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Although suggested grade levels for each unit are given,
these should be used as a guide depending on the ability of the students.
Literature
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10 Timeless
Classics
An introduction to the great classics of
literature. Grades 6-9
More Timeless Classics
More great literary classics. Grades 6-9
Science Fiction or Fantasy? Grades 6 - 9
Classic novels written
by authors such as Jules Verne, H.G. Wells and Mary Shelley.
A
Cordial Invite from the Masters of Fright!! Grades 7-10
The unit
consists of a selection of poems and short stories to be read,
dramatized and presented by the students. Students also have the
opportunity to write their own hair-raising story.
Simply Shakespeare
Shakespeare: an introduction to his life and time,
his plays and poetry. Grades 7-9
Theme Quotes
ThemeQuotes games link famous quotations to the themes of the books you teach!.
All grades.
Fun With Great Works
A series of reproducible units based on classroom
novels. Each unit contains an assortment of word puzzles, such as
crosswords, cryptograms, criss crosses, word searches, fractured maxims, word
merges and more. Grades 4-12
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Work Books for Novels (Individual)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Grades
3-6
Roald Dahl's popular fantasy novel. Charlie Bucket
finds a Golden Ticket that invites him to Willy Wonka's marvelous and very
unusual candy factory.
Sarah,
Plain and Tall
Grades 3-5
An historical novel by Patricia
Maclachlan about pioneer life on a farm in the 19th century.
Because of Winn Dixie Grades
4-6
Newbery Honor book for 2001 by Kate DiCamillo
The Tale of Despereaux Grades
4-6
The Newbery Medal winner for 2004 by Kate DiCamillo
Copper Sunrise
Grades 4-6
This novel by
Bryan Buchan tells of the end of the Beothuks as Newfoundland is
colonized.
James and the Giant Peach
Grades
4 - 6
Roald Dahl's story of a boy's adventures as he crosses the Atlantic Ocean with
some strange creatures.
Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing
Grades
4 - 6
Judy Blume's humorous novel about how Peter Hatcher copes with the trials and
tribulations of living with a younger brother.
Superfudge
Grades 4-6
The sequel to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing tells how Peter copes with five
year old Fudge, a new baby sister and relocation to Princeton.
Double Fudge by Judy Blume Grades
4-6
The Hatcher family has more fun and adventures when cousins from Texas come to
visit them in New York.
Code Red at the
Supermall Grades 4-6
This novel by Eric Wilson is one of a series of mysteries involving two young
detectives.
Cold Midnight in Vieux Quebec Grades 4-6
Another Eric Wilson novel set in old Quebec City during the Winter carnival
featuring super sleuth Tom Austen.
Vancouver Nightmare
Grades 4-6
Another Tom Austen mystery
set in Vancouver by Eric Wilson
The
Sixth Grade Nickname Game
Grades
4-6
Gordon Korman's
amusing story about an ex-football coach who becomes a teacher.
- Gordon Korman's amusing novels in a series about a hockey team
from a small town in Canada.
What's a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in a Such a
Silly Movie? Grades 4-6
Stevie Diamond solves a murder mystery while
working as an extra on a film set. A novel written by Linda Bailey.
The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever by
Barbara Robinson
Grades 4-6
The Christmas pageant is a tradition, but things change and chaos ensues
when the terrible Herdmans insist on taking part. Although the
pageant is different than previous productions everyone agrees it really
was the best Christmas pageant ever.
The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara
Robinson Grades
4-6
Halloween has been cancelled because the terrible Herdman children have been
up to their usual mischief.
The Best School Year Ever
Grades
4-6
The terrible Herdman children wreak havoc throughout the school year in the
hilarious sequel to The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green
Lake Grades 4 - 6
- Stanley's guide tells
potential inmates how to survive Camp Green Lake, the juvenile detention
facility, featured in the novel Holes.
Freddy and the French Fries: Fries Alive!
Grades 4-6
Freddy wants to help the failing family business by winning the prize for
the best float in a parade by David Baldacci
- A young girl deals with adolescence,
a novel by Budge Wilson.
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Natalie Babbit's tale about a water
spring that has the secret of everlasting life.
- A story about a young boy and his aged
aunt's secret treasure box, by Sharon Bell Mathis.
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Celia Parker Lottridge's story about
a family who start a new life on the Canadian prairie in 1915.
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A story of friendship and prejudice
towards Native Peoples by Andrea Spalding.
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The sequel to Ticket to Curlew as the
family adjust to their new life.
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This novel by Eleanor Croerr is set
in Japan just after the atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
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A new baby in the family and an ill
Grandmother bring rewards to a young girl, by Natalie Kinsey Warnock.
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Dick King-Smith's tale about a leprechaun
and a young girl.
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This is the first of the Stevie Diamond
Mysteries written by Linda Bailey
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Paul Fleischman's novel about a boy's
adventures at a mysterious Inn.
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A story about dragons and a young child,
by Susan Fletcher
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A novel by Barbara Smucker about
the conservation of wild life as a farm family raise a flock of Canada
geese.
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The story of a young boy's life
as a coal miner in the early 1900's by Joyce Barkhouse.
Stone
Fox Grades 4-6
John Reynolds
Gardiner's novel about a young boy's effort to save the family farm.
Fog Magic
Grades 4-6
A young girl
who loves the fog, uses it to travel to her own fantasy world,
by Julia L. Sauer
Harry Potter and
the Philosopher's Stone
Grades
4-6
Harry Potter, a young wizard makes
friends and overcomes challenges when he attends Hogwarts School for Witchcraft
and Wizardry.
Number the
Stars Grades 4-6
A novel by
Lois Lowry about a young girl's life under the Nazi occupation of Denmark.
Shiloh
by Phylis Reynolds Taylor
Grades 4-6
Marty finds an
abused dog and doesn't want to return it to its owner.
Pelly
by David Glaze
Grades 4-6
Pelly is the story of a young girl in western Canada who befriends a
pelican.
Mick
Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
Grades 4-6
Pheobe Harte tells the story of the death of her brother in a bicycle
accident by recalling events in his life.
Morris
Rumpel and the Wings of Icarus by
Betty Waterton Grades 4-6
Morris visits his Grandparents, rides on an airplane and a horse for the
first time, saves a family of peregrine falcons and becomes a
hero.
The
Janitor's Boy by Andrew Clements
Grades 4-6
Jack Rankin is ashamed of his father who is a janitor at the high school he
attends. The novel tells how the relationship between them changes as Jack
learns more about his father's early life.
Frindle by Andrew Clements Grades
4 - 6
Nick, a student in the fifth grade invents an alternative word for a pen
as a joke to annoy his English teacher. However, this escalates
beyond anyone's imagination when the story is reported in the local
newspaper.
Whittington
by Alan
Armstrong Grades
4-7
A retelling of the
English folktale, Dick Whittington and His Cat. A battered tomcat
tells the story of his namesake Dick Whittington to an audience of a group
of animals that live in a barn and two orphaned children Abby and
Ben. Dick Whittington's trials mirror those of Ben, who overcomes
dyslexia and learns to read
The following
Grade 4-6
work books are based on the Hank Zipzer novels written by Henry Winkler
and Lin Oliver.
Niagara
Falls, or Does It?
Henry Winkler, who is dyslexic, based the central character in this first of
a series of novels, on some of his own experiences.
The
Day of the Iguana
Hank Zipzer plans a science project that requires little of the written work
that is so difficult for him.
I
Got a 'D' in Salami
Hank Zipzer gets into more trouble when he tries to hide a poor report card
from his parents.
The
Zippety Zinger
Hank Zipzer loves baseball but lacks skills. However, one day he wears his
sisters lucky monkey sock with surprising results.
The
Night I Flunked My Field Trip
More adventures with Hank Zipzer and his friends. The novel is set on a
sailing ship with near disastrous results.
Holy Enchilada!
Hank Zipzer and his friends welcome a Japanese exchange student to their school
and take part in a multicultural day.
Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade!
It is the end of the school year and Hank Zipzer is horrified to discover that
he might have to repeat the Fourth grade. How can he prevent his parents
from discovering this?
Summer
School! What Genius Thought That Up?
Hank Zipzer has to attend summer school. He wants to take part in
a magic show and his father agrees he can do this if his marks are
satisfactory. Hank works hard and in spite of some setbacks
achieves his goal.
The
Secret Life of a Ping-Pong Wizard
Hank Zipzer finds he is good at ping-pong but hesitates to tell his friends as
they might not consider ping-pong a real sport.
My Dog's a Scaredy Cat
It's Halloween and hank Zipzer and his friends in the fifth grade plan
revenge on Nick McKelty as they construct a haunted house.
The
Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down
Hank is chosen to play the part of the King of Siam in the School's winter
musical. However, his father insists he gain a B+ in a math test in order
to do this.
The
Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis Grades
5-7
Four children have a series of adventures
when they venture through a mysterious wardrobe into the land of Narnia.
The Bread Winner
Grades 4-7
The story of a young girl living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, by
Deborah Ellis.
The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
Grades 5-7
Three children who have been abused and abandoned find love in a caring
foster home.
White
Jade Tiger by Julie Lawson
Grades
5-7
As Jasmine travels through time to help a young chinese boy find his father, she
learns about her own history.
The Emily Carr Mystery Grades 5-7
Detective Liz Austen becomes involved in an exciting mystery at her
friends wedding, by Eric
Wilson.
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A girl is trapped on a strange world
where aliens are kidnapped for zoo's. A novel by Monica Hughes.
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Time Cat Grades 5 - 7
Lloyd Alexander's popular story
of a cat who travels back in time to various places in the world.
Loser
by Jerry Spinelli
Grades 5 - 7
Donald is an average
student, with a kind and considerate nature, but his failure to win a race earns
him the nickname of Loser from his classmates. Donald continues to be
himself and the reader will consider who are the real winners and losers.
A Single
Shard Grades
5 - 8
This Newbery medal
winner the story of an orphan in 12th century Korea, who overcomes many
difficulties to become a potter.
We
All Fall Down by Eric
Walters Grades 5-9
Will is visiting his father who works in
the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The novel tells how they
escape from the South Tower after the plane crash, and how this event changed
their relationship and increases their understanding of each other.
The True
Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Grades 5-8
The
story by Avi about a young girl's adventures when she travels from
England to Rhode Island by ship in 1832.
Coast to Coast by
Betsy Byers Grades 5-8
A thirteen year old girl and her grandfather fly across the country in a Piper
Cub.
Julie
by Cora Taylor Grades 5-8
Julie is a young farm girl in western Canada who has inherited the gift of
second sight from her Scottish grandmother.
Missing May
by Cynthia Rylant Grades 5-8
This is the story of how a young girl and her friend help her uncle to deal with
the sudden death of his wife.
Lost in
Cyberspace by Richard Peck
Grades 5-8
Josh Lewis and his best friend use computers to travel through time and bring
people from the past into the present.
This is a fast paced and humorous book.
Journey
by Patricia MacLachlan
Grades 5-8
Eleven year old Journey searches for reasons why his
mother left him and his younger sister with his grandparents.
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Maniac
Magee
by Jerry Spinelli Grades
5-8
This novel, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1991, is the story of a young boy,
Jeffrey (Maniac) Magee, who faces racism and attempts to soothe racial tensions
in a small town while searching for a new home.
The
Wednesday Wars Grades 6 - 8
Set in the 1960's this Newbery Honor Winner, by Gary D. Schmidt, tells of a
boy's growing maturity as he tells of his problems at school and home.
Olive's Ocean
Grades 6-8
2004 Newbery Award Winner by Kevin Henke about life, death, growing up and
personal relationships.
A
Perfect Gentle Knight Grades 6-8
A game based on the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round
Table, helps the Bell children deal with the grief following the death
of their mother. Problems arise when Sebastian, the eldest is unable
to distinguish between the game and reality.
The Watsons Go To Birmingham -1963 Grades
6-8
Christopher Paul Curtis's novel about the
Birmingham, Alabama church bombing in 1963.
Al Capone Does My Shirts Grades
6-8
Newbery Honor book for 2005 by Gennifer Choldenko
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historical novel by Janet Lunn set in 1777. A young girl's adventures
during the War of Independence.
The Master Puppeteer Grades
6-8
Katherine Paterson's story of Jiro who is apprenticed to Hoshido in his puppet
theater.
Charlie
Wilcox Grades 6 - 8
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biography set in the First World War by Sharon E. McKay tells of the adventures
of a young stowaway on a ship bound for Europe.
Bridge
to Terabithia Grades 6-8
Katherine
Paterson's story of the friendship between a boy and a girl until tragedy
strikes.
Jip:
His Story Grades
6-8
- The
mystery of an abandoned child's past life are revealed in this story by
Katherine Paterson.
Underground
to Canada Grades
6 - 8
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A novel by
Barbara Smucker about the escape of two slave girls from the southern states.
Jasmin
Grades 6-8
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A girl runs away
from home and discovers her hidden talents, by Jan Truss.
Hatchet Grades
6 - 8
A boy survives a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness and survives with only
his wits and a hatchet.
The
Winter Room Grades 6 - 8
Two boys growing up on a farm in Minnesota in the early years of the
Twentieth Century listen to stories of the past told by their uncle.
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A girl reluctantly
takes care of her mentally handicapped brother, by Betty Byars.
Dragon
in the Clouds Grades 6-8
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Rosemary Nelson's
story of how a picture in the clouds results in the dream of a disabled
boy being realized.
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A Texas boy is
wrongly accused of theft, a novel by Louis Sachar.
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A mystery story
set in Nineteenth Century Germany, by Joseph Holub.
The Family Under The Bridge Grades
6-8
A story by Natalie Savage Carlson about family , love and sharing.
The
Giver Grades 6 -
8
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Lois Lowry's popular novel about a
utopian society and its effect on a young boy.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead Grades
6-8
Crispin finds himself in danger after the death of his mother and his adventures
as he flees across 14th Century England. The novel is written by Avi.
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More adventures of Crispin, a
peasant boy in 14th Century England.
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The story of Obi, a young slave,
who decides to make a break for freedom, even if it costs him his life.
Torn
Away Grades 6-9
A young boy is caught up in the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland. Caught by the
police he is sent to his uncle's home on Vancouver Island where he adjusts to a
new way of life.
Seedfolks
Grades 6-9
A collection of stories by Paul Fleischman about old and new immigrants living
in an apartment building in Cleveland which has a vacant lot nearby where they
start to plant a garden.
Daniel's Story Grades
6-9
The story of a young
Jewish boy from Germany who survives the horrors of the Holocaust, by Carol
Matas
Taming the
Star Runner Grades 7-8
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S.E. Hinton's
novel about the difficulties a group of adolescents face and how they react
to them.
Day of
Tears Grades 7-9
This novel by Julius Lester was the winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for 2006. Based on
historical fact, it tells of the largest slave auction ever held.
Walk Two Moons
Grades 7-9
A young girl searches for answers following her mother's death. By Sharon
Creech
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Janet McNaughton's
story about how a young girl's friendship with a crippled boy gives new
meaning to her life.
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Lizzie finds a
pair of old spectacles that allows her to see into her grandmother's childhood,
by Margaret Buffie.
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The story of a
Scottish immigrant and her coming of age, by Janet McNaughton.
Janey's
Girl Grades 7-9
Claire and her mother, Janey return to a small town in British Columbia, where
Janey learns to come to terms with her past and Claire tries to adjust to a way
of life quite different to the one she had in the city. Novel by Gayle
Friesen
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Welwyn Wilton
Katz's tale of Viking folk lore and a modern murder.
Jacob I Have Loved Grades
7 - 9
A Story of sibling rivalry and learning to find your own strengths and talents,
by Katherine Paterson
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The first of four
books in the Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. LeGuin, about an apprentice wizard.
My
Mother's Ghost Grades 7 - 9
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The ghost of a young boy helps a
family overcome their grief when they lose a child, by Margaret Buffie.
Phoenix
Rising
Grades 7 - 9
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Karen Hesse's
story about a power plant accident and its effect on a fourteen year old
girl.
Lost
in the Barrens Grades 7 - 9
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Farley Mowats
tale of survival by two boys lost in the wilds of Northern Canada.
The
Maestro
Grades 7 - 9
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A boy meets
an eccentric musician who changes his life. A novel by Tim Wynne-Jones.
Awake
and Dreaming
Grades
7-9
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Kit Pearson's
tale about hope and a child in a dysfunctional family.
Far
North Grades
7-9
- A story about
survival in the North West Territories after an aircraft crashes, by Will Hobbs.
The Sky
is Falling Grades 7-9
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The story by Kit Pearson about two
English children who are evacuated to Canada during World War 11.
Homecoming
by Cynthia Voigt
Grades 7-9
This tells how the Tillerman
children, led by the oldest, Dicey who is thirteen, find their way to there
grandmother's house after their mother leaves them in the parking lot of a
mall.
After the War by Carol Matas
Grades 7-9
The story of a young girl who survives the Holocaust, and her search for a new
life in Israel.
Lyddie by Katherine Patterson Grades
7-9
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The story of a young girl working in the
woolen mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, and the beginnings of the labor
movement in the United States.
Forbidden City by William Bell Grade 7 -
9
Seventeen year old Alex accompanies his father to China and witnesses the
student demonstration in Tiananmen Square and its horrific aftermath.
Notes From the Midnight Driver by Jordan
Sonnenblick Grades 7 - 10
A drunken teenager crashes his car into a
neighbor's yard. At his court appearance he is sentenced to community
service in a nursing home with curious and unexpected results.
The Wild Children Grades 8-10
This novel by Felice Holman tells of the plight of homeless children and their
fight for survival in Russia after the Civil War of 1917.
Random Passage Grades
7 - 10
The story revolves around the Andrews family who were exiled to Newfoundland and
landed at Cape Random. There was only one other family there, but
through the process of the story, we see how the settlement grew amid trials and
triumphs. It is an exceptional look at life in the early days of
Newfoundland's history.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Grades 8-10
This novel tells how a group of schoolboys react when they are stranded on a
desert island without adult supervision.
I Heard the Owl call My Name Grades 9 - 12
A young minister learns about life, death and the power of love when he is
sent to a native village in British Columbia.
A Night To Remember for
Grades 9 - 12
This is the story of the sinking of the Titanic and what happened when
the largest passenger ship of the time struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage
and sank with the loss of many lives.
The Snow Goose
Grades 9-12
Phillip Rhayader is shunned by society after being rejected because of a
deformity. He befriends Frith when she brings an injured snow goose to
him. During World War II when British soldiers are trapped on the beaches
of Dunkirk, Phillip makes many trips to help rescue them and is accompanied by
the snow goose
Night by Elie Weisel Grades 11-12
The terrifying story of a young boy's survival in a Nazi concentration camp.
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Music
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Time Out! Music Theory Can Be
Fun!
This book was
written to enable the students to practice and master essential elements
of music and have fun at the same time.
Grades 4-8
Music Magic Book 1
Activities and games to make learning music skills fun for the students, with
suggestions and rubrics for the teacher. Grades
1-3
Music Magic Book 2
Activities and games to make learning music skills fun for the students, with
suggestions and rubrics for the teacher. Grades
4-6
HELP!!
I have to teach music (Primary)
For primary teachers with a limited
musical background. Grades 1-3
Music Masters
1
An overview of musical development
from 1200 to 1850 for teachers with a limited musical knowledge.
Grades
6-9
Music Masters 2
This unit focuses on composers and
music development from 1825 to 1900.
Grades 6-9
Music Masters
3
This series continues with the development
of music in the 20th Century.
Grades 6-9
A Jazz Journey
The story of jazz from its beginnings
to the present day. Grades 6-9
Art
Pound It! Squeeze
It! Paint It! Kindergarten to Grade 3
A collection of suggestions and ideas for many art activities together with
lists of materials and recipes for such things as finger-paint and play
dough.
Creativity in Bloom
A collection of art
projects that teach artistic skills as students create beautiful flowers
using a variety of materials.
Grades 1 - 6
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Language
Arts
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Language for Little Ones
For Kindergarten,
Grade 1 and English as a Second language.
Activity
Cards for First Novels
Generic Activity cards and work
sheets to accompany first novels for primary grades. Grades
1-3
Responding to Literature in the Primary
Grades
This unit consists of a series of activity cards for
picture books and chapter books to help primary students respond to their
reading. Grades 1-3
Reading
with Franklin
A
reading resource for primary grades using the Franklin books by Pauline
Bourgeois.
Grammar
Gremlins
This unit helps students to recognize
and use nouns, adjectives, verbs, pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions.
Grades
4-8
Punctuation
Pointers
Helps teach basic punctuation: question
marks, periods, exclamation points, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks,
colons, hyphens etc. Grades 4-8
Word Wizard
Teaches students how to recognize
and use plurals, compound words, prefixes, suffixes, antonyms, synonyms and
homonyms etc. Grades 4-8
Trial Transcripts
for Fairy Tales
Transcripts of trials developed
from well known fairy tales. Grades 4-8
Hook Ups for
Language Arts
Tutorial response cards to help
students learn language arts concepts.
Grades 5-8
Language
Arts (3R's Series)
Includes units on Greek and Roman
mythology. English and American poetry and Mark Twain. Grades
4-6
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Social
Studies & Science
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- Pet
Pals
Teaching students
about the care and welfare of animals that can be kept as pets.
Grades 1-3
Fall Activities for Primary
Grades
This book for grades 1 - 3 contains
integrated activities for returning to school, signs of Fall, Thanksgiving
in Canada and the USA and Halloween.
Teaching
Science to Little Ones Book 1 Grade
1
This resource takes the objectives of a typical Grade 1 curriculum and
presents
teacher-friendly lesson plans and worksheets that any teacher can use
in the classroom.
School as
a Community
This unit teaches students about
the concept of community, civic responsibilities and their role in the
community. Grades 2-3
Geography
for all Seasons
A research
based activity book for Grades 3 - 7
Habitats
Students learn to observe living things within a habitat, study the
adaptations made for survival, and discuss conservation.
Grades 4 - 6
Light Grades 4 - 6
This science unit consists of a series of
experiments conducted by the teacher and the students to demonstrate various
concepts about light, including reflection, refraction and shadows.
Life on Earth
An integrated unit which incorporates science
and social studies through student centered activities.
Grades 4-6
Social Studies
(3R's Series)
Includes: The Exploration of the
Western Hemisphere, Colonial America, the Civil War and the Role of Prejudice in
the Settlement of the United States. Grades
4-6
Science
(3R's Series)
Includes: The development of Space
Travel. The Circulatory System. Oceans and their Environment. Natural Disasters.
Weather and the Water Cycle. Grades 4-6
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thematic learning module that incorporates elements of science,
society and environment and technology learning areas.
Grades 4-6
- This
unit details the social structure, government, food, clothing, homes etc.
and everyday life in Ancient Egypt. Grades
4-7
- This
unit details the social structure, government, food, clothing, homes etc.
and everyday life in Ancient Rome.
Discovering Your
World
This integrated unit will introduce
students to various countries as they plan a trip around the world.
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Math
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Let's Go 3D: Learning About Polyhedrons
Students learn basic
geometry as they study the construction of polyhedrons.
Grades 4-6
Checkbook
Challenge
This unit teaches students how to
use basic math skills in real life situations as they calculate bills,
write checks and record transactions in a check register. Grades
4-6 Also available in Canadian/British version.
My Dream Room
Teaches students
how to apply mathematical concepts to real life as they design their dream
room. Grades
5-8
Phileas
Frog's Geographic Geometric Adventure Grades 5 - 9
A series of
activities that reviews geometric concepts as students travel around the
world as they try to free Phileas Frog.
Fraction Fun With Philaes Frog Grades 4 8
A math unit using manipulative material and games to learn about
fractions.
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Games
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Theme Quotes
ThemeQuotes games link famous quotations to the themes of the books you teach!. Students must puzzle out the
ThemeQuote by working in teams to answer trivia questions from the main novel. All
Grades
Fun With Great Works
A series of reproducible units based on classroom
novels. Each unit contains an assortment of word puzzles, such as
crosswords, cryptograms, criss crosses, word searches, fractured maxims, word
merges and more. Grades 4-12
Music Magic
Activities and games to make learning music skills fun for the students, with
suggestions and rubrics for the teacher. Grades
1-3
Fraction
Plus Cards
A powerful classroom teaching aid
and a one-on-one tutoring tool. Fraction Cards provide practice in identifying
the relationship between percentages, decimals, fractions, and circle graphs.
Grades
K-6
The Grid
A math game designed to teach addition,
subtraction and multiplication facts, order of operations, graph and map
reading, probability and logic skills. Grades K-6
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History
& Geography
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- This
unit details the social structure, government, food, clothing, homes etc.
and everyday life in Ancient Egypt. Grades
4-7
- This
unit details the social structure, government, food, clothing, homes etc.
and everyday life in Ancient Rome.
Discovering Your
World
This integrated unit will introduce
students to various countries as they plan a trip around the world.
- Grades
7-10
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The
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
This is a study of the
diary kept by Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World
War 11 for almost two years. Grades 7-9
Canada At War
A unit that integrates English, history,
geography, drama and visual arts while studying the wars and conflicts in
which Canada has been involved.
Grades 7 - 10
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5 Minute Fillers
This unit contains lots of ideas to use in those odd minutes that frequently
occur during the school day. There are ideas for all subject areas that
are adaptable for all grades and can be used with the whole class, a group or
independently. Useful for both regular and substitute teachers.
Praxis
Teacher Certification Study Guide for Middle School Language Arts
This guide was
developed for Teacher Certification in the United States, but the
information included would be valuable for anyone in the teaching
profession for information and review.
Using Novel Studies in the Classroom
All Grades
Practical ideas for using novels in the classroom, with the whole
class, groups and independent activities.
The Busy Teacher's Book of Forms
A collection of forms that every teacher
uses throughout the year. Included are forms for lesson and project
planning, homework records, rubrics for writing and multiplication and
additional squares.
Letters to the Family
for Primary
and Junior Grades
A series of letters created for primary and junior grades that can be sent home to inform families about what is happening in your classroom throughout the year. These letters can be copied or used as models to personalize the letters that you send home.
Espaņol...Pronto!
This book for is designed for
teachers who may not have Spanish as part of their education. Student
Edition and Teachers Guide. Grades 4-8
- September
Sanity
A collection of dozens of proven
tips and ideas to help the new Grade 3-8 teacher survive the first few
weeks of school.
- A series of
cards to introduce the student to the rubrics and rating system used for the Six
Traits Analytical Writing Model. Grades
1 - 4
- A series of
cards to help students understand the rubrics and scoring system used for the
Six Traits Analytical Writing Model. Grades 5
- 12
The
Gifts of All Children
Tells teachers, students and parents
how to recognize, affirm and use the many and varied talents or gifts that
each child possesses. All Grades
The Politics of School Reform
An analysis of the current school reform movement, as it applies to the
classroom teacher.
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