Wildfires on the Boardmaker Online Community

A Sampling of Activities from the Boardmaker Online Community this Week

Shared Activity	Description	Implementation
Wildfires	Wildfires Interactive Book & Wildfires Printable Book (search Wildfires on Community or find in Ft. McMurray Group)	Books to help your students understand wildfires, what they are, how they impact us and how we fight them. Interactive version Printable version Implement in group instruction or assign individually to students.
Wildfires Q & A	Interactive, multiple choice activity to accompany printable or interactive Wildfires book. (search Wildfires on Community or find in Ft. McMurray Group)	Check or cement understanding about wildfires. Use instructionally or to check understanding. Assign to students for data collection.
We are Safe	Printable social story about experiencing wildfires (search Wildfires on Community or find in Ft. McMurray Group)	Print this book for multiple readings. Help students understand what is happening in their world. Provides affirmation that we are safe, even with this upset.
Helpers During the Wildfires	Click and drag activity to show all of the helpers during the wildfire crisis. (search Wildfires on Community or find in Ft. McMurray Group)	Students drag all of the people who are helpers during the wildfire crisis. Hint: all of them! Implement in large or small group instruction or assign to students.
Talking About Wildfires	Print communication board to support explanation and communication about wildfires. (search Wildfires on Community or find in Ft. McMurray Group)	Sample communication board with vocabulary and symbols to talk about wildfires. Use partner assisted input to introduce and model vocabulary. Encourage student communication by pointing to symbols.