Teaching with Canadian Books
Professional teachers weigh in on working with Canadian books in the classroom
A Note of Appreciation: Ontario Public Library Week
Anyone who works in a library will undoubtedly have stories to tell about memorable items dropped off in book return chutes — in addition to books. …
Reading for Reconciliation
Books are a powerful tool for teaching towards reconciliation. Guided by the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, teachers should …
Building a Classroom Library
Every teacher should have a classroom library, regardless of what subject they teach. Every classroom benefits from books, and all teachers can support …
Inclusive Learning, Diverse Books: Introducing Top Grade 2021
Welcome to the Association for Canadian publisher’s Top Grade: CanLit for the Classroom, a blog and preview video series that features new releases …
Tough Like Mum: An Essential Picture Book for Kids *and* Adults
Picture books are often written with young children as their intended audience. In Tough Like Mum, Lana Button provides adults with important messaging …
I Read Canadian Day is back!
It’s back! After a very successful first year where authors, students, educators, librarians, parents and many other Canadians came together to promote …
Canadian Books of the Year: Chosen by Educators and Librarians
We asked educators and librarians to share their favourite Canadian books of 2020.
Book Review: The Boy Who Moved Christmas by Eric Walters & Nicole Wellwood
The Boy Who Moved Christmas is a beautiful story of a community coming together to grant the wish of a young boy battling cancer. It brings about the …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Making the Best of Back to School 2020
When school ended on March 13th due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching as I knew it was about to change dramatically. We went from teaching and learning …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Teachers, Don't Forget to Take Care of Yourselves
This summer has not been as per usual: a time to rest, reflect and plan for the upcoming school year. As an avid reader of historical plague novels, it …