Resources

• It's Moving Day

  This picture book creatively shows that even animals recycle! In this case it is a burrow under a tree that from season to season, becomes home to a variety of different woodland creatures.  Students will be struck by how many different animals can...

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• Old Enough to Save the Planet

  Be inspired by twelve children from around the world stepping up to raise awareness against climate change. This informational picture book encourages students to look at their communities and act to make a difference. Learn more about the difference...

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• The Boy Who Walked Backwards

  After returning home for a Christmas break, Leo, a young Ojibway boy vows to never go back to the residential school that had isolated him from his family and culture.  A simple childhood game of "ngiigazoo" inspires the idea that will help him get...

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• The Reason For A Flower

  Poetic prose and bright cheerful illustrations will captivate the attention of young children as they learn all about flowers.  This book teaches students that flowers are so much more than being pretty to look at.  They will discover the meanings...

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• One White Dolphin

  One White Dolphin is an ecological adventure tale about a girl named Kara who is passionate about the environment. The story is set in a fishing community in Cornwall, England that is suffering economically due to overfishing and marine habitat destruction....

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• From Far Away

  Escaping from a war-torn country should be exciting for a young child living a life fraught with the danger of being shot or bombed.  However, as Saoussan recounts the panic of plane travel, the anxiety of a language barrier and the fear of a foreign...

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• Up We Grow!

  Up We Grow focuses on the production and human interaction that characterize small, local farms. As awareness continues to grow regarding the relationship between  health and locally-grown foods, this picture book relays the importance of ...

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• My Chemical Mountain

  Jason, Charlie and Cornpup are living in a blue collar town where most residents work at the local chemical factory which is polluting the community.  The boys spend the summer in a world of pollution biking through industrial waste at the local...

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• The Tree of Hope

  Khadra and her friends are forced inside as their village bakes under the sweltering desert sun.  When her uncle gives the gift of a sapling the young girl embarks on a remarkable journey where one tree soon becomes many.  As the forest grows...

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• Moja Island

  Moja Island is a small island off the East African Coast which like many remote regions does not have electricity.  Access to power provides more opportunities for work and school which helps alleviate poverty.  This lesson has students consider...

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• Watch Me Grow!

  Watch Me Grow reveals how more and more city dwellers are growing their own food. Its photographs effectively show  the different applications of urban farming including community  rooftop, window sill and backyard gardens. Wonderful images ...

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• Build a Bat House

  Bats are amazing mammals that provide tremendous ecosystem benefits as pollinators and excel at insect control. However, bat populations are experiencing precipitous declines, and in many parts of Canada, certain populations are now endangered. This activity...

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• Leaf Magic

  In this fall activity, children adopt a tree and observe it throughout September and October. The goal is to deepen students' awareness of individual trees and encourage a greater understanding and appreciation of their local environment.  Students...

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• Go Goals!

  The “Go-Goals!” SDG board game helps students understand the Sustainable Development Goals, how the global aims impact their lives and what they can do every day to help achieve the 17 Goals by 2030. Students are encouraged to develop their...

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• Call of the Wild K-4

  What could be more fun than going out after dark to listen to the remarkable vocalizations of frogs and toads?  This activity prepares elementary students for this experience with learning tasks that explore frog life cycles and how to identify the...

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• Call of the Wild 5-8

  What could be more fun than going out after dark to listen to the remarkable vocalizations of frogs and toads?  This activity prepares students for such an experience with learning tasks that explore the biological purposes of various frog calls,...

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• Communities Divided Over Natural Gas Drilling

  The film explores an Associated Press report on the issue of "fracking" - the process by which natural gas is released when rock formations beneath the earth's surface are fractured. The video serves to identify the concerns of those who oppose the process...

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• Fall Leaf Globe

  In this engaging activity, students collect fall leaves from the schoolyard or beyond  and use them to design and construct a globe that can be hung over a light to create a unique and attractive display.   The resource includes easy-to-follow...

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• Massive Migrations K-8

  The mysteries of bird migration come to life in this activity that takes a class outside to model the movement of North American bird species between their wintering habitat and Arctic nesting grounds. As students "fly" along migration pathways, they...

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• Three Hundred Years of Fossil Fuels in Three Hundred Seconds

  This video uses a series of simple graphics to trace our dependence on fossil fuels from coal and the Industrial Revolution to our current (according to the authors) situation, characterized by increasing population and industrialism, leading to increased...

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