English Language Arts 1
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R029559
A Prairie Alphabet
Writer Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet offers an alphabetical look at various aspects of rural prairie life. Moore's paintings provide visual information about seasonal changes, farm activities, family gatherings and children's interests. In each picture, viewers will be able to locate numerous objects beginning with a particular letter. Concluding pages offer notes that name the objects and provide a brief description of each painting.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$9.99
Record posted/updated:
August 16, 2020
R100452
Turtle Island Voices Grade 1
The library pack for Grade 1 contains 10 titles - 3 traditional stories, 4 modern stories and 4 informational texts - that provide First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and support guided reading levels A-I. The books are also available as a full class set (6 copies of each title) and as individual titles. The teacher's guide includes lesson plans with activities, teaching suggestions, web connections and blackline masters. A CD-ROM is also available that contains digital version of each title that can be projected or used with interactive whiteboards. Individual titles in the Grade 1 collection are: Our Reserve, What Do You Do?, Buniq's Boots, The New Girl, Hummingbird and the Fire, Beaver and Porcupine, Coyote's Trick, That's Awesome!, Fawn Gets Her Spots and Bear Listens.
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Bear Listens
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Beaver and Porcupine
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Buniq's Boots
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. CD-ROM
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Class Set
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Coyote's Trick
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Fawn Gets Her Spots
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Hummingbird and the Fire
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Library Pack
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Our Reserve
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. Teacher's Guide
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. That's Awesome!
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. The New Girl
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Turtle Island Voices Grade 1. What Do You Do?
Media and Formats :
Book
CD/DVD
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
October 18, 2020
R070609
Canadian Poems for Canadian Kids(3rd ed.)
This anthology contains poetry by Canadian authors, including representation from Saskatchewan. Linguists believe that reading poetry to young children stimulates the imagination and develops language skills. In this collection, the poems explore Canadian life and use humour to explore fears or to express sorrow.
Black-and-white illustrations complement the poems. The text includes a table of contents and brief author biographies.
Black-and-white illustrations complement the poems. The text includes a table of contents and brief author biographies.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$14.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R050666
A Journey Through the Circle of Life
Cheyenne's pépère teaches her to plant a tree every year to honour Mother Nature and to respect the circle of life. At first, Cheyenne is sad when Pépère passes away, but Cheyenne realizes that Pépère's teachings will live long after he no longer walks the earth.
This book highlights the importance of looking ahead to and planning for what we leave our grandchildren and the generations to follow.
This book highlights the importance of looking ahead to and planning for what we leave our grandchildren and the generations to follow.
Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$10.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R001692
Askî and Friends: Help Me Tell My Story
These digital storybooks were developed as part of the Help Me Tell My Story early childhood oral language assessment. The assessment is unique in many ways and it is grounded in First Nations and Métis holistic perspectives on learning. All of the stories incorporate traditional beliefs and perspectives and are available in five languages: Cree, Dene, Michif, English and French. The four storybooks focus on Askî, his three friends Nipi, Kon and Tate and their lives around the pond. The stories introduce Turtle Island and Mother Earth - two concepts that are central in the First Nations worldview. The stories were developed to be used in the classroom and in the home to help improve early childhood language skills. These stories are available for interactive tablets and can be downloaded from Google Play (Android) or the AppStore (iPad).
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Askî and Turtle Island
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Askî's Family Scrapbook
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Kon and the Circle of Life
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Nipi and Mother Earth
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Tate and the Flyers
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Book
Document
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
December 20, 2023
R048515
Niwechihaw/I Help
Told in Cree and English, the story explores the relationship between a young boy and his grandmother (Kôhkum). The two prepare to take a walk in the woods to pick rosehips. The young boy follows his grandmother as she walks, listens, picks, prays and eats. By mimicking her actions, the young boy is learning the cultural traditions and values of his Cree heritage. Included at the back of the book is a recipe to make rosehip tea.
Teachers may consider bringing an Elder into the classroom to discuss our relationships to the land.
This book was selected as a finalist for the 2009 Canadian Children's Book Centre - Best Books for Kids and Teens.
Teachers may consider bringing an Elder into the classroom to discuss our relationships to the land.
This book was selected as a finalist for the 2009 Canadian Children's Book Centre - Best Books for Kids and Teens.
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$12.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R055003
My Family
In this book, Kona, a Métis child, introduces her family as they prepare for a feast. The role of Kona's grandparents, siblings, uncles, aunts and cousins are described as they get ready for the family celebration. The bold, vibrant illustrations are intriguing.
Links :
Download
Media and Formats :
Document
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
April 8, 2021
R101119
Little Beauty and Silly Billy
This video contains two stories written and illustrated by Anthony Browne. In Little Beauty, a kitten and gorilla form an usual friendship reminiscent of the classic tale, Beauty and the Beast. This title would support student discussion of feelings including loneliness, anger and frustration. In addition, forms of nonverbal communication could be explored through the gorilla's use of sign language to communicate. In Silly Billy, a young boy frets about everything, especially when he is trying to sleep, until his grandmother provides him with Guatemalan worry dolls that will do the worrying for him. This title provides strategies for calming fears. The inclusion of a segment on the tradition of the worry doll provides insight into another culture. This video would be an ideal resource for an author study or for units on families, friendship or feelings.
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CD/DVD
Price :
$34.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R051330
Who's That Man?
World War II separated men from their families. Sometimes young children would meet their fathers for the first time when the fathers returned home from war. Duncan-Cary explores how a young boy feels when his father returns home from war and the two meet for the first time. He wonders if his father will love him. His father also has the same concerns as he meets his young son for the first time.
Based on her father's experience, Duncan-Cary complements the text with personal photographs. A DVD is included with the author narrating the story and singing the song.
Based on her father's experience, Duncan-Cary complements the text with personal photographs. A DVD is included with the author narrating the story and singing the song.
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Media and Formats :
Book
CD/DVD
Price :
$24.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R043375
Shi-shi-etko
In four days, Shi-shi-etko leaves for residential school. Before she leaves, Shi-shi-etko's mother, father and Yayah share teachings they want her to remember. Shi-shi-etko learns to treasure the world that surrounds her. Yaya gives Shi-shi-etko a small bag made from deer hide and sinew. She tells Shi-shi-etko that the bag is to store memories. Shi-shi-etko carefully collects berries, roots and flowers for her bag of memories. When the truck arrives to pick up Shi-shi-etko, she goes to a giant fir tree, offers tobacco and tucks the memory bag inside its roots.
The book was selected as co-winner for the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year, Ânskohk Aboriginal Literary Festival.
The book was selected as co-winner for the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year, Ânskohk Aboriginal Literary Festival.
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Media and Formats :
Book
Topic :
Truth and Reconciliation
Price :
$18.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R103271
Strong Readers Guided Reading Series
This set of texts presents fiction and nonfiction titles that highlight environmental learning and stewardship while reflecting First Nations ways of knowing. The texts correspond to the Fountas and Pinnell guided reading levels A-M. An educator resource guide is available that provides ideas for lesson plans to enrich students' learning.
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Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide
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Strong Readers Level 1. Fish for Supper
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Strong Readers Level 1. Frogs
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Strong Readers Level 1. Frogs! Frogs! Frogs!
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Strong Readers Level 1. In Went Mouse
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Strong Readers Level 10. Animal Puzzles
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Strong Readers Level 10. Let's Go for a Paddle
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Strong Readers Level 10. Raven Makes a Plan
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Strong Readers Level 10. Seasons
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Strong Readers Level 11. Counting Insects
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Strong Readers Level 11. Making a Paper Pond
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Strong Readers Level 11. The Life Cycle of a Frog
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Strong Readers Level 11. The Many Things I Can Do
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Strong Readers Level 12. Bears
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Strong Readers Level 12. My Five Senses
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Strong Readers Level 12. Summertime
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Strong Readers Level 12. Who is the Forest For?
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Strong Readers Level 13. Bald Eagles
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Strong Readers Level 13. Fall is Here!
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Strong Readers Level 13. Go Out and Play
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Strong Readers Level 13. Squirrel Learns to Count
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Strong Readers Level 14. Leaf Rubbings
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Strong Readers Level 14. Ravens
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Strong Readers Level 14. The Forest Adventures
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Strong Readers Level 14. Wintertime
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Strong Readers Level 15. Food Chains
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Strong Readers Level 15. Pine Forest Pond Music
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Strong Readers Level 15. Spring Has Come!
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Strong Readers Level 15. The Old Cedar Tree
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Strong Readers Level 16. Making a Folded Paper Bear
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Strong Readers Level 16. Play Days
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Strong Readers Level 16. The Sandwich Mystery
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Strong Readers Level 16. We Go for a Hike
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Strong Readers Level 17. Busy Chipmunks
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Strong Readers Level 17. Hummingbirds
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Strong Readers Level 17. I Wonder
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Strong Readers Level 17. Planning the Feast
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Strong Readers Level 18. An Egg Count
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Strong Readers Level 18. That Reminds Me
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Strong Readers Level 18. The Pine Forest Cookbook
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Strong Readers Level 18. Tide Pools
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Strong Readers Level 19. Letters to Owl
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Strong Readers Level 19. Loons Are Amazing!
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Strong Readers Level 19. The Western Red Cedar
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Strong Readers Level 19. We Greet the Four Animals
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Strong Readers Level 2. Growing Up
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Strong Readers Level 2. Hello Spring!
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Strong Readers Level 2. In the Pond
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Strong Readers Level 2. What Can Bears Do?
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Strong Readers Level 20. Cedar - The Tree of Life
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Strong Readers Level 20. Pine Forest News
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Strong Readers Level 20. The Pine Forest Community
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Strong Readers Level 20. We Greet the Four Seasons
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Strong Readers Level 3. Baby Bear
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Strong Readers Level 3. Come and Play
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Strong Readers Level 3. Salmon to Share
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Strong Readers Level 3. What Can Bald Eagles Do?
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Strong Readers Level 4. Are You Hungry, Little Bear?
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Strong Readers Level 4. Black Raven
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Strong Readers Level 4. Hands and Feet
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Strong Readers Level 4. What Can Ravens Do?
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Strong Readers Level 5. How Do Plants Grow?
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Strong Readers Level 5. Just Like Grandma
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Strong Readers Level 5. Shapes
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Strong Readers Level 5. Who is Missing?
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Strong Readers Level 6. Crossing the River
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Strong Readers Level 6. Frog Can Do Many Things
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Strong Readers Level 6. Frog Facts
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Strong Readers Level 6. On Our Hike
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Strong Readers Level 7. A Circle of Friends
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Strong Readers Level 7. Bear Facts
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Strong Readers Level 7. The Little Cedar Tree
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Strong Readers Level 7. We Sleep, We Eat
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Strong Readers Level 8. Bald Eagle Facts
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Strong Readers Level 8. Clever Raven
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Strong Readers Level 8. The Eagle Family
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Strong Readers Level 8. Where is Frog's Home?
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Strong Readers Level 9. Bannock Surprise
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Strong Readers Level 9. Fun with Father
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Strong Readers Level 9. Raven Facts
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Strong Readers Level 9. Reading Together
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Strong Readers Métis Level 10. Giving Thanks
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Strong Readers Métis Level 12. A Métis New Year
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Strong Readers Métis Level 14. Two Métis Vests
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Strong Readers Métis Level 16. A Red River Cart
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Strong Readers Métis Level 18. Ways to Carry a Métis Baby
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Strong Readers Métis Level 3. My Métis Sash
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Strong Readers Métis Level 6. Métis People Travel!
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Strong Readers Métis Level 8. I Can Bead
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Strong Readers Métis Series. Guided Reading Bundle
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Strong Readers Métis Series. Single Set
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Strong Readers Northern Level 11. I Build an Igloo
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Strong Readers Northern Level 15. Birds Come and Go
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Strong Readers Northern Level 16. Polar Bear Facts
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Strong Readers Northern Level 2. Look Up at the Sky!
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Strong Readers Northern Level 3. A Dog Team
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Strong Readers Northern Level 6. North and South
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Strong Readers Northern Level 7. Snow
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Strong Readers Northern Level 8. Baby Arctic Animals
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Strong Readers Northern Series. Guided Reading Bundle
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Strong Readers Northern Series. Single Set
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Strong Readers Set A. Guided Reading Bundle
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Strong Readers Set B. Guided Reading Bundle
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Strong Readers Set B. Single Set
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Strong Readers Sets A and B. Guided Reading Bundle
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Strong Readers Sets A and B. Single Set
Media and Formats :
Book
Kit
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
May 22, 2019
R018631
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Officer Buckle knows more about safety than anyone in the town of Napville. But whenever he tries to share his safety tips, nobody listens - until the day the Napville Police Department buys a police dog named Gloria, who has her own way of demonstrating safety tips. Based on the Caldecott Medal book by Peggy Rathmann, this program will delight audiences of all ages.
Media and Formats :
CD/DVD
Video
Price :
$59.95 (Included in a collection)
Record posted/updated:
December 3, 2021
R039627
The Dot
This program combines simple pencil drawings, splashes of colour and effective instrumental accompaniment with Peter Reynold's simple story, The Dot. Vashti transforms from a reluctant artist to one who encourages others in their endeavours. Opportunities to address viewing objectives abound.
Media and Formats :
CD/DVD
Video
Price :
$59.95 USD
Record posted/updated:
December 3, 2021
R036740
Suki's Kimono
Suki loves her blue kimono. The kimono is a gift from her Obachan (Grandmother). The kimono has special memories for Suki. Ob¿chan and Suki spend time at a Japanese festival where Suki learns to dance.
Suki wants to wear her kimono on the first day of school. Her sisters and other children in the classroom tease her. As a way to get to know the children in the classroom, Mrs. Paggio asks the children to introduce themselves and talk about what they did over the summer. When it is Suki's turn, she talks about her Grandmother coming for a visit, the special time they shared together and receiving the kimono. The story is an example of a young girl who marches to her own beat.
There is a pronunciation key for some of the Japanese terms used in the book.
Suki wants to wear her kimono on the first day of school. Her sisters and other children in the classroom tease her. As a way to get to know the children in the classroom, Mrs. Paggio asks the children to introduce themselves and talk about what they did over the summer. When it is Suki's turn, she talks about her Grandmother coming for a visit, the special time they shared together and receiving the kimono. The story is an example of a young girl who marches to her own beat.
There is a pronunciation key for some of the Japanese terms used in the book.
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$8.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R051428
Shi-shi-etko
In four days, Shi-shi-etko leaves for residential school. Before she leaves, Shi-shi-etko's mother, father and Yayah share teachings they want her to remember. Shi-shi-etko learns to treasure the world that surrounds her. Yaya gives Shi-shi-etko a small bag made from deer hide and sinew. She tells Shi-shi-etko that the bag is to store memories. Shi-shi-etko carefully collects berries, roots and flowers for her bag of memories. When the truck arrives to pick up Shi-shi-etko, she goes to a giant fir tree, offers tobacco and tucks the memory bag inside its roots.
Teachers will need to provide a historical context about residential schools and the impact on First Nations people.
This video is a dramatization of the picture book by Nicola I. Campbell and illustrated by Kim LaFave. The book was selected as co-winner for the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year, Ânskohk Aboriginal Literary Festival. The video won the 2009 Best Short Drama, Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival and the Best Canadian Short Drama, ImagineNATIVE 2009.
Teachers will need to provide a historical context about residential schools and the impact on First Nations people.
This video is a dramatization of the picture book by Nicola I. Campbell and illustrated by Kim LaFave. The book was selected as co-winner for the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year, Ânskohk Aboriginal Literary Festival. The video won the 2009 Best Short Drama, Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival and the Best Canadian Short Drama, ImagineNATIVE 2009.
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Media and Formats :
CD/DVD
Video
Topic :
Truth and Reconciliation
Price :
$150.00
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R054856
Pig Pig Returns and Little Pig Joins the Band
Two matched stories depicting the fears and frustrations of childhood are included in this resource. In Pig Pig Returns, Pig Pig is reluctant to go on a road trip with his aunt and uncle, fearing that his mother and pet cat will forget him in his absence. In Little Pig Joins the Band, Little Pig's brothers and sisters get out their grandfather's marching band instruments, but there is nothing small enough for Little Pig to play. However, he learns that he isn't too small to be the band's leader.
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Media and Formats :
CD/DVD
Price :
$34.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R013535
Métis Art and Stories in the Classroom with Leah Marie Dorion. Grades 1 & 2
Why were bison essential to people living on the plains, prior to the time of Treaty negotiations (1870s)? What does the bison represent today? This LIVE Arts broadcast features contemporary artwork and storytelling by Métis artist Leah Marie Dorion, based on her children's book, "Métis Camp Circle: A Bison Culture Way of Life." Leah reads from the book, discusses the importance of bison (past and present), explains the use of Métis symbolism and discuss the composition and design of the illustrations. Leah guides students through a live drawing activity where they learn to draw and paint a bison as inspired by Leah's particular style of creating and imagery.
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Media and Formats :
Video
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
April 21, 2021