Friday Freebies
Keep your eyes on this spot every Friday for free teaching resources, links to Classroom Wellness, and Recommended Readings for our Podcast Backgrounder Segment
Friday, June 12, 2026: Dylan Kane in The Atlantic
Friday, June 5, 2026: Desmos
This coming Monday’s guest, Dylan Kane, got us interested in Desmos. Desmos is a free, web-based graphing calculator and math learning platform. It’s widely used by students, teachers, and engineers.
Friday, May 29, 2026: 3 Math Tricks
Friday, May 22, 2026
This is an outstanding and detailed Teachers Resource Guide for Barren Grounds, the first novel in David Robertson’s Misewa Saga. This novel is incredible and I’ve used this guide very successfully in my class. The novel is best with grade 5 and up thought I’ve had grade 4s who loved it.
Click here for the Pdf created by the Langley School District in British Columbia, Canada.
Friday, May 15, 2026
With our great chat with award winning author David A. Robertson this week in Episode 67, take this opportunity to learn more about David and his works.
David A. Robertson on The Canadian Encyclopedia
David Discussing 52 Ways To Reconcile on CBC Radio
The Book Launch of All The Little Monsters with Shelagh Rogers
Friday, May 8, 2026: TEDEd
Hundreds of animated educational lessons on a variety of topics and curriculum areas.
Friday, May 1, 2026: CBC Kids
CBC Kids celebrates and empowers Canadian children and families by giving them a voice, and creating smart, forward-thinking content that promotes children’s well-being and development. Their educational mandate is to create shows that are not only age-appropriate, but also actively promote healthy child development in all areas – cognitive, social, creative, emotional and physical.
Friday, April 24, 2026: Math Aids. Printable Math Sheets For All Ages
Friday, April 17, 2026: Counting Math Money. A great resource for grade 3/4
Friday, April 10, 2026: Artemis II
Celebrate the Artemis moon mission with resources designed by NASA for teachers Artemis For Teachers
Friday, April 3, 2026: Globle
Globle is a great link, the wordle of geography. Get out some atlases and play with your class! Globle
Friday, March 13, 2026: The Stunt Brothers Science Links Part 2
This site has 10 free science websites in Canada. The 2 links below were pulled from it.
An outline intended for teachers in Ontario teaching Grades 6-8, but can be adapted for any grade level.
Not only does this government site round up a great collection of games and activities from various different departments and museums around the country, but, when you explore the Educational Resources section, they also offer the opportunity for kids to “Ask A Scientist” questions
Friday, March 6, 2026: The Stunt Brothers Science Links Part 1
Ingrid Science: A Hands On Science Education Resource
Mystery Science: Curriculum That Inspires Kids To Love Science
Friday, February 27, 2026: BCTF Free Lesson Plans
This is a great site filled with a plethora of outstanding lessons on a variety of topics and curriculum areas. Well worth bookmarking. Learn more
Friday, February 20, 2026: Ochre Education
Well worth it to log in and create a free account. Thousands of lesson plans and ideas. Ochre is an Australian not-for-profit committed to advancing student outcomes and closing the disadvantage gap by supporting teachers to teach, and enabling all students to access a high-quality curriculum, through their online library.
Learn More About Ochre Education
Friday, February 13, 2026: Stunt Brothers Curated Math Sites
Friday, February 6, 2026: Math Games and Ideas
Resources from the National Council of Mathematics
Episode 43 (Season 3 Episode 13): Here is Ev’s Phase 5 Wellness Bodyweight Strength Training Plan:
Episode 34 (Season 2 Episode 4): Here are some Backgrounder Readings on The Imposter Syndrome:
Episode 33 (Season 2 Episode 3): What’s In A Name? Watch this hilarious take on a substitute teacher having a few challenges with the names of the students in his class:
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Check out The Backgrounder for Episode 15: Building a Class Culture. Learn more about The Seven Dimensions of Classroom Climate.
Recommended Readings #1: Episode 14 and Indigenous Education
- Braiding Sweet Grass, Braiding Sweet Grass For Young Adults, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity: All by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle
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3. They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars (Her experience in residential school and its lasting effects on her life and family)
4. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk With Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing by David Robertson
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