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Calgary, Alberta / The following boards are collections of juvenile resources from the Doucette Library's collection that support the Alberta Education curriculum.
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Activists and Activism - K-6
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Activists and Activism - K-6 / Fiction and nonfiction books found in the Doucette Library appropriated for Kindergarten to grade 6.
Activists and Activism - Gr.7-12
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Activists and Activism - Gr.7-12 / Grade appropriate recommendations of fiction and nonfiction juvenile resources found in the Doucette Library that connect to social justice issues and people involved in helping other by taking up a cause.
Picture Books for Older Readers
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Picture Books for Older Readers / Here's a list of picture books that can be used with older readers, upper elementary to high school. These books are part of the Doucette Library's collection.
Fractured & Adapted Fairy Tales
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Fractured & Adapted Fairy Tales / Lists books found in the Doucette Library that are fairy tales that are typically rewritten, updated or a parody of the original story. Books are most often picture books but there are some novels included, as well. Grade levels Kindergarten to grade 7.
FNMI - Elementary grade literature
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FNMI - Elementary grade literature / A list of recommended children's literature from the Doucette Library written by First Nations, Metis and Inuit authors for grades K to 4/5.
FNMI - Middle grade literature
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FNMI - Middle grade literature / Titles of books found in the Doucette Library written by First Nations, Metis or Inuit authors.
FNMI - Young adult literature
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FNMI - Young adult literature / Recommended titles available in the Doucette Library written by First Nations, Metis or Inuit authors
FNMI - Nonfiction
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FNMI - Nonfiction
LGBTQ Lit - K-6
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LGBTQ Lit - K-6 / Fiction and nonfiction books appropriated for ages 5 to 11 years old. These books are found in the Doucette Library of Teaching Resources.
LGBTQ Lit - Gr.7-12
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LGBTQ Lit - Gr.7-12 / Fiction and nonfiction books appropriate for ages 12 and up. These books are found in the Doucette Library of Teaching Resources.
STEM : K- Gr.3/4 Children's literature
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STEM : K- Gr.3/4 Children's literature / Picture books that connect literature and STEM (science, technology, English, mathematics) topics, appropriate for grades Kindergarten to grades 3/4. For math related books there are several boards listed on this Pinterest page. Books are available in the Doucette Library.
STEM : Gr. 4-8 Middle grade literature
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STEM : Gr. 4-8 Middle grade literature / Fiction and nonfiction that connect literature with STEM (science, technology, English, mathematics) for grades 4-8. For math related books at the elementary level, there are several boards listed on this Pinterest page.These books are available in the Doucette Library.
STEM : Gr.9 and up Young adult literature
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STEM : Gr.9 and up Young adult literature / Literature connecting with STEM (science, technology, English, mathematics) for senior grades. These books are available in the Doucette Library.
Math - K-6 - Addition and subtraction (Numbers)
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Math - K-6 - Addition and subtraction (Numbers) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades.
Math - K-6 - Counting (Numbers)
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Math - K-6 - Counting (Numbers) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for primarily grades 1 and 2. Topics include counting up to 100, sequencing numbers, grouping numbers, 100th day celebrations, and zero. See also Math - K-6 - Number sense
Math - K-6 - Estimating (Numbers)
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Math - K-6 - Estimating (Numbers) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades.
Math - K-6 - Fractions, percentages, decimals (Numbers)
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Math - K-6 - Fractions, percentages, decimals (Numbers) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades.
Math - K-6 - Geometry: 3-D objects & 2-D shapes (Shapes and Space)
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Math - K-6 - Geometry: 3-D objects & 2-D shapes (Shapes and Space) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades. Topics include attributes, cones, cubes, spheres, cylinders, pyramids, triangles, squares, rectangles, prisms, polygons, quadrilaterals, etc.
Math - K-6 - Measurement (Shapes and Space)
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Math - K-6 - Measurement (Shapes and Space) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades. Topics include attributes, time, size (metric and nonstandard), angles, shapes, polygons, etc.
Math - K-6 - Multiplication and division (Numbers)
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Math - K-6 - Multiplication and division (Numbers) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades.
Math - K-6 - Number sense (Numbers)
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Math - K-6 - Number sense (Numbers) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades. Topics include counting, skip counting, big numbers, place value, odd and even numbers, halving and doubling, prime and composite numbers etc. See also Math K-6 - Counting.
Math - K-6 - Patterns (Patterns & Relations)
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Math - K-6 - Patterns (Patterns & Relations) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades. Topics include creating patterns, sorting based on attributes of objects and numbers, patterns in tables, charts and graphs, etc.
Math - K-6 - Problem solving (Numbers)
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Math - K-6 - Problem solving (Numbers) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades. Topics include word problems, story problems, etc.
Math - K-6 - Statistics & Probability: data analysis / chance & uncertainty
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Math - K-6 - Statistics & Probability: data analysis / chance & uncertainty / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades. Topics include gathering, organizing and representing data to solve problems (bar and line graphs, pictographs), probabilities, experiments vs. theoretical probabilities, etc.
Math - K-6 - Transformations (Shapes and Space)
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Math - K-6 - Transformations (Shapes and Space) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades. Topics include symmetry, congruency, concrete, pictorial, translations, rotations, reflections, Cartesian planes, etc.
Math - K-6 - Variables & equations (Patterns & Relations)
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Math - K-6 - Variables & equations (Patterns & Relations) / Based on Alberta Education's math curriculum for elementary grades. Topics include equality/balance, inequality/imbalance, equal symbol, algebraic expressions, equations, whole numbers, etc.
Social Studies Gr. 1.1 - My world: home, school, community
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Social Studies Gr. 1.1 - My world: home, school, community / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how identity and self-esteem are enhanced by their sense of belonging in their world and how active members in a community contribute to the well-being, growth and vitality of their groups and communities. (from Alberta Education)
Social Studies Gr. 1.2 - Moving forward with the past
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Social Studies Gr. 1.2 - Moving forward with the past / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how changes over time have affected their families and influenced how their families and communities are today. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 2.1 - Canada's dynamic communities
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Social studies - Gr. 2.1 - Canada's dynamic communities / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how geography, culture, language, heritage, economics and resources shape and change Canada’s communities.(from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 2.2 - Community in the past
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Social studies - Gr. 2.2 - Community in the past / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how a community emerged, and of how the various interactions and cooperation among peoples ensure the continued growth and vitality of the community. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 3.1 : Communities in the world
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Social studies - Gr. 3.1 : Communities in the world / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how geographic, social, cultural and linguistic factors affect quality of life in communities in India, Tunisia, Ukraine and Peru. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 3.2: Global citizenship
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Social studies - Gr. 3.2: Global citizenship / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of Canada’s roles and responsibilities in global citizenship in relation to communities in India, Tunisia, Ukraine and Peru. (from Alberta Education)
Social Studies - Gr.4.1: Alberta:the land, histories and stories
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Social Studies - Gr.4.1: Alberta:the land, histories and stories / A Sense of the Land: General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how elements of physical geography, climate, geology and paleontology are integral to the landscapes and environment of Alberta. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 4.2: The stories: histories and people of Alberta
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Social studies - Gr. 4.2: The stories: histories and people of Alberta / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the role of stories, history and culture in strengthening communities and contributing to identity and a sense of belonging. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 4.3 - Alberta: Celebrations and challenges
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Social studies - Gr. 4.3 - Alberta: Celebrations and challenges / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how Alberta has grown and changed culturally, economically and socially since 1905. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 5.1 Physical Geography of Canada
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Social studies - Gr. 5.1 Physical Geography of Canada / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how the physical geography and natural resources of Canada affect the quality of life of all Canadians. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 5.2 Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
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Social studies - Gr. 5.2 Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the people and the stories of Canada and their ways of life over time, and appreciate the diversity of Canada’s heritage. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 5.3 - Canada: Shaping an Identity
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Social studies - Gr. 5.3 - Canada: Shaping an Identity / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the events and factors that have changed the ways of life in Canada over time and appreciate the impact of these changes on citizenship and identity. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 6.1 Citizens Participating in Decision Making
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Social studies - Gr. 6.1 Citizens Participating in Decision Making / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the dynamic relationship between governments and citizens as they engage in the democratic process. (from Alberta Education)
Social studies - Gr. 6.2 Historical Models of Democracy
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Social studies - Gr. 6.2 Historical Models of Democracy / General Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the democratic principles exemplified by ancient Athens and the Iroquois Confederacy. (from Alberta Education)
Social Studies - Gr.7.1 - Towards Confederation
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Social Studies - Gr.7.1 - Towards Confederation / Gen.Outcome:Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the distinct roles of, and the relationships among, the Aboriginal, French and British peoples in forging the foundations of Canadian Confederation. (from Alberta Education)
Social Studies - Gr.7.2 - Post-confederation
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Social Studies - Gr.7.2 - Post-confederation / Gen. Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how the political, demographic, economic and social changes that have occurred since Confederation have presented challenges and opportunities for individuals and communities. (from Alberta Education)
Social Studies - Gr. 8.1 Japan
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Social Studies - Gr. 8.1 Japan / From Isolation to Adaptation:Japan Gen.Outcome: Through an examination of Japan, students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the ways in which beliefs, values and knowledge shape worldviews and contribute to a society’s isolation or adaptation. (from Alberta Education)
Social Studies - Gr.8.2 - Renaissance Europe
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Social Studies - Gr.8.2 - Renaissance Europe / Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe Gen.Outcome: Through an examination of Renaissance Europe, students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how the exchange of ideas and knowledge contributed to shaping the worldview of the Western world. (from Alberta Education)
Social Studies - Gr.8.3 - Spanish and Aztecs
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Social Studies - Gr.8.3 - Spanish and Aztecs / Worldviews in Conflict:The Spanish and the Aztecs Gen. Outcome: Through an examination of Spanish and Aztec societies, students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how intercultural contact affects the worldviews of societies. (from Alberta Education)
Social Studies - Gr.9.1 - Governance and Rights
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Social Studies - Gr.9.1 - Governance and Rights / Issues for Canadians: Governance and Rights Gen Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how Canada’s political processes impact citizenship and identity in an attempt to meet the needs of all Canadians. (from Alberta Education)
Social Studies - Gr.9.2 - Economic Systems
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Social Studies - Gr.9.2 - Economic Systems / Issues for Canadians: Economic Systems in Canada and the United States Gen. Outcome: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how economic decision making in Canada and the United States impacts quality of life, citizenship and identity. (from Alberta Education)
Science - Gr. 1.A - Creating colour
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Science - Gr. 1.A - Creating colour / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students explore coloured materials, learning about different colours, how they are created, what happens when they are mixed and how they can be transferred from one material to another. Students learn to distinguish and describe colours and work with a variety of materials to create, modify and apply colours...
Science - Gr. 1.B - Seasonal changes
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Science - Gr. 1.B - Seasonal changes / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students learn that changes in their environment occur in a regular pattern known as the seasons. They explore weather change, and how the ups and downs of weather affect their own lives. Looking beyond themselves and beyond the immediate weather, students are guided to discover that there are larger patterns of change that affect the life habits of many living things...
Science - Gr. 1.C - Building things
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Science - Gr. 1.C - Building things / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students learn about materials by using them to construct a variety of objects, including model buildings, toys, boats and vehicles. Students select materials to use and gain experience as they cut and shape, fold, pile materials on top of one another, join parts, and try different techniques to achieve the result that they intend...
Science - Gr. 1.D - Senses
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Science - Gr. 1.D - Senses / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students develop an awareness of their own senses and how they are used. They learn that each of their senses provides information about particular aspects of our environment; and that, together, the senses enable us to know things and do things that we would not otherwise be able to do, or at least not as easily...
Science - Gr. 1.E - Needs of animals and plants
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Science - Gr. 1.E - Needs of animals and plants / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students learn about living things and what they need to live and grow. By studying a variety of living things, students become familiar with similarities and differences and develop skills for describing and classifying what they see. As the topic progresses, attention is focused on how living things survive, what they need and how their needs are met...
Science - Gr. 2.A - Exploring liquids
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Science - Gr. 2.A - Exploring liquids / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students learn about the nature of liquids and the interactions of liquids with other materials. They explore liquids by examining droplets, by watching liquids trickle down slopes, by investigating flow rates and by observing liquid interactions with a variety of materials...
Science - Gr. 2.B - Buoyancy and boats
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Science - Gr. 2.B - Buoyancy and boats / Overview from Alberta Education: Students explore what sinks and what floats, and what makes an effective watercraft. Through building and testing a variety of floating objects, students learn the importance of selecting appropriate materials and..in shaping, positioning, fitting and waterproofing their constructions...students learn about balance, stability and about different methods...propelling a watercraft...density is informally developed..
Science - Gr. 2.C - Magnetism
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Science - Gr. 2.C - Magnetism / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students explore the interaction of magnets with a variety of materials found within their own environment. By testing the effects of one magnet on another, they learn that magnets show polarity and that the strength of magnetic effects diminishes with distance. They learn to distinguish materials that are affected by magnets from those that are not and learn how magnets can be used...
Science - Gr. 2.D - Hot and cold temperature
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Science - Gr. 2.D - Hot and cold temperature / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students learn that materials are sometimes changed by heating or cooling and that by observing such changes, they can infer how hot or cold an object is. They learn that thermometers provide a helpful way to measure and describe the hotness or coldness of things—a more reliable way than provided by their own senses. Students observe that temperatures can go up and down...
Science - Gr. 2.E - Small crawling and flying animals
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Science - Gr. 2.E - Small crawling and flying animals / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students learn about the structure and life habits of animals by studying small animals that live in their own community. By investigating outdoor spaces in and around the school and their homes, students discover a wide range of animals that find shelter and food within the local area. In studying these animals, they learn about where animals live, what they eat, what they are eaten by...
Science - Gr. 3.A - Rocks and minerals
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Science - Gr. 3.A - Rocks and minerals / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students learn about materials found on Earth’s surface—rocks, minerals and soil. By closely examining sample rocks, students discover similarities and differences and explore these, using simple tests and tools. Students learn that each kind of rock has a set of characteristics and that these characteristics can be used in classifying and identifying rocks...
Science - Gr. 3.B - Building with a variety of materials
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Science - Gr. 3.B - Building with a variety of materials / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students use a variety of tools and simple techniques to build things for specific purposes. Their tasks may require that a bridge...a lookout tower...or water container...
Science - Gr. 3.C - Testing materials and designs
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Science - Gr. 3.C - Testing materials and designs / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students study the materials and designs used in construction tasks. They compare paper, clay, cardboard, styrofoam or other available materials to see which are the strongest—which ones resist bending, crushing or tearing—and which are most easily shaped and joined. They test different shapes and thicknesses to find out what makes a structure strong and stable...
Science - Gr. 3.D - Hearing and sound
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Science - Gr. 3.D - Hearing and sound / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students explore the nature of sound, its sources, its qualities and what it is. They learn that sound is vibration and that changes in vibration can affect the loudness, pitch and quality of sound.They learn about sound travel by studying what things carry sound, what things make it louder or softer, and what happens to sound when it reaches their ears...
Science - Gr. 3.E - Animal life cycles
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Science - Gr. 3.E - Animal life cycles / Overview from Alberta Education:...learn about the growth and development of animals and discover that different animals have different life cycles. By observing the life cycle of one small animal from its earliest stage to adulthood, students acquire a reference point for the study of other animals...learn that the egg, larva, pupa and adult stages that are characteristic of many insects...different...from that of egg, young, adult life cycle common to vertebrate animals...
Science - Gr. 4.A - Waste and our world
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Science - Gr. 4.A - Waste and our world / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students learn about wastes produced through natural processes and human technology. In studying natural systems, students learn that all plants, animals and other living things are made up of materials that are recycled through the environment again and again...
Science - Gr. 4.B - Wheels and levers
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Science - Gr. 4.B - Wheels and levers / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students learn about basic components of simple machines: how they are assembled, how they operate, how they are used. Students explore different techniques that can be used to transfer motion from one component to another, using simple connectors and various levers, gears, pulleys and band driven systems...
Science - Gr. 4.C - Building devices and vehicles that move
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Science - Gr. 4.C - Building devices and vehicles that move / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students apply simple techniques and tools in building devices and vehicles that move. In constructing these objects, students apply previous learnings about structures and explore new applications for wheels, rollers, gears, pulleys and a variety of levers and connectors. They learn that different forms of energy can be used to propel their model devices...
Science - Gr. 4.D - Light and shadows
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Science - Gr. 4.D - Light and shadows / Overview from Alberta Education:...learn about light by studying the effects of light...They learn about light sources, about materials that light can pass through and about what happens when a material blocks or changes the path of light. By observing shadows and their motions relative to a light source, students discover that light and shadows fall along a predictable path. They discover that mirrors, prisms and a variety of other materials can affect that path...
Science - Gr. 4.E - Plant growth and changes
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Science - Gr. 4.E - Plant growth and changes / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students learn about the structure and growth of plants by raising plants in the classroom and by observing plant growth within the community. They learn to recognize and describe different forms of leaves, stems, roots and flowers and learn their functions...learn that different plants have different needs,..
Science - Gr.5 - Topics A/B: A -Electricity and magnetism / B - Mechanisms using electricity
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Science - Gr.5 - Topics A/B: A -Electricity and magnetism / B - Mechanisms using electricity / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students learn about electricity by building and testing circuits. Using batteries, bulbs and wires, students construct simple circuits and test the effects of various modifications... learn that an electric current can affect a nearby magnet and that this property of electricity is used in making electromagnets and motors.
Science - Gr. 5.C - Classroom chemistry
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Science - Gr. 5.C - Classroom chemistry / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students learn about the properties and interactions of some safe to handle household liquids and solids. They test a variety of materials to see what happens when things are mixed together: what dissolves, what reacts and what remains unaffected...
Science - Gr. 5.D - Weather watch
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Science - Gr. 5.D - Weather watch / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students learn about weather phenomena and the methods used for weather study. They learn to measure temperatures, wind speed and direction, the amounts of rain and snow, and the amount of cloud cover...also learn about human actions that can affect weather and climate...
Science - Gr. 5.E - Wetland ecosystems
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Science - Gr. 5.E - Wetland ecosystems / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education: Students learn about wetland ecosystems by studying life in a local pond, slough, marsh, fen or bog. Through classroom studies, and studies in the field, students learn about organisms that live in, on and around wetlands and about adaptations that suit pond organisms to their environment.
Science - Gr. 6.A - Air and Aerodynamics
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Science - Gr. 6.A - Air and Aerodynamics / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students explore the characteristics of air and the interaction between moving air and solids. They learn that air is a compressible fluid, that it is composed of many gases, and that moving air can support solid materials in sustained flight. By studying birds and airplanes, they learn a variety of adaptations and designs that make flight possible...
Science - Gr. 6.B - Flight
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Science - Gr. 6.B - Flight / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students apply their knowledge of aerodynamics to design, build and test a variety of flying devices. In constructing models, students develop a basic design, then build it, test it, and solve the problems that inevitably arise...
Science - Gr. 6.C - Sky science
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Science - Gr. 6.C - Sky science / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students learn about objects in the day and nightsky...learn about the motions and characteristics of stars, moons and planets...With new understanding, students revisit the topics of seasonal cycles, phases of the Moon and the apparent motion of stars.
Science - Gr. 6.D - Evidence and investigation
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Science - Gr. 6.D - Evidence and investigation / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students sharpen their skills in observing and interpreting what they see by investigating evidence of human and animal activity. They explore and analyze indoor and outdoor environments as they look for footprints, markings, evidence of disturbance and things that are left behind...
Science - Gr. 6.E - Trees and forests
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Science - Gr. 6.E - Trees and forests / Children's literature connecting to Alberta Education science curriculum. Overview from Alberta Education:Students learn about trees as individual plants and as part of a forest ecosystem. By examining local species, they learn to recognize the characteristics of different trees...students learn about a broad range of living things found on, under and around trees and study the complex interaction between trees and the larger environment...
Science-Gr.7.1-Interactions within Ecosystems
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Science-Gr.7.1-Interactions within Ecosystems
Science-Gr.7.2 Plants for Food and Fibre
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Science-Gr.7.2 Plants for Food and Fibre
Science-Gr.7.3-Heat and Temperature
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Science-Gr.7.3-Heat and Temperature
Science-Gr.7.4-Structures and Forces
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Science-Gr.7.4-Structures and Forces
Science-Gr.7.5-Planet Earth
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Science-Gr.7.5-Planet Earth
Science - Elementary strategy and activity books
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Science - Elementary strategy and activity books
Science - General interest to teachers
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Science - General interest to teachers / Resources found in the Doucette Library that are too cool to miss and will build knowledge about science.
Science - Environmental science for elementary grades
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Science - Environmental science for elementary grades
Science - Inquiry in the elementary classroom
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Science - Inquiry in the elementary classroom / List of books in the Doucette Library
Science - Assessing elementary science
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Science - Assessing elementary science / A list of resources found mostly in the Doucette Library about various methods and forms of assessing student work.
Science - Teaching elementary science
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Science - Teaching elementary science / Resources found in the Doucette Library that support teachers teaching elementary science (Gr.K-6).
Nonfiction Monday books
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Nonfiction Monday books / Nonfiction books shared by #kidlit bloggers
Creative and Inspired Thinking
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Creative and Inspired Thinking
Powerful Questions
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Powerful Questions / What makes a good question? What is an essential question? How do I develop questions that will excite and engage students?
2015 - Divergent thinking and children's literature
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2015 - Divergent thinking and children's literature / This list was derived from a workshop where students were given a selection of picture books to evaluate with an eye to divergent thinking. Divergent thinking promotes creativity, problem finding and solving, wondering, taking risks and original thinking. Books may be playful, philosophical, metaphorical, puzzling, ambiguous, incongruous and imaginative. Plus lots more...
The Big Idea - Awakening
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The Big Idea - Awakening / This is a 'big idea' that will be the focus of the 2013/14 academic school year for Nellie McClung Elementary School. Many aspects, from human made contexts and nature will be explored. Some specifics that the teachers wanted me to look for focused on the functioning of the brain and thought processes (creative thinking, critical thinking, problem solving, etc.), development of self and identity, values, concept of 'others' in terms of society, community (local and global)
Carnival of Children's Literature
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Carnival of Children's Literature / A #kidlit blog post round-up
2015 - Apples With Many Seeds
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2015 - Apples With Many Seeds / Children's literature blog from the Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, University of Calgary.
2015 Carnival of Children's Literature
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2015 Carnival of Children's Literature / A 2015 #kidlit blog post round-up Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kidlitcarnival/
2014 Carnival of Children's Literature
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2014 Carnival of Children's Literature / A weekly round-up of 2014 #kidlit blog posts (See http://kidlitcarnival.wordpress.com/)
EDUC 460 - Early Childhood Education - S. Nichols
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EDUC 460 - Early Childhood Education - S. Nichols / A collection of resources that students from S. Nichols' class have compiled for future reference.
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A young girl listens to her great-grandmother tell of her own childhood in the Arrow Lakes Tribe and how their traditional life on the Columbia River was changed when the Grand Coulee Dam was built. Gr.1-4

A young girl listens to her great-grandmother tell of her own childhood in the Arrow Lakes Tribe and how their traditional life on the Columbia River was changed when the Grand Coulee Dam was built. Gr.1-4

Website: First Nations & Métis Veterans Kit: from the Edmonton Public School Board

Website: First Nations & Métis Veterans Kit: from the Edmonton Public School Board

Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion... and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer (he calls her Baby)--and now she's dead...

Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion... and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer (he calls her Baby)--and now she's dead...

Deals with the difficult question of cultural identity in a world where different cultures co-exist in close quarters. Stacey, a seventeen year old girl at the brink of adulthood, balances her family?s traditional ways against the dominant society?s intrusive new values, knowing that her future lies in both worlds.

Deals with the difficult question of cultural identity in a world where different cultures co-exist in close quarters. Stacey, a seventeen year old girl at the brink of adulthood, balances her family?s traditional ways against the dominant society?s intrusive new values, knowing that her future lies in both worlds.

Novel: Danny runs away from school one day and meets Joshua, a Peigan boy out on the prairie who teaches him about Indian life in the past and new ways to handle problems at school. Gr.4-7

Novel: Danny runs away from school one day and meets Joshua, a Peigan boy out on the prairie who teaches him about Indian life in the past and new ways to handle problems at school. Gr.4-7

Novel:An eleven-year-old Penacook Indian boy living on a reservation faces his father's alcoholism, a controversy surrounding plans for a casino on a tribal island, and insensitivity toward Native Americans in his school and nearby town. Gr.4-6.

Novel:An eleven-year-old Penacook Indian boy living on a reservation faces his father's alcoholism, a controversy surrounding plans for a casino on a tribal island, and insensitivity toward Native Americans in his school and nearby town. Gr.4-6.

Novel: An orphaned boy, Jason, saves and adopts an orphaned colt. Bullied at school because he loves the colt, Jason finds comfort in his grandparents' teachings. He learns about his colt's heritage and decides to raise the colt to race. Gr.4-6.

Novel: An orphaned boy, Jason, saves and adopts an orphaned colt. Bullied at school because he loves the colt, Jason finds comfort in his grandparents' teachings. He learns about his colt's heritage and decides to raise the colt to race. Gr.4-6.

Novel: Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847. Gr. 4-7

Novel: Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847. Gr. 4-7

Novel: These stories teach us that we all have a gift to share. We depend on the insects, birds, fish and the animals to help us live in harmony with them. The Creator has given us these animals to provide guidance and the laws of nature to live in harmony with all creation. Living in harmony with the animals or Wesiihhik gives us the ability to have a peace of heart and the ability to overcome the challenges that life sets along The Path of Life

Novel: These stories teach us that we all have a gift to share. We depend on the insects, birds, fish and the animals to help us live in harmony with them. The Creator has given us these animals to provide guidance and the laws of nature to live in harmony with all creation. Living in harmony with the animals or Wesiihhik gives us the ability to have a peace of heart and the ability to overcome the challenges that life sets along The Path of Life

Adventure begins when Grandma takes her two grandchildren out for a trip on the lake. After showing the kids how to prepare of a fishing trip, Grandma and the kids enjoy a day of jigging in the ice for fish. Grandma shows them everything they need to know to complete a successful fishing trip, from what clothes to wear, to how to drill and clear holes in the ice, to how to make a traditional Inuit jigging rod.

Adventure begins when Grandma takes her two grandchildren out for a trip on the lake. After showing the kids how to prepare of a fishing trip, Grandma and the kids enjoy a day of jigging in the ice for fish. Grandma shows them everything they need to know to complete a successful fishing trip, from what clothes to wear, to how to drill and clear holes in the ice, to how to make a traditional Inuit jigging rod.