NEW Curriculum Resource Titles, January 25

Check out NEW Curriculum Resource titles in TWU’s Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC).

This specialized education resource library serves Trinity’s School of Education and local educators, and it provides a variety of resources for curriculum planning, research and teaching (including curriculum guides), teacher’s resources, and K-12 student resources.

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Creating a Hapy School Community by Bobbie Kalman
(Interest Level: Grades 3-5)

This instructive book looks at schools as safe places where children of all backgrounds and abilities can build strong social and emotional skills and improve attitudes about themselves and others.

Other titles in the Be Your Best Self: Building Social-Emotional Skills series include:

• Be Mindful! Be Here Now
• Kindness is Cool!
• The Power of Gratitude

The Fossil Book by Gary and Mary Parker
(Interest Level: Grades 8-12)

The Fossil Book will teach you about: The origin of fossils. How to start your own fossil Collection. What kinds of fossils can be commonly found. The age of fossils. How scientists find and preserve fossils. How to identify kinds of fossils. How the flood affected fossil formation.

Other titles in the Wonders of Creation series include:

• The Archaeology Book
• The Cave Book

Information Literacy and Fake News by Diane Dakers
(Interest Level: Grades 5-9)

This title critically examines the elements of journalism, truth and perspective, sources of news, as well as bias and objectivity to help readers make informed choices about the accuracy of news and information.

Other titles in the Why Does Media Literacy Matter? series include:

• Free Press and Censorship
• Power and Persuasion in Media and Advertising
• Representation in Media

Mapping Human Activity by Tim Cooke
(Interest Level: Grades 5-9)

This book looks at modern methods of mapping that allow us to show and evaluate human behavior and interactions in crime, accidents, city streets, travel, or the spread of disease, as well as the impact humans have on the environment.

Other titles in the Mapping in the Modern World series include:

• Mapping in a Digital World
• Mapping the Future
• Mapping the Physical World
• Mental Maps and Mapping the Mind
• The Changing Face of Maps

What is Money? by Ben Hubbard
(Interest Level: Kindergarten-Grade 3)

Illustrated series uses characters and narratives to teach young children about money – what it is, how we use it, and the importance of looking after it. Each child faces a choice and explores the options available to them.

Other titles in the All About Money series include:

• Earning Money
• Saving Money
• Spending Money