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French Sciences

La science en français – French Science

Listed below are selected resources for French learners relating to science.

Vous trouverez ci-dessous une sélection de ressources scientifiques pour les apprenants de français.

Ressources pour les enseignantes (Teacher Resources)

Relever des défis scientifiques et technologiques : des expériences pour les 8 ans et plus

de Marcel Thouin

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 3 – 8

Les expériences du présent ouvrage de recettes par le fait qu’elles sont des activités de résolution de problème qui permettent une véritable expérimentation par les jeunes. Ces défis, visent à faire évoluer leurs conceptions non scientifiques fréquentes, comportent tous plusieurs solutions ou approches possibles et impliquent une plus grande créativité et une plus grande initiative que de simples activités de manipulation. Ces modules portent sur la structure de la matière, les forces et les mouvements, la chaleur et la pression, le magnétisme et l’électricité, la lumière et le son, les produits chimiques, les planètes et les étoiles, la Terre et l’atmosphère, les champignons et les végétaux, les micro-organismes et les animaux, le corps humain, l’environnement, les techniques de la construction, les techniques du mouvement, les techniques de la lumière, du son et des communications ainsi que les techniques de l’alimentation et du vêtement.

Manuels scolaires (Textbooks)

l’encyclopedi@ de sciences

de Fran Baines

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 6 – 8

En plus de 150 doubles pages thématiques réparties sous 8 rubriques (matière et matériaux, forces et énergie, électricité et magnétisme, l’espace, la Terre, les plantes, les animaux et le corps humain), cette encyclopédie abondamment illustrée de photographies, schémas et dessins propose une initiation fort bien structurée au monde des sciences.

Sciences 7, Colombie-Britannique

de Adrienne Mason, et. al.

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 7

Les manuels présentent des photographies, des contextes, des modèles de comportement et des carrières propres à cette province. De plus, ils offrent un contenu autochtone original. La présentation est adaptée à l’âge des élèves et favorise ainsi l’acquisition de compétences scientifiques. Une grande variété d’activités pratiques stimulantes, des éléments visuels attrayants ainsi que des liens Internet font de ces manuels des outils pratiques et efficaces.

Sciences 10, Colombie-Britanique

de Lionel Sandner, et. al.

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 10

Une grande variété d’activités pratiques stimulantes, des éléments visuels attrayants ainsi que des liens Internet font de ces manuels des outils pratiques et efficaces. Ce livre couvre des sujets tels que la génétique et l’hérédité, les réactions chimiques, la transformation de l’énergie et la formation de l’univers.

Non-fiction

Les 10 forces de la nature les plus redoutables

de Jeffrey D. Wilhelm

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 5 – 8

De nombreuses forces de la nature frappent la Terre. Des forces telles que les seismes, les ouragans et les eruptions volcaniques, entre autres, sont si puissantes qu’elles font trembler le sol et en modifient la surface. Certaines forces peuvent engloutir des pates de maisons et meme des villages. D’autres peuvent assecher le sol. Et d’autres encore peuvent inonder de vastes regions ou consumer des forets entieres. Nous te presentons ici les 10 forces de la nature qui, selon nous, sont les plus redoutables.

Les 10 roches et mineraux les plus remarquables

de Jeffrey D. Wilhelm

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 5 – 8

Peux-tu imaginer un monde sans roches ni minereaux? La vie y serait presque impossible puisque les roches et les mineraux entrent dans la composition de tant d’objets que nous utilisons chaque jour. Sans les roches et les mineraux, nous n’aurions ni voitures, ni routes, ni ordinateurs. Sans compter que de petites quantites de nombreux mineraux sont essentielles a notre sante. Dans ce livre, nous te presentons les 10 roches et mineraux qui, selon nous, sont les plus remarquables.

Les 10 ecosystemes les plus fascinants

de Jeffrey D. Wilhelm

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 5 – 8

Un ecosysteme est une communaute d’organismes vivants. Ces organismes interagissent avec les elements non biologiques de leur milieu, tels que le sol, la lumiere solaire et l’eau. Chaque aspect d’un ecosysteme joue un role essentiel dans la survie de ce dernier. Tous ses elements sont interdependants. Les animaux et les plantes qui vivent dans l’ecosysteme dependent les uns des autres pour leur survie. Ils dependent aussi de leur milieu. Dans ce livre, nous te presentons les 10 ecosystemes que nous jugeons les plus fascinants.

Les 10 experiences spatiales les plus bizarres

de Jeffrey D. Wilhelm

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): 5 – 8

Pense a ce que tu fais les jours, comme jouer a un jeu, manger un sandwich ou te brosser les dents. Maintenant, imagine ce que ce serait de faire ces activites dans l’espace, sans gravite. Pourrais-tu les faire de la meme facon? Si non, pourrais-tu trouver d’autres facons de t’y prendre? Dans ce livre, nous tes presentons les 10 experiences spatiales qui, a notre avis, ont ete les plus bizarres.

Les livres d’images (Picture Books)

Protéger la Terre

texte de (writer) Louise Spilsbury; illustrations de (illustrator) Hanane Kai

Niveau scolaire (Grade level): Kindergarten – 6

La planète bleue. Gaia. Terra. Voici quelques-uns des surnoms de notre belle planète. Malgré ces nombreuses appellations, il n’y a qu’une seule Terre. Des minuscules insectes que l’on rencontre en forêt aux énormes baleines nageant dans l’océan, elle apporte à tous ses habitants les ressources nécessaires à la vie. Mais notre planète est en danger, et nous devons la sauver! Dans cet album informatif et d’actualité, les jeunes lecteurs seront fascinés par l’abondance de faits captivants sur notre planète. Grâce à un glossaire et à des suggestions de lecture, les enfants, les enseignants et les parents pourront tous en apprendre davantage sur le réchauffement climatique.

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
    • “scientific thinking”, “water cycle”, “geology”, “energy”, “biomes”, “science-study and teaching”, 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
    • “scientific thinking”, “water cycle”, “geology”, “energy”, “biomes”, “science-study and teaching”, etc.
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” in your search terms.
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Accessibility Diversity and Diverse Learners Inclusive Classroom Language Arts

Bilingual and Multilingual Picture Books: Additional Languages

Listed below are dual language picture books in languages other than Indigenous, French, and Spanish.

Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey

by Margriet Ruurs; artwork by Nizar Ali Badr

In this picture book, a young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed Syria and make their way toward freedom in Europe. Text is in English and Arabic.

Handy Stories to Read and Sign

by Donna Jo Napoli and Doreen DeLuca; illustrated by Maureen Klusza

Handy Stories to Read and Sign takes a bilingual, fun approach to help beginning readers, deaf and hearing, improve their comprehension of both English and American Sign Language (ASL). Charmingly illustrated, the five stories presented here increase in complexity as the children’s vocabulary and reading skills increase during the school year.

Norman, Speak!

by Caroline Adderson; pictures by Qin Leng

After a family adopts a dog from a local shelter, they cannot understand why he doesn’t respond to commands, until a chance encounter in the dog park reveals that their new dog only understands Chinese.

Sun Stone Says: Tonaltin: Días de Piedra

by  Ianna Andréadis; text by Elisa Amado; Sun Stone by Felipe Dávalos

The Aztecs’ apocalyptic beliefs about the end of time were depicted on the Sun Stone calendar found in 1790 in what is now Mexico City. In 20 exquisite black-and-white brush drawings by Ianna Andréadis and a full-color painting of the Sun Stone by Felipe Dávalos, the Aztec calendar comes to life. Each month appears in English, Spanish, and Nahuatl, and the text puts the images into context. This book is a wonderful introduction to the magic of Aztec cosmology, an engaging resource for children studying Meso-American cultures, and a fascinating gift book for anyone interested in the Aztecs and their interpretations of time. Text is in English, Nahuatl, and Spanish, with afterwards in English and Spanish.

My First Book of Tagalog Words: Filipino Rhymes and Verses

by Liana Romulo; illustrations by Jaime Laurel

A series of rhymes and verses in English that introduce Philippine words and culture to preschool children, featuring one word for each letter of the alphabet. Text is in English with Tagalog vocabulary words

The Rabbit’s Escape: Kusa Ilsaenghan Tʻokki

by Suzanne Crowder Han; illustrated by Yumi Heo

Tricked into visiting the underwater kingdom where the Dragon King of the East Sea wants his liver, a clever rabbit uses his wits to escape. text is in English and Korean.

China’s Bravest Girl: the Legend of Hua Mu Lan: Jin Guo Ying Xiong Hua Mulan

by Charlie Chin; illustrated by Tomie Arai; Chinese translation by Wang Xing Chu

Legend of Hua Mu Lan who goes to war disguised as a man to save the family honor and becomes a great general. Text is in English and Chinese with parallel title in Chinese characters.

Grandpa’s Town

by Takaaki Nomura; translated by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum

A young Japanese boy, worried that his grandfather is lonely, accompanies him to the public bath. Text is in English and Japanese. Translation of: Ojīchan no machi. “A Cranky Nell book.”

Alef-bet: A Hebrew Alphabet Book

by Michelle Edwards

This Hebrew alphabet book features three siblings and their parents in their everyday family life at home.

Lala Salama

by Hannah Heritage Bozylinsky

An African lullaby in Swahili and English in which a little boy says good night to all the animals and ends with his mother

Going Home, Coming Home

by Truong Tran; illustrations, Ann Phong

A young girl visits her grandmother in Vietnam where her parents were born and learns that she can call two places home. Text is English and Vietnamese.

Table, Chair, Bear: A Book in Many Languages

by Jane Feder

Presents illustrations of objects found in a child’sroom, labeled in thirteen different languages, including Spanish, Vietnamese, Japanese, and French.

Juk’s Adventure in Bangkok Thailand

by Meng Lin Chen and Michael Kirjon

Juk, a Thai boy from Phuket, visits his friend in Bangkok, Thailand. Together they visit places of interest in Bangkok, including the King’s Palace, the Chao Praya River and the Floating Market. Children will enjoy the brilliant pictures and simple text. This story has been translated into nine languages.

Here Comes the Cat!: Si︠u︡da Idet Kot!

by Frank Asch and Vladimir Vagin

A mouse rides a bicycle, boat, plane, and fish in order to elude the cat. Text is in both English and Russian.

Finding More Resources

To find more Dual-Language (Bilingual) Picture books, try the following:

  • Search using the General tab on the UBC Library website to look for material in all UBC Library branches.
  • Open Summon Advanced Search
  • Choose Subject Terms from the drop down menu and type “bilingual”
  • On the next line, choose AND and find Subject Terms from the drop down menu again and type “fiction”
  • Click Search
  • To limit your results to materials in the Education Library, use “Search Education Resources” box in the left hand bar on the Education Library website and search for “bilingual” AND “fiction”

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

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Accessibility Diversity and Diverse Learners Inclusive Classroom Indigenous Literature and Education Language Arts

Bilingual and Multilingual Picture Books: Indigenous Languages

Listed below are dual and multi-lingual picture books in Indigenous languages.

Bilingual and Multilingual books in Cree

Black Bear Red Fox: Colours in Cree,

by Julie Flett

A book demonstrating colors in English as well as in Cree, along with the pronunciation. Julie Flett is a Cree-Metis author, illustrator, and artist. She has received many awards including the 2017 Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature.

Nipêhon: I Wait

by Caitlin Dale Nicholson with Leona Morin-Neilson

A young child, her grandmother and mother are going out to pick wild yarrow. As Grandmother gets ready, the child and her mom wait. Grandmother leads the way to the field of blossoms, where they can finally start to pick … only now they have to wait for Mom! The simple story, written in Cree and English and accompanied by rich acrylic illustrations, shows the patience, love and humor involved as three generations accommodate one another on a family outing. Text is in Cree (Romanized and syllabic characters) and English.

Dragonfly Kites

by Tomson Highway; illustrations by Julie Flett

Dragonfly Kites refers to “kites” made by tying a string around the middles of dragonflies. Two Cree brothers in northern Manitoba fly these kites during the day, but at night fly themselves in their dreams. This is the second book in the Magical Songs of the North Wind trilogy.

We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers

by Julie Flett

A counting book demonstrating numbers in English as well as in Cree, along with the pronunciation. Whether in the country or the city, creature or insect, plant or animal, a part of a big family or a small family, we all live together and we all take care of one another. We all count. (from back cover) In this board book, Cree/Metis author Julie Flett beautifully illustrates simple English phrases demonstrating Cree Culture. Along the way, readers can practice counting using the Cree language.

Wild Berries: Pikaci-Mīnisa

by Julie Flett; translated by Earl N. Cook

Spend the day picking wild blueberries with Clarence and his grandmother. Meet ant, spider, and fox in a beautiful woodland landscape, the ancestral home of author and illustrator Julie Flett. This book is written in both English and Cree, in particular the n-dialect, also known as Swampy Cree from the Cumberland House area. Wild Berries is also available in the n-dialect Cree, from the Cross Lake, Norway House area, published by Simply Read Books.

Caribou Song

by Tomson Highway; illustrations by John Rombough

Joe and Cody are young Cree brothers who follow the caribou all year long, tucked into their dog sled with Mama and Papa. To entice the wandering herds, Joe plays his accordion and Cody dances, whirling like a young caribou. They are so busy playing and dancing, they don’t hear the rumble of the caribou. Bursting from the forest, ten thousand animals fill the meadow. Joe is engulfed; he can barely see Cody a few yards away. Their parents seem to have disappeared. And yet what should be a moment of terror turns into something mystical and magical, as the boys open their arms and their hearts to embrace the caribou spirit.

Discovering Words: English, French, Cree,

by Neepin Auger

Playful and bold, this dynamic series will educate and entertain preschoolers, parents, and teachers alike on the discover of words. In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, making these some of the most dynamic and useful board books on the market, perfectly suitable for the classroom, library, and nursery.

Discovering People: English, French, Cree,

by Neepin Auger

Part of the series of Neepin Auger’s board books focused on educating preschooler, parents, and teachers alike. Includes English words as well as French and Cree equivalents on the topic of people.

Discovering Animals: English, French, Cree

by Neepin Auger

The third book in this colourful and unique series introduces preschool and kindergarten classrooms interested in learning English, French or Cree as a second language to everyday words related to animals, by using original and vibrant illustrations.

Discovering Numbers: English, French, Cree

by Neepin Auger

Another book in Neepin Auger’s series steeped in multilingual and bilingual support. This board book details numbers in Arabic numerals alongside English, French, and Cree translations for ease of learning.

Bilingual books in other Indigenous languages and English

How the Cougar Came to Be Called the Ghost Cat: Ta’n petalu Telui’tut Skite’kmujewey Mia’wj

by Michael James Isaac; illustrated by Dozay Christmas; translated by Yolanda Denny

Caught between two worlds, Cougar struggles to find a place of belonging. As the Ghost Cat, Cougar lives as he must — in the forest but apart from his friends. Text is in English and Mi’kmaw.

Byron Through the Seasons: A Dene-English Story Book

by the children of La Loche and friends.

This book was created by the students, teachers, and elders of Ducharme Elementary School in La Loche, Saskatchewan. An excellent perspective on the continuity of native traditions and the possibilities available in school collaborations. Schools can use this as a guide for their own collaborative projects. Text is in English and Chipewyan.

Kisimi Taimaippaktut Angirrarijarani: Only in My Hometown,

by Angnakuluk Friesen; pictures by Ippiksaut Friesen; translated by Jean Kusugak

The northern lights shine, women gather to eat raw caribou meat and everyone could be family in this ode to small-town life in Nunavut, written in English and Inuktitut. Sisters Angnakuluk Friesen and Ippiksaut Friesen collaborate on this story about what it’s like to grow up in an Inuit community in Nunavut. Every line about the hometown in this book will have readers thinking about what makes their own hometowns unique. With strong social studies curriculum connections, Only in My Hometown introduces young readers to life in the Canadian North, as well as the Inuit language and culture. Angnakuluk’s simple text, translated into Inuktitut and written out in syllabics and transliterated roman characters, is complemented by Ippiksaut’s warm paintings of their shared hometown. Text is in Inuktitut (romanized and syllabic characters) and English.

The Magic Gourd

by Baba Wagué Diakité

Drought and famine have come to the parched forest. And when a hungry Rabbit rescues Brother Chameleon from a thorny bush, Chameleon repays him tenfold with a magical gourd that always stays filled with food and water. But soon a greedy king steals the gourd to make gold and food for himself. Cleverly, Rabbit recovers his gourd, but still leaves plenty for the King. Surprised by Rabbit’s kind act, the king begins to learn the importance of generosity and friendship. Text in English and Bambara.

Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves

by James Rumford

Manu, one of five brothers who are the first humans to set foot on Hawaii, is unhappy until he saves the life of a strange creature he calls Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves, and they become fast friends. English and Hawaiian.

The lonely Inukshuk,

written and illustrated by students from Inuglak School, Whale Cove, Nunavut

An Inukshuk all alone on a hill is very sad until he learns how very important and special he is to the community. Text is in English and Inuktitut.

Finding More Resources

To find more Dual-Language (Bilingual) Picture books, try the following:

  • Search using the General tab on the UBC Library website to look for material in all UBC Library branches.
  • Open Summon Advanced Search
  • Choose Subject Terms from the drop down menu and type “bilingual”
  • On the next line, choose AND and find Subject Terms from the drop down menu again and type “fiction”
  • Click Search
  • To limit your results to materials in the Education Library, use “Search Education Resources” box in the left hand bar on the Education Library website and search for “bilingual” AND “fiction”
  • For bilingual books in Cree and English use the subject heading Cree language materials–Bilingual.

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

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Planning for Teaching and Learning

Universal Design for Learning

Listed below are selected resources for teachers related to incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into the classroom.

Ensouling our schools: A universally designed framework for mental health, well-being, and reconciliation

by Jennifer Katz, with Kevin Lamoureux

Grades: K-12

The authors share methods of creating schools that engender mental, spiritual, and emotional health while developing intellectual thought and critical analysis, as well as Indigenous approaches to mental and spiritual health that benefit all students and address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.

Antiracism and universal design for learning : building expressways to success

by Andratesha Fritzgerald; foreword by Samaria Rice

Grades: K-12

This book reveals Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as an effective framework to teach Black and Brown students. Drawing vivid portraits of classroom instruction, Fritzgerald shows how teachers open new roads of communication, engagement, and skill-building for students who feel honored and loved.

Universal design for learning in the classroom: Practical Applications

by Tracey E. Hall, Anne Meyer, and David H. Rose (E-book available here)

Grades: K-12

This book shows how to apply the principles of UDL across all subject areas and grade levels. The editors and contributors describe practical ways to develop classroom goals, assessments, materials, and methods that use UDL to meet the needs of all learner, with specific teaching ideas presented for reading, writing, science, mathematics, history, and the arts.

Universal design for learning in the early childhood classroom: Teaching children of languages, cultures and abilities, birth-8 years

by Pamela Brillante and Karen Nemeth

Grades: K-3

This book  focuses on proactively designing PreK through Grade 3 classroom environments, instruction, and assessments that are flexible enough to ensure that teachers can accommodate the needs of all the students in their classrooms.

UDL now!: A teacher’s guide to applying universal design for learning in today’s classrooms

by Katie Novak, foreword by David Rose

Grades: K-12

This book shows how to use the UDL Guidelines to plan lessons, choose materials, assess learning, and improve instructional practice. Novak discusses key concepts such as scaffolding, vocabulary-building, and using student feedback to inform instruction.

Teaching to diversity: The three-block model of universal design for learning

by Jennifer Katz, foreword by Faye Brownlie (E-book available here)

Grades: K-12

This book demonstrates a three-block model of UDL: Block One, Social and Emotional Learning; Block Two, Inclusive Instructional Practice; and Block Three, Systems and Structures: This model can empower educators with the knowledge, skills, and confidence required to teach diverse learners in the same classroom.

Resource teachers: A changing role in the three-block model of universal design for learning

by Jennifer Katz

Grades: K-12

Building on the three-block model described in Teaching to diversity, Katz describes the fundamental shift in the role of the resource teacher in the inclusive classroom. This book discusses practical and innovative ways to partner with classroom teachers to create inclusive learning communities – by co-planning, co-teaching, and co-assessing instruction – with less emphasis on traditional practices of pull-out remediation, IEPs, and modified programming.

Your UDL lesson planner: The step-by-step guide for teaching all learners

by Patti Kelly Ralabate (E-book available here)

Grades: K-12

Through vignettes, exercises, video demonstrations, and other resources, K-12 educators will discover how to translate UDL from theory to practice, and plan lessons that meet every learner’s needs.

Succeeding in the inclusive classroom: K-12 lesson plans using universal design for learning

by Debbie Metcalf

Grades: K-12

This book provides strategies teachers can use to apply the principles of UDL to their lesson planning, by considering “up front” potential barriers that could limit access to instruction for some learners and brainstorming possible solutions before lessons begin.

 A practical reader in universal design for learning

edited by David H. Rose and Anne Meyer

Grades: K-12

The authors collected here offer insights on learner differences, the capacities of new media in the classroom, and effective teaching and assessment practices. The book also includes lessons from teacher professional development workshops, classroom-based research, and UDL practitioners.

Differentiating instruction: Collaborative planning and teaching for universally designed learning

by Jacqueline S. Thousand, Richard A. Villa, and Ann I. Nevin

Grades: K-12

The authors demonstrate how to use co-planning, co-teaching, and collaboration to differentiate instruction more effectively. The book showcases examples of good practice using differentiated instruction through retrofit and universal design.

The maker playbook : a guide to creating inclusive learning experiences

by Caroline D. Haebig

Grades: K-12

This book provides concrete strategies for designing and implementing cultural and instructional supports for maker learning, and equipping makerspaces to model universal design for learning (UDL) in action.

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 “universal design for learning”, “individualized instruction”, “inclusive education”, or “Instructional systems–Design”
  • To find lesson plans, include “lesson plans”, “lesson planning”, or “activity programs” in your search terms.

PDF Booklist

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

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Sciences

Teaching Science Disciplines

Listed below are selected teacher resources for teaching the Science disciplines.

Teacher Resources

Inspiring young minds: Scientific inquiry in the early years

by Julie Smart

Grades: K-3

This book provides a concrete guide to using research-based principles of inquiry to help children explore their world, using case studies to focus on the teacher’s interaction with children.

Whole-class inquiry: Creating student-centered science communities

by Dennis Smithenry and Joan Gallager-Bolos

Grades: 7-12

The authors present ideas, techniques and resources for implementing whole-class inquiry in the middle and high school science classroom.

Science stories: Science methods for elementary and middle school teachers

by Janice Koch

Grades: K-8

Through narratives about science teaching and learning in real-world classrooms, this text demonstrates learning, important content, and strategies in action. Koch’s approach guides teachers in discovering and exploring their scientific selves, enabling them to learn from students’ experiences and become effective scientific explorers in their own classrooms.

Kid’s eye view of science: A conceptual, integrated approach to teaching science, K-6

by Susan J. Kovalik and Karen D. Olsen

Grades: K-6

The authors demonstrate how to teach science conceptually through the lens of “big ideas” such as change, interdependence, and adaptation. The book includes charts, graphics, forms, and summaries that help teachers translate abstract concepts into concrete lessons; a comprehensive discussion of brain research, including helpful tips to assimilate 10 body-brain-compatible elements into the classroom; and practical hands-on guidance for enriching science programs and improving student outcomes.

Formative assessment for secondary science teachers

by Erin Marie Furtak

Grades: 7-12

The author demonstrates how to create and implement formative assessments in all science content areas – physics/physical science, life science/biology, earth and space science, and chemistry – in middle and high school science classrooms. Five types of formative assessments are discussed: big idea questions, concept maps, evidence-to-explanation, predict-observe-explain, and multiple choice.

The really useful book of science experiments: 100 easy ideas for primary school teachers

by Tracy-ann Aston

Grades: K-6

This book provides simple-to-do science experiments that can be carried out by any teacher in a primary school classroom with minimal or no specialist equipment needed. Each experiment is accompanied by a subject knowledge guide, as well as suggestions for how to adapt each experiment to increase or decrease the challenge. (E-book)

Teaching science for understanding in elementary and middle schools

by Wynne Harlen

Grades: K-8

This book explores how to build on the ideas students already have to cultivate the thinking and skills necessary for developing an understanding of scientific aspects of the world, including investigating and drawing conclusions from data through analyzing, interpreting, and explaining.

Becoming scientists: Inquiry-based teaching in diverse classrooms, grades 3-5

by Rusty Bresser and Sharon Fargason.

Grades: 3-5

Using examples from classrooms where teachers practice inquiry science and engage students in science and engineering practices, the authors show teachers how to build on students’ varied experiences, background knowledge, and readiness; respond to the needs of students with varying levels of English language proficiency; manage a diverse classroom during inquiry science exploration; and facilitate science discussions.

Differentiated science inquiry

by Douglas Llewellyn

Grades: K-8

The author gives teachers standards-based strategies for differentiating inquiry-based science instruction to more effectively meet the needs of all students. This book takes the concept of inquiry-based science education to a deeper level with the author’s unique model, including fresh ideas for engaging students and practical tools for differentiating inquiry instruction.

99 jumpstarts for kids’ science research

by Peggy J. Whitley and Susan Williams Goodwin

Grades: 4-8

The authors’ pathfinder approach aids students in the research process, helping them define important terms, offer beginning questions to help narrow their topic, furnish source ideas, and engage in fun activities to explore each topic.

Science formative assessment: 75 practical strategies for linking assessment, instruction, and learning

by Page Keeley

Grades: K-12

This book presents 75 specific formative assessment classroom techniques (FACTs) to help K–12 science teachers determine students’ understanding of key scientific concepts.

Scaffolding science inquiry through lesson design

by Michael Klentschy and Laurie Thompson

Grades: K-8

The authors explore the approach taken in the El Centro, California school district to create a well-designed, inquiry-based science curriculum, which raised student achievement in K-8 science across the district.

100 ideas for secondary teachers: Outstanding science lessons

by Ian McDaid

Grades: 9-12

This book presents 100 practical ideas and activities for science teachers to use in their daily lessons, as well as teaching and planning strategies for those lessons.

Arguing from evidence in middle school science: 24 activities for productive talk and deeper learning

by Jonathan Osborne, Brian M. Donovan, J. Bryan Henderson, et al.

Grades: 5-8

The authors share strategies and activities to help engage students in arguments about competing data sets, opposing scientific ideas, applying evidence to support specific claims, and more. The activities are drawn from the physical sciences, life sciences, and earth and space sciences.

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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.

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  • 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)”.
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English Language Arts

Teaching English Language Arts

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Listed below are selected teacher resources for teaching English language arts.

Engaging young readers: Practical tools and strategies to reach all learners,

by L. Robert Furman

Grades: K-4

Beginner-level guide focusing on developmental reading strategies for elementary students at all stages and exploring how technology can be used to improve the skills of a wide range of readers, including beginning readers, struggling readers, reluctant readers, enriched readers and English Language Learners.

Think big with think alouds, grades K-5: A three-step planning process that develops strategic readers

by Molly Ness

Grades: K-5

The author presents five strategies that can help student become better readers: asking questions, making inferences, synthesizing, understanding the author’s purpose, and monitoring and clarifying.

The reading strategies book: Your everything guide to developing skilled readers

by Jennifer Serravallo

Grades: K-6

This book presents a wide range of techniques to allow teachers to develop individual goals for every reader, give students step-by-step instructions for reading with skill, guide readers using prompts aligned with a strategy, adjust instruction to meet individual needs, and more.

The writing strategies book: Your everything guide to developing skilled writers with 300 strategies

by Jennifer Serravallo

Grades: K-6

From the author of The reading strategies book, this book presents a wide range of techniques to allow teachers to develop individual goals for every writer, give students step-by-step instructions for writing with skill and craft, coach writers using prompts aligned with a strategy, present mentor texts that support a genre and strategy, and more.

Reading power: Teaching students to think while they read

by Adrienne Gear

Grades: K-6

This book presents five thinking strategies that children can employ during their reading: connecting, questioning, visualizing, inferring, and transforming.

Writing power: Teaching writing strategies that engage thinking

by Adrienne Gear

Grades: K-6

The author examines how developing an awareness of readers’ thinking can influence and affect a student’s ability to write. A range of effective writing techniques are outlined and reinforced throughout the book, with suggested “anchor books” for each lesson.

Teaching writing: Balancing process and product

by Gail E. Tompkins and Pat Daniel Jones

Grades: K-8

The authors present an overview of the strategies that writers use, the writing genres, and the writer’s craft, along with techniques for improving the quality of students’ writing. Classroom artifacts, mini-lessons, and day-to-day teaching strategies are integrated throughout the text.

Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies and technology tools to help all students improve

by Jules Csillag

Grades: K-12

This book explores how reading instruction can be differentiated using a range of technological tools, including text-to-speech programs, videos, interactive annotation tools, dictation software, and more.

Powerful understanding: Helping students explore, question, and transform their thinking about themselves and the world around them

by Adrienne Gear

Grades: K-12

This book explores ways to build social emotional skills and help students make connections, question what they read, and reflect on their learning as they develop into stronger readers and learners. Strategic and critical thinking strategies revolve around core anchor books that help integrate thinking into all aspects of teaching and learning: from social responsibility, to immigration, to life cycles.

Pulling together: Integrating inquiry, assessment, and instruction in today’s English classroom

by Leyton Schnellert et al.

Grades: K-12

This book explores working together with students to develop and explore essential ideas and practices, including responsive teaching and assessment, reading as a personalized and meaningful experience, and critical literacy.

Cultivating genius: an equity framework for culturally and historically responsive literacy

by Gholdy Muhammad

Grades: K-12

This book examines culturally responsive practices, interventions, and supports for educators that can be utilized in school settings. “In CultivatingGenius, Dr. Gholdy E. Muhammad presents a four-layered equity framework–one that is grounded in history and restores excellence in literacy education.

Challenging stories: Canadian literature for social justice in the classroom

edited by Anne Burke, Ingrid Johnston, and Angela Ward

Grades: K-12

This edited collection highlights the value of contemporary Canadian literature for addressing issues of social justice in elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms. The collection describes how a group of teachers selected Canadian social justice literature and developed curriculum around this literature.

Teaching tough topics: how do I use children’s literature to build a deeper understanding of social justice, equity, and diversity?

by Larry Swartz

Grades: K-12

Teaching Tough Topics shows teachers how to lead students to become caring citizens as they read and respond to quality children’s literature. It focuses on topics that can be challenging or sensitive, yet are significant in order to build understanding of social justice, diversity, and equity.

Concept-based Literacy Lessons cover artConcept-based literacy lessons: Designing learning to ignite understanding and transfer

by Lois A. Lanning & Tiffanee Brown

Grades: 4-10

For literacy teachers looking for practical ways to implement a Curriculum and Instruction Model that’s more inquiry-driven and idea-centered, look no further than this book. This resource helps bridge the divide between conceptual curriculum and actionable practice, and provides practical support for teachers implementing Concept-Based literacy lessons.

The flexible ELA classroom: Practical tools for differentiated instruction in grades 4-8

by Amber Chandler

Grades: 4-8

This book describes a range of strategies for use in the ELA classroom, including using choice boards and menus to teach vocabulary, reading, and presentation skills; grouping students strategically to maximize learning outcomes and encourage collaboration; making vocabulary learning interesting and memorable with visual aids, tiered lists, and personalized word studies; designing Project Based Learning lessons to unleash students’ creativity; and assessing students’ progress without the use of one-size-fits-all testing.

Teaching literature to adolescents

by Richard Beach, Deborah Appleman, Bob Fecho, and Rob Simon

Grades: 6-12

How do I teach what my students are reading? How do I help students understand what they are reading? How do I create opportunities to talk and write about texts? This questions and more are addressed in this practical guide to teaching literature to middle school and high school students. Available in print and as an eBook.

Socialjusticeliteracies in the Englishclassroom: teaching practice in action

by Ashley S. Boyd; foreword by Deborah Appleman

Grades: 6-college

This timely book focuses on different social justice pedagogies and how they can work within standards and district mandates in a variety of English language arts classrooms. With detailed analysis and authentic classroom vignettes, the author explores how teachers cultivate relationships for equity, utilize transformative language practices, demonstrate critical caring, and develop students’ critical literacies with traditional and critical content.

Powerful readers: Thinking strategies to guide literacy instruction in secondary classrooms

by Kyla Hadden and Adrienne Gear

Grades: 9-12

This book demonstrates that instruction in the key strategies of connecting, visualizing, questioning, inferring, determining importance, and transforming can help students develop their reading skills and get more out of their work with fiction and nonfiction. Includes step-by-step lessons for introducing and using the strategies, connections to literary devices, and reading lists for each strategy.

Secondary starters and plenaries: English

by Johnnie Young

Grades: 9-12

This book provides English teachers with 50 suggestions for embedding and extending learning in the classroom: from individual to whole-class activities, and from the energetic to the sedate. Each starter and plenary contains an ‘ideas generator’, making it easily adaptable for the whole ability range of a class.

Letting go: How to give your students control over their learning in the English classroom

by Meg Donhauser, Cathy Stutzman, and Heather Hersey

Grades: 10-12

This book explores an inquiry-based approach which allows students to differentiate their learning, giving them the space to choose texts, develop questions, and practice skills based on their individual needs.

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  • Use specific search terms, such as “English”, “English language arts”, “English language”, “equitable”, “diversity”, or “supportive”.
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Applied Design Skills and Technology

Teaching Applied Design, Skills and Technology

Listed below are selected teacher resources for teaching Applied Design, Skills and Technology.

Engaging eager and reluctant learners: STEM learning in action

by Dennis Adams and Mary Hamm

Grades: K-7.

A research based approach to fostering an environment that helps all students excel in STEM and in the classroom more broadly. Focuses on collaborative learning, differentiation, and diversity in STEM instruction and the real world applicability of STEM today.

The really useful primary design and technology book

by Elizabeth Flinn and Sarah Patel

Grades: K-6

Offers practical tools, strategies, lesson plans, and how-to guides for teaching various aspects of design and technology, including cooking and nutrition, textiles and design, IT control and monitoring, electronic systems, and more. eBook only. For more in The really useful series, click here.

Teaching design and technology creatively

Clare Benson and Suzanne Lawson

Grades: K-7

Through practical ideas, real-life scenarios, and creative lesson plan ideas, this book stresses the importance of design and technology education (D&T) in the elementary classroom. Covers topics such as understanding and utilizing the link between D&T and creativity, developing a D&T skillset early, embedding D&T in the curriculum, making cross curricular connections, D&T outside the classroom, and more. eBook only.

STEM and ICT Education in Intelligent Environments

by Hideyuki Kanematsu and Dana M. Barry

Grades: K-7

This book explores the intersection of STEM and ICT and how to integrate the two seamlessly. Includes simple hands on activity outlines and their relevance to each subject area, as well as digital activity ideas. eBook only.

Primary design and technology for the future: Creativity, culture and citizenship

by Alan Howe, Dan Davies, and Ron Ritchie

Grades: K-7

This book explores the cross-curricular nature of ADST and its connection to creativity, culture, and citizenship in the classroom. Includes examples of best practices in the book that have been successfully implemented. eBook only.

Invent to learn: Making, tinkering, and engineering in the classroom

by Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary Stager

Grades: K-12

Children are natural tinkerers, and the maker movement overlaps with both their natural inclinations and the power of learning by doing. This book helps educators bring the opportunities of the maker movement to every classroom. Even without expensive hardware, the classroom can become a makerspace where students and teachers learn together through direct experience with an assortment of high and low-tech materials.

100 ideas for teaching design and technology

by David Spendlove

Grades: K-12

This book provides practical ideas to implement, but also encourages teachers to consider the place of design and technology education in schools and society today. Each idea has been tried and tested by practicing teachers. For more in the Continuum one hundreds series, click here.

The new shop class: Getting started with 3D printing, Arduino, and wearable tech

by Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron

Grades: K-12

This book explores the connection between making, hacking, science, and engineering, and the benefits of hands-on technology instruction. Covers topics such as 3D printing, drones, cosplay, female makers and scientists, circuits and programming, open source, makerspaces, and more. eBook only.

A practical guide to teaching design and technology in the secondary school

by Gwyneth Owen-Jackson

Grades: 8-12

This book covers various areas of Design and Technology education, including culinary arts, textiles, and ICT. Also includes ideas for cross-curricular learning, planning D&T lessons, assessment, and professional development. eBook only.

Learning to teach design and technology in the secondary school

by Gwyneth Owen-Jackson

Grades: 8-12

After providing a history of design and technology education, this book delves into the specifics of teaching food, textiles, materials, graphics, and design technologies, including the planning, delivery, assessment, and reflection of these subjects. It culminates with a discussion of cross curricular connections, values, and professional development. eBook only.

Debates in design and technology education

by Gwyneth Owen-Jackson

Grades: 8-12

What is the purpose of design and technology? Is it a vocational or academic subject? What knowledge and skills do teachers really need? What is the future for design and technology? These questions and more are explored throughout this text, which challenges teachers to critically reflect on design and technology education and its future.

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Arts Education

Teaching Arts Disciplines

Listed below are selected teacher resources for teaching in Arts disciplines.

Teacher Resources

ArtBreak: A creative guide to joyful and productive classrooms

by Katherine Ziff

Grades: K-5

Integrating theory and practice from art therapy, counseling, and child-centered education, ArtBreak offers a guide to choice-based, guided play experience based on the developmental and restorative possibilities of art making.

Integrating the arts across the elementary school curriculum

by R. Phyllis Gelineau

Grades: K-7

This book’s concise chapters focus on the practical application and integration of arts in the elementary curriculum. Each chapter explores a different discipline in arts education, including drama, music, dance, and art, and provides easy to implement activities that can be adapted to different subjects, classrooms, and ages.

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Mathematics

Teaching Mathematics

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Listed below are selected resources related to teaching mathematics.

Challenging mathematical tasks: Unlocking the potential of all students

by Peter Sullivan

Sullivan’s research shows that many students do not fear challenges in mathematics, but welcome them, and rather than having teachers instruct them, prefer to work out solutions for themselves. This book includes activities that allow for sustained thinking, decision-making and risk-taking by the students, and features a ‘Learning Focus’, ‘Key Mathematical Language’, ‘Pedagogical Considerations’, and ‘Enabling and Extending Prompts’ for each task.

Teaching student-centered mathematics: Developmentally appropriate instruction for grades pre-K – 2

by John A. Van de Walle, LouAnn H. Lovin, Karen S. Karp, and Jennifer M. Bay-Williams

Grades: K-2

Part of the Student-Centered Mathematics Series, this book is designed to illustrate what it means to teach student-centered, problem-based mathematics, to serve as a reference for the mathematics content and research-based instructional strategies suggested for the specific grade levels, and to present a large collection of high quality tasks and activities that can engage students in the mathematics that is important for them to learn.

Teaching student-centered mathematics: Developmentally appropriate instruction for grades 3-5

by John A. Van de Walle, Karen S. Karp, LouAnn H. Lovin, and Jennifer M. Bay-Williams.

Grades: 3-5

Part of the Student-Centered Mathematics Series, this book is designed to illustrate what it means to teach student-centered, problem-based mathematics, to serve as a reference for the mathematics content and research-based instructional strategies suggested for the specific grade levels, and to present a large collection of high quality tasks and activities that can engage students in the mathematics that is important for them to learn.

Math Teacher's Toolbox Cover ArtThe math teacher’s toolbox: Hundreds of practical ideas to support your students

by Bobson Wong & Larisa Bukalov

Grades: K-12

The Math Teacher’s Toolbox contains hundreds of student-friendly classroom lessons and teaching strategies….Topics range from the planning of units, lessons, tests, and homework to conducting formative assessments, differentiating instruction, motivating students, dealing with “math anxiety,” and culturally responsive teaching.

Every math learner: A doable approach to teaching with learning differences in mind, grades K-5

by Nanci N. Smith

Grades: K-5

Smith debunks the myths around what math differentiation is and is not, and offers a practical approach to teaching mathematics for real learning differences.

Good questions: Great ways to differentiate mathematics instruction in the standards-based classroom

by Marian Small

Grades: K-8

This resource helps experienced and novice teachers to effectively and efficiently differentiate mathematics instruction in grades K-8 using two strategies: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks.

Visible learning for mathematics, grades K-12: What works best to optimize student learning

by John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey

Grades: K-12

The authors discuss three important phases of learning mathematics: the surface learning phase, where students explore new concepts and make connections to procedural skills; the deep learning phase, where students make connections among conceptual ideas and form generalizations; and the transfer phase, when they can independently approach more complex concepts and situations.

Using formative assessment to drive mathematics instruction in grades preK-2

by Christine Oberdorf and Jennifer Taylor-Cox

Grades: K-2

The authors illustrate the distinction between a “traditional” assessment and an “enhanced” assessment; describe specific differentiated activities; provide “Questions to Assess” to determine what each child understands about the math concept; show how to move students to higher-level mathematics thinking and to apply math concepts; and share extension activities to offer challenging work for children who have achieved skill mastery level.

Using formative assessment to drive mathematics instruction in grades 3-5

by Christine Oberdorf and Jennifer Taylor-Cox

Grades: 3-5

The authors illustrate the distinction between a “traditional” assessment and an “enhanced” assessment; describe specific differentiated activities; provide “Questions to Assess” to determine what each child understands about the math concept; show how to move students to higher-level mathematics thinking and to apply math concepts; and share extension activities to offer challenging work for children who have achieved skill mastery level.

Yes, but why? Teaching for understanding in mathematics

by Ed Southall

Grades: K-12

Getting the right answers in math is only half the problem; understanding why the processes work is the part that often stumps students and teachers alike. This book answers a range of questions about why mathematics works, and sheds light on the hidden connections between everything in mathematics at school.

Math for real life: Teaching practical uses for algebra, geometry and trigonometry

by Jim Libby

Grades: 7-12

This book presents hundreds of practical applications for mathematics—from baseball statistics to the theory of relativity—that can be understood by anyone with a knowledge of high school algebra, geometry and trigonometry. It will help teachers to answer the inevitable question “When are we ever going to use this?”

We reason & we prove for ALL mathematics: Building students’ critical thinking, grades 6-12

by Fran Arbaugh et al.

Grades: 6-12

This book spans all mathematical content areas to provide teachers with strategies to help build students’ reasoning and proving skills. Activities include solving and discussing high-level mathematical tasks; analyzing narrative cases that make the relationship between teaching and learning salient; examining and interpreting student work; and modifying curriculum materials and evaluating learning environments to better support students.

Math wise! Over 100 hands-on activities that promote real math understanding, grades K-8

by Jim Overholt and Laurie Kincheloe

Grades: K-8

This activity book is a resource teachers can use to give students a firm grounding to work with more advanced math concepts. Contains over 100 activities that address topics like number sense, geometry, computation, problem-solving, and logical thinking. Activities are presented in order of difficulty and address different learning styles

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  • Use specific search terms, such as “mathematics – study and teaching” or “mathematical ability – testing”.
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