This practical book provides an in-depth understanding of student behavior, along with many effective, evidence-based strategies that support positive change. Although there is no one-size-fits-all answer, when these strategies are applied consistently they will have a profound effect on classroom behavior that will last.
Un outil de connaissance pratique qui décrit en images et en mots le monde qui nous entoure, en français comme en anglais.
Tommy Douglas wasn’t from a wealthy family, or big for his age as a boy. But he was inspired by a tragic childhood accident, and never forgot the other unfortunate children whose parents couldn’t afford to pay surgeons. He became a fiery politician, who is known today as the Father of Medicare, and acknowledged as our greatest Canadian.
The Rooming House follows several young men and women sharing an old home in Vancouver’s Kitsilano district, tracking their loves, losses, and wanderings through the diary entries of two of them. It is both a coming-of-age novel about disaffected and aimless young people and an exploration of the events of those years.
After Wil comes out as a trans boy, his dad wants him to have the experiences he loved - including baseball camp. Wil doesn't know anything about baseball, but Taylor, the athletic son of queer moms, is determined that Wil get a hit before the summer ends.
The Light of You is a story about the anticipation of a baby’s arrival. A transgender dad shares the love and hope of the community around him as the baby inside him prepares to make its journey to the light.
Meet Yren: a 12 year-old Black, non-binary kid growing up in the safety of The Village during the time After the Fall. Yren never wanted to be special, but the Universe had other plans. Exploring these strange and exciting new powers will take Yren outside the safety of the life they’ve known and into a perilous adventure.
Noodin, a nonbinary Anishnaabe kid, plans to spend their day reading and eating pancakes - until they unexpectedly get saddled with babysitting duties. A hunt for amusements and snacks ensues, taking them across the city to meet many friends - human and animal.
Pigeon Pea has a lot of questions about their family and ancestors one afternoon. Auntie entrusts them with a magic cowrie shell that whisks Pigeon Pea back in time and across continents to visit with their great-great-great-great-great-great grandmothers and others, including their orisha.
Un imagier pour tout-petits (0 à 3 ans) qui comprend environ 500 mots en français et en anglais afin stimuler dès le jeune âge l’apprentissage des deux langues.
A young Black girl learns to love her difficult-to-manage, voluminous and boonoonoonous hair.
Adrienne Gear continues the journey of effective literacy instruction with a focus on poetry. Combining writing, reading and oral language skills, this book will provide teachers with a wealth of engaging lessons to bring the power of poetry into their classrooms.
A direct window into the lives of settlers and Indigenous Peoples in eras of upheaval, uncertainty and reform, this collection is a much-needed lens into histories too often told by the colonial state.
A grab-bag of joyful activities teachers can use to involve students in digital learning as they encourage interaction and inclusion. Simple ways to easily align student learning objectives and skills to the virtual environment.
Cultivate the skills students need to succeed and find the motivation that will make them want to read.
Find the unique strengths and skills in every student, and integrate teaching autistic students into everyday learning.
A grab-bag of ready-to-use strategies and activities to inspire students and nurture lifelong readers.
How to teach and foster classroom learning experiences that will assist students in retaining and applying math concepts in the long term.
A little girl meets a water spirit who asks her to protect and care for the water.
Beaver shares his teachings on how he shapes the land.
The journey and transformation of water from the tops of the mountains down through the rivers and streams, told from a Syilx perspective.
Muskrat takes the children through all the many fish that live in the water of the Okanagan valley.
