Middle School Book Lists
(View Complete Item Description)Suggested reading for summer or any time!
Material Type: Reading
All resources in Living Life as Librarians
Willow Awards
(View Complete Item Description)Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards! The three categories were established to encourage participation by all children, regardless of the level at which they are reading. They include: The Shining Willow Award for books written for young readers The Diamond Willow Award for books written for upper elementary readers in grades 4 to 6 The Snow Willow Award for books written for readers in grades 7 & up
Material Type: Primary Source
Mensa for Kids - Excellence in Reading Challenge
(View Complete Item Description)"To encourage the joy of reading, the Foundation has developed the Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Program. Earn a commemorative certificate in recognition of your outstanding achievement and get an Excellence in Reading T-shirt, too!" Mensa provides phenomenal reading lists for students. If students complete the reading lists they can apply to receive a certificate and t-shirt. This is a great way to challenge gifted or talented readers in your classroom. Students should be encouraged to read at their reading level, or from the list most meaningful to them.
Material Type: Reading
The Best Books To Teach Kids Self-Control, Mindfulness, and Regulation
(View Complete Item Description)This is a fabulous list of 21 books to teach students about everything from self-regulation to patience. These books would be a wonderful addition to any classroom library or library and would be excellent as read-aloud stories for students, followed by discussion. These books are all connected to 21st century skills - especially self management or character/self-regulation.
Material Type: Primary Source, Reading
Video Streaming & More Resources at Sun West
(View Complete Item Description)At Sun West we have access to: Learn 360, Criterion on Demand and ACF. These resources allow you to stream educational videos and movies (from current to old). Learn 360 goes well beyond this with resources from everything from videos, interactives, science experiments, maps, fact sheets, math activities and an encyclopedia.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Homework/Assignment
PressReader "Cheat Sheet" from the Ministry of Education
(View Complete Item Description)The following is a quick reference guide for the PressReader put together to help educators and librarians navigate the digital newspaper and magazine service available to all SK students and teachers. The site is accessed through Blackboard.
Material Type: Primary Source
Psychogeometrics Test
(View Complete Item Description)Shapes quiz to help determine your personality type. This would be good to with young children! Square (similar to gold) Triangle (similar to green) Circle (similar to blue) Squiggle (similar to orange) Rectangle (in transition or change)
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Level it Books
(View Complete Item Description)Find reading levels fast and digitally manage your library of books! A great way to organize, level, and track your books! Scan your book's ISBN to view the Lexile, Guided Reading, Grade Level Equivalent, and/or DRA levels for the book. We feature well liked books ranging from K-8 on a weekly basis here. Interested in high school level books? We have those in the app too! Educators If you are an educator and want to see your favorite book here, make sure to create a teacher account to submit book recommendations. Parents Depending on the reading level of your child, the book of the day will always be a great book for your child to read!
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Reading
K-12 Digital Resources & Emma Stewart Resources Centre Webinar
(View Complete Item Description)The folloiwng resource includes a supporting handout and a webinar on accessing and using the Emma Stewart Resource Centre. Resources Available via the library:Canadian Points of View (7-12)CBCA Complte (9-12)Candian Referene Centre (7-12)Canadian Major Dailies (8-12)PressReader (8-12)Britannica Online (K-12)Gale in Context: Elementary (K-5)Health & Wellness (9-12)Repere (9-12)Rover (K-12)NFB EducationCurio.ca& other French resources
Material Type: Primary Source
ROVER
(View Complete Item Description)ROVER (Recommended Online Video Education Resources) is a video streaming service for Saskatchewan teachers and students in the PreK-12 education system. It is managed and maintained by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. ROVER is a video-on-demand service that provides teachers and students with the convenience of immediate access to streamed, educational videos that support curricula. ROVER videos are housed on a server located in a school or school division network so there are no bandwidth issues, resulting in better picture quality and continuous play of videos without pauses. The videos are intended for viewing on the streaming site and not for copying or downloading. There are approximately 1,500 videos in ROVER’s combined English and French collections that can be accessed by teachers and students to enhance learning in the classroom. If you are unable to access the site, it may be because a Saskatchewan Ministry of Education Blackboard login is required. All students have an Edonline account, so contact your child's school or the Ministry of Education’s Support Desk at 1-866-933-8333 or email at stans@gov.sk.ca for login information. Your child's student number will be required.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Simulation, Diagram/Illustration
Book Clubs: Reading for Fun
(View Complete Item Description)This lesson describes how small groups of students can plan meetings to discuss what they've read in a "just for fun" book club they've organized - and that they control.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson
Free Books, Ebooks, Audio Books, Courses, Movies
(View Complete Item Description)Free online education courses. The site features a lot of material found only on universities’ private sites, all in easy to browse categories. Use the filters on the right side of the screen to find the items listed below: 1300 Free online courses Over 1000 free movies 700 audio books 800 ebooks 200 textbooks 300 language lessons 150 business courses Free K-12 Education. FREE! You will need to visit other sites to find these, but they are all organized nicely for you in one spot.
Material Type: Unit of Study, Reading, Podcast, Module
Free Online Courses & Online Learning
(View Complete Item Description)You can even get certificates for some of the courses! Free online courses from the world's leading experts.
Material Type: Unit of Study, Module
Brain Breaks unavailable
(View Complete Item Description)Minds in Bloom blog. This link contains several posts with ideas for brain breaks in the classroom. There are brain breaks by theme (Christmas, Mystery) or brain breaks that can be used throughout the year.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten
(View Complete Item Description)Themed book ideas for lower primary grades.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Primary Source, Reading
Roots Project
(View Complete Item Description)Based on the book Roots by Brie Philips, Sun West School Division created this bundle of resources to help guide the infusion of Indigenous perspectives into early years classrooms. The Roots bundle encourages students to learn about the land they are on and form personal connections to the natural world around them through literacy, exploration, and play.
Material Type: Primary Source, Reading