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French Inclusive Classroom Social Studies

Études sociales en français – French Social Studies

Listed below are selected resources for French learners relating to social studies.

Vous trouverez ci-dessous une sélection de ressources pour les apprenants de français dans le domaine des études sociales.

Les livres d’images (Picture Books)

Le bus de Rosa

de Fabrizio Silei et Maurizio A.C. Quarello

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 2 – 5

Assis dans un vieux bus, le grand-père de Ben lui raconte la ségrégation raciale dans l’Amérique de sa jeunesse : à l’école, dans les bars, dans le bus. Il lui raconte aussi comment, le 1er décembre 1955, une femme, Rosa Parks, refusa de céder sa place dans le bus à un Blanc, lançant le mouvement pour les droits civiques des Noirs aux États-Unis. Une histoire que le grand-père connaît bien : il se trouvait lui aussi dans le bus, ce jour-là. Assis à côté de Rosa. Mais il n’a pas eu son courage…

Voici Viola Desmond

de Elizabeth Mcleod

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 3 – 6

Par un jour pluvieux de novembre 1946, Viola Davis, de passage à Glasgow en Nouvelle-Écosse, décide d’aller au cinéma. Elle s’installe dans la section officieusement réservée aux Blancs, mais l’ouvreuse lui demande de changer de place. Viola refuse, car elle sait que c’est à cause de la couleur de sa peau. La police l’emmène de force. Viola est emprisonnée, jugée et déclarée coupable. Cela ne l’empêche pas, avec l’aide de ses partisans, de continuer à se battre pour la justice sociale.

Mustafa

de Marie-Louise Gay

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 2 – 5

Mustafa et sa famille ont voyagé très longtemps avant d’arriver dans leur nouveau pays. Certains soirs, Mustafa rêve du pays qu’il a quitté, le pays d’avant. Des rêves remplis de fumée, de feu et de grands bruits. Tous les jours, Mustafa se rend au parc. Il voit des fleurs pareilles à des langues de dragon, des insectes rouges à points noirs, un caillou moucheté. Et aussi des enfants qui ne lui prêtent pas attention. Est-il devenu invisible? Peut-être pas aux yeux de la fille-au-chat.

Pimithaagansa/Les libellules cerfs-volant,

Les langues(Languages):Cree and French

texte de Tomson Highway; illustrations de Julie Flett

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 1 – 3

Taansi ka-itooteetay keespin iga meetawagaana kee-ayaa-in a-tie-igamigook oochi? Kapagawa-teetay naa? Maw weethawow Joe igwa ooseem’sa Cody. Maw m’tanaw-gaach. Ooseetaawuk taapoo-poogoo oomeetawaa-ganawaawa weethawow tipitoot, igwa kapee meetaweewuk, kapee m’choogee taawuk. Mamaskaach, chee-i?

Que ferais-tu n’avais aucun jouet, aucun jeu et aucun appareil electronique avec lesquels t’amuser? Est-ce que tu trouverais le temps long? Les freres Joe et Cody font tout sauf s’eenuyer. Ils inventent, creent et suivent leurs reves et ne s’ennuient jamais. Il suffit d’imaginer!

Kepmite’taqney Ktapekiaqn/Le chant d’honneur/The Honour Song,

Les langues(Languages):Mi’kmaq, French and English

texte de Gregory Paul; illustrations de Loretta Gould; traduction de Barbara Sylliboy & Hélène Devarennes

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 3 – 8

Lors de nombreux évènements officiels ou cérémonies spirituelles chez les Premières Nations du pays, un chant est entonné par les participants. Ce chant a vu le jour dans le coeur et la tête de George Paul, un Mi’kmaw de Metepenagiag, après un parcours ardu. Cet album illustré raconte la naissance de ce chant et l’importance qu’il revêt pour les Premières Nations.

Kisimi Taimaippaktut Angirrarijarani/ᑭᓯᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᕋᓂ/Only in My Hometown,

Les langues(Languages):Inuktitut, Inuktitut Roman Orthography and English

titiraqtuq(writer) Ipiksaut Vuriisan(Arnakuluk Vuriisan);titiqtugaqtuq(illustrator) Ippiksaut Friesen(Angnakuluk Friesen)

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 2 (K-2)

Qanuippa piruqsabluni mikijumi nunalingmi ukiuqtaqtumi? Nukariik Arnakuluk Vuriisan ammalu Ipiksaut Vuriisan uqaqatigiiktuuk tagvuuna unipkaaliakkut nutaraublutik qanuiqattalaurmangaarmiik Inuit nunaqutingaani Nunavumi. Aqsarniquakkaujumi arnaillu katillutik mikigaqtuqpaklutik, ammalu Inuit tamarmik qatanngutigiigunnaqlutik.

Comment se passe l’enfance dans une petite ville du Nord ? Les sœurs Angnakuluk Friesen et Ippiksaut Friesen collaborent à ce récit de leur enfance dans une communauté inuite du Nunavut, où brillent les aurores boréales, où les femmes se réunissent pour manger de la viande de caribou crue et où tout le monde peut faire partie de la famille.

Discovering People,

Les langues(Languages):Cree, French and English

de Neepin Auger

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Préscolaire – Kindergarten (PreK-K)

Le quatrième livre de la série À la découverte qui présente vingt-deux mots de base en anglais, en français et en cri qui se rapportent aux gens de la maison et à ceux qui existent dans la communauté autour de votre enfant.

La culture et la diversité

de Marie Murray

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 2 – 5

Votre maison… À quoi ressemble-t-elle? Avec quels matériaux a-t-elle été construite? Alors que votre aménagement intérieur peut vous sembler tout à fait normal, mais il ne l’est pas nécessairement pour une personne issue d’une culture différente. Ce splendide documentaire aidera les jeunes lecteurs à en savoir plus sur la diversité culturelle et ses richesses.

Les droits et l’égalité

de Marie Murray

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 2 – 5

Comment s’assurer que chaque être humain est traité avec équité et qu’il possède tout ce dont il a besoin pour vivre? La réponse peut sembler difficile, mais si on prend le temps d’étudier les droits de la personne, cela devient plus facile! Chacun d’entre nous a le droit de vivre dans un environnement où ses droits sont honorés et respectés .Êtes-vous prêts à découvrir ce que cela implique? Cet album informatif et d’actualité explique les droits de la personne et tout ce qu’ils englobent de façon simple et claire. Il comprend également un glossaire ainsi que des recommandations de livres et de sites Web pour faire davantage de recherches sur ce sujet important.

Lecteurs faciles (Easy Readers)

 L’Asie

de Bobbie Kalman

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 1 – 3

Ce livre facile à lire présente aux enfants la diversité du continent asiatique, le plus grand continent de la Terre. Des photographies en couleurs et des cartes détaillées mettent en évidence les principales régions, les étendues d’eau, les reliefs, les forêts, les steppes et les déserts de l’Asie.


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.
  • Pour limiter vos résultats aux matériels disponibles à la Bibliothèque de l’éducation, visitez le site web de la Bibliothèque de l’éducation et effectuez une recherche à l’aide de la case “Search Education Resources” située dans la bande à gauche de l’écran.
  • 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
    • “media literacy”, “social studies–study and teaching”, “mapping”, “immigrant”, etc.
  • 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
    • “media literacy”, “social studies–study and teaching”, “mapping”, “immigrant”, etc.
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” in your search terms.
Categories
Accessibility Diversity and Diverse Learners Social Studies

Black History in North America

Listed below are teacher resources, fiction and non-fiction picture books, middle grade and young adult books relevant to Black History in Canada and the United States.

Teacher Resources

I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches that Changed the World

by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Grades: 9-12

Martin Luther King’s twenty most memorable writings and speeches are presented in this concise and convenient book. The editor provides head notes for each selection that give a running history of the Civil Rights movement and related events.

Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching: A Resource Guide for Classrooms and Communities

edited by Deborah Menkart, Alana D. Murray, & Janice L. View

A resource book that emphasizes the power of people through a diversity of stories, perspectives, essays, photographs, graphics, interviews, and interactive and interdisciplinary lessons. With sections on education, economic justice, citizenship, and culture, it connects the African-American Civil Rights Movement to Native American, Latina, Asian-American, gay rights, and international struggles; while highlighting the often-ignored roles of women in social justice movements.

Teaching the American Civil Rights Movement: Freedom’s Bittersweet Song

edited by Julie Buckner Armstrong and others

This book offers perspectives on presenting the civil rights movement in different classroom contexts, strategies to make the movement come alive for students, and issues highlighting topics that students will find appealing. Including sample syllabi and detailed descriptions from courses that prove effective, this work will be useful for all instructors, both college and upper level high school, for courses in history, education, race, sociology, literature and political science.

Viola Desmond’s Canada: A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land

by Graham Reynolds with Wanda Robson

This book provides both general readers and students of Canadian history with a concise overview of the narrative of the Black experience in Canada, from slavery under French and British rule in the eighteenth century to the practice of racial segregation and the fight for racial equality in the twentieth century. Included are personal recollections by Wanda Robson, Viola Desmond’s youngest sister, together with important but previously unpublished documents and other primary sources in the history of Blacks in Canada.

Picture Books

 Africville

by Shauntay Grant

When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she’s heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like – the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the field where boys played football, the pond where all the kids went rafting, the bountiful fishing, the huge bonfires.

 A Change of Heart

by Alice Walsh

Tragedy strikes the USS Truxtun one February night off the southeastern coast of Newfoundland, and Lanier is the lone black survivor of the terrible shipwreck. When he arrives onshore, the community’s kindness and humanity bring him back to health and change his outlook on life.

 Black Women Who Dared

by Naomi M. Moyer

Short biographies of ten Black women from Canada and the United States, ranging from 1793 to the present. Anti-slavery activists, business women, community organizers, and educators; they were, and are, leaders committed to uplifting their communities.

Coretta Scott

by Ntozake Shange

Poetry. The story of Coretta Scott and how she yearned for equality while experiencing the unfairness of segregation. She and Martin Luther King Jr. fight for change through nonviolent resistance. Beautifully detailed paintings coupled with poetic text honour the inspirational Coretta Scott.

Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights

by Jim Haskins

This book is about the life of W.W. Law whose efforts to register black voters and lead a successful business boycott resulted in Savannah, Georgia, being the first city in the south to end racial discrimination. Each section of text has a heading, which makes the story easier to follow along.

Famous Black Canadians

by Ramona Heikel

Grades: 4-8

This information book discusses the life and accomplishments of Black Canadians from Canada’s earliest days to the present, exploring the struggles that many early settlers faced, and the continuing struggle for equal treatment. It is a part of a series on Black History in Canada by Coast 2 Coast 2 Coast.

The First Lady of Civil Rights: Rosa Parks

by Bruce Bednarchuk

The illustrated song text tells the story of the African American woman Rosa Parks, who in 1955 refused to give up her bus seat and became “the first lady of civil rights.” Includes glossary, sheet music, CD, and activity questions.

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling

Four intelligent and persistent African American mathematicians, Katherine, Dorothy, Mary, and Christine, accomplished the math for NASA that would one day send the United States into space for the very first time.

A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice

by Nadia L. Hohn

The story of Young Miss Lou who struggled to find her voice and eventually became an iconic poet and entertainment in Jamaica’s cultural legacy. Includes a brief biography of Miss Lou and a glossary to help readers less familiar with Jamaican Patois.

Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song

by Andrew Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney

Explores the intersecting lives of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson at the historic moment when their joined voices inspired landmark changes. Back matter includes further information, including a timeline and other resources.

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Grades: K-3

Based on the spiritual journey of Harriet Tubman as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude.

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

by Traci N. Todd

This biography tells about the life of Nina Simone, an African American musician born in 1933 by the name of Eunice Kathleen Waymon. She became well recognized for her piano skills, but was discriminated for being Black. During the Civil Rights Movement, her music became iconic as she wrote songs of protest and fought for freedom with her lyrics.

The Stone Thrower

by Jael Ealey Richardson

Describes the childhood of Chuck Ealey, who dreamed of becoming a football quarterback despite the prejudices he faced as an African American.

The Undefeated

by Kwame Alexander

Poetry. Originally performed for ESPN’s The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world’s greatest heroes. Back matter provides historical context and additional detail for those wishing to learn more.

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

by Carole Boston Weatherford

On May 31 and June 1, 1921, an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves. Thousands were left homeless. No official investigation occurred until seventy-five years later. Unspeakable helps young readers understand the events of the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation’s history

Viola Desmond Won’t Be Budged!

by Jody Nyasha Warner

In 1946 with racial segregation, Viola Desmond went to see a movie at the theatre when the Caucasian staff demanded her to move to the balcony, but Viola stood her ground on the main floor. The aftermath led to Viola’s unjust trial and other battles against racism, but her courage and persistence empowered many African Canadians to fight for their rights.

We Wait for the Sun

by Dovey Johnson Roundtree & Katie McCabe

Autobiography. The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author’s boundary-breaking career.

The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

by Cynthia Levinson

Meet nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks, the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963. This inspirational story shows you’re never too little to make a difference.

Middle Grade and Young Adult Books

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson

Grades: 6-8

Poetry. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement.

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

by Phillip Hoose

Presents the life of the 15-year-old Alabama teenager, Claudette Colvin, who played an integral role in the Montgomery bus strike, once by refusing to give up a bus seat, and again, by becoming a plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case against the bus company. Interspersed with photographs and text features for an immersive and engaging read.

Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

by Susan Goldman Rubin

An account of the civil rights crusade in Mississippi 50 years ago that brought on shocking violence and the beginning of a new political order. Interspersed with photographs, the chapters follow the timeline of the events making the book easy to follow along.

Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America

by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney

Grades: 6-8

Presents the stories of ten African-American men from different eras in American history, organized chronologically to provide a scope from slavery to the modern day.

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

by Kadir Nelson

A simple introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama. This large book is adorned with awe-inspiring paintings on each page with easy-to-understand text.

I Came As A Stranger: Underground Railroad

by Bryan Prince

A powerful history and a valuable guide to sites and communities that commemorate the courage and suffering of a time not so very long ago. Contains many black and white photographs, a timeline, and suggested further reading.

The Kids Book of Black Canadian History

by Rosemary Sadlier

This updated edition of Rosemary Sadlier’s bestselling and award-winning The Kids Book of Black Canadian History has been reimagined for a new generation of young readers and includes topics from Canada’s legacy of slavery to global impacts of the Black Lives Matter movement. A celebration of the incredible history, achievements and contributions of Black people and communities in Canada.

Martin Luther King Jr.

by Laurie Calkhoven

Biography for kids ages 8-12 about MLK – from his early family life and experiences in education, to his untimely death and the worldwide mourning and riots that followed. Filled with photographs, illustrations, definition boxes, information sidebars, fun facts, maps, inspiring quotes, and other nonfiction text features engaging for young learners.

The Mighty Miss Malone

by Christopher Paul Curtis

With love and determination befitting the “world’s greatest family,” twelve-year-old Deza Malone, her older brother Jimmie, and their parents endure tough times in Gary, Indiana, and later Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression. An inspiring and engaging fictional story with a focus on family, poverty, and a great heroine.

This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality

by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy

In 1956, 14-year-old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. This is the heartbreaking and relatable story of her four months thrust into the national spotlight and as a trailblazer in history. Based on original research and interviews and featuring back matter with archival materials and notes from the authors on the co-writing process.

We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin

by Larry Dane Brimmer

Captures a story of passion, courage, and triumph through Bayard’s own words and archival photographs, and through spirituals and protest songs that Bayard often sang. The book contains large text, numerous images, and thorough information without being too dense.

We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March

by Cynthia Levinson

Discusses the events of the 4,000 African American students who marched to jail to secure their freedom in May 1963. Combining extensive research and in-depth interviews with protestors, the author recreates the events of the Birmingham’s Children’s March from a new and personal perspective, with large text and numerous images.


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 to narrow your results, such as “Black Canadians” or Black history in Canada.
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “study and teaching”, 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
Social Studies

Teaching History and Social Studies

Listed below are selected teacher resources for teaching History and Social Studies.

Engagement in teaching history: Theory and practice for middle and secondary teachers

by Frederick D. Drake and Lynn R. Nelson

Grades: 7-12

This book presents key elements of history instruction, including the use of primary sources and narratives, involving students in the historical inquiry through classroom discussions, teaching toward chronological thinking, and the use of historical documents.

Stirring up justice: Writing and reading to change the world

by Jessica Singer

Grades: 7-12

This book introduces a range of tools and strategies to improve students’ critical awareness, helping them to understand their world and become educated, engaged citizens.

Tools for teaching social studies: A how-to book of useful ideas and practical solutions

by Jim Parsons with Mariah Schroder

Grades: K-12

The authors present a number of teaching principles for use in social studies classes, including discovering one’s unique teaching style, connecting with one’s students, setting and achieving realistic goals, facilitating effective group work, and more.

Keywords in the social studies: Concepts and conversations

edited by Daniel G. Krutka, Annie McMahon Whitlock, and Mark Helmsing

Grades: K-12

Over fifty authors discuss complex and contested components of keywords in social studies – such as “indigenous”, “home”, “race”, and “community” – by way of offering diverse accounts that range from autobiographical narratives to historical genealogies, from critical implications of specific curriculum texts to offering vignettes of classroom teaching that deploy a keyword concept in practice.

Secondary starters and plenaries: History

by Mike Gershon

Grades: 9-12

The 25 starter ideas in this book will help to ensure that the first five minutes of any History class are motivating and energizing, while the 25 plenaries will students to reflect on and embed their learning at the end of the lesson.

The big six: Historical thinking concepts

by Peter Seixas and Tom Morton

Grades: K-12

The authors discuss six historical thinking concepts which students should become familiar with: historical significance, evidence, continuity and change, cause and consequence, historical perspectives, and the ethical dimension.

Teaching history creatively (2nd ed,)

edited by Hilary Cooper

Grades: K-12

This book introduces teachers to a range of available approaches to historical inquiry which involve creative, active and effective learning. Topics include the link between history education and creativity, investigating sources, using archives, using drama to explore events, and more. (E-book only.)

(Re)imagining elementary social studies: a controversial issues reader

edited by Sarah B. Shear, Christina M. Tschida, Elizabeth Bellows, Lisa Brown Buchanan, Elizabeth E. Saylor

Grades: Elementary

This reader stands out as a collection of approaches aimed specifically at teaching controversial issues in elementary social studies. This reader challenges social studies education (i.e., classrooms, teacher education programs, and research) to engage controversial issues–those topics that are politically, religiously, or are otherwise ideologically charged and make people, especially teachers, uncomfortable–in profound ways at the elementary level.

Powerful social studies for elementary students

by Jere Brophy, Janet Alleman, and Anne-Lise Halvorsen

Grades: K-6

This book combines theory and research with examples from classroom practice, and outlines ways to select content and teach history, geography, and social sciences meaningfully in the elementary classroom.

Social studies: Innovative approaches for teachers

by Nancy A. Maynes and Jennifer M. Straub

Grades: K-6

The authors focus on two important approaches to teaching social studies: the value and flexibility of social studies as a broad medium for teaching a range of skills and concepts, including literacy and numeracy; and the human aspect of social studies, in its relation to people and their activities, challenges, and choices.

Dynamic social studies

by George W. Maxim

Grades: K-6

This book presents a range of effective ways to teach social studies to elementary school students, with the hope of inspiring them to become informed, rational, and culturally responsive citizens. It focuses on motivation, creativity, and the examples of experienced teachers to help readers breathe life into their social studies teaching.


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 to narrow your results, such as “social studies”, “social sciences – study and teaching”, etc.
  • 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
Social Studies

History of British Columbia

Listed below are selected teacher resources, picture books, fiction, and non-fiction related to the history of British Columbia.

Teacher Resources

Teaching history creatively

edited by Hilary Cooper

Grades: K-12

This book introduces teachers to a range of available approaches to historical inquiry which involve creative, active and effective learning. Topics include the link between history education and creativity, investigating sources, using archives, using drama to explore events, and more. (E-book only.)

Engagement in teaching history: Theory and practice for middle and secondary teachers

by Frederick D. Drake and Lynn R. Nelson

Grades: 7-12

This book presents key elements of history instruction, including the use of primary sources and narratives, involving students in the historical inquiry through classroom discussions, teaching toward chronological thinking, and the use of historical documents.

Picture Books

The west is calling: Imagining British Columbia

written by Sarah N. Harvey & Leslie Buffam, illustrated by Dianna Bonder

Grades: K-7

150 years of British Columbia’s history told through haiku and colourful images.

Fiction

Up in arms

written by Amanda Spottiswoode, illustrated by Molly March

Grades: 3-8

During the Second World War Sophie, Molly, Mark, Harriet, Leticia, and Posy are sent to live with their eccentric uncle, Captain Gunn on the BC coast. The group embarks on adventures, stopping in Hesquiat Harbour, Estevan Point Lighthouse, Cape Scott, and Alert Bay and meet real-life historical figures such as Cougar Annie and aviator Jim Spilsbury along the way.

Heart of a champion

by Ellen Schwartz

Grades: 4-6

Kenny (Kenji in Japanese) wants nothing more than to play on the Asahi baseball team with his brother Mickey (Mitsuo). But when Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in 1941, everything for Kenny and his family spirals out of control: schools are closed, businesses are confiscated, fathers are arrested and sent to work camps in the BC interior and mothers and children are relocated to internment camps. Kenny fights to uplift people’s spirits and maintain his love of baseball despite seemingly insurmountable challenges.

Non-fiction

From time immemorial: The first people of the Pacific Northwest coast

written by Diane Silvey, illustrated by Joe Silvey

Grades: 3-8

From Time Immemorial provides an honest and up-to-date survey of the history of the coastal First Nations from pre-contact to the present. Includes a broad overview of traditional ways common to a large number of diverse groups. A teacher’s guide is also available for this book.

British Columbia: A new historical atlas

by Derek Hayes

Grades: 8-12

A large collection of maps related to British Columbia’s history, including the maps of Indigenous peoples, fur traders, gold seekers, and railway builders. Also includes relevant photographs and historical documents.

British Columbia Reconsidered: Essays on women

edited by Gillian Creese and Veronica Strong-Boag

Grades: 11-12

A comprehensive set of essays detailing the lives and contributions of women in British Columbia’s history.

The Komagata Maru and Canada’s anti-Indian immigration policies in the twentieth century

by Pamela Hickman

Grades: 6-12

This book explores the 1914 incident in which the Canadian government refused to allow over 300 immigrants who came to Canada by ship – on the Komagata Maru – to stay in this country. Part of the Righting Canada’s wrongs series.

Japanese Canadian internment in the Second World War

by Pamela Hickman and Masako Fukawa

Grades: 6-12

This book uses first-person narrative from five Japanese Canadians who were youths at the time their families were forced to move to the camps to describe the experience of internment. Also includes photographs and historical documents. Part of the Righting Canada’s wrongs series.


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 “British Columbia–History”, “Frontier and pioneer life–British Columbia”, “British Columbia–Juvenile fiction”
  • 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
Social Studies

Ancient Civilizations

Listed below are selected teacher resources and non-fiction related to ancient civilizations.

Teacher Resources

 Legacies of Ancient Egypt : A unit celebrating the wonders of ancient Egypt and their enduring connections with the modern world

by David Scott

Grades: 4-9

A unit on Ancient Egypt, including comprehensive lesson plans, and its links to present day. For more in the “Critical challenges across the curriculum series”, click here.

Ancient civilizations: China, India, Africa, Mesopotamia

by Wendy Conklin

Grades: 5-12

This book provides lessons and activities to allow students to explore various aspects of different ancient cultures, such as planning travel through different regions, acting out plays, practicing calligraphy, playing board games, and more.

Non-Fiction

 The Kingfisher atlas of the ancient world

by Simon Adams, illustrated by Katherine Baxter

Grades: K-4

This atlas has 17 maps of the ancient world, from 10,000 BC to 1000 AD. Each map shows the major sites from a particular civilization or group of civilizations, with information on the people, customs, and cultural and architectural artifacts.

 What did the ancient Egyptians do for me?

by Patrick Catel

Grades: 3-6

This book covers many aspects of ancient Egyptian life, including art, architecture, medicine, government, and work life. For more books in the “Linking the past and present” series, click here.

 Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

by Shilpa Mehta-Jones

Grades: 3-6

This book describes the lives of ancient Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. Lawmakers such as Hammurabi, the architectural inventiveness of ziggurats and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the invention of cuneiform writing are also featured. For more books in the “Peoples of the ancient world” series, click here.

 Ancient worlds inside out series

by various authors

Grades: 4-6

A series of four books which use artifacts to explore the culture and achievements of ancient Egypt, Maya, China, and Mesopotamia.

Stories from ancient civilizations: Greece

written by Shahrukh Husain, illustrated by Bee Wiley

Grades: 4-6

An anthology of Greek mythology, including background information related to the myths and characters, a glossary, and index. For more books in the “Stories from ancient civilizations” series, click here.

The ancient Romans

by Allison Lassieur

Grades: 4-8

Illustrates many aspects of Roman life, including the government, religion, the life of the working class, the role of women, and more. For more books in the “People of the ancient world” series, click here.

Tools of the Ancient Romans: A kid’s guide to the history & science of life in Ancient Rome

by Rachel Dickinson

Grades: 5-8

Explores the history and science of ancient Rome, teaching about Roman innovations and ideas of government, science, religion, sport, and warfare, and how they have shaped world history and our own world view. See also Tools of the Ancient Greeks.

Government in the ancient world

by Paul Challen, Shipa Mehta-Jones, and Lynn Peppas

Grades: 5-8

Provides snapshots of several types of government in the ancient world, including Chinese dynasties, Greek democracy, the Mesopotamian justice system, and more. For more books in the “Life in the ancient world” series, click here.

Ancient computing technology: From abacuses to water clocks

by Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods

Grades: 6-9

Describes the mathematical technology used by ancient societies, covering techniques used for counting, measurements, weights, time, and calculations, including the ancient civilizations of China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.


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