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3rd floor Children’s Lit area

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Monique Flaccavento

Please note that the 3rd floor children’s lit seating area of the library is reserved for an event Monday Oct. 23rd, from noon – 3pm.

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Featured Activity Kit: Sedimentary Rock Collection

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Skye Soobramanie

The Sedimentary Rock Collection kit is useful for those who want to make learning about earth sciences fun and hands-on for their students. Recommended for grades 3 and up, the kit contains 12 labelled sedimentary rock specimens including siltstone, sandstone, rock salt, coal, … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kindergarten at the Turn of the 20th Century

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Cassidy Foxcroft

Kindergarten used to look very different a century ago. It follows that training to become a kindergarten teacher was also quite different! This month’s historical display looks at some of the albums of work that student kindergarten teachers produced during … Continue reading →

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Featured Activity Kit: The Big Box of Sentence Building

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Julie Boon

Featured Activity Kit: The Big Box of Sentence Building The Big Box of Sentence Building is a fun yet instructive game that helps develop English literacy. Meant for children five years of age and older, this activity kit provides a … Continue reading →

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New School Year, New Titles at the OISE Library!

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Cassidy Foxcroft

Check out some of these new acquisitions to the OISE Library collection – just in time for the start of the school year! Pathways for Remembering and Recognizing Indigenous Thought in Education: Philosophies of Iethi’nihsténha Ohwentsia’kékha (Land), Sandra D. Styres … Continue reading →

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