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It’s been sooo busy the last few days! We are still in school until the 29th of June, here on PEI.  I teach Grade 7 who “graduate” this year and will be heading to the high school (grades 8-12) next year. Lots of “end of the year” and “grad” activities on the go these days!

That being said, I’ve got just a quick post today to let you know about my latest freebie.

I had posted a little while ago about a way to differentiate in the classroom, specifically through projects. (You can check out the original post for all of the info.) I know that a few of you were interested in the rubrics that I used for the projects and more info on how I set things up. So…here’s a copy of what I used this year in my classroom: Organizing Social Studies Projects for Any Content.

Have a look – you may want to tuck it away for next year.

The most recent projects that my students completed had to do with the beginnings of Canada. I’ve shared a few photos below.  They did a great job! Other projects that aren’t pictured…one student wrote a letter from the perspective of a settler, two groups created games, and one group created a video presentation.

The Metis and the Buffalo Hunt (Drawing/Collage)

Confederation (Drawing A Map)

Confederation and PEI (Drawing and Oral Presentation)

Buffalo Hunt (Drawing and Game)

Confederation (Summary and Drawing)

My students really enjoyed these projects this year. I’ll be looking into doing more of these next year for sure! Now…to add more technology into the mix…