Stop by the OISE library and check out some of the newest arrivals to our Curriculum Resources collection. These featured titles explore the development of Canada as a nation and the implications of being connected to larger global forces, such as world issues and the natural environment.
- Their Stories, Our History: Development of a Nation [CR 971 T3772 Gr. 8 S. B.] is an excellent new resource designed to help grade 8 students learn about the historical development of Canada as a nation and society. This textbook helps with the development of historical literacy by introducing concepts such as primary & secondary sources, introducing and explain new vocabulary, as well as engaging students through historical fiction and visual information.
- Global Connections: Canadian and World Issues [CR 917.1 C592G 2008 Gr. 12 Univ. S.B.] is great new resource aimed at students in grade 12 studying Canadian and world issues. This new edition covers a diverse array of political, social and environmental issues, such as human population and sustainability, economics, land and resource use, geopolitical conflict, issues related to quality of life.
- Connecting with Nature: An Educational Guide for Grades Four to Six [CR 578.076 C752] is the latest publication by the David Suzuki Foundation meant for aiding elementary school students about environmental education. This helpful guide filled with fun, hands-on activities designed to help children explore their connection to nature by getting outside and letting their curiosity about nature run wild.
These and other new books are all available on the New Acquisitions shelf on the ground floor of the library.