Digital Resource for Wellness, Literacy and Numeracy, Post #5, April 17, 2020, Virtual Tours of Okanagan Regional Parks!

Virtual Tours of Okanagan Regional Parks!

Join Okanagan Regional Parks Visitor Services staff Tues-Sat in April as they help you connect with nature via @regionalparks Instagram channel and connect with grade 3 curriculum as you learn about local flora and fauna!

Programs are scheduled for the following in April: 

• Tue- Fri, 10:30 am 
• Sat, 1:00 pm. 

Videos are then posted on Regional District of Central Okanagan YouTube Channel (approx. 18-25 mins).  I've listed three below: salmon dissection, bears, and story time and ducks.  The latter is dedicated to LJ and his sister who LOVE DUCKS AND BIRDS!  

Please email me or respond below if you have great resources to share about your interests and passions.

I will close with some incredible words sent to me this morning from a treasured friend.  

It is National Poetry Month and I find these words of wisdom warmly poetic, so I'm going to write them below, ... but with poetic Ms. M-A formatting license:

Real, sustainable growth happens 

during challenging 

                                times 

that stretch us,

not 

when everything is nice and easy.

Besides keeping our hands clean,

let us take a mind shower,

and do it often.

In most countries,

this is the spring season,

reminding us 

that all endings 

are new beginnings

and this too 

                               shall pass.

It is time for evolution,

creativity,

            and

connection

Let us be the light

we want to see

in the world

and 

     press

                 the

                           reset

                                          button

Let us take a big                                                LEAP

from fear    to     LOVE

Extracted and poetically played with from the writings of Sara Fabian in Tiny Buddha: Simple Wisdom for Complex Lives.

Warm wishes to all.  Keep reading, learning and celebrating Life.  Ms. Murrells-Allaway, your Ardent Librarian.

THEME	DESCRIPTION	Lang.	Grade Level
BC GOV RESOURCES:
Keep Learning	Sections about Learning from Home, Everyday Learning Activities, Resources, Keeping Healthy, COVID-19 Information	Eng, but Fr resources included	K-12
MENTAL WELL BEING:
Kids Help Phone, a Canadian national charity that operates three counselling centres	Recommended on CBC radio: information as well as counselling support: 1-800-668-6868	Fr & Eng
LITERACY:
The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read-Alouds & Activities	Created by weareteachers.com This site offers author read alouds from elementary to grade twelve: Mo Willems, David Shannon, James Dean, Monique Gray Smith, Oliver Jeffers ... AND MORE!	Eng
Canadian Children’s Writer’s & Illustrators are Sharing …	CBC Books (Twitter @cbcbooks) is continually compiling Canadian authors who are reading their books aloud during this pandemic	Eng & Fr	K-12
NUMERACY:
Prodigy Math	“An engaging math platform that uses a variety of interactive features and games to develop students’ math proficiency” (Keep Learning)		Early to middle yrs
ACTIVITIES:
Gardening	Donna Balzar: garden expert, regular guest on CBC radio in Alberta and host of internationally aired Bugs & Blooms on HGTV: great for beginners or the experienced gardener.  Her podcasts and specifically try this one about starting seeds indoors.	Eng	All
Virtual Tours of Okanagan Regional Parks	Join Visitor Services staff Tues-Sat in April as they help you connect with nature via @regionalparks Instagram channel.  Programs are scheduled Tue- Fri, 10:30 am Sat, 1:00 pm. Videos then posted on Regional District of Central Okanagan YouTube Channel	Eng	All