Category: Curriculum Material (Page 11 of 14)

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This week we are featuring The Caldecott Medal Winners, named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. This recognition is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

The Adventures of Beekle: the unimaginary friend by Dan Santat
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 2)
An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable, he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.

Flotsam by David Wiesner
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 3)
A young boy comes to the beach eager to collect and examine flotsam. But nothing among his usual finds compares with the discovery of a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera with its own secrets to share.  

The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson and illustrated by Beth Krommes
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 2)
A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home bedtime book for young children. Naming nighttime things that are both comforting and intriguing to preschoolers—a key, a bed, the moon—this timeless book illuminates a reassuring order to the universe.

Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 2)
It is Kitten’s first full moon, and when she sees it she thinks it is a bowl of milk in the sky. And she wants it. Does she get it? Well, no . . . and yes. What a night!  This memorable character and her suspenseful adventure are just right for the very youngest child.

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
(Interest Level: preschool to Grade 2)
When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper, trouble could be following close behind. So it’s a good thing that enormous fish won’t wake up. And even if he does, it’s not like he’ll ever know what happened.

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.

Click on the link for more information. Learn how to place a Hold though our Contactless Holds Pickup.

Forgiveness: A Gift from my Grandparents by Mark Sakamoto
(Interest Level: Grades 9-12)
A memoir about the author’s family experiences as Japanese internees during World War II in Canada. Forgiveness intertwines the compelling stories of Ralph MacLean and the Sakamotos as the war rips their lives and their humanity out of their grasp. But somehow, despite facing such enormous transgressions against them, the two families learned to forgive

Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent & Respect: teach children about body ownership, respect, feelings, choices and recognizing bullying behaviours by Jayneen Sanders and illustrated by Sarah Jennings
(Interest Level: Kindergarden-4)
This book explores body boundaries, consent and respect concepts with children in a child-friendly and easily-understood manner, providing familiar scenarios for children to engage with and discuss. It is important that the reader and the child take the time required to unpack each scenario and explore what they mean both to the character in the book, who may not be respecting someone’s body boundary, and to the character who is being disrespected. 

Life in the Boreal Forest by Brenda Z. Guiberson and paintings by Gennady Spirin
(Interest Level: Kindergarden-4)
This non-fiction book shows the importance of the great northern forest―the boreal forest―that is home to a unique ecosystem of animals and plants. The boreal forest covers one-third of the earth’s total forest area and is home to so many birds that it is known as “North America’s bird nursery.” The forest is a treasure trove of riches, but it’s threatened by increased human development and climate changes. This gorgeous book teaches readers about the boreal forest and reminds them that it’s up to us to make sure the beauty and bounty survive.

The Polar Bear by Jenni Desmond
(Interest Level: Kindergarden-3)
This illustrated non-fiction book showcases the the polar bear, their bodies, habits, and habitats. Working in a painterly, expressive way, Jenni Desmond creates landscapes and creatures that are marked by atmosphere and emotion, telling a story about bears that engages the reader’s interest in amazing facts as well as their deep sense of wonder.

The Queen’s Shadow: A Story About How Animals See by Cybèle Young
(Interest Level: Grades 2-5)
This book interweaves the science of animal eyesight into a clever whodunit involving a haughty queen. It is during the Queen’s Ball, at which “society’s most important nobility” are in attendance (all of whom are animals), that a “major crime has been committed”: the queen’s shadow has been stolen! Mantis Shrimp, the Royal Detective, takes the lead in the investigation to find the perpetrator, and one by one the animal suspects defend their innocence.

Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Boris Kulikov
(Interest Level: Kindergarden-3)
An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet. Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read.

Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
(Interest Level: Grades 5-9)
This novel is set fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks in a classroom of students who cannot remember the event but live through the aftermath of its cultural shift. When her fifth-grade teacher hints that a series of lessons about home and community will culminate with one big answer about two tall towers once visible outside their classroom window, Dèja can’t help but feel confused. She sets off on a journey of discovery, with new friends Ben and Sabeen by her side. But just as she gets closer to answering big questions about who she is, what America means, and how communities can grow (and heal), she uncovers new questions, too.

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.

Click on the link for more information. Learn how to place a Hold though our Contactless Holds Pickup.

Dinosaurs From Head to Tail by Stacey Roderick and illustrated by Kwanchai Moriya
(Interest Level: Grades 1-3)
From one dinosaur’s head to another’s tail, this informational picture book challenges readers to guess which prehistoric creature each of eight different body parts belongs to. For each question, the answer is given on the following spread, with an overview that includes the name of the dinosaur, an illustration of the entire animal in its habitat and facts about the featured body part, such as why it looked the way it did and how scientists believe it was used.

Go Show the World: a Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew and pictures by Joe Morse
(Interest Level: Grades 3-7)
Celebrating the stories of Indigenous people throughout time, and a tribute to historic and modern-day Indigenous heroes, this picture book features important figures such as Tecumseh, Sacagawea and former NASA astronaut John Herrington. The text is based from rap song that the author wrote.

Samuel Morse, That’s Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code by Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrated by el primo Ramón
(Interest Level: Grades 2-4)
Back in the 1800s, information traveled slowly. Who would dream of instant messages? Samuel Morse, that’s who! Who traveled to France, where the famous telegraph towers relayed 10,000 possible codes for messages depending on the signal arm positions―only if the weather was clear? Who imagined a system that would use electric pulses to instantly carry coded messages between two machines, rain or shine? Long before the first telephone, who changed communication forever? Samuel Morse, that’s who!

Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge by Rachel Dougherty
(Interest Level: Grades 2-4)
This is the story of Emily Roebling, the secret engineer behind the Brooklyn Bridge who supervised the building while her husband and chief engineer was bedridden after falling sick mid-construction. Emily understood the project and believed that she could assist in completing the bridge through her supervision.