English Language Arts 1

2011 Saskatchewan Additional Learning Resources

English Language Arts:

Additional Learning Resources 1

Prepared by:

Curriculum and E-Learning Branch

Ministry of Education

2011

English Language Arts 1 i English language arts: additional learning resources 1 ISBN 978-1-926841-38-0 1. Language arts (Elementary) – Saskatchewan – Bibliography. 2. Children – Books and reading – Saskatchewan – Bibliography. 3. Children’s literature – Bibliography. I. Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. Curriculum and E-Learning. Learning Resources. 011.62 016.3726 028.534 All rights for images of books or other publications are reserved by the original copyright owners.

ii English Language Arts 1 Table of Contents

Foreword...... v Print, Audio-visual, and Other Resources...... 1 Grade 1 Context and Unit Grid...... 59 Digital Resources ...... 61

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Foreword his list of learning resources identifies high-quality resources that have been recommended by the Ministry of Education to support the curriculum, English Language Arts 1. This list will be updated as new resources Tare recommended and older ones are no longer available. A list of core learning resources can be found on the Ministry of Education website. (CAN) indicates that a Canadian contributed to the development of the resource and/or that it includes Canadian content. (SK) indicates that a Saskatchewan person contributed to the development of the resource and/or that it includes Saskatchewan content. (FNMI) indicates that a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit person contributed to the development of the resource and/or that it includes First Nations, Métis, or Inuit content. Resources evaluated and recommended as support for the Western and Northern Canadian Protocol frameworks and Saskatchewan’s provincial curricula have the designation (WNCP) before the annotation. Other resources beyond those recommended in this list may effectively support the curriculum, English Language Arts 1. It remains the responsibility of educators to preview and select materials that best meet the needs of their students, school, and community. Educators should choose resources in accordance with their school division’s learning resources selection policy. Pricing of the learning resources in this document is subject to change without notice. The Ministry of Education expresses its appreciation to publishers, producers, and distributors who have provided learning resources for evaluation, and gratefully acknowledges the contributions made by educators who served as evaluators.

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Print, Audio-visual, and Other K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Resources √ √ Suggested Use Personal and Philosophical Context Publisher Kids Can Press Distributor University of Toronto Press 5201 Dufferin St DOWNSVIEW ON M3H 5T8 ABC of Canada (800) 565-9523 (416) 667-7777 Author: Bellefontaine, Kim Fax: (800) 221-9985 Illustrator: Güth, Per-Henrik Email: [email protected] Website: www.utpress.utoronto.ca/utp_H3.htm Annotation (CAN) From “A is for Arctic” to “Z is for Zamboni,” Price: $14.95 hdc. young children will learn about Canada as they Pagination: 32 p. enjoy this alphabet book. Students will visit ISBN: 978-1-55337-340-7 Canadian landmarks, such as Peggy’s Cove or enjoy Copyright: 2002 a Canadian pastime, such as the Calgary Stampede. Year Recommended: 2003 This is a resource to encourage reading as well as interest in Canada.

English Language Arts 1 1 Alligator Pie K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author: Lee, Dennis √ √ √ √ √ Illustrator: Newfeld, Frank Suggested Use Annotation Imaginative and Literary Context (CAN) Dennis Lee’s book of poetry and rhymes for children has been reissued in a collector’s edition. The Publisher poems reflect a Canadian child’s world – children are Key Porter Books invited to “skip to Casa Loma” or to imagine an Ookpik Distributor who can “dance on Niagara Falls”. Children will identify H. B. Fenn & Company Ltd. with the universal themes in Lee’s poetry. The delights, 34 Nixon Rd fears, and interests of a young child are explored in BOLTON ON L7E 1W2 the variety of verses found in this anthology. The (800) 267-3366 illustrations by Frank Newfeld contribute to the (905) 951-6600 humour in many of the selections. Fax: (800) 465-3422 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hbfenn.com Price: $24.95 pbk. Pagination: 64 p. ISBN: 978-1-55263-338-0 Copyright: 2006 Year Recommended: 2011

2 English Language Arts 1 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ √ √ Suggested Use Professional Resource Distributor Portage & Main Press 100 – 318 McDermot Ave WINNIPEG MB R3A 0A2 The Art of Inquiry: Questioning (800) 667-9673 Strategies for K-6 Classrooms (204) 987-3500 Fax: (866) 734-8477 Author: Cecil, Nancy Lee Email: [email protected] Annotation Website: www.portageandmainpress.com (CAN, WNCP) This resource shows teachers how Price: $26.00 pbk. to question effectively and how to develop their Pagination: 176 p. students’ questioning abilities. It formulates relevant ISBN: 978-1-895411-74-4 questions that focus on information needs and encourages the establishment of a safe atmosphere Copyright: 1995 for students to express themselves without fear of Year Recommended: 1999 rejection. Part 1 identifies types of questions and the thinking skills that they promote. Part 2 provides practical questioning strategies and activities. Included are a table of contents, a list of suggested readings, and sample student organizers.

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Suggested Use Imaginative and Literary Context Publisher Spoken Arts, Inc. The Best Story Distributor McIntyre Media Limited Annotation 75 First St, Suite 203 What makes the best story? In this DVD program, ORANGEVILLE ON L9W 5B6 the library is having a contest for the best story, (800) 565-3036 and at stake is a roller coaster ride with an author. Fax: (519) 942-8489 One young girl really covets the prize. She asks her Email: [email protected] brother, her father, and her Aunt Jane for their ideas Website: www.mcintyre.ca on what makes the best story, and the young girl soon Price: $75.00 discovers that the best story is one that comes from Length: 8 min. the heart. Order Number: 530226DV Copyright: 2009 Year Recommended: 2011

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Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher/Distributor The National Council of Teachers of English 1111 W Kenyon Rd Beyond Reading and Writing: Inquiry, URBANA IL 61801-1096 (217) 328-3870 Curriculum, and Multiple Ways of Fax: (217) 328-9645 Knowing Email: [email protected] Website: www.ncte.org/ Authors: Berghoff, Beth; Egawa, Kathryn A.; Harste, Jerome C.; and Hoonan, Barry T. Price: $19.95 U.S. pbk. Pagination: 112 p. Annotation ISBN: 978-0-8141-2341-4 The authors examine the theory of inquiry and multiple ways of knowing, which put the learner Copyright: 2000 at the centre of curriculum. Because of their Year Recommended: 2011 experiences in the classroom, the authors are able to provide insight into how a curriculum works in day-to-day situations, offer suggestions on how educators can support and understand their students, and suggest theory-into-practice techniques. The authors summarize their own understandings gained during the inquiry. The book demonstrates inquiry in action.

English Language Arts 1 5 The Black Book of Colors K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author: Cottin, Menena √ √ √ Illustrator: Faria, Rosana Suggested Uses Annotation Communicative Context This unique book allows students to “feel” colours Environmental and Technological Context using their senses. Sighted students will better understand what it is like to experience things using Publisher their sense of touch, taste, smell, or hearing. The Groundwood Books text provides an explanation of the colour while the Distributor corresponding page has the drawing. The raised HarperCollins Canada Ltd. blackline drawings on black paper allow students to 1995 Markham Rd touch the colour. Braille letters accompany the text so SCARBOROUGH ON M1B 5M8 that the sighted reader can begin to imagine what it is (800) 387-0117 like to use Braille to read. (416) 321-2241 Fax: (800) 668-5788 Note: This resource has also been recommended to Email: hcorder@harpercollins.com support the science curriculum at the Elementary Website: www.harpercollins.ca/ Level. Price: $17.95 hdc. Pagination: 24 p. ISBN: 978-0-88899-873-6 Copyright: 2006 Year Recommended: 2009

6 English Language Arts 1 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher AltaMira Press Distributor A Broken Flute: The Native Experience The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group in Books for Children 15200 NBN Way BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT PA 17214 Editors: Seale, Doris and Slapin, Beverly (800) 462-6420 Annotation (717) 794-3800 (FNMI) A Broken Flute is a collection of reviews that Fax: (800) 338-4550 critically evaluate children’s books about Native Email: [email protected] Americans written between the early 1900s and Website: www.rowmanlittlefield.com/ 2003. Stories, essays, and poems accompany each Price: $36.95 U.S. pbk. review. The authors reviewed over 600 books. The Pagination: 463 p. selected titles cover PreK-12 levels, and adult and ISBN: 978-0-7591-0779-3 teacher materials. Copyright: 2006 Year Recommended: 2008

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Suggested Use Imaginative and Literary Context Publisher/Distributor Scholastic Canada Ltd. 175 Hillmount Rd Brown Paper Teddy Bear MARKHAM ON L6C 1Z7 (800) 268-3860 Author: Allison, Catherine Fax: (800) 387-4944 Illustrator: Reed, Neil Email: [email protected] Annotation Website: www.scholastic.ca/ Jessica is ill, and Granddad promises her a brand Price: $20.99 hdc. new teddy bear. Before she falls asleep, a small door Pagination: 32 p. magically opens. She discovers a package wrapped ISBN: 978-0-439-63900-2 in brown paper tied with a red ribbon. Inside the package is a teddy bear that springs to life. Jessica Copyright: 2004 and the bear fly to a room filled with old-fashioned Year Recommended: 2005 toys, such as toy soldiers, a pull-the-string puppy, and a jack-in-the-box, that have all come to life and want to play. The next morning when Jessica wakes up, she discovers that the magical bear belongs to her grandfather.

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Suggested Uses Environmental and Technological Context Personal and Philosophical Context Publisher/Distributor Orca Book Publishers Canada PO Box 56256, Stn B Buttercup’s Lovely Day VICTORIA BC V8R 6S4 Author: Beck, Carolyn (800) 210-5277 Fax: (877) 408-1551 Illustrator: Beck, Andrea Email: [email protected] Annotation Website: www.orcabook.com (CAN) Buttercup leads a life of leisure. During Price: $19.95 hdc. the day, Buttercup grazes in the field, watches Pagination: 32 p. the clouds, chews her cud, takes a drink from the ISBN: 978-1-55143-512-1 stream, waits while a skunk passes nearby, and settles down for the evening. Beck’s poetry perfectly Copyright: 2008 describes Buttercup’s leisurely day. Year Recommended: 2011

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Suggested Uses Communicative Context Imaginative and Literary Conetxt Publisher Kids Can Press Chester Distributor Author/Illustrator: Watt, Mélanie University of Toronto Press Annotation 5201 Dufferin St DOWNSVIEW ON M3H 5T8 (CAN) Watt is trying to tell the story of a mouse in a (800) 565-9523 house; however, Mélanie’s cat, Chester, has his own (416) 667-7777 plan. Chester sends the mouse packing and starts to Fax: (800) 221-9985 rewrite Mélanie’s story. As Mélanie tries to continue Email: [email protected] her story about mouse, Chester uses a red marker to Website: www.utpress.utoronto.ca/utp_H3.htm change Mélanie’s words and illustrations. Mayhem ensues while Mélanie tries to complete her story. Price: $18.95 hdc. Pagination: 32 p. This title won the 2008 Amelia Frances Howard- ISBN: 978-1-55453-140-0 Gibbon Illustrator’s Medal. Copyright: 2007 Year Recommended: 2011

10 English Language Arts 1 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ √ √ Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher/Distributor Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc. 1420 Providence Hwy, Suite 120 NORWOOD MA 02062 The Complete Guide to Thematic (781) 762-5577 Units: Creating the Integrated Fax: (781) 762-2110 Email: [email protected] Curriculum. 2nd ed. Website: www.christopher-gordon.com Authors: Meinbach, Anita Meyer; Rothlein, Liz; and Price: $19.95 U.S. pbk. Fredericks, Anthony D. Pagination: 417 p. Annotation ISBN: 978-1-929024-10-0 (WNCP) In this updated edition, the authors extend, Copyright: 2000 expand, and elaborate on the principles and Year Recommended: 2001 practices of thematic units to integrate curriculum. Topics include developing and using thematic units, strategies for success, assessment, and suggestions for parent and community involvement. The book is American, but the steps and guidelines for developing and using thematic units are applicable to Saskatchewan classrooms. Included are a table of contents, an index, and lists of student resources.

English Language Arts 1 11 Cookies: Bite-size Life Lessons K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author: Rosenthal, Amy Krouse √ Illustrator: Dyer, Jane Suggested Use Annotation Personal and Philosophical Context With realistic-style, softly coloured illustrations and easy-to-read text, Rosenthal explains character traits Publisher in a non-didactic way that young children can easily HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. understand – through cookies. For example, “respect” Distributor means offering the first cookie to your grandmother, HarperCollins Canada Ltd. and “greedy” means that one person hoards all the 1995 Markham Rd cookies. SCARBOROUGH ON M1B 5M8 This book was nominated for the 2009 Grand Canyon (800) 387-0117 Reader Award. (416) 321-2241 Fax: (800) 668-5788 Note: This resource has also been recommended Email: [email protected] to support the health education and social studies Website: www.harpercollins.ca curricula at the Elementary Level. Price: $16.99 hdc. Pagination: 40 p. ISBN: 978-0-06-058081-0 Copyright: 2006 Year Recommended: 2009

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Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher Stenhouse Publishers Distributor Crafting Writers K-6 Pembroke Publishers Ltd. Author: Hale, Elizabeth 538 Hood Rd MARKHAM ON L3R 3K9 Annotation (800) 997-9807 Hale explores ways to teach the craft of writing Fax: (800) 339-5568 by moving beyond the rules of grammar and Email: [email protected] mechanics. Often teachers “teach” writing using Website: www.pembrokepublishers.com the predictable rules of the English language. Hale examines the art of writing, the artistic side Price: $29.95 pbk. of writing, and the process for identifying craft in Pagination: 272 p. writing. ISBN: 978-1-57110-739-8 She describes the specific and general craft Copyright: 2008 techniques, such as voice, sentence fluency, and Year Recommended: 2011 writing with detail. Teachers will learn how to assist students in determining their writing strengths and how to build upon those strengths. Included in the text are a table of contents, assessment strategies, appendices, and an index.

English Language Arts 1 13 The Curious Garden K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Annotation √ √ In this animated DVD program, Liam lives in a city that is dark and grey. While exploring one day, Liam Suggested Use discovers a stairwell that leads to old railroad tracks. Environmental and Technological Context Among the tracks is a patch of dying wildflowers. Liam Producer decides to take care of the garden. He learns to water Weston Woods and prune the plants. As the garden starts to spread, Distributor the city is transformed into a colourful world. ROVER Note: This program has also been recommended to (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) support the science curriculum at the Grades 1 and 3 (866) 933-8333 (for technical inquiries or support) levels. Email: [email protected] Website: http://rover.edonline.sk.ca/index.htm Price: $Free (within Saskatchewan PreK-12 schools) Length: 30 min. ID Number: TBA Copyright: 2009 Year Recommended: 2011 Expiry Date: July 1, 2016

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Suggested Use Social, Cultural, and Historical Context Publisher Holiday House, Incorporated D Is for Dragon Dance Distributor Thomas Allen & Son Limited Author: Compestine, Ying Chang 390 Steelcase Rd E Illustrator: Xuan, Yongsheng MARKHAM ON L3R 1G2 (800) 387-4333 Annotation (905) 475-9126 The Chinese New Year is the most important of Fax: (800) 458-5504 the traditional Chinese celebrations. Through the Email: [email protected] alphabet, children will learn about the various good- Website: www.thomasallen.ca luck traditions associated with Chinese New Year. Also included in the book are tips to ensure good Price: $8.95 pbk. fortune in the New Year and a recipe for New Year’s Pagination: 32 p. Dumplings. The artist has included brief background ISBN: 978-0-82342-058-2 information on the various Chinese characters that Copyright: 2007 are found in the book. Year Recommended: 2009 Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the social studies curriculum at the Elementary Level.

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Suggested Use Imaginative and Literary Context Publisher/Distributor Scholastic Canada Ltd. 175 Hillmount Road MARKHAM ON L6C 1Z7 Duck on a Bike (800) 268-3860 Author/Illustrator: Shannon, David Fax: (800) 387-4944 Email: [email protected] Annotation Website: www.scholastic.ca/ One day on the farm, Duck has a crazy idea – he will ride a bike! At first, Duck is wobbly on the bike Price: $20.99 pbk. and rides very slowly, but he soon masters riding a Pagination: 40 p. bike. Duck has fun, and as he passes everyone in the ISBN: 978-0-439-21859-7 barnyard, they all have something to say about Duck Copyright: 2002 on a bike. Year Recommended: 2003 Later, a group of children ride by on their bikes. They jump off their bikes and run into the farmhouse. Producer for DVD Temptation strikes as the other animals look at the Weston Woods bikes and get their chance to ride a bike. Distributor This title won the 2002 School Library Journal Best ROVER Book of the Year. (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) (866) 933-8333 (for technical inquiries or support) The DVD program is adapted from the book by David Email: [email protected] Shannon. A program guide is available. Website: http://rover.edonline.sk.ca/index.htm Price: $Free (within Saskatchewan PreK-12 schools) Length: 13 min. ID Number: N138 Copyright: 2008 Year Recommended: 2011 Expiry Date: July 1, 2015

16 English Language Arts 1 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher/Distributor Scholastic Canada Ltd. 175 Hillmount Rd Engaging Readers & Writers MARKHAM ON L6C 1Z7 (800) 268-3860 with Inquiry: Promoting Deep Fax: (800) 387-4944 Understandings in Language Arts and Email: [email protected] Website: www.scholastic.ca/ Content Areas with Guiding Questions Price: $26.99 pbk. Author: Wilhelm, Jeffrey D. Pagination: 176 p. Annotation ISBN: 978-0-439-57413-6 Through the use of research and classroom Copyright: 2007 experience, Wilhelm suggests techniques teachers Year Recommended: 2008 can use to foster and facilitate inquiry within their classroom. He shares practical ideas for turning goals and outcomes into engaging authentic questions that propel students toward deep understandings. Included in the book are examples of guiding questions for various content areas, sample lessons, and activities that deepen thinking about topics and prepare students for more meaningful reading and writing experiences. A table of contents and an index are provided.

English Language Arts 1 17 Falling Down the Page: A Book of List K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Poems √ √ √ √ √ Editor: Heard, Georgia Suggested Use Annotation Personal and Philosophical Context Everyone makes lists of numerous types (e.g., names Publisher of friends to invite to a birthday party, activities for Roaring Book Press a summer vacation). This collection of list poems celebrates school. Some of the poems are a simple Distributor list of words, while others are more descriptive and H. B. Fenn & Company Ltd. complex. Students should be inspired to jot down 34 Nixon Rd what they notice around them and create their own BOLTON ON L7E 1W2 list poems. (800) 267-3366 (905) 951-6600 Fax: (800) 465-3422 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hbfenn.com Price: $18.95 hdc. Pagination: 47 p. ISBN: 978-1-59643-220-8 Copyright: 2009 Year Recommended: 2011

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Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher Heinemann Educational Books The Grammar Plan Book: A Guide to Distributor Pearson Education Canada Smart Teaching School Division Author: Weaver, Constance 195 Harry Walker Pkwy NEWMARKET ON L3Y 7B4 Annotation (800) 361-6128 The best method of teaching language conventions (905) 853-7888 is to integrate them into units and lessons. This book Fax: (800) 563-9196 explains how to teach language conventions this Email: [email protected] way. Through examples of innovative educators Website: www.pearsonschoolcanada.ca teaching language, teachers are presented with concepts to use in the classroom. Although this Price: $21.13 pbk. publication is not a language handbook, it includes Pagination: 153 p. most of the language concepts that students need ISBN: 978-0-325-01043-4 to know. The book is useful in planning focused Copyright: 2007 lessons and includes a sample scope-and-sequence Year Recommended: 2008 chart. A table of contents and an index are provided.

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Suggested Use Communicative Context Publisher/Distributor Pemmican Publications 150 Henry Ave Granny’s Giant Bannock WINNIPEG MB R3B 0J7 (204) 589-6346 Author: Wastasecoot, Brenda I. Fax: (204) 589-2063 Illustrator: McKay-Fleming, Kimberly Email: [email protected] Annotation Website: http://pemmican.mb.ca/ (CAN, FNMI) Miscommunication occurs between Price: $10.95 pbk. English-speaking Larf and his Cree-speaking Pagination: 32 p. grandmother. Larf’s grandmother comes for a visit, but ISBN: 978-0-09-940865-9 Larf cannot speak Cree. Grandmother wants to make bannock. As they both try to communicate with each Copyright: 2008 other, the result is bannock that threatens to take over Year Recommended: 2011 the community. The book was nominated for the 2009 McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award.

20 English Language Arts 1 Home K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author/Illustrator: Baker, Jeannie √ Annotation Suggested Use In this wordless picture book, readers observe Environmental and Technological Context the changes in a neighbourhood from before Publisher Tracy is born until she is an adult. At first, the Greenwillow Books neighbourhood is decaying. As the book progresses, the neighbourhood is renewed through the efficacy Distributor and social responsibility of people within the HarperCollins Canada Ltd. community. 1995 Markham Rd SCARBOROUGH ON M1B 5M8 The book won the 2005 Notable Children’s Book (800) 387-0117 Award for the Association for Library Service to (416) 321-2241 Children. Fax: (800) 668-5788 Email: [email protected] Note: This resource has also been recommended to Website: www.harpercollins.ca/ support the science curriculum at the Grades 1 and 4 levels. Price: $22.50 hdc. Pagination: 32 p. ISBN: 978-0-06-623935-4 Copyright: 2004 Year Recommended: 2011

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Suggested Use Personal and Philosophical Context Publisher/Distributor Orca Book Publishers Canada PO Box 56256, Stn B I, Bruno VICTORIA BC V8R 6S4 (800) 210-5277 Author: Adderson, Caroline Fax: (877) 408-1551 Illustrator: Flook, Helen Email: [email protected] Annotation Website: www.orcabook.com (CAN) Bruno has specific tastes and ideas. For Price: $6.95 pbk. example, he will not eat anything green. Bruno is Pagination: 64 p. also very imaginative; one day he is Sir Bruno and ISBN: 978-0-55143-501-5 on another day, he is the queen. He understands the language of Car and does not like to write his name on Copyright: 2007 school assignments. Young students will enjoy Bruno’s Year Recommended: 2011 adventures. The text is enhanced with black-and-white illustrations. The book contains a table of contents.

22 English Language Arts 1 I Know Here K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author: Croza, Laurel √ Illustrator: James, Matt Suggested Use Annotation Personal and Philosophical Context (SK) A young girl lives in a trailer near a forest. Her Publisher father builds dams for a career, and his current Groundwood Books project is near completion. Her brother, Doug, announces that they will be moving to Toronto Distributor in the summer. The young girl only knows wolves HarperCollins Canada Ltd. howling at night, the tobogganing hill behind the 1995 Markham Rd trailers, and the man who delivers their groceries SCARBOROUGH ON M1B 5M8 from Nipawin. She does not know Toronto. (800) 387-0117 (416) 321-2241 Her teacher, Miss Hendrickson, encourages the Fax: (800) 668-5788 young girl to draw a picture to remember the Email: [email protected] Nipawin area. She draws the road with the trailers, Website: www.harpercollins.ca/ the forest, the creek, and everything that is special Price: $18.95 hdc. to her so that she will remember it always. Pagination: 40 p. Note: This resource has also been recommended ISBN: 978-0-88899-923-8 to support the social studies curriculum at the Copyright: 2010 Elementary Level. Year Recommended: 2011

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Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher Stenhouse Publishers Distributor Independent Reading inside the Box: Pembroke Publishers Ltd. Monitoring Independent Reading 538 Hood Rd Strategies That Promote Deeper MARKHAM ON L3R 3K9 Thinking and Improve Comprehension (800) 997-9807 Fax: (800) 339-5568 in K-6 Classrooms Email: [email protected] Author: Donohue, Lisa Website: www.pembrokepublishers.com Annotation Price: $24.95 pbk. (CAN) Donohue provides an overview of the Reading Pagination: 136 p. 8 Box and its components. She shows teachers how ISBN: 978-1-55138-221-0 to add value, authenticity, and accountability to their Copyright: 2008 independent reading programs and to keep the focus Year Recommended: 2011 on student reading. Graphic organizers and open-reponse opportunities help deepen student thinking. There are reproducible blank templates and student samples that illustrate how the program works. The book contains a table of contents, an appendix, and an index.

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Suggested Uses Environmental and Technological Context Social, Cultural, and Historical Context Publisher/Distributor Pemmican Publications 150 Henry Ave A Journey through the Circle of Life WINNIPEG MB R3B 0J7 Author: Gillespie, Desirée (204) 589-6346 Illustrator: McKay-Fleming, Kimberly Fax: (204) 589-2063 Email: [email protected] Annotation Website: http://pemmican.mb.ca/ (CAN, FNMI) Cheyenne’s pépère teaches her to plant a tree every year to honour Mother Nature and Price: $10.95 pbk. to respect the circle of life. At first, Cheyenne is sad Pagination: 32 p. when Pépère passes away, but Cheyenne realizes ISBN: 978-1-894717-45-8 that Pépère’s teachings will live long after he no Copyright: 2007 longer walks the earth. Year Recommended: 2011 This title highlights the importance of looking ahead to and planning for what we leave for our grandchildren and the generations to follow. Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the science and social studies curricula at the Elementary Level.

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Suggested Use Personal and Philosophical Context Publisher/Distributor Second Story Press 20 Maud St, Suite 401 TORONTO ON M5V 2M5 Lily and the Paper Man (800) 565-9523 Author: Upjohn, Rebecca (416) 537-7850 Illustrator: Benoit, Renné Fax: (416) 537-0588 Email: [email protected] Annotation Website: www.secondstorypress.ca At first, a young girl named Lily is afraid of a homeless man who sells papers on the street. Later, as Lily Price: $14.95 hdc. snuggles down in her warm bed, she worries about Pagination: 24 p. the homeless man whose toes stick through his shoes. ISBN: 978-1-897187-19-7 Lily discusses her concern with her doll and comes Copyright: 2007 up with an action plan. This story carries valuable Year Recommended: 2008 messages about caring for others and how a young child can make a positive difference in someone’s life. The realistic-style paintings capture the various emotions felt by the characters in this touching story. Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the health education and social studies curricula at the Elementary Level.

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Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher Allyn and Bacon Distributor Literacy Strategies across the Subject Pearson Education Canada Areas: Process-oriented Blackline School Division Masters for the K-12 Classroom. 2nd 195 Harry Walker Pkwy NEWMARKET ON L3Y 7B4 ed. (800) 361-6128 Authors: Wood, Karen D. and Taylor, D. Bruce (905) 853-7888 Fax: (800) 563-9196 Annotation Email: [email protected] The book contains process-oriented graphic Website: www.pearsonschoolcanada.ca organizers to engage students in strategies to enhance their understanding of various topics Price: $52.95 pbk. under study. Many of the strategies included in the Pagination: 128 p. book aim for the gradual release of responsibility by ISBN: 978-0-205-43712-2 the teacher to the student. The strategies are also Copyright: 2006 effective for students who need additional language Year Recommended: 2008 support, such as English as an Additional Language learners.

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Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher/Distributor Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc. 1420 Providence Hwy, Suite 120 NORWOOD MA 02062 Making Facts Come Alive: Choosing & (781) 762-5577 Using Quality Nonfiction Literature K-8. Fax: (781) 762-2110 2nd ed. Email: [email protected] Website: www.christopher-gordon.com Authors: Bamford, Rosemary A. and Kristo, Janice V. Price: $19.95 U.S. pbk. Annotation Pagination: 424 p. This resource presents informational text as an ISBN: 978-0-9219024-51-3 important component in students’ learning. It provides teachers with insights into how to help Copyright: 2003 students develop strategies to read and write Year Recommended: 2006 informational text. The book is arranged in four parts. Part One discusses criteria for choosing high-quality informational texts. Part Two addresses specific text selections for a variety of curriculum areas. Part Three suggests strategies for bringing students and books together. Part Four features response guides for students’ informational texts, as well as an annotated bibliography. Also included is a bibliography of cited children’s books. Although most works cited in this resource are American, the philosophy and ideas are easily adapted to Canadian classrooms.

28 English Language Arts 1 Mama’s Saris K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author: Makhijani, Pooja √ √ Illustrator: Gomez, Elena Suggested Uses Annotation Personal and Philosophical Context A young East Indian girl begs her mother to allow Social, Cultural, and Historical Context her to wear a sari on her seventh birthday. Mama’s Publisher Saris will help Grade 1 students to understand that Little, Brown and Co. individuals have preferences for traditions, play, and dress. Vibrant detailed illustrations enhance this Distributor story. The book includes a glossary of Hindi words. H. B. Fenn & Company Ltd. 34 Nixon Rd Note: This resource has also been recommended BOLTON ON L7E 1W2 to support the health education and social studies (800) 267-3366 curricula at the Elementary Level. (905) 951-6600 Fax: (800) 465-3422 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hbfenn.com Price: $21.50 hdc. Pagination: 32 p. ISBN: 978-0-316-01105-1 Copyright: 2007 Year Recommended: 2011

English Language Arts 1 29 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ Suggested Use Communicative Context Producer Weston Woods Distributor Max’s Words ROVER (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) Annotation (866) 933-8333 (for technical inquiries or support) In this DVD program, Max’s two brothers are collectors. Email: [email protected] Benjamin collects stamps and Karl collects coins, and Website: http://rover.edonline.sk.ca/index.htm they will not share with their younger brother. Max decides he is going to collect words. Max starts with Price: $Free (within Saskatchewan PreK-12 schools) small words and his collection soon starts to spread. As Length: 10 min. Benjamin and Karl brag about how many stamps and ID Number: N580 coins they have, Max is able to create endless stories Copyright: 2007 through his word collection. Year Recommended: 2011 A study guide is available. Expiry Date: July 1, 2015

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Suggested Use Social, Cultural, and Historical Context Publisher/Distributor Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies & Applied Research My Family 917 – 22nd St W SASKATOON SK S7M 0R9 Author/Illustrator: Condon, Penny (877) 488-6888 Fax: (306) 242-0002 Annotation Email: [email protected] (SK, FNMI) In this book, Kona, a Métis child, Website: www.gdins.org/home.html introduces her family as they prepare for a feast. The role of Kona’s grandparents, siblings, uncles, aunts, Price: $Free pbk. and cousins are described as they get ready for the Pagination: 40 p. family celebration. ISBN: 978-0-920915-61-5 The title is out of print, but it is available online at Copyright: 2001 www.metismuseum.ca/browse/index.php?id=954. Year Recommended: 2001 Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the social studies curriculum at the Elementary Level.

English Language Arts 1 31 Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Annotation √ √ In this animated DVD program, there are three things Suggested Use that viewers need to know about mole rats: they are Personal and Philosophical Context part rat, part mole, and all naked, except Wilbur. Wilbur likes to wear clothes, and he feels different depending Producer on what clothes he is wearing. Weston Woods All the other mole rats in the colony are horrified by Distributor Wilbur. They approach Grand-pah, the oldest, wisest, ROVER and most naked mole rat. Grand-pah reflects about (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) Wilbur and makes a pronouncement to the other mole (866) 933-8333 (for technical inquiries or support) rats that shakes the colony. Email: [email protected] Website: http://rover.edonline.sk.ca/index.htm A study guide is available. Price: $Free (within Saskatchewan PreK-12 schools) Length: 8 min. ID Number: TBA Copyright: 2010 Year Recommended: 2011 Expiry Date: July 16, 2016

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Suggested Use Environmental and Technological Context Publisher/Distributor Kakwa PO Box 73 Niiwin: Four Ojibwa Critter Tales RICETON SK S0G 4E0 (306) 738-4900 Author: Coleclough, Kathleen Fax: (306) 738-4900 Illustrators: Benjoe, David; Coleclough, Cynthia; Email: [email protected] and Coleclough, Laura Website: www.kakwa.ca Annotation Price: $10.50 pbk. (SK, FNMI) A group of Elders are berry picking, and Pagination: 20 p. Antoinette becomes separated from the group. ISBN: 978-0-9781555-0-5 As Antoinette picks berries, she sees four animals Copyright: 2007 and tells a narrative about each animal. There is a Year Recommended: 2011 brief introduction where Coleclough introduces the importance of Elders, storytelling, and Nanabozho, who is a spirit in human form. Teachers may consider bringing an Elder or traditional knowledge keeper into the classroom to tell the narratives. Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the science curriculum at the Elementary Level.

English Language Arts 1 33 Niwechihaw/I Help K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author/Illustrator: Nicholson, Caitlin Dale √ √ √ Translator: Morin-Neilson, Leona Suggested Uses Annotation Environmental and Technological Context (CAN, FNMI) Told in Cree and English, the story Social, Cultural, and Historical Context explores the relationship between a young boy and his grandmother (Kôhkum). The two prepare to take Publisher a walk in the woods to pick rosehips. The young boy Groundwood Books follows his grandmother as she walks, listens, picks, Distributor prays, and eats. By mimicking her actions, the young HarperCollins Canada Ltd. boy is learning the cultural traditions and values of his 1995 Markham Rd Cree heritage. Included at the back of the book is a SCARBOROUGH ON M1B 5M8 recipe to make rosehip tea. (800) 387-0117 (416) 321-2241 Teachers may consider bringing an Elder into the Fax: (800) 668-5788 classroom to discuss our relationship to the land. Email: [email protected] This book was selected as a finalist for the 2009 Website: www.harpercollins.ca/ Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids Price: $17.95 hdc. and Teens Award. Pagination: 24 p. Note: This resource has also been recommended to ISBN: 978-0-88899-812-5 support the science and social studies curricula at the Copyright: 2007 Grade 1 level and the Kindergarten curriculum. Year Recommended: 2011

34 English Language Arts 1 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ √ √ Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher Stenhouse Publishers Distributor Nonfiction Reading Power: Teaching Pembroke Publishers Ltd. Students How to Think While They 538 Hood Rd MARKHAM ON L3R 3K9 Read All Kinds of Information (800) 997-9807 Author: Gear, Adrienne Fax: (800) 339-5568 Email: [email protected] Annotation Website: www.pembrokepublishers.com (CAN) This book provides teachers with strategies to assist students while they read material in all subject Price: $24.95 pbk. areas. Gear uses children’s books to encourage Pagination: 160 p. students to recognize that reading is about using ISBN: 978-1-55138-229-6 the brain to zoom-in, to question/infer, to find the Copyright: 2008 main idea, to make connections, and to transform Year Recommended: 2011 what is on the printed page. The author explores the features of informational text and lists key books that are organized around strategies and subject areas. She provides ideas to include more informational texts in the classroom through read-alouds and author studies, and provides tips for teaching non-fiction forms and text structures. Included in the text are a table of contents, samples of students’ work, assessment strategies, lists of children’s books and professional titles, and an index.

English Language Arts 1 35 Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author: Plourde, Lynn √ Illustrator: Schoenherr, John Suggested Use Annotation Imaginative and Literary Context It is mud season, but there is more than mud on the road. A family in a Model T Ford gets stuck in the Publisher mud. As Grandma calls out who is in the mud, one Down East Books family member tries to shoo the critter away. Family Distributor members are unsuccessful. With hands on her hips, Nimbus Publishing Grandma steps out of the Model T and yells that it is PO Box 9166 time for sup, and all the animals scatter. Children will HALIFAX NS B3K 5M8 enjoy the alliteration and rhyme. (800) 646-2879 Fax: (888) 253-3133 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nimbus.ns.ca Price: $19.95 hdc. Pagination: 32 p. ISBN: 978-0-89272-79-3 Copyright: 2006 Year Recommended: 2011

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Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher Stenhouse Publishers The Poetry Experience: Choosing and Distributor Pembroke Publishers Ltd. Using Poetry in the Classroom 538 Hood Rd Authors: Fitch, Sheree and Swartz, Larry MARKHAM ON L3R 3K9 (800) 997-9807 Annotation Fax: (800) 339-5568 (CAN) This 32-page flipbook explores various Email: [email protected] aspects of poetry. There are tips on responding, Website: www.pembrokepublishers.com reading, speaking, and sharing poetry in the classroom. Suggestions are provided for poetry Price: $12.95 pbk. selection, poetic forms, responding to poetry, and Pagination: 32 p. writing poetry. ISBN: 978-1-55138-223-4 Included in the text are a table of contents, blackline Copyright: 2008 masters, an index, and suggestions for professional Year Recommended: 2011 reading.

English Language Arts 1 37 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ Suggested Uses Personal and Philosophical Context Social, Cultural, and Historical Context Publisher Tundra Books A Prairie Alphabet Distributor Random House of Canada Limited Author: Bannatyne-Cugnet, Jo 2775 Matheson Blvd E Illustrator: Moore, Yvette MISSISSAUGA ON L4W 4P7 Annotation (888) 523-9292 (905) 624-0672 (SK) Writer Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet offers an Fax: (888) 562-9924 alphabetical look at various aspects of rural prairie life. Email: [email protected] Moore’s paintings provide visual information about Website: www.randomhouse.ca seasonal changes, farm activities, family gatherings, and children’s interests. In each picture, viewers will Price: $9.99 pbk. be able to locate numerous objects beginning with Pagination: 32 p. a particular letter. Concluding pages offer notes that ISBN: 978-0-88776-937-5 name the objects and provide a brief description of Copyright: 2009 each painting. Year Recommended: 2011 Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the social studies curriculum at the Elementary Level.

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Suggested Uses Personal and Philosophical Context Social, Cultural, and Historical Context Publisher Tundra Books Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion Distributor Author: Barclay, Jane Random House of Canada Limited Illustrator: Benoit, Renné 2775 Matheson Blvd E MISSISSAUGA ON L4W 4P7 Annotation (888) 523-9292 (CAN) Poppa patiently answers his grandson’s (905) 624-0672 questions about war. Lying about his age, Poppa Fax: (888) 562-9924 had joined the war when he was seventeen. Using Email: [email protected] similes of animals, Poppa explains he was proud as Website: www.randomhouse.ca a peacock in his uniform, busy as a beaver crossing Price: $20.99 hdc. the Atlantic, and brave as a lion when going to Pagination: 24 p. battle. As they attend a memorial service for ISBN: 978-0-88776-951-0 veterans, the narrator asks Poppa why he is crying. Poppa replies that war is something you never Copyright: 2009 forget. Year Recommended: 2011 Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the social studies curriculm at the Elementary Level.

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Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher/Distributor Scholastic Canada Ltd. 175 Hillmount Rd QAR Now: Question Answer MARKHAM ON L6C 1Z7 (800) 268-3860 Relationships Fax: (800) 387-4944 Authors: Raphael, Taffy E.; Highfield, Kathy; and Au, Email: [email protected] Kathryn H. Website: www.scholastic.ca/ Annotation Price: $28.99 hdc. This resource can be used to develop and improve Pagination: 176 p. students’ reading comprehension across texts and ISBN: 978-0-439-74583-3 content areas. The comprehension framework Copyright: 2006 incorporates a variety of reading strategies and higher Year Recommended: 2008 level thinking skills. It is practical and well organized, and teachers can use the strategies across grades and subjects. The book is appropriate both for educators who are teaching beginning readers and more advanced readers.

40 English Language Arts 1 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher/Distributor International Reading Association PO Box 6021 Reading and Writing Nonfiction NEWARK DE 19714-6021 (800) 336-7323 Genres Fax: (302) 737-0878 Authors: Buss, Kathleen and Karnowski, Lee Email: [email protected] Website: www.reading.org/ Annotation This resource shows how to explore informational Price: $20.95 U.S. pbk. text with students. It is organized around four Pagination: 152 p. main genres: recount, procedural, informational, ISBN: 978-0-87207-346-3 and persuasive. The authors identify alternative Copyright: 2002 forms within each genre and explain their inherent Year Recommended: 2006 purposes, structures, and literary elements. Mini- lessons and suggested read-alouds provide support for guiding students in reading and creating non- fiction text. This comprehensive guidebook provides an appreciation for the variety of purposes and text structures that non-fiction offers.

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Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher/Distributor Scholastic Canada Ltd. 175 Hillmount Rd Reading Is Seeing: Learning to Visualize MARKHAM ON L6C 1Z7 Scenes, Characters, Ideas, and Text (800) 268-3860 Fax: (800) 387-4944 Worlds to Improve Comprehension and Email: [email protected] Reflective Reading Website: www.scholastic.ca/ Author: Wilhelm, Jeffrey Price: $29.99 hdc. Pagination: 192 p. Annotation ISBN: 978-0-439-30309-5 This resource provides teachers with an overview of the research on visualization strategies and how this Copyright: 2004 research may be used to improve students’ reading Year Recommended: 2006 comprehension. In each chapter, the author combines theory, personal experience, and practical teaching activities to scaffold the learner’s experience. Strategies include ways to activate and build background knowledge, to elaborate on textual details, to make inferences, to develop mental models of non-fiction text, and to make text-to-text connections. Sample student work illustrates the expected outcomes of each particular technique. Suggestions are included for struggling and advanced readers.

42 English Language Arts 1 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher/Distributor International Reading Association PO Box 6021 Reciprocal Teaching at Work: NEWARK DE 19714-6021 (800) 336-7323 Strategies for Improving Reading Fax: (302) 737-0878 Comprehension Email: [email protected] Website: www.reading.org/ Author: Oczkus, Lori D. Price: $23.95 U.S. pbk. Annotation Pagination: 216 p. Featuring a variety of classroom settings, ISBN: 978-0-87207-514-6 this resource presents engaging lessons that implement a discussion technique to improve Copyright: 2003 reading comprehension. This technique, reciprocal Year Recommended: 2006 teaching, is based on teacher modelling, student participation, and four strategies that readers use to comprehend text: predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing. A detailed description of the four comprehension strategies (applicable to visual, oral, and written text), ideas for leading students in reciprocal teaching, discussions in different social contexts, and appended assessment forms are included in this resource.

English Language Arts 1 43 Shin-chi’s Canoe K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author: Campbell, Nicola I. √ √ √ Illustrator: LaFave, Kim Suggested Use Annotation Personal and Philosophical Context (CAN, FNMI) Arriving at school, Shi-shi-etko reminds Shin-chi that they can only use their English names Publisher and cannot speak to each other. Shin-chi’s life Groundwood Books becomes an endless cycle of church, mass, school, Distributor work, and skimpy meals. His father sends him a gift, HarperCollins Canada Ltd. a cedar canoe. The river provides solace for Shin-chi 1995 Markham Rd as he dreams of the day when the sock-eye salmon SCARBOROUGH ON M1B 5M8 return to the river and he can go back home. Campbell (800) 387-0117 provides young children the opportunity to explore (416) 321-2241 the issue of First Nations children sent to residential Fax: (800) 668-5788 schools. Email: [email protected] Website: www.harpercollins.ca/ Teachers will need to provide a historical context about residential schools and the impact on First Price: $18.95 hdc. Nations people. Pagination: 40 p. ISBN: 978-0-88899-857-6 Due to the sensitivity of the topic being discussed in the text, teachers should send a letter home indicating Copyright: 2008 that students will be examining the issue of residential Year Recommended: 2010 schools in the classroom. The book was a finalist for the 2008 Governor- General’s Literary award for Children’s Literature – illustration.

44 English Language Arts 1 Shi-shi-etko K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author: Campbell, Nicola I. √ √ √ Illustrator: LaFave, Kim Suggested Use Annotation Social, Cultural, and Historical Context (CAN, FNMI) In four days, Shi-shi-etko leaves for residential school. Before she leaves, Shi-shi-etko’s Publisher mother, father, and grandmother share teachings Groundwood Books they want her to remember. Shi-shi-etko learns Distributor to treasure the world that surrounds her. Her HarperCollins Canada Ltd. grandmother gives Shi-shi-etko a small bag made 1995 Markham Rd from deer hide and sinew. She tells Shi-shi-etko that SCARBOROUGH ON M1B 5M8 the bag is to store memories. Shi-shi-etko carefully (800) 387-0117 collects berries, roots, and flowers for her bag of (416) 321-2241 memories. When the truck arrives to pick up Shi-shi- Fax: (800) 668-5788 etko, she goes to a giant fir tree, offers tobacco, and Email: [email protected] tucks the memory bag inside its roots. Website: www.harpercollins.ca/ Teachers will need to provide a historical context Price: $16.95 hdc. about residential schools and the impact on First Pagination: 32 p. Nations people. ISBN: 978-0-88899-659-4 Due to the sensitivity of the topic being discussed Copyright: 2005 in the text, teachers should send a letter home Year Recommended: 2010 indicating that students will be examining the issue of residential schools in the classroom. Producer for DVD This book was selected as co-winner for the 2006 Monkey Ink Media Aboriginal Children’s Book of the Year, Ânskohk Distributor Aboriginal Literary Festival. ROVER (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) The video program is an adaptation of the book. The (866) 933-8333 (for technical inquiries or support) program won the 2009 Best Short Drama, Winnipeg Email: [email protected] Aboriginal Film Festival and the Best Canadian Short Website: http://rover.edonline.sk.ca/index.htm Drama, ImagineNATIVE 2009. Price: $Free (within Saskatchewan PreK-12 schools) Length: 12 min. ID Number: TBA Copyright: 2009 Year Recommended: 2010 Expiry Date: TBA

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Suggested Use Environmental and Technological Context Publisher Kids Can Press Distributor SkySisters University of Toronto Press Author: Waboose, Jan Bourdeau 5201 Dufferin St Illustrator: Deines, Brian DOWNSVIEW ON M3H 5T8 (800) 565-9523 Annotation (416) 667-7777 (CAN, FNMI) Two young Ojibway sisters go out Fax: (800) 221-9985 into the winter night to view the Northern Lights or Email: [email protected] “SkySpirits”. As they walk through the snow to Coyote Website: www.utpress.utoronto.ca/utp_H3.htm Hill, they suck on an icicle plucked from a branch, Price: $8.95 hdc. meet a rabbit and a deer, and hear a coyote sing. At Pagination: 32 p. last, they arrive at Coyote Hill, and the Northern Lights ISBN: 978-1-55074-699-0 appear. The girls watch in silent awe, and then they decide that the SkySpirits are really SkySisters. The art Copyright: 2000 work captures the feeling of the silence, the snow, and Year Recommended: 2001 the cold. Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the science curriculum at the Grade 1 level.

46 English Language Arts 1 Splat the Cat K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Annotation √ √ In this animated DVD program, Splat is worried Suggested Use about his first day at cat school. He invents excuses Personal and Philosophical Context as to why he should not go to school, and he thinks that school can wait for another day. To help him Producer overcome his anxiety, Splat puts his pet mouse, Weston Woods Seymour, in his lunch box. Splat meets his teacher, Distributor Mrs. Wimpydimple, and the rest of his classmates. ROVER He learns amazing things about cats. When Seymour (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) escapes from the lunch box, Splat discovers that cats (866) 933-8333 (for technical inquiries or support) are supposed to chase and catch mice. By the end of Email: [email protected] the school day, Splat has made new friends and has Website: http://rover.edonline.sk.ca/index.htm taught Mrs. Wimpydimple something new. Price: $Free (within Saskatchewan PreK-12 schools) A study guide is available. Length: 8 min. ID Number: TBA Copyright: 2010 Year Recommended: 2011 Expiry Date: July 1, 2016

English Language Arts 1 47 Spoon K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Annotation √ In this DVD program, Spoon is a happy utensil. At Suggested Use bedtime, he likes to hear the story about his great- Personal and Philosophical Context grandmother who ran off with the dish. Spoon thinks that other utensils are much better off than he is. For Producer example, knife gets to cut and spread; fork never gets Weston Woods stir crazy like a spoon does; and the Chopsticks are Distributor cool and exotic. Spoon needs to hear what the other ROVER utensils think of him. Only then does Spoon accept (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) himself and celebrate his “uniqueness”. (866) 933-8333 (for technical inquiries or support) Email: [email protected] A study guide is available. Website: http://rover.edonline.sk.ca/index.htm Price: $Free (within Saskatchewan PreK-12 schools) Length: 8 min. ID Number: TBA Copyright: 2010 Year Recommended: 2011 Expiry Date: July 1, 2016

48 English Language Arts 1 Stories in Season K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Annotation √ √ √ (SK, FNMI) This CD-ROM presents four interactive picture books, Alfred’s Summer by Darrell Pelletier, Suggested Uses Environmental and Technological Context Byron through the Seasons by the Children of Personal and Philosophical Context La Loche and Friends, Just a Walk by Jordan Wheeler, and Peter’s Moccasins by Jan Truss. It Publisher has been produced to work in a Windows or Mac Pebble Beach Interactive environment. Text and narration may be accessed Distributor in English, French, Cree, Dakota, Dene, or Saulteaux. Curriculum Distribution Service As well, selected illustrations link to definitions or Regina Centre Crossing descriptions of objects or activities related to the 128 - 1621 Albert St story. REGINA SK S4P 2S5 The teacher’s guide may be viewed or printed. (306) 787-5987 Fax: (306) 787-9747 The CD-ROM was distributed free of charge to each Email: [email protected] Elementary Level school in Saskatchewan. Price: $10.00 Note: This resource has also been recommended to Order Number: 9974 support the science curriculum at the Grade 1 level Copyright: 1998 and the social studies curriculum at the Elementary Year Recommended: 2002 Level.

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Suggested Use Personal and Philosophical Context Publisher Nutmeg Media Distributor The Subway Mouse McIntyre Media Limited Annotation 75 First St, Suite 203 In this DVD program, Nib lives beneath the subway ORANGEVILLE ON L9W 5B6 tracks with his extended family. Nib collects treasures (800) 565-3036 left by subway riders and listens to stories about a Fax: (519) 942-8489 place called Tunnel’s End. After his cousins destroy his Email: [email protected] nest, Nib leaves home to travel to Tunnel’s End. Nib Website: www.mcintyre.ca meets Lola who joins him in the journey. The two mice Price: $75.00 reach Tunnel’s End where they discover the dangerous Length: 8 min. and beautiful world that is beyond. Order Number: 211047DV Copyright: 2009 Year Recommended: 2011

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Suggested Uses Personal and Philosophical Context Social, Cultural, and Historical Context Publisher Kids Can Press Suki’s Kimono Distributor Author: Uegaki, Chieri University of Toronto Press Illustrator: Jorisch, Stéphane 5201 Dufferin St DOWNSVIEW ON M3H 5T8 Annotation (800) 565-9523 (CAN) Suki loves her blue kimono. The kimono is a (416) 667-7777 gift from her Obāchan (Grandmother). The kimono Fax: (800) 221-9985 has special memories for Suki. Obāchan and Suki Email: [email protected] spend time at a Japanese festival where Suki learns Website: www.utpress.utoronto.ca/utp_H3.htm to dance. Price: $8.95 pbk. Suki wants to wear her kimono on the first day Pagination: 32 p. of school. Her sisters and other children in the ISBN: 978-1-55337-752-8 classroom tease her. As a way to get to know the children in the classroom, Mrs. Paggio asks the Copyright: 2003 children to introduce themselves and talk about Year Recommended: 2004 what they did over the summer. When it is Suki’s turn, she talks about her Grandmother coming for a visit, the special time they shared together, and receiving the kimono. The story is an example of a young girl who marches to her own beat. There is a pronunciation key for some of the Japanese terms used in the book.

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Suggested Use Personal and Philosophical Context Publisher Henry Holt and Company Distributor Susan Laughs H. B. Fenn & Company Ltd. Author: Willis, Jeanne 34 Nixon Rd Illustrator: Ross, Terry BOLTON ON L7E 1W2 (800) 267-3366 Annotation (905) 951-6600 Susan is a typical little girl. She sings, she swims, she Fax: (800) 465-3422 swings, and she sulks. Children will enjoy seeing their Email: [email protected] common feelings and experiences as portrayed in Website: www.hbfenn.com the coloured pencil crayon drawings. They will be Price: $21.99 hdc. surprised by the wheelchair at the end and will realize Pagination: 28 p. that a child with a physical disability is really “just like ISBN: 978-0-8050-6501-5 me, just like you”. Copyright: 2000 Note: This resource has also been recommended Year Recommended: 2001 to support the health education curriculum at the Elementary Level and the Kindergarten curriculum.

52 English Language Arts 1 Taking Care of Mother Earth K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Author: Kruger, Leanne Flett √ √ Illustrator: Hamelin, Marie-Micheline Suggested Use Annotation Environmental and Technological Context (CAN, FNMI) Charlie likes to help his grandmother, who tells stories while they work. When Grandma Publisher/Distributor reminds Charlie to turn off the water tap, she Theytus Books uses his behaviour as an opportunity to describe Green Mountain Rd, Lot 45 how everything around us is connected to water. RR #2, Site 50, Comp 8 Children will benefit from Grandma’s wisdom PENTICTON BC V2A 6J7 (250) 493-7181 as they learn the importance of environmental Fax: (250) 493-5302 stewardship of Mother Earth. Email: [email protected] Note: This resource has also been recommended to Website: www.theytus.com support the science and social studies curricula at Price: $10.95 pbk. the Elementary Level. Pagination: 32 p. ISBN: 978-1-894778-55-8 Copyright: 2009 Year Recommended: 2011

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Suggested Use Imaginative and Literary Context Publisher Clarion Books The Three Pigs Distributor Thomas Allen & Son Limited Author/Illustrator: Wiesner, David 390 Steelcase Rd E MARKHAM ON L3R 1G2 Annotation (800) 387-4333 In this fractured version of a familiar tale, the three (905) 475-9126 pigs escape the wolf by travelling to another world Fax: (800) 458-5504 where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow Email: [email protected] that jumped over the moon, and a dragon. David Website: www.thomasallen.ca/ Wiesner’s mixed media art work features textured pigs appearing and disappearing from the pages. Price: $19.95 hdc. Pagination: 40 p. ISBN: 978-0-618-00701-1 Copyright: 2001 Year Recommended: 2003

54 English Language Arts 1 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ Suggested Use Imaginative and Literary Context Publisher/Distributor Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited 195 Allstate Pkwy Wake Up, Henry Rooster! MARKHAM ON L3R 4T8 (800) 387-9776 Author: Ruurs, Margriet Fax: (800) 260-9777 Illustrator: Cassidy, Sean Email: [email protected] Website: www.fitzhenry.ca Annotation (CAN) Henry Rooster loves to have fun. He plays Price: $19.95 pbk. cards with the goats, listens to music with the cows, Pagination: 32 p. and pops corn with the pigs. After a long night ISBN: 978-1-55041-952-8 of having fun, Henry cannot get up early in the Copyright: 2006 morning; he just is not a morning rooster. His father Year Recommended: 2011 leaves for a week-long convention, and guess who must awake in the early morning to crow the sun? Henry is just not cut out for the crowing business. He must make it work, otherwise the farmer and his wife will be late and the farm chores will not be completed. Will Henry learn to be a morning rooster after all?

English Language Arts 1 55 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ √ Suggested Use Professional Resource Publisher/Distributor International Reading Association PO Box 6021 What Should I Read Aloud?: A Guide to NEWARK DE 19714-6021 (800) 336-7323 200 Best-selling Picture Books Fax: (302) 737-0878 Author: Anderson, Nancy A. Email: [email protected] Website: www.reading.org/ Annotation In the first two chapters of the book, Anderson Price: $23.95 U.S. pbk. describes how to share books with young children Pagination: 168 p. and support their developing literacy. In subsequent ISBN: 978-0-87207-679-2 chapters, she organizes literature by suggested Copyright: 2007 age levels and by theme or topic. The final chapter Year Recommended: 2011 supplements best-selling literature with multicultural literature, non-fiction, magazines, and websites. The book includes a table of contents, a glossary, a name and title index, and a subject index. Note: The websites mentioned in the book have not been evaluated by the Ministry of Education. Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the Kindergarten curriculum.

56 English Language Arts 1 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 √ √ √ Suggested Use Communicative Context Producer Nutmeg Media Distributor While Mama Had a Quick Little Chat! ROVER (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) Annotation (866) 933-8333 (for technical inquiries or support) In this DVD program, Rosie’s mother is talking on Email: [email protected] the telephone and all kinds of strangers come to the Website: http://rover.edonline.sk.ca/index.htm door. Rosie tries to get her mother’s attention as the Price: $Free (within Saskatchewan PreK-12 schools) guests set up a party complete with food, musicians, Length: 9 min. and a magician who wants to saw Rosie in half. As ID Number: N128 the party continues, students may wonder if Rosie will get into trouble and if her mother will ever Copyright: 2006 get off the phone. As Rosie’s mother appears, the Year Recommended: 2011 party guests have left the house, and the house has Expiry Date: July 1, 2015 returned to normal. A teacher’s guide is available.

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Suggested Uses Personal and Philosophical Context Social, Cultural, and Historical Context Publisher/Distributor Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing Who’s That Man? 74 Academy Park Rd REGINA SK S4S 4T7 Author: Duncan-Cary, Marny (306) 564-4957 Illustrator: Mansbridge, Megan Fax: (306) 569-7467 Annotation Email: [email protected] Website: www.yournickelsworth.com (SK) World War II separated men from their families. Sometimes young children would meet their fathers Price: $24.95 hdc. for the first time when the fathers returned home from Pagination: 32 p. war. Duncan-Cary explores how a young boy feels ISBN: 978-1-894431-38-5 when his father returns home from war, and the two Copyright: 2009 meet for the first time. He wonders if his father will Year Recommended: 2010 love him. His father also has the same concerns as he meets his young son for the first time. Based on her father’s experience, Duncan-Cary complements the text with personal photographs. A DVD is included with the author narrating the story and singing the song. Note: This resource has also been recommended to support the social studies curriculum at the Elementary Level.

58 English Language Arts 1 Grade 1 Context and Unit Grid The titles in this section are examples of suitable learning resources to support particular English language arts units for Grade 1. Please note that the following abbreviations are used for the Major Integrated Resources: Collections 1 (COL) and Cornerstones 1 (CS). Possible Unit With a Friend Ways to Go Once upon a One in the Sun Out on the Topics and (thematic) I’m Busy Time Up the Hill Playground Themes Time to Play Ride a Rainbow Too Silly! It Looks Like ... Look Around All about Me New Friends Storytelling Where Do Busy Days In My World Families and True Stories Words Go? Ride a Rainbow (Personal and Homes Family Stories Signs and Symbols (Social, Cultural, (Imaginative and Around My Philosophical (Communicative Place Context) and Historical Literary Context) Context) Context) Under My Hood Daily and Seasonal Changes Living Things Materials and Our Senses (Environmental and Technological Context) Major Integrated With a Friend (COL, Ways to Go (COL, Once upon a Time One in the Sun Out on the Resources Early Yellow 4) Early Green 1) (COL, Early (COL, Emergent 1) Playground (CS, a) Time to Play (COL, I’m Busy (COL, Early Yellow 5) Up the Hill (COL, Look Around (CS, b) Emergent 1) Yellow 1) Too Silly! (COL, Emergent 2) Busy Days (CS, c) Ride a Rainbow Emergent 4) It Looks Like … Ride a Rainbow (CS, d) (COL, Early Green 2) (CS, d) Where Do Words Around My Place Go? (COL, Early (COL, Early Green 3) Yellow 2) Under My Hood (COL, Early Yellow 3) Literary Texts ABC of Canada D Is for Dragon Brown Paper Teddy The Black Book of The Black Book of Cookies: Bite-size Dance Bear Colors Colors Life Lessons A Journey through Chester Chester Home I Know Here the Circle of Life Duck on a Bike Granny’s Giant A Journey through I, Bruno Mama’s Saris Pigs in the Mud in Bannock the Circle of Life A Journey through My Family the Middle of the Niwechihaw/I Help the Circle of Life Niwechihaw/I Help Rud SkySisters Lily and the Paper A Prairie Alphabet Wake Up, Henry Taking Care of Man Proud as a Peacock, Rooster! Mother Earth Mama’s Saris Brave as a Lion A Prairie Alphabet Shi-shi-etko Proud as a Peacock, Shin-chi’s Canoe Brave as a Lion Suki’s Kimono Suki’s Kimono Who’s That Man? Susan Laughs Who’s That Man? Informational Texts Children’s Classics The Three Pigs Poetry Buttercup’s Lovely Alligator Pie Buttercup’s Lovely Day Day Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems

English Language Arts 1 59 Possible Unit With a Friend Ways to Go Once upon a One in the Sun Out on the Topics and (thematic) I’m Busy Time Up the Hill Playground Themes Time to Play Ride a Rainbow Too Silly! It Looks Like ... Look Around Where Do Busy Days Words Go? Ride a Rainbow Around My Place Under My Hood

Folk Tales Traditional Niiwin: Four Ojibwa Narratives Critter Tales Photographs and Other Visuals DVDs Naked Mole Rat Shi-shi-etko The Best Story Max’s Words The Curious Garden Gets Dressed (ROVER) Duck on a Bike (ROVER) (ROVER) (ROVER (ROVER) While Mama Had Splat the Cat Max’s Words a Quick Little Chat! (ROVER) (ROVER) (ROVER) Spoon (ROVER) The Subway Mouse CD-ROMs Stories in Season Stories in Season

Human Resources Elders/traditional Elders/traditional (e.g., guest speaker) knowledge keepers knowledge keepers

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60 English Language Arts 1 Digital Resources The Ministry of Education is planning to post recommended websites on its new website, Saskatchewan Curriculum – Education: The Future within Us. Current Internet sites that provide information for English language arts teachers follow:

Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) at www.ascd.org (CORE) ASCD is “dedicated to quality teaching, learning, and leadership”. The organization publishes resources on all aspects of education including English language arts. The Language, Literacy, and Literature Network provides teachers with a forum to share information. The periodical Educational Leadership includes articles for English language arts teachers.

Canadian Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (CCTELA) at www.cctela.ca/ (CORE, CAN) This national organization of affiliates from across Canada is dedicated to the teaching and learning of English language arts in Canada. It publishes English Quarterly and the CCTELA News Update.

Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network at www.cllrnet.ca (CORE, CAN) The Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network consists of Canada’s leading researchers. They work together to discover evidence-based ways to assist children with developing languae and literacy skills.

InfoTrac Literature Resource Centre Database at www.education.gov.sk.ca/Databases-for-schools (CORE, SK) This database contains full-text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, and biographical information on over 130,000 writers from all disciplines and time periods.

International Federation for the Teaching of English (IFTE) at www.ifte.net/ (CORE) IFTE’s mission is to promote the work and voices of English and literacy teachers through its member associations and in the world of English teaching generally. It works through conferences, links with associations with similar aims, electronic and other forms of publication, and both formal and informal networks of English and literary professionals.

International Reading Association (IRA) at www.reading.org/ (CORE) IRA is an association of professionals who are committed to literacy. It publishes the journals The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, and Reading Research Quarterly.

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) at www.ncte.org/ (CORE) NCTE promotes teaching, research, and student achievement in English language arts. It publishes the journals Language Arts and English Journal.

NoveList and NoveList K-8 Databases at www.education.gov.sk.ca/Databases-for-schools (CORE) These databases are fiction guides for all ages and level of readers. They include titles in series, subject access to fiction, full-text book reviews, recommended lists, annotations, and summaries.

English Language Arts 1 61 Saskatchewan Teachers of English Language Arts (STELA) at www.stela.ca/ (CORE, SK) STELA is a special subject council of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) for English language arts educators. The aim of the association is to provide a community for English language arts educators through professional development, in-service training, and pre-service teacher education. The organization publishes On the Horizon and the Inter.STELA Newsletter.

Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG) at www.skwriter.com/ (CORE, SK) SWG is an organization that promotes Saskatchewan writers. The Guild’s mission is to improve the status of the writer in Saskatchewan. The Guild offers conferences and writers’ retreats, and publishes the members’ newsletter, entitled freeLance, and a publication of literature written by Saskatchewan high school students, entitled windScript.

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