Provides activities, games and stories for youth and educators about Indigenous peoples’ culture, history and languages. See the "Learning Circle" (ages 4-7) for storytelling activities.
Annotated book lists from the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC) featuring recommended titles for students in our local context.
Can be used to determine the appropriateness of resources for use in curriculum. Part of the Guiding Voices Development Tool produced by Alberta Education.
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As you infuse diverse, inclusive, and culturally relevant materials into fiction and nonfiction reading experiences, this toolkit helps analyze collections, identify and bring to life diverse texts, and encourage reflection on cultural representation.
“The previous edition of the collection was released in 2018 and contains 100 picture books by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit authors and illustrators. The 2018 edition of the catalogue is also available for download.” (Text from IBBY Canada website.)
Interactive web resource designed to assist educators with weaving Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing into their teaching and learning, starting with story. Audience: preservice and professional teachers.
The annotated listings provided in this guide identify currently available authentic First Peoples texts that students can work with to meet educational standards related to literacy as well as a variety of specific subject areas.
Annotated book lists from the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC) featuring recommended titles for students in our local context.
Invites Kindergarten-Grade 8 students and teachers to connect with Indigenous history, culture and perspectives. See the website: https://school.nelson.com/under-one-sun/
The narrative comments along with the annotated bibliographies and related reading lists, explanations, interpretations, and suggestions are meant to encourage teachers to find their own voice in teaching Aboriginal literatures, engage in a dialogue with these texts, and bring in their own background.
Our book lists showcase the diversity of Native children’s books. Arranged by topic and age category, the lists are intended to introduce readers and educators to Native books they may not have known about.
