this motion and of the properties of light makes it possible to explain many phenomena that can be observed from the Earth, such as the cycles of day and night, the phases of the moon, eclipses, the seasons, and comets. The study of the solar system also makes it possible to identify certain conditions essential to the appearance and preservation of life.
- General characteristics of the Earth
Social Sciences – General Concepts
- Regional Territory
- A forest region is organized around the exploitation of a major natural resource: the forest. This organization, regardless of where the forest region is located in the world, must ensure responsible management of the resource in order to promote long-term development. It should also take into account any other activities that depend on the forest.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students value diversity, defend human rights, advocate for issues, and interact ethically with others. They are inclusive in their language and behaviour and recognize that everyone has something to contribute. Their approach to inclusive relationships exemplifies commitment to developing positive communities.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. International Women's Day - Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Numeracy activity
- Inquiry activities
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Understanding communicable diseases and how they are spread, and learning about immunization. Suggested during flu season, immunization awareness week, and school vaccinations (if applicable)
-
Curricular outcomes:
Science and Technology – The Living World (General Concept)
- Survival of Species
- Among other adaptive strategies, reproduction ensures the survival of species. The study of the reproductive function of different species reveals a wide range of original and effective solutions.
- For humanity as a whole, sexuality is not limited to reproduction, and birth control seems to be a matter of collective survival. Most everywhere on Earth, different birth control methods are available to those who wish to use them.
- Life-sustaining processes
- The cell is regarded as the basic structural and functional unit of life. Despite the astonishing variety of cellular forms, cells ensure similar vital functions. The vital functions are essential for sustaining life.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Immunization Awareness Week
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
3. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Survival of Species
Click on the headings below to see a description of all the core lessons for this grade
Made by a Secondary II teacher in Quebec.
Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) provides educational content (lessons and support materials) developed by teachers and where needed, health experts, that is directly linked to curriculum and is available completely for free. Each lesson is paired with an online quiz that students can take on a laptop, tablet, or phone. Every time a student scores 80% or higher on a quiz, we donate life-saving vaccines to UNICEF Canada. To learn more about KBI, click here.
Click on the overarching curriculum themes below to see the curriculum outcomes that match KBI educational content.
- Physical Education and Health
-
Curricular outcomes:
Physical Education and Health - Curriculum Competency
- Adopts a healthy, active lifestyle
- The process involves analyzing how personal lifestyle habits affect health and well-being. This includes keeping an open mind about health information, consulting reliable resources critically, gathering facts about one's lifestyle, and identifying habits that are beneficial or harmful to health.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Navigating the World of Online (Mis)Information
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Adopts a healthy, active lifestyle
- Science and Technology
-
Curricular outcomes:
General Concept
The Living World
- Diversity of life forms
- The study of millions of living beings across diverse habitats reveals a variety of adaptive strategies, showcasing the wonders of evolution. Over time, evolution and natural selection have led to changes in species, with favorable traits being passed down through generations. These observations of species' differences and similarities have enabled the development of a classification system.
- Survival of Species
- Reproduction is a key adaptive strategy for species survival, with various species showcasing diverse and effective reproductive methods. For humans, sexuality extends beyond reproduction, and birth control is seen as essential for collective survival, with various methods available globally.
- Life-sustaining processes
- The cell is the fundamental unit of life, performing essential functions necessary for survival. Despite the diversity in cell forms, all cells carry out similar vital functions to sustain life.
Science - Big Ideas
- Life processes are performed at the cellular level.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Diversity of Living Things
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
3. The Immune System & How Vaccines Help Prevent Diseases
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Numeracy activity/answers
4. Antibiotics
- Diversity of life forms
- English Language Arts (ELA)
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Curriculum outcomes:
ELA - Curriculum Competency
- Uses language/talk to communicate and to learn
- Producing Spoken Texts: Create spoken content for familiar audiences by considering context, audience, purpose, and language conventions, while exploring the aesthetic aspects of language.
- Interacting in Learning Contexts: Collaborate with peers and teachers to develop communication and problem-solving strategies, using inquiry in activities like research and classroom drama.
- Exploring Social Practices: Engage with the classroom and community by organizing work, developing self-evaluation and reflection processes, participating in evaluation discussions, and exploring language's role in a democratic society.
- Represents her/his literacy in different media
- Media Production: Follow a production process to create media texts for specific purposes and audiences, engaging in preproduction, production, and postproduction phases, while reflecting on strategies and personal development as a media producer and reader.
- Media Deconstruction: Analyze media texts to understand their meanings by identifying codes and conventions, recognizing that media texts are created for specific audiences and purposes, and reflecting on personal strategies for interpreting these texts.
- Producer-Text-Audience Relationship: Explore how media texts are shaped by the producer's stance, production decisions, and the representation or exclusion of different groups, while considering the impact of media texts on oneself and others.
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of a Text: Integrate personal reading profile, stance, and strategies to understand a text, reading for both pleasure and learning, using prior experience and text features, and organizing information on topics of interest.
- Discussing Texts: Share personal responses to texts within a reading community, making connections between the text and personal experiences, while considering and accommodating peers' viewpoints in shaping responses.
- Interpreting Reader-Text Relationships: Reflect on how texts are constructed and their impact as a reader, using reading strategies to find textual details that support personal interpretations, blending one's world with the world of the text.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Navigating the World of Online (Mis)Information- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Uses language/talk to communicate and to learn
Curriculum-Related Themes Throughout the Year
- Indigenous History in Canada - precontact, contact, treaties, colonialism, The Indian Act. (September and June)
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Curricular outcomes:
Social Sciences – General Concepts
- Native Territory
- A Native territory is occupied by citizens descended from a First Nation who claim autonomy over this territory. As a result of agreements reached between the Canadian or Québec government and some Native peoples, these territories are now subject to Native jurisdiction in almost all domains.
- Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students value diversity, defend human rights, advocate for issues, and interact ethically with others. They are inclusive in their language and behaviour and recognize that everyone has something to contribute. Their approach to inclusive relationships exemplifies commitment to developing positive communities.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Indigenous History on Turtle Island
- Native Territory
- Reflecting on hardships and courage during WWII (November)
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts- Curriculum Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of a Text: Integrate personal reading profile, stance, and strategies to understand a text, reading for both pleasure and learning, using prior experience and text features, and organizing information on topics of interest.
- Discussing Texts: Share personal responses to texts within a reading community, making connections between the text and personal experiences, while considering and accommodating peers' viewpoints in shaping responses.
- Interpreting Reader-Text Relationships: Reflect on how texts are constructed and their impact as a reader, using reading strategies to find textual details that support personal interpretations, blending one's world with the world of the text.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- We experience many changes in our lives that influence how we see ourselves and others.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Reflecting on leadership qualities that foster kindness (December)
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Curricular outcomes:
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- People who are socially aware and responsible contribute to the well-being of their social and physical environments
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Christmas in No Man’s Land - Reflecting on Kindness
- Inquiry/creative activities
- Highlighting some key inspirational leaders during Black History Month as well as some experiences of refugees from different parts of the world (February)
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts - Curriculum Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of a Text: Integrate personal reading profile, stance, and strategies to understand a text, reading for both pleasure and learning, using prior experience and text features, and organizing information on topics of interest.
- Discussing Texts: Share personal responses to texts within a reading community, making connections between the text and personal experiences, while considering and accommodating peers' viewpoints in shaping responses.
- Interpreting Reader-Text Relationships: Reflect on how texts are constructed and their impact as a reader, using reading strategies to find textual details that support personal interpretations, blending one's world with the world of the text.
Social Sciences – General Concepts
- European Expansion in the World
- In a context marked by trading needs and the renewal of science and philosophy, European kingdoms financed voyages of exploration. European expansion is presented as the establishment of an initial form of world economy. The explorations had effects on the peoples who occupied North America at the time.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students value diversity, defend human rights, advocate for issues, and interact ethically with others. They are inclusive in their language and behaviour and recognize that everyone has something to contribute. Their approach to inclusive relationships exemplifies commitment to developing positive communities.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Black History Month
2. Refugee Experiences
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM (March)
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts - Curriculum Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of a Text: Integrate personal reading profile, stance, and strategies to understand a text, reading for both pleasure and learning, using prior experience and text features, and organizing information on topics of interest.
- Discussing Texts: Share personal responses to texts within a reading community, making connections between the text and personal experiences, while considering and accommodating peers' viewpoints in shaping responses.
- Interpreting Reader-Text Relationships: Reflect on how texts are constructed and their impact as a reader, using reading strategies to find textual details that support personal interpretations, blending one's world with the world of the text.
Science and Technology – General Concept
The Living World
- Diversity of life forms
- The study of millions of living beings across diverse habitats reveals a variety of adaptive strategies, showcasing the wonders of evolution. Over time, evolution and natural selection have led to changes in species, with favorable traits being passed down through generations. These observations of species' differences and similarities have enabled the development of a classification system.
- Survival of Species
- Reproduction is a key adaptive strategy for species survival, with various species showcasing diverse and effective reproductive methods. For humans, sexuality extends beyond reproduction, and birth control is seen as essential for collective survival, with various methods available globally.
- Life-sustaining processes
- The cell is the fundamental unit of life, performing essential functions necessary for survival. Despite the diversity in cell forms, all cells carry out similar vital functions to sustain life.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students value diversity, defend human rights, advocate for issues, and interact ethically with others. They are inclusive in their language and behaviour and recognize that everyone has something to contribute. Their approach to inclusive relationships exemplifies commitment to developing positive communities.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. International Women's Day - Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Numeracy activity
- Inquiry activities
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Caring for the environment (April)
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Curriculum outcomes:
Science and Technology – General Concept
The Earth and Space
- General characteristics of the Earth
- Planet Earth is not a homogeneous and monolithic entity. In fact, its structure can be analyzed and studied. The composition and structure of the Earth vary considerably from its centre to the highest reaches of its atmosphere. The study of its surface also reveals significant differences. All these specific features inevitably affect the beings that live in the biosphere.
- By observing, analyzing and modelling our planet, we have been able to determine our responsibility with regard to some of the changes we have observed. The study of these changes should now convince us that we must work together to make sure we have a healthy plant.
Social Sciences – General Concepts
- Urban Territory
- A city subject to natural hazards should be organized in such a way as to ensure the population’s safety. Certain measures should be taken to limit damage resulting from natural disasters. This is not the case in some parts of the world.
- Regional Territory
- An energy-producing region, regardless of location, is organized around the exploitation and commercialization of a natural resource. It is important to promote the long-term development of the resource through responsible management that shows respect for the environment.
- Agricultural Territory
- The agricultural territory of a national space consists of all its farming regions. In all parts of the world, the development of farm production often exerts pressure on the environment. It also gives rise to conflict with other forms of national territorial organization over the use of land.
Culture and Citizenship in Quebec
- Students develop awareness of and take responsibility for their social, physical, and natural environments by working independently and collaboratively for the benefit of others, communities, and the environment. They are aware of the impact of their decisions, actions, and footprint. They advocate for and act to bring about positive change.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- General characteristics of the Earth
- Understanding communicable diseases and how they are spread, and learning about immunization. Suggested during flu season, immunization awareness week, and school vaccinations (if applicable)
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Curricular outcomes:
Science and Technology – The Living World (General Concept)
- Survival of Species
- Among other adaptive strategies, reproduction ensures the survival of species. The study of the reproductive function of different species reveals a wide range of original and effective solutions.
- For humanity as a whole, sexuality is not limited to reproduction, and birth control seems to be a matter of collective survival. Most everywhere on Earth, different birth control methods are available to those who wish to use them.
- Life-sustaining processes
- The cell is regarded as the basic structural and functional unit of life. Despite the astonishing variety of cellular forms, cells ensure similar vital functions. The vital functions are essential for sustaining life.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Immunization Awareness Week
2. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Survival of Species
Click on the headings below to see a description of all the core lessons for this grade
Made by a Secondary III teacher in Quebec.
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- Physical Education and Health
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Curricular outcomes:
Physical Education and Health - Curriculum Competency
- Adopts a healthy, active lifestyle
- Planning: Develop a plan to maintain or change two personal lifestyle habits by summarizing facts about current habits, identifying personal preferences, setting realistic objectives, and using various resources.
- Implementation: Apply the strategy to improve or maintain the selected habits, utilizing necessary resources, persevering in the effort, and tracking changes.
- Evaluation: Assess the effectiveness of the plan by measuring fitness levels, judging whether goals were met, analyzing successes and challenges, reconsidering strategies, acknowledging accomplishments, and making decisions based on the evaluation.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Navigating the World of Online (Mis)Information
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Adopts a healthy, active lifestyle
- Science
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Curricular outcomes:
Science and Technology – Curriculum Competency
- Seeks answers or solutions to scientific or technological problems
- Problem Definition: Understands and reframes the problem using scientific concepts, proposing possible solutions.
- Action Plan: Explores options, selects a solution, identifies resources, and plans implementation steps.
- Analysis: Identifies patterns, evaluates the solution, connects results to concepts, and suggests improvements.
- Execution: Follows the plan, using appropriate techniques, testing if needed, and gathering data, while adjusting as necessary.
Science and Technology - General Concepts
- Matter cycles within biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems
- human impacts on sources and sinks
- e.g., climate change, deforestation, agriculture, etc.
- bioaccumulation and biomagnification within biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems
- Sustainability of systems
- a systems approach to sustainability sees all matter and energy as interconnected and existing in dynamic equilibrium
- e.g., carbon as a key factor in climate change, greenhouse effect, water cycle, etc.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Seeks answers or solutions to scientific or technological problems
- Social Studies
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Curriculum outcomes:
Social Sciences - Curriculum Competency
- Characterizes a period in the history of Québec and Canada
- Establishes Historical Facts: Retraces events, considers societal aspects, and identifies key historical figures and their actions.
- Chronology: Establishes the sequence of events using chronological reference points.
- Geographical Features: Determines territorial boundaries, identifies natural features, and finds evidence of settlement.
- Interprets a social phenomenon
- Defines the Object of Interpretation: Identifies context, considers societal aspects, and formulates tentative explanations.
- Analyzes Social Phenomenon: Establishes changes and continuities, identifying causes and consequences.
- Ensures Validity: Distinguishes intentions, values, and beliefs, while considering alternative interpretations.
Social Sciences - General Concept
- The continuing effects of imperialism and colonialism on indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world
- Sample topics:
- impact of treaties on First Peoples (e.g., numbered treaties, Vancouver Island treaties)
- impact of the Indian Act, including reservations and the residential school system
- interactions between Europeans and First Peoples
- Key questions:
- What were the motivations for imperialism and colonialism during this period?
- What role does imperialism and colonialism from this period have on events in present-day Canada and around the world?
- Discriminatory policies, attitudes, and historical wrongs
- Sample topics:
- discriminatory policies toward First Peoples, such as the Indian Act, potlatch ban, residential schools
- social history
- gender issues
- responses to discrimination in Canada
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Life on Turtle Island
- Characterizes a period in the history of Québec and Canada
Curriculum-Related Themes Throughout the Year
- Reflecting on hardships and courage during WWII (November)
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts- Curriculum Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of Texts: Uses reading strategies, prior experience, and genre features to understand texts, reading for both pleasure and learning, while developing research and organizational skills.
- Discussing Texts: Engages in classroom discussions to deepen understanding, connect personal experiences with the text, and refine interpretations, sharing insights in teacher-student conferences.
- Interpreting Texts: Analyzes the impact of a text on personal understanding, using reading strategies to support interpretations that blend personal and textual worlds.
Social Sciences - Curriculum Competency
- Characterizes a period in the history of Québec and Canada
- Establishes Historical Facts: Retraces events, considers societal aspects, and identifies key historical figures and their actions.
- Chronology: Establishes the sequence of events using chronological reference points.
- Geographical Features: Determines territorial boundaries, identifies natural features, and finds evidence of settlement.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Reflecting on leadership qualities that foster kindness (December)
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts- Curriculum Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of Texts: Uses reading strategies, prior experience, and genre features to understand texts, reading for both pleasure and learning, while developing research and organizational skills.
- Discussing Texts: Engages in classroom discussions to deepen understanding, connect personal experiences with the text, and refine interpretations, sharing insights in teacher-student conferences.
- Interpreting Texts: Analyzes the impact of a text on personal understanding, using reading strategies to support interpretations that blend personal and textual worlds.
Social Studies - Curricular Competency
- Characterizes a period in the history of Québec and Canada
- Establishes Historical Facts: Retraces events, considers societal aspects, and identifies key historical figures and their actions.
- Chronology: Establishes the sequence of events using chronological reference points.
- Geographical Features: Determines territorial boundaries, identifies natural features, and finds evidence of settlement.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Christmas in No Man’s Land - Reflecting on Kindness
- Inquiry/creative activities
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Highlighting some key inspirational leaders during Black History Month as well as some experiences of refugees from different parts of the world (February)
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts- Curriculum Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of Texts: Uses reading strategies, prior experience, and genre features to understand texts, reading for both pleasure and learning, while developing research and organizational skills.
- Discussing Texts: Engages in classroom discussions to deepen understanding, connect personal experiences with the text, and refine interpretations, sharing insights in teacher-student conferences.
- Interpreting Texts: Analyzes the impact of a text on personal understanding, using reading strategies to support interpretations that blend personal and textual worlds.
Social Sciences - Curriculum Competency
- Characterizes a period in the history of Québec and Canada
- Establishes Historical Facts: Retraces events, considers societal aspects, and identifies key historical figures and their actions.
- Chronology: Establishes the sequence of events using chronological reference points.
- Geographical Features: Determines territorial boundaries, identifies natural features, and finds evidence of settlement.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Black History Month
2. Refugee Experiences
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM (March)
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Curricular outcomes:
English Language Arts- Curriculum Competency
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Making Sense of Texts: Uses reading strategies, prior experience, and genre features to understand texts, reading for both pleasure and learning, while developing research and organizational skills.
- Discussing Texts: Engages in classroom discussions to deepen understanding, connect personal experiences with the text, and refine interpretations, sharing insights in teacher-student conferences.
- Interpreting Texts: Analyzes the impact of a text on personal understanding, using reading strategies to support interpretations that blend personal and textual worlds.
Social Sciences - Curriculum Competency
- Characterizes a period in the history of Québec and Canada
- Establishes Historical Facts: Retraces events, considers societal aspects, and identifies key historical figures and their actions.
- Chronology: Establishes the sequence of events using chronological reference points.
- Geographical Features: Determines territorial boundaries, identifies natural features, and finds evidence of settlement.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. International Women's Day - Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Numeracy activity
- Inquiry activities
- Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
- Understanding communicable diseases and how they are spread, and learning about immunization. Suggested during flu season, immunization awareness week, and school vaccinations (if applicable)
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Curricular outcomes:
Science and Technology – General Concept
- The Living World
- The focus is on how human body systems sustain life. The key concepts include cell division, the organization of cells, and the functions of systems related to nutrition, relationships, and reproduction. Rather than an in-depth study, the emphasis is on understanding how these systems interrelate. The theme "The Human Organism" integrates these concepts, using examples like the sense of sight to connect and apply knowledge across different areas.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Immunization Awareness Week
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
3. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- The Living World
Click on the headings below to see a description of all the core lessons for this grade
Cross-Curricular Competencies
The Critical Thinking and Evaluating Information lessons on Kids Boost Immunity are aligned with the Cross-Curricular Competencies. This includes (but not limited to):
- Systematizes the information-gathering process
- Establishes research strategies
- Determines the pertinence of information
- Uses many sources of information and cross-checks the information obtained
- Gathers information
- Selects appropriate information sources
- Identifies the value of each piece of information
- Evaluates the validity of information according to criteria
- Distinguishes between essential and secondary information
- Puts information to use
- Answers his/her questions, using the information gathered
- Compares his/her new learning with previous learning
- Uses information in new contexts
- Tests possible solutions
- Considers the appropriateness of each solution and its requirements and consequences
- Chooses a possible solution, applies it and evaluates its effectiveness
- Chooses and tests another possible solution if necessary
- Forms an opinion
- Defines the question under consideration. Weighs the logical, ethical or aesthetic issues involved
- Goes back to the facts, verifies their accuracy and puts them in context
- Qualifies his/her opinion
- Recognizes his/her biases
- Reconsiders his/her position
- Evaluates his/her use of the technologies
- Defines the possibilities and limits of ICT
- Considers the relevance of using ICT for specific tasks
Applied Science and Technology
The Technological World
Biotechnology
- Orientations
- The main goal of vaccination is to enable the body to produce certain natural biological agents, thereby improving the organism’s defence against identified pathogenic elements.
- Compulsory Concepts
- Manufacture of vaccines
Systems - Nutrition
Circulatory and respiratory systems
- Orientations
- The immune system allows the human organism to defend itself against viruses, bacteria and other extracellular threats. Active immunity can be acquired naturally (production of antibodies) or artificially (vaccination).
- The discovery and production of vaccines helped eradicate serious diseases such as smallpox and control the propagation of the influenza virus. New DNA-based vaccines may revolutionize the treatment of metabolic diseases such as diabetes
- Compulsory Concepts
- Lymphatic system (lymph, antibodies)
- Cultural References
- Jonas Salk, World Health Organization, Directions régionales de la santé publique, Vaccination
Systems - Relationships
Nervous and musculoskeletal systems
- The sensory and motor divisions of the peripheral nervous system ensure homeostasis.
Geography
Understands the organization of a territory
- Uses reference points to understand territorial organization
Interprets a territorial issue
- Describes the complexity of the territorial issue
- Identifies the places, scales and actors involved
- Recognizes the motives of the groups involved
- Specifies the role of certain natural and human factors of the past and present
Constructs his/her consciousness of global citizenship
- Shows the global nature of a geographic phenomenon
- Observes that a given geographic phenomenon occurs in many territories
- Recognizes instances of inequality and mutual benefit among territories
- Examines human actions in terms of the future
- Shows that actions taken by human beings in a territory have repercussions on other territories
- Evaluates solutions to global issues
- Recognizes possible solutions
- Shows that the commitment of communities is essential for solving global problems
History of Québec and Canada
Origins to 1608
- First occupants of the territory
- First contacts
Specific Concepts
- Constitution
- Parliamentary government
1840-1896 - The formation of the Canadian federal system
- Federal-provincial relations
From 1980 to our times - Societal choices in contemporary Québec
- Globalization of the economy
- International relations
- Information era
Click on the headings below to see a description of all the core lessons for this grade
All Subjects
Critical Thinking and Evaluating Information
The Critical Thinking and Evaluating Information lessons on Kids Boost Immunity are aligned with multiple subjects within the Québec curriculum. These lessons provide examples of how misinformation can sway opinion, often by creating a sense of fear. A checklist evaluation method enables student to assess the trustworthiness of information sources. Other evaluation strategies include learning how to recognize personal bias and using a scientific approach to test ideas. There are also lessons in designing experiments, creating a working hypotheses, exploring biases, and understanding correlation versus causation.
Contemporary World
Tensions and conflicts
- External intervention in areas of tensions and conflict
- Gives characteristics of areas of tension (e.g. divergent economic, political and social interests of players; absence of armed conflict)
- Locates, on a world map, countries in which armed conflicts are under way (e.g. in 2012, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria)
- Names players in areas of tension and conflict (e.g. states, United Nations [UN], NATO, non-governmental organizations)
- Indicates reasons cited for intervening in a sovereign territory (e.g. threat to world peace; humanitarian crisis following a natural disaster or an armed conflict; population threatened by crimes against humanity, genocide or war crimes)
Biology / Anatomy & Physiology / Biophysics
Some Secondary 5 and all Cégep biology courses cover homeostasis in various detail.
Science 200 B.1 (Cégep)
Analyze the interactions of living organisms in the biosphere.
- Explain the mechanisms of evolution and their effects on the diversity of living organisms
- Summary description of scientific hypotheses on the origin of life
- Accurate recognition of the mechanisms of natural selection
Click on the headings below to see a description of all the core lessons for this grade
Last modified:
Sep 10, 2024