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Develop your students’ social studies knowledge, skills, and attitudes with this expanded and revised edition of Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario, Grade 6. With a year’s worth of hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.

Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario, Grade 6 is divided into two units:

1. Communities in Canada, Past and Present
2. Canada's Interactions With the Global Community

Each unit:

• promotes active inquiry, problem solving, and decision making
• aligns with the new Ontario Social Studies curriculum (2023)
• follows the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting
• builds understanding of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis knowledges and perspectives
• develops knowledge of the six foundational concepts of social studies thinking

Save time and money with these stand-out features:

• all five components of the inquiry model
• opportunities for student self-reflection and for activating prior knowledge
• authentic assessment for, as, and of learning
• clearly defined learning goals supported by guided inquiry questions
• access to digital image banks and reproducibles (download instructions included in the appendix)

Perfect for teachers seeking a dynamic, curriculum-aligned resource, this revised edition ensures a well-rounded and engaging social studies experience for grade 6 students.

Develop your students’ social studies knowledge, skills, and attitudes with this expanded and revised edition of Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario, Grade 2. With a year’s worth of hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.

Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario, Grade 2 is divided into two units:

1. Changing Family and Community
2. Global Communities

Each unit:

• promotes active inquiry, problem solving, and decision making
• aligns with the new Ontario Social Studies curriculum (2023)
• follows the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting
• builds understanding of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis knowledges and perspectives
• develops knowledge of the six foundational concepts of social studies thinking

Save time and money with these stand-out features:

• all five components of the inquiry model
• opportunities for student self-reflection and for activating prior knowledge
• authentic assessment for, as, and of learning
• clearly defined learning goals supported by guided inquiry questions
• access to digital image banks and reproducibles (download instructions included in the appendix)

Perfect for teachers seeking a dynamic, curriculum-aligned resource, this revised edition ensures a well-rounded and engaging social studies experience for grade 2 students.

Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-five book is divided into four units:

• Maintaining a Healthy Body
• Properties of and Changes in Substances
• Forces and Simple Machines
• Weather

This new edition includes many familiar features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:

• the components of an inquiry-based approach
• a four-part instructional process—engage, explore, embed, and enhance
• ideas for embedding Indigenous knowledge, multicultural connections, and real-world application
• an emphasis on technology and sustainability infused into all units
• a fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learning
• a focus on the design process to solve real-life practical problems
• inclusion of learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Access Digital Resources page.

A Model Unit for Grade 9 Life: Canada, the World, the Universe? is one book in the series Tools for Instruction and Reading Assessment. The series consists of twenty-four companion documents to Teaching to Diversity: The Three Block Model of Universal Design for Learning by Jennifer Katz. The model unit integrates major themes from Manitoba's curricula for the first term of the grade 9 school year.

The topics are "Diversity and Pluralism in Canada" and "Democracy and Governance in Canada" from the social studies curriculum and "Reproduction" and "Exploring the Universe" from the science curriculum. These are brought into the disciplines of mathematics, physical education and health, language arts, and fine arts — particularly through the lens of the multiple intelligences (MI). Differentiated activities based on MI approaches inspire diverse students and accommodate their individual learning styles. MI activity cards are included, as well as planners that outline the essential understandings, essential questions, and final inquiry projects for the unit. Rubrics, based on Bloom’s taxonomy, show a progression of conceptual thinking from rote, basic understanding to synthesized, higher-order analysis. Teachers can use this model unit as a template for planning the second thematic unit of the school year.

Sugar Falls is a story of strength, family, and culture that shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross. Taken away to a residential school, Betsy is forced to endure abuse and indignity, but her father’s words give her the strength and determination to survive.

Written by Anishinaabe educator Christine M'Lot, the Teacher Guide for Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story offers a diverse menu of activities that support teachers in

• planning lessons throughout the reading process, including before, during, and after reading Sugar Falls
• creating dynamic learning experiences for their students while maintaining a respectful and dignified approach to Indigenous topics
• enhancing students’ prior knowledge about the topics addressed in the book
• using trauma-informed practices to prepare students for sensitive topics
• identifying cross-curricular connections and opportunities to collaborate with teachers in other subject areas
• infusing Indigenous pedagogical practices, such as working with others, seeking holism in understanding, and learning through storytelling
• engaging students’ understanding and encouraging them to embrace differing worldviews
• facilitating activities for individual students, small groups, whole-class instruction and discussion, or even the whole school

Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story includes sensitive topics (e.g., abuse, trauma); therefore, it is most appropriate for grades 9–12. The activities in this guide are suitable for courses such as English Language Arts, Social Studies, History, Global or Contemporary Issues, as well as Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies. They could be adapted for use at the university or college level.

Land, Water, and Sky for Grades K–2 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource:

• emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning
• develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities
• fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science

Using proven Hands-On features, Land, Water, and Sky for Grades K–2 contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; and materials lists.

Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum:

• a multi-age approach
• a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance
• an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
• a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment
• a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
• place-based learning activities, Makerspaces, and Loose Parts

In Land, Water, and Sky for Grades K–2 students investigate characteristics of the land, water, and sky. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas:

• Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.
• Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.
• Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.

Properties of Matter for Grades 3–5 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource:

• emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning
• develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities
• fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science

Using proven Hands-On features, Properties of Matter for Grades 3–5 contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; and materials lists.

Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum:

• a multi-age approach
• a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance
• an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
• a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment
• a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
• place-based learning activities, Makerspaces, and Loose Parts

In Properties of Matter for Grades 3–5 students investigate matter. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas:

• Humans interact with matter every day through familiar materials.
• Materials can be changed through physical and chemical processes.
• Matter is useful because of its properties.

This 40th anniversary edition of the beloved bestseller, Spelling Through Phonics, has the same compact and easy-to-use format thousands of educators know and love! With the McCrackens’ original spelling instruction program, this book provides detailed instructions and reproducibles to help you

• understand phonemic awareness, and how it helps children develop spelling and other literacy skills
• teach spelling easily, quickly, and efficiently
• integrate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning strategies
• effectively assess and react to students’ writing
• provide immediate feedback as part of spelling instruction
• organize students’ spelling practice within the school day
• introduce, practice, and review new words and sounds with students in grades 1–3

Help your students become proficient spellers, as well as confident readers and writers, with this developmentally appropriate framework.

Dedicated to the memory of The McCrackens, this 40th anniversary edition honors their invaluable contributions to English language arts and literacy instruction across North America.

Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-seven book is custom-written to the Manitoba science curriculum (2000), and divided into four units:

• Interactions Within Ecosystems
• Particle Theory of Matter
• Forces and Structures
• Earth’s Crust

This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the science skills that grade 7 students use and develop, a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates, and digital reproducible student materials.

Filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.

The grade 4 book is divided into two units:

1. Heritage and Identity: Societies from 3000 BCE to 1500 CE
2. People and Environments: Political and Physical Regions of Canada

STAND-OUT FEATURES

• focuses on the goals of the Ontario Social Studies curriculum
• adheres to the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting in Ontario schools
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives

TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES

• includes the five components of the inquiry model
• opportunities for self-reflection and activating prior knowledge
• authentic assessment for, as, and of learning
• social studies thinking concepts, guided inquiry questions, and learning goals
• support for developing historical thinking skills
• access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book)

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 5 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum:

• STEM Skills and Connections
• Life Systems: Human Organ Systems
• Matter and Energy: Properties of and Changes in Matter
• Structures and Mechanisms: Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms
• Earth and Space Systems: Conservation of Energy and Resources

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 5 encourages students’ natural curiosity about science and the world around them as they participate in hands-on activities and explore their environment. Using the inquiry approach, this comprehensive resource

• fosters students’ understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills
• makes coding and emerging technologies approachable for both teachers and students
• emphasizes personalized learning using a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance
• relates science and technology to sustainability and our changing world, including society, the economy, and the environment
• focuses on practical applications of the engineering design process as students work on solutions to real-life problems
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives specific to Ontario
• explores contributions to science and technology by people with diverse lived experiences

Using proven Hands-On features, this book provides resources for both teachers and students including background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; materials lists; and digital image banks and reproducibles (find download instructions in the Appendix of the book).

Innovative elements developed specifically for the Ontario curriculum include the following:

• plugged and unplugged coding activities in nearly every lesson
• land-based learning activities
• opportunities for students to use the scientific research process, scientific experimentation process, and engineering design process
• a fully developed assessment plan to guide assessment for, as, and of learning
• ideas and prompts for STEM Makerspace projects

Hands-On English Language Learning program is a resource for classroom teachers, specialist teachers working with English-language learners, and other educational professionals who support these students. In developing the resource, the authors referred to current curricular documents and to research in English-language acquisition. Careful attention has been given to basic language skills, essential subject-specific vocabulary, and knowledge required by middle-years English-language learners.

To assist your students in developing language skills, this resource includes:

• specific curricular connections for each lesson to identify links to subject-area themes in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, physical education, and the arts
• integrated class activities to promote learning in context for all students in the classroom
• career connections that offer students an opportunity to explore employability skills and career choices within the context of English-language learning
• suggested activities focus on curricular topics in all subject areas, while supporting English-language learners
• lesson topics that relate specifically to the interests and lives of middle-years students
• relevant topics, such as the classroom and school, clothing, food, hobbies and interests, plants and animals of Canada, the world, and the environment
• age-appropriate, high-interest learning activities that foster the development of essential English-language vocabulary and skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and representing
• activities (in keeping with the philosophy of all Portage & Main Press Hands-On programs) that are student-centred and focus on real-life, hands-on experiences
• access to digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book.)

Properties of Energy for Grades 3–5 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource:

• emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning
• develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities
• fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science

Using proven Hands-On features, Properties of Energy for Grades 3–5 contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible; student materials; and materials lists.

Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum:

• a multi-age approach
• a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance
• an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
• a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment
• a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
• place-based learning activities, Makerspaces, and Loose Parts

In Properties of Energy for Grades 3–5 students investigate properties of energy. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas:

• The motion of objects depends on their properties.
• Light and sound can be produced and their properties can be changed.
• Forces influence the motion of an object.

Download the FREE digital resources (image banks and reproducibles) that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Appendix.

• Interactions and Interdependence,
• Dynamic Relationships,
• Power and Authority, and
• Wealth and Resources.

• complete, easy-to-follow lessons;
• visuals and blackline masters;
• literacy connections;
• and assessment tools.

Exciting, new features are inquiry questions, cross-curriculum connections, and a guide to developing social studies skills. This resource, developed by experienced educators, matches the Saskatchewan social studies curriculum, which focuses on the province of Saskatchewan.

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 6 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum:

• STEM Skills and Connections
• Life Systems: Biodiversity
• Matter and Energy: Electricity and Electrical Devices
• Structures and Mechanisms: Flight
• Earth and Space Systems: Space

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 6 encourages students’ natural curiosity about science and the world around them as they participate in hands-on activities and explore their environment. Using the inquiry approach, this comprehensive resource

• fosters students’ understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills
• makes coding and emerging technologies approachable for both teachers and students
• emphasizes personalized learning using a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance
• relates science and technology to sustainability and our changing world, including society, the economy, and the environment
• focuses on practical applications of the engineering design process as students work on solutions to real-life problems
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives specific to Ontario
• explores contributions to science and technology by people with diverse lived experiences

Using proven Hands-On features, this book provides resources for both teachers and students including background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; materials lists; and digital image banks and reproducibles (find download instructions in the Appendix of the book).

Innovative elements developed specifically for the Ontario curriculum include the following:

• plugged and unplugged coding activities in nearly every lesson
• land-based learning activities
• opportunities for students to use guided research, hands-on inquiry, and the engineering design process
• a fully developed assessment plan to guide assessment for, as, and of learning
• ideas and prompts for STEM Makerspace projects

Living Things for Grades 3–5 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource:

• emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning
• develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities
• fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science

Using proven Hands-On features, Living Things for Grades 3–5 contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; and materials lists. Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum:

• a multi-age approach
• a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance
• an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
• a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment
• a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
• place-based learning activities, Makerspaces, and Loose Parts

In Living Things for Grades 3–5 students investigate plants and animals. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas:

• Plants and animals have observable features.
• Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.
• Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.

Hands-On Mathematics for Manitoba is the only mathematics program you will need for the entire year. Based on the latest research, Hands-On Mathematics for Manitoba focuses on the big ideas of mathematics: communication, connections, concepts and skills, mental math and estimation, problem solving, reasoning, technology, and visualization. This resource includes the following:

• Mental Math
• Patterns and Relations
• Statistics and Probability
• Shape and Space
• Number Concepts
• Number Operations

Designed for busy teachers like you, this one-of-a-kind resource has everything you need:

• easy-to-follow lesson plans
• hands-on step-by-step activities
• FREE access to digital reproducibles
• assessment tools, teacher references, materials lists, extension activities, and much more!

Download the FREE digital resources (reproducibles) that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the Access Digital Resources page.

Filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.

The grade 3 book is divided into two units:

STAND-OUT FEATURES

• focuses on the goals of the Ontario Social Studies curriculum
• adheres to the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting in Ontario schools
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives

TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES

• includes the five components of the inquiry model
• opportunities for self-reflection and activating prior knowledge
• authentic assessment for, as, and of learning
• social studies thinking concepts, guided inquiry questions, and learning goals
• support for developing historical thinking skills
• access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book)

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 4 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum:

• STEM Skills and Connections
• Life Systems: Habitats and Communities
• Matter and Energy: Light and Sound
• Structures and Mechanisms: Pulleys and Gears
• Earth and Space Systems: Rocks and Minerals

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 4 encourages students’ natural curiosity about science and the world around them as they participate in hands-on activities and explore their environment. Using the inquiry approach, this comprehensive resource

• fosters students’ understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills
• makes coding and emerging technologies approachable for both teachers and students
• emphasizes personalized learning using a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance
• relates science and technology to sustainability and our changing world, including society, the economy, and the environment
• focuses on practical applications of the engineering design process as students work on solutions to real-life problems
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives specific to Ontario
• explores contributions to science and technology by people with diverse lived experiences

Using proven Hands-On features, this book provides resources for both teachers and students including background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; materials lists; and digital image banks and reproducibles (find download instructions in the Appendix of the book).

Innovative elements developed specifically for the Ontario curriculum include the following:

• plugged and unplugged coding activities in nearly every lesson
• land-based learning activities
• opportunities for students to use guided research, hands-on inquiry, and the engineering design process
• a fully developed assessment plan to guide assessment for, as, and of learning
• ideas and prompts for STEM Makerspace projects

A Model Unit for Grade 6: Connecting a Country is one book in the series Tools for Instruction and Reading Assessment. The series consists of twenty-four companion documents to Teaching to Diversity: The Three Block Model of Universal Design for Learning by Jennifer Katz.

The model unit integrates major themes from Manitoba's curricula for the first term of the grade 6 school year. The topics are "Building a Nation" from the social studies curriculum and "Electricity" from the science curriculum. These are brought into other disciplines: mathematics, physical education and health, language arts, and fine arts — particularly through the lens of the multiple intelligences (MI). Differentiated activities based on MI approaches inspire diverse students and accommodate their individual learning styles. MI activity cards are included, as well as planners that outline the essential understandings, essential questions, and final inquiry projects for the unit. Rubrics, based on Bloom’s taxonomy, show a progression of conceptual thinking from rote, basic understanding to synthesized, higher-order analysis. Teachers can use this model unit as a template for planning subsequent thematic units for the rest of the school year.

Properties of Matter for Grades K–2from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource:

• emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning
• develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities
• fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science

Using proven Hands-On features, Properties of Matter for Grades K–2 contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; and materials lists.

Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum:

• a multi-age approach
• a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance
• an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
• a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment
• a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
• place-based learning activities, Makerspaces, and Loose Parts

In Properties of Matter for Grades K–2 students investigate matter. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas:

• Humans interact with matter every day through familiar materials.
• Materials can be changed through physical and chemical processes.
• Matter is useful because of its properties

Experienced educators share their best, classroom-tested ideas in this teacher-friendly, activity-based resource.

The grade 6 book is divided into four units:

1. Biodiversity
2. Flight
3. Electricity and Electrical Devices
4. Space

STAND-OUT COMPONENTS

• custom-written for the Ontario curriculum
• uses an inquiry-based scientific and technological approach
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives

TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES

• includes resources for both teachers and students
• a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance
• an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
• a fully developed assessment plan for assessment for, as, and of learning
• a focus on real-life technological problem solving
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
• land-based learning activities and Makerspace centres
• access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book.)

Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-six book is divided into four units:

• Diversity of Living Things
• Flight
• Electricity
• Exploring the Solar System

This new edition includes many familiar features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:

• the components of an inquiry-based approach
• a four-part instructional process—engage, explore, embed, and enhance
• ideas for embedding Indigenous knowledge, multicultural connections, and real-world application
• an emphasis on technology and sustainability infused into all units
• a fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learning
• a focus on the design process to solve real-life practical problems
• inclusion of learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Access Digital Resources page.

Hands-On Mathematics for Manitoba is the only mathematics program you will need for the entire year. Based on the latest research, Hands-On Mathematics for Manitoba focuses on the big ideas of mathematics: communication, connections, concepts and skills, mental math and estimation, problem solving, reasoning, technology, and visualization. This resource includes the following:

• Mental Math
• Patterns and Relations
• Statistics and Probability
• Shape and Space
• Number Concepts
• Number Operations

Designed for busy teachers like you, this one-of-a-kind resource has everything you need:

• easy-to-follow lesson plans
• hands-on step-by-step activities
• FREE access to digital reproducibles
• assessment tools, teacher references, materials lists, extension activities, and much more!

A Model Unit for Grade 4: Voices and Visions of the North is one book in the series Tools for Instruction and Reading Assessment. The series consists of twenty-four companion documents to Teaching to Diversity: The Three Block Model of Universal Design for Learning by Jennifer Katz.

This model unit integrates major themes from Manitoba's curricula for the first term of the grade 4 school year. The topics are "Canada's North" from the social studies curriculum with "Light" and "Sound" from the science curriculum. These are brought into other disciplines: mathematics, physical education and health, language arts, and fine arts—particularly through the lens of the multiple intelligences (MI). Differentiated activities based on MI approaches inspire diverse students and accommodate their individual learning styles. MI activity cards are included, as well as planners that outline the essential understandings, essential questions, and final inquiry projects for the unit. Rubrics, based on Bloom’s taxonomy, show a progression of conceptual thinking from rote, basic understanding to synthesized, higher-order analysis. Teachers can use this model unit as a template for planning subsequent thematic units for the rest of the school year.

Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-four book is divided into four units:

• Habitats and Communities
• Light
• Sound
• Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion

This new edition includes many familiar features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:

• the components of an inquiry-based approach
• a four-part instructional process—engage, explore, embed, and enhance
• ideas for embedding Indigenous knowledge, multicultural connections, and real-world application
• an emphasis on technology and sustainability infused into all units
• a fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learning
• a focus on the design process to solve real-life practical problems
• inclusion of learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Access Digital Resources page.

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 2 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum:

• STEM Skills and Connections
• Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Animals
• Matter and Energy: Properties of Liquids and Solids
• Structures and Mechanisms: Simple Machines and Movement
• Earth and Space Systems: Air and Water in the Environment

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 2 encourages students’ natural curiosity about science and the world around them as they participate in hands-on activities and explore their environment. Using the inquiry approach, this comprehensive resource

• fosters students’ understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills
• makes coding and emerging technologies approachable for both teachers and students
• emphasizes personalized learning using a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance
• relates science and technology to sustainability and our changing world, including society, the economy, and the environment
• focuses on practical applications of the engineering design process as students work on solutions to real-life problems
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives specific to Ontario
• explores contributions to science and technology by people with diverse lived experiences

Innovative elements developed specifically for the Ontario curriculum include the following:

• plugged and unplugged coding activities in nearly every lesson
• land-based learning activities
• opportunities for students to use the scientific research process, scientific experimentation process, and engineering design process
• a fully developed assessment plan to guide assessment for, as, and of learning
• ideas and prompts for STEM Makerspace project

First published in 1983, In Search of April Raintree is a Canadian classic that presents a heart-rending and powerful account of the harsh realities that Indigenous and Métis peoples face.

Written by Anishinaabe educator Christine M’Lot with psychologist Dr. Karlee Fellner, the Teacher Guide for In Search of April Raintree and April Raintree helps teachers create dynamic learning experiences for their students in grades 11 and 12, while maintaining a respectful and dignified approach to Indigenous topics.

In this guide you will find:

• an inquiry based approach with resources for teaching from a trauma-informed stance
• easy-to-use lesson plans, reproducibles, and assessment opportunities
• a focus on wellness and supporting students while learning about difficult topics
• activities that encourage cross-curricular connections and collaboration
• free access to supplemental videos covering wellness topics
• a glossary of terms and suggested resources to extend learning

Properties of Energy for Grades K–2 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource:

• emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning
• develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities
• fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science

Using proven Hands-On features, Properties of Energy for Grades K–2 contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; and materials lists.

Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum:

• a multi-age approach
• a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance
• an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
• a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment
• a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
• place-based learning activities, Makerspaces, and Loose Parts

In Properties of Energy for Grades K–2 students investigate properties of energy. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas:

• The motion of objects depends on their properties.
• Light and sound can be produced and their properties can be changed.
• Forces influence the motion of an object.

Hands-On Problem Solving is essential to learning mathematics. When actively engaged in problem solving, students use all the mathematical processes they need in order to achieve the goals of mathematics education and to support lifelong learning. In Hands-On Problem Solving, students are exposed to a wide range of problems in all areas of mathematics. They solve these problems by applying a combination of mathematical knowledge, tools, and strategies. They also explore a variety of methods for solving and confirming their solutions.

The ability to use mathematical knowledge to solve problems is the goal for all students. Hands-On Problem Solving is an easy-to-use resource that helps teachers plan and implement best practices to meet this goal. In this book you will find

• problem-solving activities to incorporate into daily mathematics classes for an entire school year
• a correlation chart identifying the math concepts presented in each lesson
• tasks designed for specific outcomes and learning expectations from Canadian curriculum documents
• problems integrating other curricular areas such as language arts, science, and social studies
• materials lists, reproducibles, assessment suggestions, and much more!

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Appendix

A Model Unit for Grade 5: Aboriginal Innovation is one book in the series Tools for Instruction and Reading Assessment. The series consists of twenty-four companion documents to Teaching to Diversity: The Three Block Model of Universal Design for Learning by Jennifer Katz.

The model unit integrates major themes from Manitoba's curricula for the first term of the grade 5 school year. The topics are "First Peoples" from the social studies curriculum and "Simple Machines" from the science curriculums. These are brought into other disciplines: mathematics, physical education and health, language arts, and fine arts — particularly through the lens of the multiple intelligences (MI). Differentiated activities based on MI approaches inspire diverse students and accommodate their individual learning styles. MI activity cards are included, as well as planners that outline the essential understandings, essential questions, and final inquiry projects for the unit. Rubrics, based on Bloom’s taxonomy, show a progression of conceptual thinking from rote, basic understanding to synthesized, higher-order analysis. Teachers can use this model unit as a template for planning subsequent thematic units for the rest of the school year.

Hands-On Problem Solving is essential to learning mathematics. When actively engaged in problem solving, students use all the mathematical processes they need in order to achieve the goals of mathematics education and to support lifelong learning. In Hands-On Problem Solving, students are exposed to a wide range of problems in all areas of mathematics. They solve these problems by applying a combination of mathematical knowledge, tools, and strategies. They also explore a variety of methods for solving and confirming their solutions.

The ability to use mathematical knowledge to solve problems is the goal for all students. Hands-On Problem Solving is an easy-to-use resource that helps teachers plan and implement best practices to meet this goal. In this book you will find

• problem-solving activities to incorporate into daily mathematics classes for an entire school year
• a correlation chart identifying the math concepts presented in each lesson
• tasks designed for specific outcomes and learning expectations from Canadian curriculum documents
• problems integrating other curricular areas such as language arts, science, and social studies
• materials lists, digital reproducibles, assessment suggestions, and much more!

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Appendix.

Filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.

The grade 5 book is divided into two units:

1. CanadaFirst Nations and Europeans in New France and Early
2. The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship

STAND-OUT FEATURES

• focuses on the goals of the Ontario Social Studies curriculum
• adheres to the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting in Ontario schools
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives

TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES

• includes the five components of the inquiry model
• opportunities for self-reflection and activating prior knowledge
• authentic assessment for, as, and of learning
• social studies thinking concepts, guided inquiry questions, and learning goals
• support for developing historical thinking skills
• access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book)

Hands-On Problem Solving is essential to learning mathematics. When actively engaged in problem solving, students use all the mathematical processes they need in order to achieve the goals of mathematics education and to support lifelong learning. In Hands-On Problem Solving, students are exposed to a wide range of problems in all areas of mathematics. They solve these problems by applying a combination of mathematical knowledge, tools, and strategies. They also explore a variety of methods for solving and confirming their solutions.

The ability to use mathematical knowledge to solve problems is the goal for all students. Hands-On Problem Solving is an easy-to-use resource that helps teachers plan and implement best practices to meet this goal. In this book, you will find

• problem-solving activities to incorporate into daily mathematics classes for an entire school year
• a correlation chart identifying the math concepts presented in each lesson
• tasks designed for specific outcomes and learning expectations from Canadian curriculum documents
• problems integrating other curricular areas such as language arts, science, and social studies
• materials lists, reproducibles, assessment suggestions, and much more!

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Appendix.

A Model Unit for Grade 7: Diversity and Interdependence is one book in the series Tools for Instruction and Reading Assessment. The series consists of twenty-four companion documents to Teaching to Diversity: The Three-Block Model of Universal Design for Learning by Jennifer Katz.

The model unit integrates major themes from Manitoba's curricula for the first term of the grade 7 school year. The topics are "Ways of Life in Asia, Africa, and Australasia" and "Global Quality of Life" from the social studies curriculum and "Particle Theory of Matter" from the science curriculum. These are brought into other disciplines: mathematics, physical education and health, language arts, and fine arts — particularly through the lens of the multiple intelligences (MI). Differentiated activities based on MI approaches inspire diverse students and accommodate their individual learning styles. MI activity cards are included, as well as planners that outline the essential understandings, essential questions, and final inquiry projects for the unit. Rubrics, based on Bloom’s taxonomy, show a progression of conceptual thinking from rote, basic understanding to synthesized, higher-order analysis. Teachers can use this model unit as a template for planning subsequent thematic units for the rest of the school year.

Hands-On Problem Solving is essential to learning mathematics. When actively engaged in problem solving, students use all the mathematical processes they need in order to achieve the goals of mathematics education and to support lifelong learning. In Hands-On Problem Solving, students are exposed to a wide range of problems in all areas of mathematics. They solve these problems by applying a combination of mathematical knowledge, tools, and strategies. They also explore a variety of methods for solving and confirming their solutions.

The ability to use mathematical knowledge to solve problems is the goal for all students. Hands-On Problem Solving is an easy-to-use resource that helps teachers plan and implement best practices to meet this goal. In this book, you will find

• problem-solving activities to incorporate into daily mathematics classes for an entire school year
• a correlation chart identifying the math concepts presented in each lesson
• tasks designed for specific outcomes and learning expectations from Canadian curriculum documents
• problems integrating other curricular areas such as language arts, science, and social studies
• materials lists, reproducibles, assessment suggestions, and much more!

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Appendix.

Land, Water, and Sky from Hands-On Science: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource:

• emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning
• develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities
• fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science

Using proven Hands-On features, Land, Water, and Sky contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; reproducible student materials; and materials lists.

Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum:

• a multi-age approach
• a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance
• an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
• a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment
• a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
• place-based learning activities, Makerspace centres, and Loose Parts

In Land, Water, and Sky students investigate characteristics of the land, water, and sky. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas:

• Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.
• Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.
• Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.

Other Hands-On Science books for grades 3–5

Properties of Matter
Properties of Energy
Living Things

Living Things for Grades K–2 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia: An Inquiry Approach completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource:

• emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning
• develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities
• fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science

Using proven Hands-On features, Living Things for Grades K–2 contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; and materials lists.

Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum:

• a multi-age approach
• a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance
• an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning
• a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment
• a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies
• learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
• place-based learning activities, Makerspaces, and Loose Parts

In Living Things for Grades K–2 students investigate plants and animals. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas:

• Plants and animals have observable features.
• Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.
• Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.

Download the FREE digital resources (image banks and reproducibles) that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Appendix.

Manitoba: Past and Present is custom-written for Manitoba teachers to match the "Social Studies Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes (2003)" document for Grade 4. This special Hands-On Social Studies component meets all the outcomes in Cluster 3: Living in Manitoba and Cluster 4: History of Manitoba.

This Manitoba module follows the same great Hands-On format. Each lesson has

• materials lists
• activity descriptions
• questioning techniques
• assessment suggestions
• activity sheets and visuals

A Model Unit for Grade 8: The Eye of Egypt is one book in the series Tools for Instruction and Reading Assessment. The series consists of twenty-four companion documents to Teaching to Diversity: The Three Block Model of Universal Design for Learning by Jennifer Katz.

The model unit integrates major themes from Manitoba's curricula for the first term of the grade 8 school year. The topics are "Early Societies: Ancient Egypt" from the social studies curriculum and "Optics" from the science curriculum. These are brought into other disciplines: mathematics, physical education and health, language arts, and fine arts — particularly through the lens of the multiple intelligences (MI). Differentiated activities based on MI approaches inspire diverse students and accommodate their individual learning styles. MI activity cards are included, as well as planners that outline the essential understandings, essential questions, and final inquiry projects for the unit. Rubrics, based on Bloom’s taxonomy, show a progression of conceptual thinking from rote, basic understanding to synthesized, higher-order analysis. Teachers can use this model unit as a template for planning subsequent thematic units for the rest of the school year.

Hands-On Mathematics for Manitoba is the only mathematics program you will need for the entire year. Based on the latest research, Hands-On Mathematics for Manitoba focuses on the big ideas of mathematics: communication, connections, concepts and skills, mental math and estimation, problem solving, reasoning, technology, and visualization. This resource includes the following:

• Mental Math
• Patterns and Relations
• Shape and Space
• Number Concepts and Operations

Designed for busy teachers like you, this one-of-a-kind resource has everything you need:

• easy-to-follow lesson plans
• hands-on step-by-step activities
• FREE access to digital reproducibles
• assessment tools, teacher references, materials lists, extension activities, and much more!

Hands-On Problem Solving is essential to learning mathematics. When actively engaged in problem solving, students use all the mathematical processes they need in order to achieve the goals of mathematics education and to support lifelong learning. In Hands-On Problem Solving, students are exposed to a wide range of problems in all areas of mathematics. They solve these problems by applying a combination of mathematical knowledge, tools, and strategies. They also explore a variety of methods for solving and confirming their solutions.

The ability to use mathematical knowledge to solve problems is the goal for all students. Hands-On Problem Solving is an easy-to-use resource that helps teachers plan and implement best practices to meet this goal. In this book you will find

• problem-solving activities to incorporate into daily mathematics classes for an entire school year
• a correlation chart identifying the math concepts presented in each lesson
• tasks designed for specific outcomes and learning expectations from Canadian curriculum documents
• problems integrating other curricular areas such as language arts, science, and social studies
• materials lists, digital reproducibles, assessment suggestions, and much more!

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Appendix.

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 1 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum:

• STEM Skills and Connections
• Life Systems: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things
• Matter and Energy: Energy in Our Lives
• Structures and Mechanisms: Everyday Materials, Objects, and Structures
• Earth and Space Systems: Daily and Seasonal Changes

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 1 encourages students’ natural curiosity about science and the world around them as they participate in hands-on activities and explore their environment. Using the inquiry approach, this comprehensive resource

• fosters students’ understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills
• makes coding and emerging technologies approachable for both teachers and students
• emphasizes personalized learning using a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance
• relates science and technology to sustainability and our changing world, including society, the economy, and the environment
• focuses on practical applications of the engineering design process as students work on solutions to real-life problems
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives specific to Ontario
• explores contributions to science and technology by people with diverse lived experiences

Using proven Hands-On features, this book provides resources for both teachers and students including background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; materials lists; and digital image banks and reproducibles (find download instructions in the Appendix of the book).

Innovative elements developed specifically for the Ontario curriculum include the following:

• plugged and unplugged coding activities in nearly every lesson
• land-based learning activities
• opportunities for students to use guided research, hands-on inquiry, and the engineering design process
• a fully developed assessment plan to guide assessment for, as, and of learning
• ideas and prompts for STEM Makerspace projects

• STEM Skills and Connections
• Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Plants
• Matter and Energy: Forces and Motion
• Structures and Mechanisms: Strong and Stable Structures
• Earth and Space Systems: Soils in the Environment

• fosters students’ understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills
• makes coding and emerging technologies approachable for both teachers and students
• emphasizes personalized learning using a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance
• relates science and technology to sustainability and our changing world, including society, the economy, and the environment
• focuses on practical applications of the engineering design process as students work on solutions to real-life problems
• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives specific to Ontario
• explores contributions to science and technology by people with diverse lived experiences

• plugged and unplugged coding activities in nearly every lesson
• land-based learning activities
• opportunities for students to use the scientific research process, scientific experimentation process, and engineering design process
• a fully developed assessment plan to guide assessment for, as, and of learning
• ideas and prompts for STEM Makerspace project

This teacher’s guide is designed to help classroom teachers use the graphic novel series, Tales From Big Spirit, by David A. Robertson. The guide provides detailed lessons that meet a wide range of language arts and social studies goals, integrate Indigenous perspectives, and make curricular content more accessible to diverse learners.

The guide includes:

• general instructional ideas for deepening readers’ comprehension of text.
• a framework to further develop students’ thinking about history.
• information about aspects of graphic novels and how to use them in the classroom.
• specific instructional ideas and suggestions for each graphic novel.
• detailed teaching and learning sequences (before-, during-, and after-reading format).
• strategies and reproducible classroom materials that support and stimulate student learning.
• historical images that may be reproduced.

Mental math is a core focus for mathematics instruction. This module, Mental Math for Grades 1–4, provides daily opportunities for your students to develop essential skills in mathematics. The activities key in on three types of mental math: subitizing, mental calculations, and counting.

Designed for busy teachers, this one-of-a-kind resource includes grade-specific mental math activities and free access to digital reproducibles.

Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-two book is divided into four units:

• Growth and Changes in Animals
• Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases
• Position and Motion
• Air and Water in the Environment

This new edition includes many familiar features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:

• the components of an inquiry-based approach
• a four-part instructional process—engage, explore, embed, and enhance
• ideas for embedding Indigenous knowledge, multicultural connections, and real-world application
• an emphasis on technology and sustainability infused into all units
• a fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learning
• a focus on the design process to solve real-life practical problems
• inclusion of learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Access Digital Resources page.

The graphic novel, This Place: 150 Years Retold, includes a variety of historical and contemporary stories that highlight important moments in Indigenous and Canadian history.

Written by Anishinaabe educator Christine M'Lot, the Teacher Guide for This Place: 150 Years Retold offers 12 comprehensive lessons that support teachers in

• introducing students to the unique demographic, historical, and cultural legacy of Indigenous communities and exploring acts of sovereignty and resiliency
• using circle pedagogy to show the interconnectedness of ideas and topics, primarily in the form of the medicine wheel
• infusing Indigenous pedagogical practices, such as working with others, seeking holism in understanding, and learning through storytelling
• engaging students’ understanding and encouraging them to embrace differing worldviews
• NEW! Incorporating the This Place CBC podcast when studying the graphic novel

Lessons in this teacher guide are appropriate to Grades 9–12 English, Grade 11 Global Issues, and Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies classes. They are also adaptable to relevant university or college courses.

The A Girl Called Echo series tells the story of Métis teenager Echo Desjardins, who is struggling to adjust to a new school and a new home. Readers follow Echo as she travels through time and experiences pivotal events from Métis history, gains new perspectives about where she came from, and imagines what the future might hold.

Written by Anishinaabe educator Reuben Boulette, the Teacher Guide for A Girl Called Echo includes

• lesson plans specific to each book in the A Girl Called Echo series
• original articles outlining the history of the Métis Nation and their fight for sovereignty
• in-depth reading activities that engage students’ critical thinking skills
• activities that introduce students to the critical study of graphic novels and sequential art

This teacher guide will engage students’ understanding of Métis history and culture and encourage reflection on the importance of learning Indigenous histories.

Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-three book is divided into four units:

• Growth and Changes in Plants
• Materials and Structures
• Forces that Attract or Repel
• Soils in the Environment

This new edition includes many familiar features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:

• the components of an inquiry-based approach
• a four-part instructional process—engage, explore, embed, and enhance
• ideas for embedding Indigenous knowledge, multicultural connections, and real-world application
• an emphasis on technology and sustainability infused into all units
• a fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learning
• a focus on the design process to solve real-life practical problems
• inclusion of learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the Access Digital Resources page.

Hands-On Problem Solving is essential to learning mathematics. When actively engaged in problem solving, students use all the mathematical processes they need in order to achieve the goals of mathematics education and to support lifelong learning. In Hands-On Problem Solving, students are exposed to a wide range of problems in all areas of mathematics. They solve these problems by applying a combination of mathematical knowledge, tools, and strategies. They also explore a variety of methods for solving and confirming their solutions.

The ability to use mathematical knowledge to solve problems is the goal for all students. Hands-On Problem Solving is an easy-to-use resource that helps teachers plan and implement best practices to meet this goal. In this book, you will find

• problem-solving activities to incorporate into daily mathematics classes for an entire school year
• a correlation chart identifying the math concepts presented in each lesson
• tasks designed for specific outcomes and learning expectations from Canadian curriculum documents
• problems integrating other curricular areas such as language arts, science, and social studies
• materials lists, reproducibles, assessment suggestions, and much more!

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Appendix.

Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-one book is divided into four units:

• Characteristics and Needs of Living Things
• The Senses
• Characteristics of Objects and Materials
• Daily and Seasonal Changes

This new edition includes many familiar features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:

• the components of an inquiry-based approach
• a four-part instructional process—engage, explore, embed, and enhance
• ideas for embedding Indigenous knowledge, multicultural connections, and real-world application
• an emphasis on technology and sustainability infused into all units
• a fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learning
• a focus on the design process to solve real-life practical problems
• inclusion of learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)

Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Access Digital Resources page.