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Livres français sur l’orientation sexuelle et à l’identité de genre – French SOGI Books

Vous trouverez ci-dessous une sélection de ressources pour les livres d’images et de fiction relatifs à l’orientation sexuelle et à l’identité de genre. (SOGI).

Listed below are selected resources for picture books and fiction related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI).

Et avec Tango, nous voilà trois!,

texte de Justin Richardson et Peter Parnell ; images de Henry Cole ; traduction de Laurana Serres-Giardi

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 3 (PreK-3)

Quelque chose d’exceptionnel est arrivé au zoo de Central Park. Un étonnant couple de manchots s’est formé dans l’enclos polaire. M. Gramzai, qui veille sur eux, a alors l’idée de leur fournir un oeuf fécondé qu’un autre couple de manchots ne pourront couver. Les deux mâles inséparables Roy et Silo, qui avaient déjà formé leur nid comme les autres, couvent alors ensemble cet oeuf abandonné. Se relayant et fournissant tout le nécessaire, l’oiseau naît et se développe normalement, et les deux papas assurent son bonheur avec autant de soin que leurs pairs hétérosexuels.

Tango a deux papas, et pourquoi pas?,

de Béatrice Boutignon

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 3 (PreK-3)

Marco aime observer les animaux du zoo de Central Park. Depuis quelque temps, un étonnant couple de manchots s’est formé dans l’enclos polaire. Deux mâles inséparables ont formé leur nid et couvent ensemble un oeuf abandonné. Se relayant et fournissant tout le nécessaire à l’oiseau, qui naît et se développe normalement, les deux papas assurent son bonheur avec autant de soin que leurs pairs.

Le Safari de Zak : le récit d’un enfant conçu par un donneur dans une famille de deux mamans,

par Christy Tyner ; illustrations de Ciaee ; traduction de Nathalie Tremblay

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 1 (PreK-1)

Le safari de Zak est le récit d’un d’enfant conçu par un donneur dans une famille de deux mamans. Quand la pluie contrecarre le projet d’aventure en safari de Zak, celui-ci invite les lecteurs et lectrices à une visite très particulière de sa famille. Zak raconte comment ses parents se sont rencontrées et sont devenues amoureuses. Elles voulaient plus que tout avoir un enfant et ont décidé d’en concevoir un.

Ulysse et Alice,

texte de Ariane Bertouille ; illustrations de Marie-Claude Favreau

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Lorsque son oncle lui offre une souris, Ulysse est fou de joie! Or, avant d’adopter de façon définitive ce rongeur doté d’une voix de ténor qui n’est jamais à court d’idées de jeux, il devra d’abord la présenter à son chat Capsule ainsi qu’à ses deux mamans, qu’il devra de surcroît convaincre qu’il est assez grand pour prendre ses responsabilités.

Tous différents!,

de Todd Parr

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 1 (PreK-1)

“Dans la vie, on peut être adopté, on peut avoir de grandes oreilles, on peut être de couleurs différentes, avoir un nez pas comme tout le monde, on peut se mettre en colère, on peut arriver le dernier, on peut dire non si on se sent en danger.” Grâce à un texte simple et des illustrations qui captent son attention, Todd Parr livre à l’enfant un message positif et chaleureux sur ce qu’il est, et comment on perçoit les autres. Sans pour autant lui faire la morale.

Fourchon,

de Kyo Maclear et Isabelle Arsenault ; traduction de Fanny Britt

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

“Sa maman est une cuillère. Son papa est une fourchette. Lui, il est un peu des deux. Voici Fourchon! Fourchon détonne. Dans sa cuisine, les cuillères sont des cuillères et les fourchettes sont des fourchettes. On ne se mêle pas aux autres. Il a beau tenter de passer pour une cuillère, puis pour une fourchette, Fourchon n’est jamais choisi lorsque vient le temps de se mettre à table. Il semble condamné à un destin de tiroir.

Mes deux papas,

de Juliette Parachini-Deny

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Un petit oiseau est recueilli par un couple de papas. L’oisillon grandit entouré de tendresse et de bienveillance. Lorsqu’il est en âge de rentrer à l’école, ses petits copains lui demandent pourquoi il a 2 papas.

La princesse qui n’aimait pas les princes,

de Alice Brière-Haquet ; illustré par Lionel Larchevêque.

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 3 (PreK-3)

“Princes d’à côté, Venez! Accourez! Ma fille est à marier. Elle est jolie, douce et aimable et dort très bien sur des petits pois.” La princesse les vit donc arriver, ces princes d’à côté. En file sur le chemin, un à un, ils baisèrent sa main. Mais non, vraiment, merci bien, aucun d’entre eux ne lui disait rien!

Cristelle et Crioline,

texte et illustrations, Muriel Douru

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Au royaume du Nénuphar précieux, le peuple grenouille est en ébullition. La princesse Cristelle doit se marier ! Mais Crioline va bouleverser les plans du roi Cristo et de la reinette Cristina.

Marre du rose,

texte de Nathalie Hense ; illustrations de Ilya Green

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 4

Une petite fille en a plus qu’assez du rose et elle refuse d’être enfermée dans des goûts qui ne sont pas les siens. Elle se compare à Carl, un petit garçon sensible qui peint des fleurs sur ses voitures. Un récit illustré d’images aux couleurs explosives.

Philomène m’aime,

de Jean-Christophe Mazurie

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 4

Tout le monde aime Philomène, mais elle… qui aime-t-elle ? Quand Philomène se balade à vélo, tous les garçons qu’elle croise sont inéluctablement à côté de la plaque ! Les frères Lasserre, pourtant des bagarreurs de première, décrètent une trève, Prosper Laguigne oublie son bombardon et toute l’équipe de foot se désintéresse du ballon ! Mais le coeur de Philomène, lui, ne bat pour aucun garçon… Il bat pour… pour qui ?

Garçon manqué,

de Liz Prince ; traduction de Philippe Touboul

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 7 – 12

Roman graphique mettant en lumière une réflexion sur le genre et la perception de la féminité dans la société, à travers la propre enfance de l’auteure et l’image de garçon manqué que lui renvoyait son entourage. Elle évoque les difficultés d’être jugée et les étapes de sa construction identitaire, au fur et à mesure de ses rencontres.

Deux garçons et un secret,

texte de Andrée Poulin ; illustrations de Marie Lafrance

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 3

Émile et Mathis sont les meilleurs amis du monde. Ils partagent leurs jeux. Leur collations. Et leurs secrets. Un beau matin, Émile fait une découverte dans le carré de sable. Ça lui donne une idée. La plus meilleure idée de toute sa vie. Sauf que certains trouvent que c’est plutôt la plus mauvaise idée de toute sa vie. Que fera Émile?

Les papas de Violette,

de Émilie Chazerand et Gaëlle Souppart

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

C’est une maladie d’avoir deux papas ?
N’importe quoi, dit Violette.
Mes papas, ils s’occupent trop bien de moi.
Je les aime tous les deux, et puis c’est tout.

Tu peux,

de Elise Gravel

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 2

“À travers une amusante galerie de portraits d’enfants aux goûts, caractères, talents et ambitions variés, on interpelle le lecteur afin de lui montrer toute une série de façons de demeurer soi-même. Fille, ou garçon, il ou elle a tout à fait le droit d’être sensible, de faire du bruit, d’être un artiste, d’avoir peur, d’être en colère, de faire le ménage, d’être bizarre, d’être bon à l’école, etc. En fait, tout est permis… sauf bien sûr d’être méchant(e) ou malpoli(e)!”

Anatole qui ne séchait jamais,

texte de Stéphanie Boulay ; illustrations de Agathe Bray-Bourret

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 4

“Anatole pleure constamment et, pour sa soeur Régine Bibeau, comme pour son père, la situation est devenue lourde au quotidien. Régine va commencer à utiliser toutes les ressources de son intelligence pour trouver l’origine des pleurs de son frère. Peu à peu, elle découvre que les stéréotypes sociaux de la masculinité font souffrir Anatole qui préférerait porter une jupe et s’amuser avec les pouliches de sa soeur.”

Ciel,

de Sophie Labelle

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 3 – 7

C’est le premier jour du secondaire pour Ciel, jeune ado transgenre. Mais cette étape ne se fait pas sans heurt pour elle, surtout qu’Eiríkur, son amoureux, a dû retourner en Islande, et qu’ils sont désormais forcés de poursuivre leur relation à distance. Pour se changer les idées, Ciel concentre toute son énergie à économiser l’argent nécessaire pour acheter la caméra de ses rêves et parfaire sa chaîne Youtube amateur, Ciel s’ennuie. C’est sans compter l’arrivée de Liam, un nouvel élève plutôt mystérieux (et champion de natation !)

Garçon sorcière (Le),

de Molly Knox Ostertag

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 3 – 7

Dans la culture du jeune Aster, treize ans, toutes les filles sont élevées pour devenir des sorcières et les garçons, des métamorphes. Toute personne qui ose contrevenir à cette tradition est exclue. Malheureusement pour Aster, il demeure incapable de se métamorphoser… et il est toujours aussi fasciné par la sorcellerie, bien qu’elle lui soit formellement interdite.

Lorsqu’un danger mystérieux menace les autres garçons, Aster sait qu’il peut aider… avec la sorcellerie. Avec les encouragements d’une nouvelle amie excentrique, Charlie, Aster se laisse enfin convaincre d’exercer ses talents de sorcière. Mais il aura besoin d’encore plus de courage pour sauver sa famille… et en réalité, se sauver lui-même.

Opération Pantalon,

de Cat Clarke ; traduit de l’anglais (Royaume-Uni) par Cécile Ardilly

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 4 – 9

L’uniforme, oui ! La jupe, non ! Liberté, égalité, pantalon ! Liv (ne l’appelez pas Olivia, il déteste ça) sait depuis toujours qu’il est un garçon et non une fille, mais le règlement très strict de son collège en matière d’uniforme lui interdit de porter un pantalon. Il lui faudra donc porter des jupes. Commence alors l’Opération Pantalon. La seule manière pour Liv d’obtenir ce qu’il veut, c’est de mener la bataille lui-même. Et il ne compte pas seulement changer les règles : il veut changer sa vie, un combat loin d’être gagné d’avance !

Assignée garçon: ambiance trans de feu,

de Sophie Labelle

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 6

Cette bande dessinée tirée du webcomic à succès Assignée garçon met en scène Stéphie, une jeune fille transgenre qui navigue à travers sa première histoire d’amour, ses querelles avec ses camarades d’école et sa relation avec son père. Heureusement, Ciel est là pour la suivre dans ses mésaventures. Le duo apprend à se découvrir et à se célébrer tout en nous offrant des réflexions sur les réalités des personnes trans et queer.

Le prince et le chevalier,

de Daniel Haack; illustrations de Stevie Lewis; texte français d’Isabelle Allard.

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Dans un royaume lointain, un prince s’apprête à monter sur le trône. Sachant qu’il vaut mieux régner à deux, ses parents sont déterminés à lui trouver une épouse aimable. Ils partent donc tous les trois afin de trouver une femme digne du futur souverain. Le prince fait la rencontre de plusieurs demoiselles, mais aucune d’entre elles ne lui plaît… Toutefois, en l’absence de la famille royale, le royaume fait face à une terrible menace : un immense dragon cracheur de feu s’en prend aux habitants et aux soldats, et ceux-ci prennent la fuite! Quand il apprend la nouvelle, le prince retourne aussitôt protéger son royaume… En chemin, il rencontre un courageux chevalier couvert d’une armure étincelante. Ensemble, ils combattent le dragon… et découvrent du même coup le vrai amour!

Julian est une sirène,

de Jessica Love; traduit de l’anglais par Sylvie Goyon

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – 2 (PreK-2)

Le jour où Julian voit passer trois femmes magnifiques habillées en sirènes, sa vie change. Il ne rêve plus que d’une chose, devenir lui aussi une sirène. Mais que va penser sa Mamita?


Trouver d’autres ressources

Voici quelques conseils pour trouver d’autres ressources dans ce domaine :

  • Sur la page principale du site de la bibliothèque de l’UBC, utilisez la boîte de recherche générale pour rechercher des matériaux à travers toutes les succursales de la bibliothèque de l’UBC.
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  • Remarque : les ressources étant principalement cataloguées en anglais, les termes ci-dessous donnent généralement plus de résultats que les recherches effectuées en français. Vous pouvez filtrer votre liste de résultats par langue dans la barre latérale de gauche.
  • Utilisez des termes de recherche spécifiques, tels que
    • “gender identity in education”, “homosexuality and education”, LGBT, “sexual orientation”, ou “gender identity” AND “study and teaching”
    • “sexual minorities” AND education
  • Pour trouver des plans de cours, incluez “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” dans vos termes de recherche.

Finding More Resources

To find more resources in this area, try the following:

  • Search using the General tab on the UBC Library website to look for material in all UBC Library branches.
  • Search using “Search Education Resources” box in the left hand bar on the Education Library website to limit your results to physical materials in the Education Library.
  • Use specific search terms, such as
    • “gender identity in education”, “homosexuality and education”, LGBT, “sexual orientation”, or “gender identity” AND “study and teaching”
    • “sexual minorities” AND education
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” in your search terms.
Categories
Physical and Health Education

Teaching Physical and Health Education

Listed below are selected teacher resources for teaching physical and health education.

Dynamic physical education for elementary school children

by Robert P. Pangrazi and Aaron Beighle

Grades: K-6

This text guides teachers through step-by-step techniques for teaching physical education. It offers both a theoretical framework and hands-on activities, with information on contemporary trends, research and fitness technology, and management techniques.

Healthy breaks: Wellness activities for the classroom

by Jenine M. De Marzo

Grades: K-6

This book serves as a supplemental guide for classroom teachers who want to integrate health, wellness, and movement within their classrooms, as well as a resource for physical educators who have limited gym space and resources. It presents a range of teacher-tested activities that take 5 to 10 minutes to complete.

Teaching physical education creatively

by Angela Pickard and Patricia Maude

Grades: K-6

Emphasizes the benefits of taking a creative approach to physical education and utilizing students’ curiosity, imagination, and desire to move. Includes practical suggestions and examples to help develop and execute engaging and creative physical education activities. eBook only.

Canadian quality daily physical activities. Grades 4-6: 80 activities adapted for classroom & outside

by Grace Price

Grades: K-8

80 activities that encourage physical activity everyday through play. Each activity includes a learning goal, necessary equipment, safety considerations, instructions, and possible extensions. Available for grades: PreK – 1, 2 – 3, 4 – 6, 7 – 8.

Jump start health!: Practical ideas to promote wellness in kids of all ages

by David Campos

Grades: K-12

An in-depth overview of what wellness is and how to incorporate it into the classroom. Includes chapters on health and wellness, nutrition, physical activity, and school and community collaboration. Also includes clear learning objectives and step by step guides for activities.

Ophea 50 fitness activity cards [Les 50 cartes d’activités physiques d’Ophea],

by OPHEA

Grades: K-12

A set of 50 bilingual Fitness Activity Cards, each with an on the spot fitness move. The cards can be combined in different ways to create fun fitness routines or can be used individually as a quick movement break during class.

Fundamental movement skills: An educator’s guide to teaching fundamental movement skills

by Nancy Francis et al.

Grades: K-12

This book aims to support teachers in planning and delivering activities that support the development of locomotor, stability, and manipulative skills. Includes sections on theoretical perspectives of physical literacy in children, children with disabilities and inclusion needs, balance and stability skills, manipulative skills in games, and planning and assessment strategies.

Health information in a changing world: Practical approaches for teachers, schools, and school librarians

by W. Bernard Lukenbill and Barbara Froling Immroth

Grades: K-12

Offers a guide for teachers on how to integrate health education across the curriculum. Also discusses how to find and evaluate health information, how to convey that information to students and caregivers, and provides additional resources for support.

A curriculum of wellness: Reconceptualizing physical education

by Michelle Kilborn

Grades: K-12

This book takes a holistic wellness approach to physical education, challenging current understandings of physical education curriculum. For more in the Complicated conversation series, click here.

Digital technology in physical education: Global perspectives

edited by Jeroen Koekoek and Ivo van Hilvoorde

Grades: K-12

Explores how digital technology can be utilized in physical education to enhance student experience. Takes a practical approach that connects ideas to core pedagogical principles and solidifies concepts through personal narratives, case studies, and reflection. eBook only.

Mental health

by Jacqueline Nemni

Grades: 6-9

Part of the Issues 21 series, which examines contemporary issues in society in order to develop students’ skills in the areas of critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, ethical citizenship and activism. Includes 6 student books and a teacher’s guide.

Threats to health

by Dona Foucault

Grades: 6-9

Part of the Issues 21 series, which examines contemporary issues in society in order to develop students’ skills in the areas of critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, ethical citizenship and activism. Includes 6 student books and a teacher’s guide.

Fitness for life Canada: Preparing teens for healthy, active lifestyles

by Guy C. Le Masurier et al.

Grades: 7-12

This book presents an evidence-based program focused on shifting teens from dependence to independence when it comes to healthy behaviours, including physical activity, fitness, and healthy eating.

Dynamic physical education: For secondary school students

by Paul W. Darst, Robert P. Pangrazi, and Benjamin Cummings

Grades: 8-12

Provides comprehensive information for developing a physical education curriculum for secondary students. Includes assessment assistance, case studies to illustrate concepts, tips for technology integration, and highlights important topics in the field.


Finding More Resources

To find more resources in this area, try the following:

  • Search using the General tab on the UBC Library website to look for material in all UBC Library branches.
  • Search using “Search Education Resources” box in the left hand bar on the Education Library website to limit your results to materials in the Education Library.
  • Use specific search terms to narrow your results, such as “Physical education and training–Study and teaching”, “Physical education for children”, “Health education (Secondary”, “Health education (Elementary)”.
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” in your search terms.

For more help with searching, please visit the Library Service Desk or e-mail ed.lib@ubc.ca.

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Physical and Health Education

Outdoor Education

Listed below are selected teacher resources, picture books, and non-fiction related to outdoor education.

Teacher Resources

Heartbeat of the Earth: a handbook on connecting children to nature through indigenous teachings

by Launa Purcell

This resource leads readers on a rich learning journey as they deepen their connections to nature and culture. The activities inside instill traditional teachings of respect, honour, resourcefulness, and humility in children. This handbook is intended to inspire parents, caregivers, and educators to provide children with meaningful outdoor experiences interwoven with traditional Indigenous knowledge.

Educating young children through natural water: How to use coastlines, rivers and lakes to promote learning and development

by Judit Horvath

Grades: K-3

This books explores the ways in which natural water sources can be used as a unique learning environment for students. Covers the history, benefits, and practices of Natural Water School and offers practical tools and techniques for taking learning to the water. eBook only.

The big book of nature activities: A year-round guide to outdoor learning

by Jacob Rodenburg and Drew Monkman

Grades: K-10

This book aims to reconnect children with nature and learn skills and facts that will help them develop a deeper appreciation of the natural world and their impact on it. Includes games, activities, photos, and connections to broader topics such as climate change and evolution. Also available as eBook, here.

A pedagogy of place: Outdoor education for a changing world

by Brian Wattchow and Mike Brown

Grades: K-12

This book articulates a renewal of philosophy and practice for outdoor education in keeping with the educational needs of today’s young people as they grapple with considerable social and ecological changes in a rapidly changing world. The authors explore the mismatch between traditional notions of proving oneself ‘against’ the challenges of the outdoors and the development of an empathetic relationship with outdoor places which today’s world demands.

Adventurous learning: A pedagogy for a changing world

by Simon Beames and Mike Brown

Grades: K-12

This book interrogates the word ‘adventure’ and explores how elements of authenticity, agency, uncertainty and mastery can be incorporated into educational practices. It outlines key elements for a pedagogy of adventurous learning and provides guidelines grounded in accessible theory. Teachers of all kinds can adapt these guidelines for indoor and outdoor teaching in their own culturally specific, place-responsive contexts. eBook only

Learning outside the classroom: Theory and guidelines for practice

by Simon Beames, Peter Higgins, and Robbie Nicol

Grades: K-12

The authors provide both academic justification and practical support for K-12 educators working in a wide variety of environments and with diverse populations of students to incorporate more meaningful outdoor learning opportunities into their daily teaching activities. The idea of adaptation of activities for personal relevance is central. The principles and examples presented in this book are intended to be adapted by teachers to suit the needs of their students in ways that draw upon content offered by the local landscape and its natural and built heritage.

Outdoor education: Methods and strategies

by Ken Gilbertson et al.

Grades: K-12

This book offers a set of educational methods and applications to foster optimal outdoor education. Part I defines outdoor education is and explores educational theories that support it, including developmental stages, learning stages, and constructivism. Part II covers teacher preparation, including understanding the backgrounds and abilities of participants, creating a successful learning environment, and teaching effectively in a variety of outdoor settings. Part III provides six ready-to-use sample lessons, and helps readers reflect on, evaluate, and improve their lesson plans through experimentation.

Interdisciplinary teaching through outdoor education

by Camille J. Bunting

Grades: 5-10

This book provides teachers with outdoor activities as well as the expertise to expand students’ understanding of the outdoors and develop their character. Part I explores the foundations and methods for using outdoor education and highlights its interdisciplinary connections. Part II provides detailed instructions for conducting outdoor education lessons as well as unit plans for seven outdoor education areas. Part III delves into school programming, including planning field trips and starting a school-based outdoor education program.

Outdoor adventure education: Foundations, theory and research

by Alan W. Ewert and Jim Sibthorp

Grades: 9-12

The authors present theories, concepts, and developments of outdoor adventure education.Topics include the history of the field, contemporary theory and practice, development across the lifespan in relation to outdoor adventure education, and evolving trends and issues.

Picture Books

Bringing the outside in

written by Mary McKenna Siddals, illustrated by Patrice Barton

A rhyming story that encourages children to get out and play in the great outdoors.

Tiny, perfect things

written by M.H. Clark, illustrated by Madeline Kloepper

As a young girl takes a walk outside her grandfather teaches her how to notice and appreciate even the tiniest of things. A great book to introduce young children to the idea of celebrating your surroundings, appreciating the outdoors, and practicing gratitude.

Up in the garden and down in the dirt

written by Kate Messner, art by Christopher Silas Neal

Explore all the excitement of a garden, the leaves sprouting, vegetables growing, and fruit ripening. Then dive down into the dirt and meet the earthworms, snakes, and skunks, who make the garden their home. Showcases that when it comes to the outdoors, sometimes the most exciting things take place below the surface.

A stick is an excellent thing: Poems celebrating outdoor play

written by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by LeUyen Pham

A book of poems that follow a group of kids from the neighbourhood as they play games and explore outside on a summer day.

When we go walking

written by Cari Best, illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker

Wendy and her family love to go walking no matter the weather and when they do Wendy notices all the little details, picking up treasures along the way. On a snowy day when the family can’t go walking Wendy uses her treasures to build her very own walking route for everyone to use.

Non-Fiction

Get outside: The kids guide to fun in the great outdoors

written by Jane Drake & Ann Love, illustrated by Heather Collins

Grades: 3-7

The book’s four sections – Nature Lover, Outdoor Fun and Games, Cozy Inside, and Look to the Sky – provide a variety of games and activities that will connect kids with nature and keep them engaged. Activities are accompanied by helpful instructions, fun facts and scientific, historic, and cultural context.

Citizen scientists: Be a part of scientific discovery from your own backyard

written by Loree Griffin Burns, photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz

Grades: 4-6

This book shows children that they can be a part of scientific discovery anywhere, including their own backyard. Focuses specifically on observing and counting butterflies, birds, frogs, and ladybugs. See also, Get Into Citizen Science.


Finding More Resources

To find more resources in this area, try the following:

  • Search using the General tab on the UBC Library website to look for material in all UBC Library branches.
  • Search using “Search Education Resources” box in the left hand bar on the Education Library website to limit your results to materials in the Education Library.
  • Use specific search terms to narrow your results, such as “Outdoor education”, “Adventure education”, “Outdoor recreation–Juvenile literature”
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” in your search terms.

For more help with searching, please visit the Library Service Desk or e-mail ed.lib@ubc.ca.

Categories
Physical and Health Education

Fitness and Conditioning

Listed below are selected teacher resources, picture books, and non-fiction related to fitness and conditioning.

Teacher Resources

Ophea 50 fitness activity cards [Les 50 cartes d’activités physiques d’Ophea]

by OPHEA

Grades: K-12

A set of 50 bilingual Fitness Activity Cards, each with an on the spot fitness move. The cards can be combined in different ways to create fun fitness routines or can be used individually as a quick movement break during class.

Youth strength training: Programs for health, fitness, and sport

by Avery D. Faigenbaum and Wayne L. Westcott

Grades: 1-12

This book offers safe and fun strength training programs specifically designed for youth. Includes sections on warming up and cooling down, flexibility, proper equipment use, and how to incorporate strength training into physical education.

Fitness for life Canada: Preparing teens for healthy, active lifestyles

by Guy C. Le Masurier et al.

Grades: 7-12

This book presents an evidence-based program focused on shifting teens from dependence to independence when it comes to healthy behaviours, including physical activity, fitness, and healthy eating,

Dynamic physical education: For secondary school students

by Paul W. Darst, Robert P. Pangrazi, and Benjamin Cummings

Grades: 8-12

Provides comprehensive information for developing a physical education curriculum for secondary students. Includes assessment assistance, case studies to illustrate concepts, tips for technology integration, and highlights important topics in the field. Includes a chapter on physical fitness, as well as sections on strength training and agility activities. 

Teach now! physical education: Becoming a great PE teacher

by Daniel Burton

Grades: 8-12

Focusing on practical examples and tools specifically for new teachers, this book offers a guide to creating engaging and effective physical education experiences. Discussions of the importance of fitness and how to integrate it into the curriculum are discussed throughout. eBook only.

Picture Books

My healthy body

written by Liza Fromer and Francine Gerstein, illustrated by Joe Weissmann

This book explores what it means to be healthy and how we can all develop healthy habits! Includes discussions of sleep, exercise, nutrition, and more. For more in the body works series, click here.

From head to toe

written and illustrated by Eric Carle

Arch your back like a cat, wiggle your hips like a crocodile, and turn your head like a penguin! This book provides a fun and simple introduction to stretching through animals students already know and love. Simple text, fun illustrations, and bright colours make this a great read for a variety of ages.

Non-Fiction

Do your bit to be physically fit!

Rebecca Sjonger

Grades: K-3

This book explains the benefits of physical activity and active living, providing a variety of activities that encourage youth to get active. For more in the Healthy habits for a lifetime series, click here.

In your activities

by Janet Gurtler

Grades: K-2

Why is physical activity important? What does it mean to be a good sport? What can we learn from being physically active? This introduction to the value of fitness explores these questions and more. For more in the relationships and responsibilities series, click here.

The human body

written by Jon Richards, illustrated by Ed Simkins

Grades: 2-7

The human body explored and explained through graphics, icons, and pictographs. Explores everything from bone structure and muscles to the senses and central nervous system in a visually engaging way. For more in The world in infographics series, click here.

From head to toe: The amazing human body and how it works

written by Barbara Seuling, illustrated by Edward Miller

Grades: 3-5

This book provides a fun introduction to the human body and how it works. Includes a comprehensive overview of muscles and their relationship to fitness.

The busy body book: A kid’s guide to fitness

by Lizzy Rockwell

Grades: 3-7

Through illustrations, text, and diagrams, this book explains how the human body functions and why keeping active is so important.


Finding More Resources

To find more resources in this area, try the following:

  • Search using the General tab on the UBC Library website to look for material in all UBC Library branches.
  • Search using “Search Education Resources” box in the left hand bar on the Education Library website to limit your results to materials in the Education Library.
  • Use specific search terms to narrow your results, such as “Physical fitness for youth”, “Physical education and training”, “Exercise–Juvenile literature”, “Physical fitness–Juvenile literature”.
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” in your search terms.

For more help with searching, please visit the Library Service Desk or e-mail ed.lib@ubc.ca.

Categories
Physical and Health Education

Active Living and Physical Literacy

Listed below are selected teacher resources, picture books, and non-fiction related to Active Living and Physical Literacy.

Teacher Resources

Moving with words & actions: Physical literacy for preschool and primary children

by Rhonda L. Clements and Sharon L. Schneider

Grades: K-3

This book focuses on establishing healthy habits from an early age to prepare children for later in life. Takes an interdisciplinary approach that encourages movement across the curriculum. Includes 70 lesson plans and various activities that will help teachers integrate physical literacy into the classroom.

Canadian quality daily physical activities. Grades 4-6: 80 activities adapted for classroom & outside

by Grace Price

Grades: K-8

80 activities that encourage physical activity everyday through play. Each activity includes a learning goal, necessary equipment, safety considerations, instructions, and possible extensions. Available for grades: PreK – 1, 2 – 3, 4 – 6, 7 – 8.

Everybody move!: A multimedia package for daily physical activity

by CIRA Ontario and John Byl

Grades: K-12

This book provides helpful suggestions on how to incorporate physical activity into various parts of students’ day, promoting active living in the process. Includes a teacher guide, over 50 activities, choreographed dances, DVDs showcasing dance routines, and a CD with music for dancing and activity stations.

Jump start health!: Practical ideas to promote wellness in kids of all ages

by David Campos

Grades: K-12

An in-depth overview of what wellness is and how to incorporate it into the classroom. Includes chapters on health and wellness, nutrition, physical activity, and school and community collaboration. Also includes clear learning objectives and step by step guides for activities.

Physical literacy on the move: Games for developing confidence and competence in physical activity

by Heather Gardner

Grades: K-12

This book focuses on building students’ physical literacy through games, activities, and reflection. Includes over 100 games and activities which are broken into four progressive levels of learning: beginning, exploring, competent, and proficient. Students are encouraged to take an active role in said activities and their own physical literacy by picking their own groups, equipment, set-up, and adaptations.

Gymtherapy: Developing emotional wellbeing and resilience in children through the medium of movement

by Rebekah Pierre

Grades: K-12

This book explores the connection between movement and emotional wellbeing, seeing the former as a way of improving the latter. This connection is explored across five key areas: Identity and Self Esteem, Mindfulness, Anger Expression, Protective Behaviour, and Gender Stereotypes. Includes lesson plans, real-life examples, and case studies that help to link active living with emotional well-being. eBook only.

Fitness for life Canada: Preparing teens for healthy, active lifestyles

by Guy C. Le Masurier et al.

Grades: 7-12

This book presents an evidence-based program focused on shifting teens from dependence to independence when it comes to healthy behaviours, including physical activity, fitness, and healthy eating.

Picture Books

Everyone can learn to ride a bicycle

written and illustrated by Chris Raschka

Simple text and warm illustrations tell the story of a father teaching his daughter all the steps it takes to ride a bike.

Hiking day

written by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

A family embarks on a hike up the mountain near their house for the first time. While hiking they come across all sorts of animals and plants and find the joy in being outside, active, and together along the way.

Lucy tries soccer

written by Lisa Bowes, illustrated by James Hearne

Lucy and her friends can’t wait to try out soccer for the first time! During a game of three-on-three Lucy and her friends learn how fun soccer can be. For more in the Lucy tries sports series, click here.

Bringing the outside in

written by Mary McKenna Siddals, illustrated by Patrice Barton

A rhyming story that encourages children to get outside and play in the great outdoors.

From head to toe

written and illustrated Eric Carle

“I am a buffalo and I raise my shoulders. Can you do it?”, “I am a monkey and I wave my arms. Can you do it?”, “I am cat and I arch my back. Can you do it?” This ask and answer book encourages students to get moving in a fun and interactive way!

Everybody has a body

written by Molli Jackson Ehlert; illustrated by Lorian Tu

Everybody has a body. Whether you’re short, tall, fat, thin, hairy, bald, whether you use a wheelchair or have a limb difference, we all rely on our bodies to take us through the world. From hiking a mountain to playing baseball to exploring an aquarium, this book shows us all the different ways that bodies can look and the things they can do, with representation of all different types of bodies.

Non-Fiction

In your activities

by Janet Gurtler

Grades: K-3

Explores the relationships and responsibilities we have when engaging in recreational activities, including why and how to be a good sport. For more in the Relationships and responsibilities series, click here.

Do your bit to be physically fit!

Rebecca Sjonger

Grades: K-3

This book explains the benefits of physical activity and active living, providing a variety of activities that encourage youth to get active. For more in the Healthy habits for a lifetime series, click here.

Hop, throw, and play: Build your skills every day!

by Rebecca Sjonger

Grades: 1-4

Encourages children to be activity in some way 60 minutes a day and build their skills in the process. Includes sections on healthy living, motor skills, skill challenges and more. For more in the Healthy habits for a lifetime series, click here.

Get active!

by Louise Spilsbury

Grades: 1-4

Describes how to get active and enjoy exercise and keeping one’s body healthy, including identifying which foods provide energy, why water is important, and which exercises are best for the heart.

The busy body book: A kid’s guide to fitness

by Lizzy Rockwell

Grades: 3-7

Through illustrations, text, and diagrams, this book explains how the human body functions and why keeping active is so important.


Finding More Resources

To find more resources in this area, try the following:

  • Search using the General tab on the UBC Library website to look for material in all UBC Library branches.
  • Search using “Search Education Resources” box in the left hand bar on the Education Library website to limit your results to materials in the Education Library.
  • Use specific search terms to narrow your results, such as “Health–Juvenile literature”, “Physical fitness”, “Physical fitness for children”, “Exercise–Juvenile Literature”, “Movement education”.
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” in your search terms.

For more help with searching, please visit the Library Service Desk or e-mail ed.lib@ubc.ca.

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