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Teaching history creatively<\/a><\/i><\/em><\/p>\nedited by Hilary Cooper<\/p>\n
Grades: K-12<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n 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.)<\/p>\n by Frederick D. Drake and Lynn R. Nelson<\/p>\n 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in the historical inquiry through classroom discussions, teaching toward chronological thinking, and the use of historical documents.<\/p>\n written by Sarah N. Harvey & Leslie Buffam, illustrated by Dianna Bonder<\/p>\n Grades: K-7 150 years of British Columbia’s history told through haiku and colourful images.<\/p>\n written by Amanda Spottiswoode, illustrated by Molly March<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n by Ellen Schwartz<\/p>\n Grades: 4-6<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n written by Diane Silvey, illustrated by Joe Silvey<\/p>\n Grades: 3-8 From Time Immemorial<\/i> 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<\/a> is also available for this book.<\/p>\n British Columbia: A new historical atlas<\/a><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n by Derek Hayes<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n British Columbia Reconsidered: Essays on women<\/a><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n edited by Gillian Creese and Veronica Strong-Boag<\/p>\n Grades: 11-12 A comprehensive set of essays detailing the lives and contributions of women in British Columbia’s history.<\/p>\n The Komagata Maru and Canada’s anti-Indian immigration policies in the twentieth century<\/a><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n by Pamela Hickman<\/p>\n 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<\/i> – to stay in this country. Part of the Righting Canada’s wrongs<\/a> series.<\/p>\n Japanese Canadian internment in the Second World War<\/a><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n by Pamela Hickman and Masako Fukawa<\/p>\n 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<\/a> series.<\/p>\n To find more resources in this area, try the following:<\/p>\n For more help with searching, please visit the Library Service Desk or e-mail ed.lib@ubc.ca.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Listed below are selected teacher resources, picture books, fiction, and non-fiction related to the history of British Columbia. 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<\/em><\/i>Engagement in teaching history: Theory and practice for middle and secondary teachers<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/p>\nPicture Books<\/h3>\n
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<\/i>The west is calling: Imagining British Columbia<\/a><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
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Up in arms<\/a><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
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Heart of a champion<\/i><\/a><\/em><\/p>\nNon-fiction<\/h3>\n
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From time immemorial: The first people of the Pacific Northwest coast<\/a><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n
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\nFinding More Resources<\/b><\/h4>\n
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