{"id":11300,"date":"2026-06-30T08:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalhumanlibrary.com\/a-kids-guide-to-canada-cpr-program-for-k-8-teachers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T08:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:25:23","slug":"a-kids-guide-to-canada-cpr-program-for-k-8-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalhumanlibrary.com\/hi\/a-kids-guide-to-canada-cpr-program-for-k-8-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Kids&#8217; Guide to Canada &#8220;CPR&#8221; Program for K-8 Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>CPR for Teachers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>Student Activity and Teacher Support<\/strong>  Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>SPRING 2021 <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed? <\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Let us help you<\/span><\/strong>! <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>FREE K-8 PROJECT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"> Your choice of 18 ready-to-use student activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\">Optional online lessons, class matching, and class meet-ups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\">On-going teacher support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#dff3ff;color:#0071a1\"><strong>&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;    <\/strong>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/cpr-for-teachers-tickets-149352586607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER HERE<\/a>      &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* Implement local <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LITERACY<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SOCIAL STUDIES<\/span> curriculum<\/strong> expectations through a choice of cross-curricular activities which have been prepared for you and your students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* All activities have been adapted for <strong>FACE-TO FACE <strong>learning<\/strong><\/strong> and <strong><strong>ONLINE<\/strong> learning<\/strong>, regardless of changes due to a covid outbreak. No last-minute rearranging!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* We will walk you through 18 optional activities where your <strong>students investigate their local neighbourhood community, <\/strong>and we will show you how to publish their work on the interactive Kids' Guide to Canada map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/edu.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=04c9ff047c94446aa0358b0b244c7d77\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akgtcanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Map-Artifacts-June-1-2019-1024x719.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17262\" width=\"385\" height=\"269\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Have YOUR students put YOUR community on the interactive Kids' Guide map!  <br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/akgtc-map\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"bit.ly\/akgtc-map\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/akgtc-map\" target=\"_blank\">bit.ly\/akgtc-map<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* Engage your students in rich learning tasks which have an <strong>AUTHENTIC PURPOSE<\/strong> and an <strong>AUTHENTIC AUDIENCE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* At the bare minimum, have your students create a <strong>SINGLE PIECE OF ARTWORK or PHOTOGRAPH<\/strong>, and post them with a brief class description about the community. Knowledge-creation from a student perspective is paramount!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* Choose from a menu of <strong>READY-MADE ACTIVITIES <\/strong>created by classroom teachers for students at 4 levels: Grade K, 1-3, 4-6, and 7-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">* Benefit from <strong>step-by-step GUIDANCE<\/strong> from experienced teachers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>* Enjoy CONNECTING and COLLABORATING with others across Canada!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>PROGRAM DETAILS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>A.  SESSION DATES and TIMES <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">This guided participation program involves 4 virtual sessions for teachers; class activities can be completed any time before the end of June. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Four Virtual Teacher Sessions<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><strong>Wed. <\/strong>Apr.<\/strong> <strong>28\nWed. May 05\n<strong>Wed. May12<\/strong>\n<strong>Wed. May 19<\/strong><\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time<\/strong>  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">(Intro session on April 28th will extend to 8:00 pm)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#046e9b\">B.  SESSION CONTENT  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Each week's session will have 3 components: small group teacher chat; an intro to the student activities of the week, and a topic of mini-PD.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><u>April 28th - Week 1<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Teacher Chat: Meet &amp; Greet<\/li><li>PD: Introduction to Kids' Guide project and Teacher Preparations <\/li><li>General Overview and Week 1 Activities: Introducing the Challenge<\/li><li>Teacher Chat: Creating teacher +\/or class partnerships (optional)<\/li><li>Prize Draw<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><u>May 5 - Week 2<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Teacher Chat<\/li><li>Week 2 Activities: Exploring the Neighbourhood<\/li><li>PD: Leading an effective a Class Meet-up  <\/li><li>Prize Draw<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><u>May 12 - Week 3<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Teacher Chat<\/li><li>Week 3 Activities: Students as Writers<\/li><li>PD: What You Don't Know about Student Safety Online<\/li><li>Prize Draw<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><u>May 19 - Week <\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/strong>4<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Teacher Chat: Sharing and moving forward...<\/li><li>Week 4 Activities: Publishing Artifacts &amp; Learning through Play<\/li><li>PD: Fabulous Free Resources from the Digital Human Library and the Kids' Guide<\/li><li>Prize Draw<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>C. STUDENT SAFETY &amp; SECURITY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>*  Everything in this project is voluntary EXCEPT STUDENT SAFETY ONLINE.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-list\"><li><strong>NO STUDENT ACCESS IS PROVIDED and NO STUDENT DATA IS COLLECTED.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>STUDENTS ARE NOT VISIBLE or IDENTIFIED ONLINE <strong>(unless with parental consent you chose to do so.)<\/strong><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>All posting online is conducted by YOU the CLASSROOM TEACHER.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>D.  TEACHING IN-CLASS OR ONLINE<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All CPR activities can be completed by students in classes meeting face-to-face <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">or<\/span> online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We understand the enormous challenges of trying to help students learn during the dangers and ever-changing landscape of covid19.  We have created all of our activities so they are ready to go in any teaching environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Student work is submitted to <strong>you<\/strong> in person, by email, or uploaded to a class communication system. As long as your students can do one of these from wherever they are, their work can be received and included for this project. Accommodations for remote and unstable internet connections are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>E.  YOUR ROLE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We will provide you with an optional letter to parents about their role<\/strong> in this project, since all artifacts are to be <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">original<\/span> student creations<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All activities will be posted online each week for downloading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever you are ready, you and your students can choose what you wish to post to the Kids' Guide to Canada map<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will help you upload these works using a <strong>simple fill-in form<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prize draw<\/strong>: Teachers who are able to put their community on the map by the end of June will be entered in a major prize draw on June 25th. Some very cool prizes are yours to be won!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>F.  FRENCH LANGUAGE PARTICIPATION<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All activities from K to 8 are now available for French classes, and we are excited to see more French classes participate in the Kids\u2019 Guide project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 4 teacher sessions will take place in English, however French break-out room(s) will be provided where French language teachers can meet and talk with other French teachers from across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is enough demand and we can find an available French language facilitator, we will try to offer a French language class meet-up for French students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>G. CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the activities include a lesson which teaches a specific skill, while most others provide students with an opportunity to explore and collect 1st-hand information about their local neighbourhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The activities in the Kids' Guide project were created by elementary classroom teachers with Literacy and Social Studies curriculum expectations in mind.  As a participant, you will choose activities you feel will best help your students achieve the learning goals you have identified during this stressful time of covid19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>GRADES K-3:  ONE MAIN FOCUS AREA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>LITERACY: Expository and Descriptive writing: view and respond to community features, label artwork; Narrative Writing (community events, story-writing); Oral Speaking Skills (describe artwork, photographs, or images).<\/li><li>SOCIAL STUDIES CONNECTIONS:  Heritage &amp; Identity (Family &amp; Community Traditions); People &amp; the Environment (Our Local Community, Communities in Canada, (Province + Territories of Canada); Spatial Skills (Map Reading)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>GRADES 4-6:  TWO FOCUS AREAS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>LITERACY:<\/strong>   Expository and Descriptive writing: view and respond to community features, label artwork; Narrative Writing (Story Writing, community events, family stories); Oral Speaking Skills (describe artwork, photographs, or images).<\/li><li><strong>SOCIAL STUDIES:<\/strong>  Heritage &amp; Identity (communities in Canada, past and present; People &amp; the Environment (Province + Territories, and Physical regions of Canada), Spatial Skills (reading &amp; creating a map, compass directions, relative location) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>GRADES 7-8    TWO FOCUS AREAS<\/strong> with additional curriculum connections<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>LITERACY - <\/strong>Expository and Descriptive writing: view and respond to community features; Narrative Writing (Creating strong questions, community events, family stories); Oral Speaking Skills (Interview a community member; describe artwork, photographs, or images). <\/li><li><strong>GEOGRAPHY<\/strong> - Place &amp; Location, (Political, Physical, &amp; Cultural Regions of Canada), Spatial Skills (Creating a Map, Compass directions, Relative and Absolute Location)  <\/li><li>HISTORY opportunities: Change &amp; Conflict (Communities of Canada, Indigenous communities in Canada)<\/li><li>MATH opportunities: Measurement (Distance, Area &amp; Perimeter)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#0071a1\"><strong>ALL GRADES<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP &amp; SAFETY (essential)<\/strong><ul><li>Online Safety guidelines for students<\/li><li>Parental consent requirements for posting online works<\/li><li>Understanding Copyright and using Creative Commons works<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>THE ARTS (optional)<\/strong><\/li><li>We are focussing all of our attention on helping students to achieve Literacy and Social Studies\/Geography curriculum expectations. However most activities involve <strong>The Arts<\/strong> in some way.<ul><li><strong>Visual Arts<\/strong> (both with or without technology): picture making with different medium, photograph, videography, etc. An emphasis on creative expression and individual perspective.<\/li><li><strong>Music<\/strong>: recording songs and music of the local community, or information about them<\/li><li><strong>Drama<\/strong>: enacting a cultural or historical event from the local community<\/li><li><strong>Dance<\/strong>: sharing different cultural dances from the local community<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#dff3ff\"><strong>&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;    <\/strong>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/cpr-for-teachers-tickets-149352586607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REGISTER HERE<\/a>      &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CPR for Teachers Student Activity and Teacher Support Program SPRING 2021 Are you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed? 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