Category Archives: Library Resources

Featured Activity Kit: Animal X-Rays

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Navroop Gill

Interested in showing your class what the inside of an animal looks like? Well look no further than the Animal X-Rays kit that features real x-rays from veterinarian clinics and zoos. Ideal to support learning in the Science and Technology … Continue reading →

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Featured Activity Kit: Animal Cell Model

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Caleb Domsy

Anton van Leewenhoek first stumbled upon animal cells swimming around in pond water over 300 years ago. Use this model to introduce the idea of the animal cell to students still in the intermediate grades, or present it as a … Continue reading →

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New Resources! Puppets at the OISE Library

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Robyn Lewis

Puppets are taking over the library! We have recently acquired over 70 new puppets, and they are all now available to borrow by OISE students, faculty, and staff. In addition to our older puppets (from Polkaroo to a hand-crafted Caterpillar by our own … Continue reading →

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Featured Activity Kit: Scrabble

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Robyn Lewis

The OISE Library has recently acquired a new twist on the classic game of Scrabble. The timeless board game has been redesigned for easier game playing with a rotating board, plastic curved letter trays, and wooden letters. All of these … Continue reading →

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Interested in teaching fiction and non-fiction writing in English? Check out these new additions to the OISE Library Curriculum Resources collection! Empowering young writers: The “writers matter” approach – Deborah S. Yost, Robert Vogel, and Kimberly E. Lewinski Help students … Continue reading →

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Nicole Forsythe | Leave a comment