New Acquisitions
We recently acquired Strong Nation's From the Mountains to the Sea series in both English and French. Each book in the series, We Are A Community, We Live Here, and We Share the Seasons, supports the BC Aboriginal Learning Standards in both Science and Social Studies. These books will be located in the Teacher's Library and there are free downloadable Teacher Guides located on the website under "Bundles."
www.strongnations.com/store/item_display.php?i=6045&f=2925,3014
Be sure to have a look in the Teachers' Library at our book bins full of great resources pertaining to math, Social Skills, and Writing Power. This is also the place to look if the library computer indicates that a resource is in a "bin" and you are unable to find it on the shelves!
Body Science! See Ms. Benes for the list of recent acquisitions on this important topic.
www.strongnations.com/store/item_display.php?i=6045&f=2925,3014
Be sure to have a look in the Teachers' Library at our book bins full of great resources pertaining to math, Social Skills, and Writing Power. This is also the place to look if the library computer indicates that a resource is in a "bin" and you are unable to find it on the shelves!
Body Science! See Ms. Benes for the list of recent acquisitions on this important topic.
Literacy
Library supported inquiry allows students to take the path from curiosity to understanding and beyond! This comprehensive site provides a framework for library supported inquiry projects. Go to: librarysupportedinquiry.weebly.com/
ReadWriteThink's mission "is to provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials." This site offers the latest in professional publications, new techniques and strategies, connections to literacy professionals, and a collection of strategy guides to find effective teaching and learning strategies to use in the classroom. It also has extensive classroom resources including lesson plans, student interactives, calendar activities, and printouts. For parents, there is a wide variety of activities, projects, games, and tools that are fun, educational and easy to use. Go to: http://www.readwritethink.org/
The Literacy Web is a great resource for educators to "keep-up-to date with monthly articles and special features, locate ideas for integrating literacy strategies into your classroom, and access current research and professional development resources." Numerous literacy topics are included and all contain a wide variety of links to assist in developing children's literacy. Go to: http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/
Reader's Theater is a fun way to engage children in a meaningful activity that promotes and develops reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Children's author, Aaron Shepard, has created this wonderful bank of free Reader's Theater scripts as well as tips and ideas for scripting, staging, and performing. Go to: http://aaronshep.com/rt/
ReadWriteThink's mission "is to provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials." This site offers the latest in professional publications, new techniques and strategies, connections to literacy professionals, and a collection of strategy guides to find effective teaching and learning strategies to use in the classroom. It also has extensive classroom resources including lesson plans, student interactives, calendar activities, and printouts. For parents, there is a wide variety of activities, projects, games, and tools that are fun, educational and easy to use. Go to: http://www.readwritethink.org/
The Literacy Web is a great resource for educators to "keep-up-to date with monthly articles and special features, locate ideas for integrating literacy strategies into your classroom, and access current research and professional development resources." Numerous literacy topics are included and all contain a wide variety of links to assist in developing children's literacy. Go to: http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/
Reader's Theater is a fun way to engage children in a meaningful activity that promotes and develops reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Children's author, Aaron Shepard, has created this wonderful bank of free Reader's Theater scripts as well as tips and ideas for scripting, staging, and performing. Go to: http://aaronshep.com/rt/
Quality Children's Literature
In addition to the websites to discover great books on the Students page, other resources for quality children's literature include:
The Canadian Children's Book Centre is an organization "dedicated to promoting and supporting the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers." Their publications, such as Canadian Children's Book News, are available in the teacher's library and offer recommendations of new, expert-selected Canadian books, magazines, audio, and video as well as reviews, author/illustrator interviews, and profiles of publishers and bookstores.
Go to: http://www.bookcentre.ca/
The Canadian Children's Book Centre is an organization "dedicated to promoting and supporting the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers." Their publications, such as Canadian Children's Book News, are available in the teacher's library and offer recommendations of new, expert-selected Canadian books, magazines, audio, and video as well as reviews, author/illustrator interviews, and profiles of publishers and bookstores.
Go to: http://www.bookcentre.ca/
