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Linking Essential Skills and Work Habits to the Curriculum

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	View Guide View A Guide to Linking Essential Skills and the Curriculum to learn the two-step method of connecting instruction to Essential Skills. View Companion Resources to Guide View Companion Resources for more information on how you can link instruction to work habits and skill-building activities.
	OSP Web Site Go to the Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) website to learn about Essential Skills and work habits and see how they are used in everyday life and on the job.
	OSP Training Materials Access training materials on Essential Skills, skill-building activities and work habits.

Use classroom activities that make explicit reference to Essential Skills, work habits and tasks from everyday life and the
workplace to:

	increase classroom relevancy and engage learners;
	give students’ feedback on their skills demonstrations; and
	help learners connect what they are doing now to what they want to do in the future.

Comments from teachers who have used activities linking Essential Skills and work habits to the curriculum ...

“Focusing on Essential Skills and work habits when lesson planning produces a meaningful and engaging activity that, in turn, makes teaching the content easier and more effective.”

Trevor Taylor, Science Teacher, District School Board of Niagara

“They LOVED THEM!!! They found them relevant and useful and wanted more. For the grade 10’s it fed nicely for the unit following as they saw there was a reason and a purpose to the activities.”

Cheryl Rivelis-Mittleman, Special Education Teacher, Toronto District School Board

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