These books are all available in the school library. Click on the covers to go to the Goodreads entries with descriptions and reviews. SHS teachers are reminded that other books are nearly always available through interlibrary loan. Just Ask! Picture BooksEarly Chapter Books
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These books are all available in the school library. Click on the covers to go to the Goodreads entries with descriptions and reviews. SHS teachers are reminded that other books are nearly always available through interlibrary loan. Just Ask!
Click on the covers for details. New in Easy StreetNew Primary DVDsNew Fiction
New Comics & Graphic NovelsNew Nonfiction
New Young Adult
New YA ComicsSources vary as to the origin of the Thanksgiving Holiday in Canada. Historica Canada pulls the theories and chronology together in this article, stating that:
Regardless of why we celebrate, the fact is that we do - and we get a day off work and school to do so. Here are some books from the SHS library as well as other resources to help teachers mark the occasion in your classrooms. If you know of any great print or online resources related to this theme or have evaluated any of those I've included, please share in the comment section below. Fiction and Nonfiction Books About ThanksgivingActivitiesMediaVideos on Learn360 (Enter title in search bar after logging in.)
Our Character Education theme for the month of October is Respect. This post features a selection of the many books available in our library that can be used to teach respect, as well as videos, links, activities and more.
Links - Teaching Respect Creative Commons Licensed Images Images downloaded at Photos for Class, which adds the appropriate respectful citation to each open-licensed photo. Click on images to go to source
Click on the cover to read descriptions and reviews at Goodreads (and other places). New in Easy Street
New Fiction New Young Adult
What other Canadian communities are there? Your Grade 2 child will apply their understanding of community to an Inuit, an Acadian and a prairie community. They will come to appreciate how these communities are shaped by a variety of factors, such as the past, where they are located, the groups to which they belong and the exchange of goods and services. We have a lot of books for this grade, but there are areas I would still like to develop. I'd found little at their level on Acadian communities especially. If you, reader, know of any you could recommend, please leave your suggestions in the comments. The following books are available in the SHS Library. Click on the covers for descriptions & reviews. AcadianPrairieInuitThe Grade 2 class will do an author study on Inuit author Michael Kusugak in library class. They especially love the little rhyme in Hide and Sneak and it leads perfectly into stories and lore about inuksuit. The turning of the season is marked by the autumnal equinox, although fall comes early here and it often snows in September. The Alberta science curriculum specifies the study of seasons in Grade 1 but the autumn theme can be applied to science unit topics in other grades, such as animals, plants, trees, sky science & more. It can also be incorporated into many other subjects such as LA and Art. Fiction and Nonfiction Picture Books About AutumnThese books are all available in the SHS Library. Click on the covers for descriptions & reviews. Videos on Learn 360A search for "autumn" in Learn 360 yielded 119 results: full videos, short videos, video clips, audio, music tracks, images and articles. The search can be narrowed down by media format, as well as by subject area, grade level, other search terms & language. Examples: Learn 360 can be glitchy but with over 100,000 resources, it's worth it. Your safest bet is to download the video ahead of time. Let's hope that the new platform being launched this winter will straighten things up. The Username & Password can be obtained from your librarian or district technology team. Fall Crafts...Around the 'Net...Tom ThomsonAutumn is also a great time to study iconic Canadian artist Tom Thomson. Many of his brilliant paintings celebrate the vibrant Algonquin autumn. The mystery of his untimely death at age 39 could also be tied into the Grade 6 Evidence and Investigation unit. This year we will be raising awareness of the cultural diversity in our school community. Below, you'll find:
Links for Teaching Diversity How to expose your kids to different cultures Teaching kids to embrace diversity and be inclusive Multicultural Awareness Activities Resources, Lesson Plans & Activities on Multiculturalism & Diversity National Holidays Around the World by country and month, from InfoPlease Check out the following resources (and others) at LearnAlberta's Online Reference Centre. Note: For Alberta teachers - if you're not in your school you'll need your district log-in information, which you can get from your librarian.
If the World Were a Village of 100 PeopleLesson from TedEd - Watch, Think, Discuss
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