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Grades 9 – 12
MFNERC Career Planning Project (Final Report)
Career Planning Project: Through the Education Partnership Program, MFNERC, in collaboration with Manitoba Education and Training, undertook an initiative to complete an environmental scan of career planning and exploration for First Nations students.
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Am I Employable?
This activity is intended to encourage students to begin thinking about their essential skills and strengths and how these are related to employability and work. Requires creativity and critical thinking. Suitable for grades 9-12.
Anxiety Canada – The ABC’s of Anxiety
What does anxiety in kids look like? This link will take you to a resource that explores six different ways that anxiety can impact us and our lives.
Assiniboine College
Assiniboine College has easy to access links to various virtual campus tours. Check out the link below and read their easy to follow instructions.
Basic Cree Commands in the Home – Part 1
Daily commands are important at home. Cree Language and Culture Facilitator, Charity Cooper articulates in Cree language and English of the basic commands that we all do within our homes; in our workplaces, as well as in our daily conversations. Charity strongly encourages you to listen carefully and reiterate the Roman Orthography word. This video …
Be Fit For Life
The Be Fit For Life Network is a provincial initiative comprised of 9 regional centres, located in Colleges and Universities across Alberta. The Network works together, alongside many partners to inspire, educate and support Albertans to lead healthy, physically active lifestyles. Be Fit For Life Coordinators are experts in physical activity, working across sectors in …
bokskids.ca
During the month of May, move every day by participating in the activities listed on our new calendar, specially designed for kids, families and students. For teachers, use our turnkey calendar to help your students get active easily virtually (see below for some tips on integrating the calendar into your daily lessons).
Brain Tanning
“Brain Tanning” overviews an event hosted in Peguis First Nation by Mike Sutherland. Mike hosted a cultural camp where participants had the opportunity to brain tan hides. They learned the steps needed to create leather from moose and deer hides with traditional tools and traditional practices. Other activities included in the video are the preparation …
Brightspace Teacher Registration
The website link is provided free by the Distance Learning Unit of MB Education to assist the teachers and students of Grades 11 & 12, to complete their enrolled courses online (out of 17 courses) for the 2019/20 School Year during the in-person school shutdown. All high school teachers could sign up for the courses …
Canadian Campuses Google Map
This link provides a virtual exterior walk around all Canadian college and university campuses using Google Maps. Go explore!
Canadian Paediatric Society – Supporting Youth with Anxiety Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This link will take you to a resource focused on helping teens at home who are dealing with anxiety.
Career Quizzes and Tests
The Canada Job Bank: Has career quizzes and tests. Students can explore career possibilities based upon their interests, abilities, their perceptions of work and activities associated with work. They can also explore their personality, which is a very important component of career development education. They can take quizzes about their way of thinking and understanding, …
Caring for Kids
Canada’s pediatricians share knowledge and resources for parents in supporting optimal growth of their children’s mental health development.
chem4kids.com
This site provides basic chemistry help .It provides information on matter, atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions, and biochemistry. Other free science sites from this site include Biology4Kids, Geography4Kids, Cosmos4Kids, or Physics4Kids, and a math site called NumberNut.com.
Collaborative Mental Health Care
Youth-Friendly Resources & Websites: This link will take you to a PDF, which features information about emotional problems, including anxiety and depression.
Computer Science Circles
In Manitoba Education, teaching Senior Years Information and Communication Technology/Computer Science requires teaching a computer programming language. This web-based resource is used to teach the basics of Python programming in a semi-interactive fashion. It contains a series of instructions, mixed with exercises that you can use to test your progress. Anyone can use this website …
COVID-19 Youth Mental Health Resource Hub (Jack.org)
Jack.org, School Mental Health Ontario, and Kids Help Phone have partnered to bring the information needed in one easy-to-access hub so that youth mental health remains top of mind, and our communities are able to easily access the education, tools, support, and reliable information they need during this pandemic.
Cree Common Questions in Daily Conversations
common questions we ask one another in our daily conversations, such as “Are you done?” or “who are you with?,” etc.
Cree House Chores Commands
This Cree Language resource is created with a practice printing commands book. It will help to build the Cree language easily through reading and writing in the language and most importantly the visual photos help build language more easy to memorize and comprehend. It is written in 2nd person (if there is any ‘you’ or …
Cree Language Video Learning: Pamīsowinīk Tōtamowina Activity Book 1 – Bathroom Rules
This presentation consists of 9 ways to teach and learn the Cree language when you are commanding on the important ways to keep clean around the washroom.It has photos taken by Marsha Blacksmith. Each page comes with a picture and blank lines that any age group can read and write. It is written in 2nd …
Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute (CTRI)
This website has a collection of resources for adults to help with themselves and others with their mental wellness during COVID-19.
Dene Months
This video is for students and parents, as well as people who want to learn the Months in Dene.
Descriptions for Seasonal Clothing
First Nations Language and Culture – Marsha Blacksmith – Cree Language video/power point language learning: Spring Words’ – ‘Ē sīkwāk Ayamiwina.’ Target Audience: All ages from 4 years old and up.
Essential Skills Lesson Plans Binder
These lesson plans accompany the MFNERC resource titled Essential Skills Bundle – A Guide for Promoting Our Strengths, which is a how-to handbook for teachers to: • Learn about the 9 Essential Skills. • Learn how to teach First Nations youth to build an Essential Skills Bundle that documents and promotes skills and gifts gained …
Explore Manitoba Career Opportunities
Manitoba Career Prospects: Provides students with a great opportunity to explore the various career sectors in Manitoba- very relevant!
First Nations Languages Program (FNLP) Youtube channel
The goal of the First Nations Languages Program (FNLP) is to revitalize, preserve, and promote First Nations languages and cultures. As such, MFNERC employs facilitators in all of the First Nations languages spoken in Manitoba – Cree, Ojibway, Dakota, Dene and Oji-Cree. The FNLP language facilitators also work directly with schools and First Nations to …
Gill Net Fishing in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation
Watch and learn with cousin duo Morley and Darrell Moore as they share their experiences and expertise in gill net fishing.
Gopher
Free At-Home PE Activities & ResourcesCelebrate National Physical Education & Sport Week with health. moves. minds. @ home! Check out the family field day packet, activity calendars, and more free resources for staying active and healthy at home as you celebrate National PE and Sport Week.
Greetings in Dene
Today’s topic is on a sample greeting. In the Dene teachings, edlanet’e is always the first word we hear when we greet someone. In a formal greeting, we would shake hands. For this presentation, Agnes Carlson will briefly say a greeting and to share with you, where I am from and who my parents are, and …
Grief and Loss
This link will direct you to free video modules, which provide guidance, intervention, and postvention for grieving students. Each video time varies between 9-11 minutes.
Ideal Gas Laws Simulation
Curriculum Outcomes: Topic 2: Gases and the Atmosphere, C11-2-05, C11-2-06, C11-2-07: Experiment to develop the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature of a gas. Open up the PhET simulation link for Ideal Gas Law and follow along with the instructions in the Word document handout. At the end of this simulation lab, you will have …
Incline Plane Hand In
Students follow the prompts in the Word document and complete the lab. They require an understanding of inclines and calculations associated with it to complete the lab. The incline plane topic is covered under Topic 1.2 Dynamics in the Grade 12 Physics Manitoba Curriculum.
Indigenous Dwellings of Canada Colouring Book
Get ready to have fun and learn at the same time! Explore the many different homes and cultures of Turtle Island’s nations, past and present, throughout Indigenous Dwellings of Canada. Each beautiful, black-line illustration includes carefully researched commentaries by Katherine and Leo Pettipas. Not only do they tell fun stories, but offer informative glimpses into Canadian history. …
Interactive Jeopardy Game
An interactive Jeopardy game which educators can use to teach about the Metis nation and facts about Louis Riel.
Job Preparedness: Youth Employment Services
This Manitoba Training Center website has a lot of links to support youth and their teachers to get prepared for the workforce. There are also a number of links that allow the ability to complete certifications that will help boost the resume.
Lesson Plan: Career Development:
Acting It Out
A game (similar to charades and telephone) intended to encourage youth participants to begin thinking about different types of work/careers. The game involves movement, sharing ideas, and an informal presentation style.
Lesson Plan: Career Show and Tell
To have students explore careers based on favourite possessions and their interests.
Let’s Talk Science – STEM at Home
A website that provides hands-on activities, videos, articles and science topics to engage online learning for children at home. Students can enter their grade level and search for science areas they are interested in.
Manitoba Institute of Technology and Trade
Manitoba Institute of Technology and Trade (MITT) is having virtual open house Tuesday, February 23, 2021; 4:00pm to 8:00pm CST, plus the possibility of winning free tuition money. Just click on the link.
Manitoba Student Aid – Budget Worksheet
Information on student financial aid for those needing support to attend post-secondary institutions. Includes career research, institution information, budget form, and application requirements.
Manitoba Student Aid – Online Application
This document provides a checklist of the information required to submit an online application.
Manitoba Student Aid – PowerPoint Presentation
This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of information on student financial aid for those needing support to attend post-secondary institutions.
Manitoba Tyndall Stone Geocatching
This is an EarthCache located in Downtown Winnipeg. It is wheelchair accessible. All fossils can be found on the exterior of the buildings no more than 2 meters above the ground. NOTE: The accuracy of your GPS will be low in these areas due to the obstruction of the buildings. Be prepared to search a …
Maple User Registration Instructions
The Manitoba Professional Learning Environment (Maple) is hosted by Manitoba Education and provides a private and secure space for Manitoba educators to access content and to communicate and share ideas. Maple’s mandate is to help teachers find and organize materials to support instruction. The site contains the Science Wiki and the Indigenous Education Wiki. The …
Mental Health – Digital Resources and Crisis Lines
The following list of apps includes plenty of material for parents, teachers, children, and youth to support children and youth with various issues.
Mental Health Week
Every year since 1951, CMHA has hosted Mental Health Week in the first full week in May. • Mental Health Week is a Canadian tradition, with communities, schools and workplacesrallying to celebrate, protect and promote mental health.• Visit www.mentalhealthweek.ca for info and tools about CMHA Mental Health Week.• Connect on social media using the hashtags …
MFNERC Career Planning Project (Final Report)
Career Planning Project: Through the Education Partnership Program, MFNERC, in collaboration with Manitoba Education and Training, undertook an initiative to complete an environmental scan of career planning and exploration for First Nations students. The goal of the project was to identify what is currently being offered to Manitoba First Nations students on-reserve and to develop a …
Mindfulness for Teens
This website provides the knowledge and resources to guide teenagers on how to start practising mindfulness. Mindfulness decreases stress and worry by allowing us to live in the present moment.
My Grief
MyGrief.ca can help you understand grief and work through some of the difficult issues you may be facing. This resource is geared toward parents and caregivers.
My Learning at Home – Manitoba Education
The collection of resources on this site can support your child’s well-being and learning growth, and encourage meaningful family-centred learning. New early childhood, Kindergarten to Grade 12, and adult learning supports will be added and updated regularly.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (Documentary Film Link)
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up is the story of a young Cree man, Colten Bushie, who was killed on a Saskatchewan farm. The linked documentary is suitable for grades 9-12. The film link and attached assignment are designed to guide students through questions as they follow along with the film. There are also discussion topics at …
NRICH
NRICH is an innovative collaboration between the Faculties of Mathematics and Education at the University of Cambridge, part of the University’s Millennium Mathematics Project.NRICH provides thousands of free online mathematics resources for ages 3 to 18, covering all stages of early years, primary and secondary school education – completely free and available to all.NRICH aims …
Old School Offline Activities
Old School Offline Activities to keep your students’ minds in shape and occupied until they can return to school. *MFNSS generated resource.
Online Physical Education Network
You can look forward to content announcements and previews in June with professional development options to help you get ready for whatever the new normal looks like. OPEN will be here to support your work.
OpheaCanada
Human Development and Sexual Health Peer-Sharing Webinar Blog – Connections to social-emotional learning skills, ideas for how to create emotionally and physically safe environments and supportive approaches used to communicate the learning in Human Development and Sexual Health with families were shared and built upon. Access resources – Join us @OpheaCanada each Friday from now …
Optics for Kids
The Optics4Kids website is a resource for teachers and parents that focuses on optics – the science of light. This website is for children aged 5 and up and covers topics such as reflection, refraction and several others. The Optics4Kids website addresses Manitoba curriculum outcomes in the Grade 4 Light and Sound Cluster, the Grade …
Parent Brochure for Provincial Report Card
The Manitoba government is introducing a new provincial report card to enhance the quality of education in Manitoba and to build stronger partnerships among students, their teachers and parents.In the past, report cards were different in each school division and, in some instances, in schools within the same division. The new provincial report card will …
Parent Engagement Matters: Parent Tool Kit (Teen Edition)
A parent tool kit for communicating with teens.
PHE Canada – Professional Development
Opportunities for professional development in the areas of physical and health education and healthy school communities is critical to the advancement of our profession.
Physics Classroom Website
This website covers topics such as Kinematics, Newton’s Laws, Static Electricity, Light and Colour, and several others. The Physics Classroom addresses Manitoba curriculum outcomes in Science 10F, Science 20F, Physics 30S and Physics 40S. This resource includes physics interactives and tutorials, worksheets, video tutorials and teacher toolkits. This website link is for teachers, parents and …
Positive Coping Strategies
Keep the spirit lifted, the mind curious, and the heart at peace with these positive coping strategies.
PrevNet
This network was created to stop bullying in Canada. Bullying is an issue amongst children and youth, and now with the pandemic, cyberbullying may become heightened. This website has resources for kids, teens, parents and educators on promoting bullying prevention.
Problem of the Week (CEMC)
The Problem of the Week is designed to provide students with an ongoing opportunity to solve mathematical problems. Each week, problems from various areas of mathematics will be posted here and e-mailed to teachers for use with their students from grades 4 and up.
Quizlet.com
Quizlet makes simple learning tools that let you study anything. Start learning today with flashcards, games and learning tools — all for free. It Includes topics in the following categories: science, Languages. Arts and Humanities, Math. Social Science and Other which has computer skills. Discover popular Chemistry study sets on Quizlet. Study Chemistry topics like …
Red River College
Red River College Polytechnic is a college located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the province’s largest institute of applied learning and applied research, with over 200 degree, diploma, and certificate programs, and more than 21,000 students annually.
Remote Learning with Seesaw
Seesaw creates a powerful learning loop that brings together students, teachers and families to deepen student learning. There are many activities to support repeated home learning routines in all subject areas. It is free. *MFNSS generated resource.
Science Quizzes
ProProfs.com is a free online site that provides quizzes on topics in science and math. Each quiz has approximately 10 questions. It auto-grades and provides a certificate of achievement that can be downloaded and provide evidence of a completed task and score.
Shake Up Learning: The Student’s Quick Guide to Google Classroom
Google Classroom is designed to help teachers and students communicate and collaborate, manage assignments paperlessly, and stay organized. Google Classroom is part of the Google Apps for Education suite of tools and is only available to Google Apps for Education accounts.eded for activity unless you have a GPS app on your mobile phone.
Shape America
SHAPE America is dedicated to helping physical education and health education teachers across the country as many schools and school districts are moving to distance learning due to COVID-19.
Sharing Medicines
Join local Knowledge Keepers from the community of Pine Creek in the harvesting of medicines such as wihkes, sweetgrass, sage, as well as balsam and poplar bark or “kidney medicine.” Stanford and his family carry a rich history and knowledge of over 40 plants and medicines. They share about the preliminary and preparatory stages, protocols …
Smiling Mind (App)
Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life.
Spring – What do you see outside Ojibwe
A PowerPoint presentation providing spring weather images and Ojibwe translations with audio, with the focus on, “What do you see in the spring?”
Spring Birds in the Cree language
Charity Cooper, MFNERC Cree Language and Culture facilitator, shares the names of springtime birds in Cree. The following video features some of these birds and their pronunciations in the Roman orthography; you will also learn to recognize the singular and plural forms for each word.
Spring Goose Hunting asoyikēwin
During spring, we hunt geese, ducks, mallards that fly from the south. This PowerPoint presentation with audio, has a few words that relate to goose hunting. Also provided is a Cree Syllabics Chart with Standard Roman Orthography; along with a worksheet that students can work on.
Student Parent Career Guide
This submission is an 11-page document created mainly for high school students to start planning a career path with a family member and/or teacher.
Teaching Guide for Sustainable Development Goals
This guide is designed for educators or anyone who would like to teach young people about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Goals — also known as the SDGs or the Global Goals — cover a wide range of sustainability issues; highlighting local, national and international priority areas to end poverty and …
Teen Mental Health
Teen Mental Health provides information, knowledge and resources for youth, parents/caregivers, and professionals to support young people in striving for good mental health. Topics include a variety of mental health issues and COVID-19 resources as well.
The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC)
CEMC at Home has been developed to support teachers, students and parents during these challenging times. Most weekdays, CEMC will post something for each of four grade levels: Grade 4 to 6, Grade 7/8, Grade 9/10 and Grade 11/12. The goal is to provide a wide variety of fun and educational ways to do mathematics …
The J.J. Harper Story – Film Questions
This film is based on the story of John Joseph Harper, a member of the Wasagamack First Nation in the Island Lake area. Harper was shot and killed by a Winnipeg Police officer on March 8th, 1988. At the time of his death, he was the executive director of the Island Lake Tribal Council and a …
The Land is our Classroom: Harvesting Moose with Kookum
“The Land is our Classroom: Harvesting Moose with Kookum” explores land based knowledge by drawing from traditional Anishinaabe practices at a family level. Join Elder Gladys Mercredi, her brother Fred Nabess, and her son Randy Mercredi of Cormorant Manitoba during their 42nd annual moose hunt!
The Manitoba Professional Learning Environment
The Manitoba Professional Learning Environment (Maple) is hosted by Manitoba Education and provides a private and secure space for Manitoba educators to access content and to communicate and share ideas. Maple’s mandate is to help teachers find and organize materials to support instruction. The site contains the Science Wiki and the Indigenous Education Wiki. The …
Twinkl Canada
Visit the Twinkl Canada Page and Twinkl Canada Teaching Group on Facebook for regular updates, featured resources and connect with a community of Canadian Twinkl users.
Twinkle Resources – Dropbox Downloads
This dropbox link has various folders for physical education teachers and other school staff looking after the physical education and health program in our First Nation schools. Resources: Ball Skills Throwing Catching Activities, Fitness Assessments, Land-Based Activities, Year 3 Gymnastics Movement Lesson, Year 4 Invasion Games, Year 6 Lesson and Games.
Twinkle Resources – Dropbox Downloads
400 great resources for physical education teachers and other school staff looking after the physical education and health programs. Selected by Norbert Mercredi Physical Education & Health Program Facilitator, MFNERC.
University College of the North
University College of the North does not have a specific campus tour, but their website is very user friendly. Check out some of their links (i.e., courses, tuition and living). Just one click away!
University of Brandon
University of Brandon has an exciting link to explore with videos and you can ask questions too!
University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba’s virtual open house is held every year. Check out the link below for the particulars.
Wapaskawa.ca
Transition your classroom to online learning under the direction of Wapaskwa’s online teaching staff. We have over 10 years of experience using Brightspace by D2L. We will prepare a course template for teachers to post any planned learning opportunities. Your instructors may post readings, activities, assignments, recorded mini-lessons, or longer recorded instructional sessions as well as …
We Matter Campaign
We Matter is a place to help Indigenous youth get through hard times, whether you need support yourself or want to support someone you know. It has stories, videos, resources, and more by Indigenous youth and communities for Indigenous youth and communities.
Weather and Temperature Terms in Cree
This PowerPoint and worksheets for weather and Temperature (Cree).
Yellowquill College
Yellowquill College specializes in Aboriginal education and training. They have an easy to navigate home page. Go explore your future!
YES: Job Search Presentation
This YouTube video will help prepare youth to get out into the workforce. This video explains how to start a job search with relevant Manitoba information.
YES: Resume and Cover Letter Presentation
This YouTube video will help prepare youth to get out into the workforce. This video explains how to complete a resume and a cover letter with relevant Manitoba information.
Zaazabigizhwaa Ginoozhe Agojiing – Fish Fry
A 5 step Powerpoint presentation on frying fish outdoors. It’s in the Ojibwe language with vocabulary and short phrases.
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