Teacher Resource Bundles

This bundle includes the 2025-2026 adult and young adult nominated titles for the First Nation Communities READ program.

Please Note:

• Some of the titles chosen for the adult/young adult category are children's books.
• One of the titles is not available to us at this time and is not included in the bundle: Out of the Shadows 

First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is the Ontario First Nation Public Library Community's contribution to the reading movement. Launched in 2003, it promotes a community-based approach to reading. Learn more HERE!

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This bundle includes the First Nation Communities READ 2025-2026 children's nominated titles.

First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is the Ontario First Nation Public Library Community's contribution to the reading movement. Launched in 2003, it promotes a community-based approach to reading. Learn more HERE!

Scroll below to learn more about the titles currently included in this bundle. Title availability may fluctuate.

The 2025 Edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea features a collection of 25 of the best Indigenous picture books published in Canada between 2022 and 2024. 

To learn more about IBBY Canada and this list of picture books, visit https://www.ibby-canada.org/indigenous-picture-book-collection/

Title availability may fluctuate. Scroll below to learn more about the resources included from this list at this time. Books that are in reprint or out of print are not included in the bundle price and will not be included in your order.

This bundle includes the student resource Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist and the educator resource Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
Have you ever considered Mother Earth to be an artist? A shiny rock, the guiding tracks of a bird, a colourful sunset - what beauty do you see on Mother Earth?

Award-winning Indigenous author, CBC journalist, and Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan (2021-2023) Carol Rose GoldenEagle brings readers a radiant tribute to the artwork within the everyday. Paired with stunning illustrations by Hawlii Pichette, Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist encourages us to share in the simple wonder of nature, and honour the precious magnificence of Mother Earth and all of our relatives.

28 pages | 11.00" x 8.50" | Hardcover 

About the Educator Resource
A teacher lesson plan to further explore the book, Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist. May include comprehension questions, group activities, conversation starters, quizzes, language arts activities, and colouring pages.

15 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Loose-Leaf Packet

This bundle includes the Surviving the City Teacher Guide: Exploring Identity, Allyship, and Social Action for Meaningful Change in Grades 7-12 and the graphic novels in the Surviving the City series:

• Surviving the City 
• From the Roots Up
• We Are the Medicine 

About the Student Resources
Surviving the City
Surviving the City is a story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one.

Mikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape – they’re so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez’s grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can’t stay with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can’t bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez’s community find her before it’s too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don’t?

Additional Information
56 pages | 6.50" x 10.00" | Paperback

From the Roots Up
Dez and Miikwan’s stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City.

Dez’s grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, she’s living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school’s new kid Riel, but doesn’t really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best friend? Elder Geraldine is doing her best to be supportive, but she doesn’t know how to respond when the gendered protocols she’s grown up with that are being thrown into question. Will Dez be comfortable expressing her full identity? And will her community relearn the teachings and overcome prejudice to celebrate her for who she is?

Additional Information
64 pages | 6.50" x 10.00" | Paperback

We Are the Medicine
Miikwan and Dez are in their final year of high school. Poised at the edge of the rest of their lives, they have a lot to decide on. Miikwan and her boyfriend, Riel, are preparing for university, but Dez isn’t sure if that’s what they want for their future. Grief and anger take precedence over their plans after the remains of 215 children are found at a former residential school in British Columbia. The teens struggle with feelings of helplessness in the face of injustice. Can they find the strength to channel their frustration into action towards a more hopeful future?

We Are the Medicine is the moving final volume of the best-selling Surviving the City series.

Additional Information
64 pages | 6.50" x 10.00" | Paperback

About the Educator Resource
This Teacher Guide for Surviving the City is designed to accompany the Surviving the City series of graphic novels written by Tasha Spillett. This guide provides support for teachers to address sensitive topics in the classroom including racism; caregiver illness; the child welfare system; residential schools; and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. With the release of the third volume of Surviving the City, this guide has been updated to include revisions to the original lessons, two brand-new lessons, as well as up-to-date curriculum correlation charts that match current curriculum outcomes and expectations in Ontario, British Columbia, and Manitoba.

This teacher guide is designed to be a no-prep resource for educators suitable for stand-alone lessons or as a complete unit plan. The lessons in this teacher guide:

• support teachers with clear and concise instructions using the Activate, Acquire, Apply, and Assess (AAAA) format
• guide students in exploring, researching, and sharing the essential themes of the graphic novels
• are infused with Indigenous pedagogical practices

The Teacher Guide for Surviving the City is best suited for use with students in grades 7–12 taking English Language Arts; First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies; Global Issues; and similar subjects.

Additional Information
91 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Paperback

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This bundle includes the student book I am Connected and the I am Connected Teacher Lesson Plan.

About I am Connected
We are all connected. Whether it is with your family, the mossy earth beneath your feet, the warm guidance of your ancestors, you belong in connection with all around you. Along the backdrop of Haida Gwaii's breathtaking landscapes, Indigenous storyteller, Ḵung Jaadee, invites you to witness the many threads of relationship that connect us across time and space. What makes you feel connected?

Recommended for ages 6+.

28 pages | 9.00" x 10.00" | Hardcover 

About I am Connected Teacher Lesson Plan
A teacher lesson plan to further explore the book, I am Connected, with comprehension questions, group activities, conversation starters, quizzes, language arts activities, and colouring pages.

15 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Loose Leaf Packet

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This bundle includes one copy of each of:

• the 40 titles in the Strong Readers Set A series
• the 40 titles in the Strong Readers Set B series
• the accompanying Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide.

About the Set A and Set B Strong Readers 
The Strong Readers are a guided/levelled reading series that are chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Our books are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

The Strong Readers are written by Terri Mack, Brenda Boreham, and Donna Klockars and illustrated by Bill Helin.

Books in both Set A and Set B are 16 pages each | Paperback

About the Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide
The Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide is a supporting guide for the Strong Readers (Levels 1 - 20, Sets A & B).

The Educators Resource Guide is organized in a binder with each section tabbed (373 pages total).

The comprehensive guide provides the following:

• Strong Readers Overview
• Correlation Chart
• Title List
• Titles Supporting Specific Areas
• Introduction to Guided Reading
• Guided Reading Lesson Plan Overview
• Guided Reading Lesson Planning
• Data Sheet and Thinking Sheets, Levels 1 - 20
• Tools to Support Guided Reading Lesson Planning
• Coaching Records/Running Records
• How to Use the Coaching Records

The Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide offers a range of tools and resources designed to assist educators in utilizing the Strong Readers with students. Please note that this resource does not contain lesson plans or coaching records for the Northern Series and the Métis Series and that these additional Strong Readers series are not included in this bundle.

373 Pages | Binder 

This bundle includes 2024-2025 First Nation Communities READ nominated titles for adults and young adults.

Please Note:

• Some of the titles chosen for the adult/young adult category are children's books.
• Some of the titles are not available to us at this time and are not included in the bundle: Blood Sport and Prince Prickly Spine.

First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is the Ontario First Nation Public Library Community's contribution to the reading movement. Launched in 2003, it promotes a community-based approach to reading. Learn more HERE!

Scroll below to learn more about the titles currently included in this bundle. Title availability may fluctuate.

This bundle includes 2024-2025 First Nation Communities READ nominated titles for children. 

First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is the Ontario First Nation Public Library Community's contribution to the reading movement. Launched in 2003, it promotes a community-based approach to reading. Learn more HERE!

Scroll below to learn more about the titles currently included in this bundle. Title availability may fluctuate.

This resource bundle includes the books in the Righting Canada's Wrongs Indigenous Set and the resource guide:

• Righting Canada's Wrongs Indigenous Studies Resource Guide
• Righting Canada's Wrongs: Inuit Relocations: Colonial Policies and Practices, Inuit Resilience and Resistance
• Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools: The Devastating Impact on Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Findings and Calls for Action
• Righting Canada's Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children
  

About the Resource Guide and Indigenous Studies Set Books
The resource guide for the Righting Canada’s Wrongs Indigenous Studies set provides lessons in historical thinking.

The Righting Canada's Wrongs Indigenous Studies set series is devoted to the exploration of racist and discriminatory government policies and actions against Indigenous peoples through our history, the fight for acknowledgement and justice and the eventual apologies and restitution of subsequent governments. The books in this series make a valuable addition to any classroom or library looking for kid-friendly and appealing resources on Indigenous Studies and equal rights in Canada. The engaging and curriculum-based lessons in this Resource Guide will help students to further understand some of the important events in Canada's history that helped shape our current multicultural society. Educators will find support for teaching about Canada's past and ongoing treatment of Indigenous Peoples and how to approach the topic of, colonization, racism and discrimination. As well, students will learn about the important cultures and traditions that have continued in the face of colonization.

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This bundle includes the student resource A Little Plains Cree Book for Children: A Reference for Teaching the Plains Cree Language and the guide for teachers nēhiyawēwin awāsi-masinahikanis: A Little Plains Cree Book for Children—Teaching Guide.

An accompanying colouring book is also available but it is not included in this bundle. It can be purchased separately here: A Little Plains Cree Colouring Book: Plains Cree People

About the Student Resource
A Little Plains Cree Book for Children contains useful noun categories, phrases, and some basic rules for the Plains Cree language. Following the themes of the Saskatchewan Curriculum Guide for Kindergarten to Grade 12 on Aboriginal Languages, the content focuses on terms familiar to the First Nations Cree people of Saskatchewan. This book should also be supplemented by total physical response (TPR) methods, in addition to teaching materials such as songs, games, and flash cards. Our hope is to encourage a basic understanding of the

e language so that learners are able to converse with Plains Cree speakers. The best path to fluency in the Plains Cree language is immersion, but learning one word at a time is a good place to start!

96 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Paperback

About the Teaching Guide
A Little Plains Cree Book for Children—Teaching Guide contains lesson plans, student assignments, and other helpful information for teaching the Plains Cree language—a companion to nēhiyawēwin awāsimasinahikanis: A Little Plains Cree Book for Children: A Reference for Teaching the Plains Cree Language, the content of which focuses on terms familiar to the First Nations Cree people of Saskatchewan and follows curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 12.

128 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Spiral Bound

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This bundle includes the student resource The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation and the educator resource The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
In this enlightening legend shared by Lakota Elder Kevin Locke, Wakhan Thanka (The Great Spirit) created the entire world in seven days; leaving the most precious creation for last. In order to protect this precious creation, Wakhan Thanka needed to hide it where it would always be safe and turned to our animal relatives for help. Together, they found the perfect place. Do you know where they chose?

Author: Kevin Locke
Illustrator: Kristy Cameron

44 pages | 8.76" x 11.03" | Hardcover

About the Educator Resource
A teacher lesson plan that accompanies the book, The Seventh Direction. Includes comprehension questions, group activities, colouring pages, and more.

12 pages | 8.75" x 11.00" | Paper Packet 

This bundle includes the student resource My Little Ogichidaa: An Indigenous Lullaby and the educator resource My Little Ogichidaa Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
My Little Ogichidaa is inspired by Indigenous motherhood. It invites readers to explore the compelling dreams and hopes of an Indigenous parent for her soon-to-be-born warrior.

The word Ogichidaa itself means warrior in Anishinaabemowin, and this beautifully illustrated book is a tribute to Indigenous families everywhere who are proudly raising their children to carry forward their culture, language, and love with resilience, strength, and kindness. This story is proof that despite colonization, our world is full of Indigenous art, beauty, love, and brilliance. Through the eyes of a mother, readers gain insight into the profound bonds of family and community that are central to Indigenous life. This heartwarming and empowering story is a celebration of Indigenous love and the powerful legacy that it creates.

Author: Willie Poll 
Illustrator: Hawlii Pichette

36 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Hardcover

About the Educator Resource

A teacher lesson plan that accompanies the book, My Little Ogichidaa. Includes comprehension questions, group activities, colouring pages, and more. My Little Ogichidaa is inspired by Indigenous motherhood. It invites readers to explore the compelling dreams and hopes of an Indigenous parent for her soon-to-be-born warrior. The word Ogichidaa itself means warrior in Anishinaabemowin, and this beautifully illustrated book is a tribute to Indigenous families everywhere who are proudly raising their children to carry forward their culture, language, and love with resilience, strength, and kindness. This story is proof that despite colonization, our world is full of Indigenous art, beauty, love, and brilliance. Through the eyes of a mother, readers gain insight into the profound bonds of family and community that are central to Indigenous life. This heartwarming and empowering story is a celebration of Indigenous love and the powerful legacy that it creates.

12 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Paper Packet

This bundle includes one copy of each of the 16 Strong Science - Animals titles, the accompanying Strong Science: Animals - Teacher's Guide, and four finger puppets (fawn, duckling, beaver, and raccoon).

About the Strong Science - Animals Series
Strong Science - Animals is a language-based science series for primary students featuring animals that all Canadian students will recognize. Photographs and Indigenous artwork illustrate the series. Common learning objectives in science curricula across Canada are addressed, and suggestions for extending the learning to other curriculum areas, including Indigenous cultural awareness, language arts, math, and art, are included in the teacher’s guide. The sixteen books in this series are grouped into four levels that increase in complexity, designed to accommodate students with various reading abilities within a classroom. This feature facilitates the use of this series in literacy programs along with the Strong Readers series.

Books in this series are divided into four levels: Early Primary 1 (EP1); Early Primary 2 (EP2); Early Primary 3 (EP3); Early Primary 4 (EP4). Font size decreases as language complexity and word count increase across levels: EP1 books have approximately 40 words, EP2 books have approximately 60 words, EP3 books have approximately 80 words, and EP4 books have approximately 100 words.

Each book is 16 pages, 6.5" x 5.5", and paperback 

About the Strong Science - Animals: Teacher's Guide
This teacher’s guide supports a language-based Science unit for early primary classrooms, using the sixteen titles in Strong Nations Publishing’s Strong Science - Animals series.

The unit introduces early primary students to four easily recognizable animals that live in or near many communities in Canada: beaver, black-tailed deer, mallard duck, and raccoon. While learning about the animals, students will gain knowledge and skills mandated by Ministry of Education Science curricula in Canadian provinces and territories.

In addition, this teacher’s guide addresses other curriculum areas— Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Art—and provides information to help develop an appreciation for and understanding of Indigenous cultures.

This teacher-friendly, comprehensive teacher’s guide provides:

• lesson plans to introduce the books in the Strong Science - Animals series;

• lesson plans to address knowledge and skills common to Canadian Science curricula;

• activities to integrate the unit across the curriculum;

• activities to wrap up the uni

The teacher's guide is 170 Pages, 8.5" x 11", and coil bound 

About the Finger Puppets
The four finger puppets included are duckling, fawn, beaver, and raccoon.

The 2023 Edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea features a collection of 25 of the best Indigenous picture books published in Canada between 2020 and 2022.

To learn more about IBBY Canada and this list of picture books, visit https://www.ibby-canada.org/indigenous-picture-book-collection/

This bundle does not include the From Sea to Sea to Sea resource Still This Love Goes On.

Title availability may fluctuate. Scroll below to learn more about the resources included from this list at this time. Books that are in reprint or out of print are not included in the bundle price and will not be included in your order.

This bundle includes the student resource Every Child Matters and the educator resource Every Child Matters Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
Learn the meaning behind the phrase, ‘Every Child Matters.'Orange Shirt Day founder, Phyllis Webstad, offers insights into this heartfelt movement.Every Child Matters honours the history and resiliency of Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island and moves us all forward on a path toward Truth and Reconciliation.If you're a Residential School Survivor or an Intergenerational Survivor - you matter. For the children who didn't make it home - you matter. The child inside every one of us matters. Every Child Matters.

44 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Hardcover 

About the Educator Resource
A teacher lesson plan that accompanies the book, Every Child Matters. Includes conversation questions, group activites, colouring pages and more. Learn the meaning behind the phrase, ‘Every Child Matters.' Orange Shirt Day founder, Phyllis Webstad, offers insights into this heartfelt movement. Every Child Matters honours the history and resiliency of Indigenous Peoples on Turtle Island and moves us all forward on a path toward Truth and Reconciliation. If you're a Residential School Survivor or an Intergenerational Survivor - you matter. For the children who didn't make it home - you matter. The child inside every one of us matters. Every Child Matters.

12 Pages | 11.82" x 5.44" | paper packet

This bundle includes 2023-2024 First Nation Communities READ nominated titles for children. 

First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is the Ontario First Nation Public Library Community's contribution to the reading movement. Launched in 2003, it promotes a community-based approach to reading. Learn more HERE!

Scroll below to learn more about the titles currently included in this bundle. Title availability may fluctuate.

This bundle includes 2023-2024 First Nation Communities READ nominated titles for adults and young adults.

Please Note:

• Some of the titles chosen for the adult/young adult category are children's books.
• As it's not available, this title is not included: Nii Ndahlohke Boys' and Girls' Work at Mount Elgin Industrial School

First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is the Ontario First Nation Public Library Community's contribution to the reading movement. Launched in 2003, it promotes a community-based approach to reading. Learn more HERE!

Scroll below to learn more about the titles currently included in this bundle. Title availability may fluctuate.

This bundle includes one copy of each of the 16 Strong Science - Animals titles and the accompanying Strong Science: Animals - Teacher's Guide.

About the Strong Science - Animals Series
Strong Science - Animals is a language-based science series for primary students featuring animals that all Canadian students will recognize. Photographs and Indigenous artwork illustrate the series. Common learning objectives in science curricula across Canada are addressed, and suggestions for extending the learning to other curriculum areas, including Indigenous cultural awareness, language arts, math, and art, are included in the teacher’s guide. The sixteen books in this series are grouped into four levels that increase in complexity, designed to accommodate students with various reading abilities within a classroom. This feature facilitates the use of this series in literacy programs along with the Strong Readers series.

Books in this series are divided into four levels: Early Primary 1 (EP1); Early Primary 2 (EP2); Early Primary 3 (EP3); Early Primary 4 (EP4). Font size decreases as language complexity and word count increase across levels: EP1 books have approximately 40 words, EP2 books have approximately 60 words, EP3 books have approximately 80 words, and EP4 books have approximately 100 words.

Each book is 16 pages, 6.5" x 5.5", and paperback 

About the Strong Science - Animals: Teacher's Guide
This teacher’s guide supports a language-based Science unit for early primary classrooms, using the sixteen titles in Strong Nations Publishing’s Strong Science - Animals series.

The unit introduces early primary students to four easily recognizable animals that live in or near many communities in Canada: beaver, black-tailed deer, mallard duck, and raccoon. While learning about the animals, students will gain knowledge and skills mandated by Ministry of Education Science curricula in Canadian provinces and territories.

In addition, this teacher’s guide addresses other curriculum areas— Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Art—and provides information to help develop an appreciation for and understanding of Indigenous cultures.

This teacher-friendly, comprehensive teacher’s guide provides:

• lesson plans to introduce the books in the Strong Science - Animals series;

• lesson plans to address knowledge and skills common to Canadian Science curricula;

• activities to integrate the unit across the curriculum;

• activities to wrap up the unit

The teacher's guide is 170 Pages, 8.5" x 11", and coil bound 

Additional Information
Teacher Resource Bundle ISBN: 9781771746663

This bundle includes the student resource Minnow: The Girl Who Became Part Fish and the educator resource Minnow: The Girl Who Became Part Fish Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
A young Indigenous water protector named Minnow goes on an underwater journey; learning from our ocean-living relatives. When she returns to the surface, she gathers her community to help make a change. This story is told in lyrical rhyme and helps children gain a better respect for Indigenous water and land protectors, the environment, and world around them, and helps show children activism at an early age.

This bundle includes the student resource Storyteller Skye: Teachings from My Ojibway Grandfather and the educator resource Storyteller Skye: Teachings from My Ojibway Grandfather Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
Have you ever wondered why Rabbit has such long ears? Or why Raccoon is wearing a mask? In this collection of funny and unique short stories, young Skye enlightens us in a number of Indigenous teachings, passed down to her from her Ojibway Grandfather. Through her natural gift of storytelling, Skye encourages other children to embrace the art and become storytellers, too!

48 pages | 10.95" x 7.02" | Paperback 

About the Educator Resource
Teacher lesson plan that accompanies the book, Storyteller Skye. Includes comprehension questions, group activities, colouring pages, and more. Have you ever wondered why Rabbit has such long ears? Or why Raccoon is wearing a mask? In this collection of funny and unique short stories, young Skye enlightens us in a number of Indigenous teachings, passed down to her from her Ojibway Grandfather. Through her natural gift of storytelling, Skye encourages other children to embrace the art and become storytellers, too!

12 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Paper packet 

This bundle includes the following student resources:

• Jigging for Halibut With Tsinii
• Learning to Carve Argillite
• Returning to the Yakoun River
• Dancing With Our Ancestors

It also includes the teacher resource Teacher Guide for the Sk'ad'a Stories Series: Intergenerational Learning and Storytelling in the Classroom.

From the creators of Potlatch as Pedagogy: Learning Through Ceremony, the Sḵ'ad'a Stories series brings intergenerational learning to life. Haida children learn important life lessons from their Elders through real-life situations, cultural traditions, and experiences out on the land.

Written by Sḵ'ad'a Stories author Sara Florence Davidson and educator Katya Adamov Ferguson, the Teacher Guide for the Sḵ'ad'a Stories helps teachers engage their students through the lens of intergenerational learning and authentic experiences. 

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This bundle includes the student resource Drum from the Heart and the educator resource Drum from the Heart Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
When he is gifted a handmade drum by his mother, Ren learns the teachings of the drum that she also passes down to him. Ren discovers that through this special drum, he is able to connect to his culture and find a confidence in his voice to joyfully share in singing the traditional songs of his Nuu-chah-nulth Nation.

34 pages | 4.70" x 9.86" | Paperback 

About the Educator Resource
Teacher lesson plan that accompanies the book, Drum from the Heart. When he is gifted a handmade drum by his mother, Ren learns the teachings of the drum that she also passes down to him. Ren discovers that through this special drum, he is able to connect to his culture and find a confidence in his voice to joyfully share in singing the traditional songs of his Nuu-chah-nulth Nation.

12 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Paper packet 

This bundle includes the student resource The Corn Chief and the 14-page educator resource The Corn Chief Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
With the wizened old chief set to step down, young Linny dreams of being chosen as his replacement. As she struggles to pass his test, Linny learns with the help of her family what it really takes to become chief...in the most unexpected way. This story is told with the help of traditional corn husk dolls. Corn dolls protect the home, livestock, and personal wellness of the maker and their family. Corn husk dolls have been made in some Indigenous cultures since the beginning of corn agriculture more than one thousand years ago, and continue to be made today.

Additional Information
36 pages | 9.00" x 8.00" | Hardcover

About the Teacher Lesson Plan
Includes comprehension questions, colouring pages, an exploration of leadership, and more. Lesson plan is written by an Indigenous teacher from Saskatchewan along with the author and Medicine Wheel Publishing Team. It has been approved by author Karen Whetung.

Additional Information
14 Pages. Paper packet. 

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This bundle includes the classroom resource Animals Care for Mother Earth and the following supporting learning materials:

• finger puppets to match each of the six animals in the story, designed by the book's author/illustrator, Bill Helin
• a memory matching game

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This bundle includes all four graphic novels in the A Girl Called Echo series and the educator resource Teacher Guide for A Girl Called Echo: Learning About the History and Culture of the Metis Nation in Grades 7-8. 

About the A Girl Called Echo Series (Student Resources)
A Girl Called Echo is a graphic novel series by Governor General Award-winning writer and author of The Seven Teaching Stories Katherena Vermette.

The A Girl Called Echo series tells the story of Métis teenager Echo Desjardins, who is struggling to adjust to a new school and a new home while in foster care. Readers follow Echo as she travels through time and experiences pivotal events from Métis history, gains new perspectives about where she came from, and imagines what the future might hold.

Scroll below to learn more about each book in the series.

About the Teacher Guide
Written by Anishinaabe educator Reuben Boulette, the Teacher Guide for A Girl Called Echo includes

• lesson plans specific to each book in the A Girl Called Echo series
• original articles outlining the history of the Métis Nation and their fight for sovereignty
• in-depth reading activities that engage students’ critical thinking skills
• activities that introduce students to the critical study of graphic novels and sequential art

This teacher guide will engage students’ understanding of Métis history and culture and encourage reflection on the importance of learning Indigenous histories.

72 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Spiral Bound

This bundle includes the student resource Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story and the accompanying teacher's guide Teacher Guide for Sugar Falls: Learning About the History and Legacy of Residential Schools in Grades 9-12.

About the Student Resource
Sugar Falls is based on the true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We wish to acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Betty’s generosity in sharing her story. 

Abandoned as a young child, Betsy was soon adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changed. Betsy was taken away to a residential school. There she was forced to endure abuse and indignity, but Betsy recalled the words her father spoke to her at Sugar Falls—words that gave her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive.

Recommended for grades 9 t0 12.

This 10th-anniversary edition brings David A. Robertson’s national bestseller to life in full colour, with a foreword by Senator Murray Sinclair, Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and a touching afterword from Elder Betty Ross herself.

48 pages | 6.50" x 10.00" | full colour throughout

About the Teacher Guide
Sugar Falls is a story of strength, family, and culture that shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross. Taken away to a residential school, Betsy is forced to endure abuse and indignity, but her father’s words give her the strength and determination to survive.

Written by Anishinaabe educator Christine M'Lot, the Teacher Guide for Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story offers a diverse menu of activities that support teachers in

• planning lessons throughout the reading process, including before, during, and after reading Sugar Falls
• creating dynamic learning experiences for their students, while maintaining a respectful and dignified approach to Indigenous topics
• enhancing students’ prior knowledge about the topics addressed in the book
• using trauma-informed practices to prepare students for sensitive topics
• identifying cross-curricular connections and opportunities to collaborate with teachers in other subject areas
• infusing Indigenous pedagogical practices, such as working with others, seeking holism in understanding, and learning through storytelling
• engaging students’ understanding and encouraging them to embrace differing worldviews
• facilitating activities for individual students, small groups, whole-class instruction and discussion, or even the whole school

Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story includes sensitive topics (e.g., abuse, trauma); therefore, it is most appropriate for grades 9–12. The activities in this guide are most appropriate for courses such as English Language Arts, Social Studies, History, Global or Contemporary Issues, as well as Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies. They could be adapted for use at the university or college level.

92 pages | 8.50" x 11.00"

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This bundle includes the student resource Beyond the Orange Shirt Story and the teacher resource Beyond the Orange Shirt Story Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
Beyond the Orange Shirt Story is a unique collection of truths, as told by Phyllis Webstad's family and others, that will give readers an up-close look at what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences. In this book, Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors share their stories authentically and in their own words. Phyllis Webstad is a Residential School Survivor and founder of the Orange Shirt Day movement. Phyllis has carefully selected stories to help Canadians educate themselves and gain a deeper understanding of the impacts of the Residential School System. Readers of this book will become more aware of a number of challenges faced by many Indigenous peoples in Canada. With this awareness comes learning and unlearning, understanding, acceptance, and change. Phyllis's hope is that all Canadians honour the lives and experiences of Survivors and their families as we go Beyond the Orange Shirt Story.

100 pages | 5.50" x 8.50" | Paperback | Young Adult Nonfiction (ages 12+)

About the Teacher Lesson Plan
Teacher lesson plans and resources that accompany the book Beyond the Orange Shirt Story.

License allows the use of this lesson plan within a single school. It can be copied and shared within one school but is not to be shared beyond that.

15 pages | 8.50" x 11.00"

Scroll below and click on individual resources to learn more about them.

The 2021 Edition of From Sea to Sea to Sea features 25 Indigenous picture books published from 2018 to 2020 and selected by IBBY Canada.

To learn more about IBBY Canada and this list of picture books, visit https://www.ibby-canada.org/indigenous-picture-book-collection/

Title availability may fluctuate. Scroll below to learn more about the resources included from this list at this time. Books that are in reprint or out of print are not included in the bundle price and will not be included in your order.

This bundle includes the student resource This Is What I've Been Told and the educator resource This Is What I've Been Told Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
Knowing our culture means knowing who we are. When we know who we are, we can walk in a good way.

It's been said when teachings are passed down from one generation to the next, good things can happen. Language is learned, knowledge is shared and culture is practiced. In this story of language preservation, author/illustrator and Anishnaabemowin language teacher Juliana Armstrong illuminates a number of Anishnaabemowin words along with their cultural connections, passed down from her Ojibway ancestors. Knowing our culture means knowing who we are. When we know who we are, we can walk in a good way.

40 Pages | Recommended for ages 6 to 8.

About the Teacher Lesson Plan
The Teacher Lesson Plan that accompanies the book This Is What I've Been Told, includes comprehension questions, group activities, word search, colouring pages, etc. 

What's Included:

– Brainstorming Activity

– Letter Writing

– Comprehension Questions

– Colouring

– Crossword Puzzle

– Word Search

The license allows the use of this lesson plan within a single school. It can be copied and shared within one school but is not to be shared beyond that.

12 pages.

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This bundle includes the student resource We Learn from the Sun and the educator resource We Learn from the Sun: Lesson Plans and Resources.

About the Student Resource
This richly illustrated book by Métis writer David Bouchard and Métis illustrator Kristy Cameron, weaves together Woodland style paintings with a rhythmic poem about the spiritual lessons that we can learn from the Sun and the seven sacred teachings. Recommended for ages 5 to 12.

About the Teacher Lesson Plan and Resource Guide
This lesson plan and resource guide is approved by David Bouchard. License allows the use of this lesson plan within a single school.

The lesson plan and resource guide include:

– Fill in the Blanks Activity

– Word Search

– Colouring

– Write Your Own Poetry

– Matching Activity

15 pages.

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This bundle includes the student resource Meet Your Family / Gikenim Giniigi'igoog and the educator resource Meet Your Family Teacher Lesson Plan.

About the Student Resource
Mother Earth, we come from her, we go to her, without her we wouldn't be here, she gives all of us life and because of her we are all one family. In many segments of Indigenous life we speak of Mother Earth, Father Sky, Grandfather Sun, and Grandmother Moon. Meet Your Family / Gikenim Giniigi'igoog is a rhythmic poem that will enlighten readers on how to view these important figures and share a greater concept of seeing the world as our natural family. Meet Your Family is presented in both English and Ojibway. An additional softcover book written in Ojibway with a phonetics guide is included inside this hardcover book. Recommended for ages 6 to 8.

About the Teacher Lesson Plan
The Teacher Lesson Plan includes comprehension questions, group activities, wordsearch, colouring pages, etc. 

Includes:

– Brainstorming Activity

– Letter Writing

– Comprehension Questions

– Colouring

– Crossword Puzzle

– Word Search

The license allows the use of this lesson plan within a single school. It can be copied and shared within one school but is not to be shared beyond that.

12 pages.

Scroll below and click on individual resources to learn more about them.

This bundle includes the student resource This Place: 150 Years Retold and the educator resource This Place: 150 Years Retold Teacher Guide - Revised.

About the Student Resource
Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact.

About the Teacher Guide
The graphic novel, This Place: 150 Years Retold, includes a variety of historical and contemporary stories that highlight important moments in Indigenous and Canadian history.

Written by Anishinaabe educator Christine M'Lot, the Teacher Guide for This Place: 150 Years Retold - Revised offers 12 comprehensive lessons that support teachers in

• introducing students to the unique demographic, historical, and cultural legacy of Indigenous communities and exploring acts of sovereignty and resiliency
• using circle pedagogy to show the interconnectedness of ideas and topics, primarily in the form of the medicine wheel
• infusing Indigenous pedagogical practices, such as working with others, seeking holism in understanding, and learning through storytelling
• engaging students’ understanding and encouraging them to embrace differing worldviews
• NEW! Incorporating the This Place CBC podcast when studying the graphic novel

Lessons in this teacher guide are appropriate to Grades 9–12 English, Grade 11 Global Issues, and Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies classes. They are also adaptable to relevant university or college courses.

Scroll below and click on individual resources to learn more about them.

This bundle includes the following:

• The Kingfisher Camp River Detectives
• The Kingfisher Camp River Detectives Teacher's Guide

About The Kingfisher Camp River Detectives
The Kingfisher Camp River Detectives shows how plants and animals interact and adapt themselves to the river. It shows how living things depend on non-living things, such as water, light, sand and gravel. Young children will take delight in discovering that black cottonwood trees thrive in damp riverbanks, belted kingfishers dive into rivers after fish, quartz in river sandstone is harder than a knife blade, and bears beat paths to waterfalls to catch salmon. The book also presents examples of river fossils, First Nations' uses of river life and the ways people harm and help the river.

About the Teacher's Guide
The Kingfisher Camp River Detectives Teacher's Guide provides excellent support materials to meet the national Life Science learning outcomes for the development of skills and the acquisition of knowledge. The guide facilitates the integrative teaching of Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

Each guide for the books in the Nature Detective Series includes:

• activities integrating themes across the curriculum (Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, and Art)
• hands-on activities
• reproducible blackline masters
• suggested assessment strategies and tools
• references and annotated resource list of related titles
• links to appropriate WWW sites

About the Nature Detective Series
The Nature Detectives Series is a set of five books. Each book introduces children to one of five fascinating ecosystems designed to address the grades 2 to 4 learning standards in the BC Science curriculum.

Written by award-winning BC author Diane Swanson, the Nature Detectives Series tells the stories of groups of adventurous nature detectives as they discover the life in five ecosystems: forest, seashore, wetland, grassland, and river. These fact-filled books provide primary teachers with a language-based resource from which Science and Language Arts can be extended across the curriculum.

Each book introduces children to one of five fascinating ecosystems. The books show how plants and animals interact and adapt themselves to their environment. They show how living things depend on non-living things, such as water, light, and soil. The books also present examples of fossil life, Indigenous peoples’ uses of plants and animals in each ecosystem, and the ways people harm — and help — ecosystems. By the end of each book, readers will have a new appreciation for an important ecosystem.

Each text includes a glossary, index, and information about:

• the diversity of plants and animals in an ecosystem
• how plants and animals have adapted themselves to their environment
• how plants and animals interact with each other
• the life cycles of specific plants and animals
• fossil records of plants and animals
• the causes and effects of extinction and endangerment of plants and animals
• Indigenous peoples’ uses of plants and animals

This bundle includes the following:

• The Gibson Park Grassland Detectives
• The Gibson Park Grassland Detectives Teacher's Guide

About The Gibson Park Grassland Detectives

Join the Gibson Park nature detectives—Lynn, Mike and Christie—as they explore the grasslands near town. With Christie's teenage brother, Tim, they make some exciting discoveries:
•  Sagebrush has hairy leaves that protect it from heat and cold.
•  Coyotes, hares and burrowing owls use burrows dug by badgers.
•  Grasshoppers can jump 20 times their length.
•  Meadowlarks build a grass roof over their ground nests.
•  Magpies collect shiny things.

The Gibson Park grassland detectives introduces readers to nature's great grasslands. It shows how plants and animals interact and adapt to the grassland. It also teaches how living things depend on non-living things, such as water, light and soil. 

The book also presents examples of grassland fossils, Indigenous peoples’ uses of grasslands and the ways people harm—and help—grasslands. By the end of the book, Lynn, Mike and Christie want to help care for the grassland near their town. They find a way. 

About the Teacher's Guide
The Gibson Park Grassland Detectives Teacher's Guide provides excellent support materials to meet the national Life Science learning outcomes for the development of skills and the acquisition of knowledge. The guide facilitates the integrative teaching of Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

Each guide for the books in the Nature Detective Series includes:

• activities integrating themes across the curriculum (Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, and Art)
• hands-on activities
• reproducible blackline masters
• suggested assessment strategies and tools
• references and annotated resource list of related titles
• links to appropriate WWW sites

About the Nature Detective Series
The Nature Detectives Series is a set of five books. Each book introduces children to one of five fascinating ecosystems designed to address the grades 2 to 4 learning standards in the BC Science curriculum.

Written by award-winning BC author Diane Swanson, the Nature Detectives Series tells the stories of groups of adventurous nature detectives as they discover the life in five ecosystems: forest, seashore, wetland, grassland, and river. These fact-filled books provide primary teachers with a language-based resource from which Science and Language Arts can be extended across the curriculum.

Each book introduces children to one of five fascinating ecosystems. The books show how plants and animals interact and adapt themselves to their environment. They show how living things depend on non-living things, such as water, light, and soil. The books also present examples of fossil life, Indigenous peoples’ uses of plants and animals in each ecosystem, and the ways people harm — and help — ecosystems. By the end of each book, readers will have a new appreciation for an important ecosystem.

Each text includes a glossary, index, and information about:

• the diversity of plants and animals in an ecosystem
• how plants and animals have adapted themselves to their environment
• how plants and animals interact with each other
• the life cycles of specific plants and animals
• fossil records of plants and animals
• the causes and effects of extinction and endangerment of plants and animals
• Indigenous peoples’ uses of plants and animals

This bundle includes the following seven books in the Tales From Big Spirt series, as well as the Teacher's Guide.

• The Ballad of Nancy April: Shawnadithit
• The Chief: Mistahimaskwa
• The Land of Os: John Ramsay
• The Peacemaker: Thanadelthur
• The Poet: Pauline Johnson
• The Rebel: Gabriel Dumont
• The Scout: Tommy Prince
• Tales from the Big Spirit Series Teacher's Guide
  

About the Tales From Big Spirit Series
Tales From Big Spirit is a unique seven-book graphic novel series by David A. Robertson (Swampy Cree) that delves into the stories of seven great Indigenous heroes from Canadian history—some already well known and others who deserve to be. Designed to correspond to grades 4-6 social studies curriculums across Canada, these full-color graphic novels could be used in literature circles, novel studies, and book clubs to facilitate discussion of social studies topics. These books will help students make historical connections while promoting important literacy skills. Learn more about each individual book in the series by scrolling below and clicking on each title.

About the Teacher's Guide
This teacher’s guide is designed to help classroom teachers use the graphic novel series, Tales From Big Spirit, by David A. Robertson. The guide provides detailed lessons that meet a wide range of language arts and social studies goals, integrate Indigenous perspectives, and make curricular content more accessible to diverse learners. It is organized into three sections.

The first section includes:

• general instructional ideas for deepening readers’ comprehension of text.
• a framework to further develop students’ thinking about history.
• information about aspects of graphic novels and how to use them in the classroom.

The second section includes:

• specific instructional ideas and suggestions.
• an overview.
• detailed teaching and learning sequences (before-, during-, and after-reading format).

The appendix includes:

• strategies and reproducible classroom materials that support and stimulate student learning.
• historical images that may be reproduced.

74 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Coil Bound  

This bundle includes the following:

• Powwow Counting in Cree
• Teacher's Guide for Powwow Counting in Cree

About Powwow Counting in Cree 

• background information that addresses specific topics related to Cree culture and language
• detailed, easy-to-follow lesson plans for social studies, language arts, mathematics, and other content areas
• additional sources of information about Cree language and culture
• and much more.

28 pages | 8.00" x 9.00"

This bundle includes the following:

• Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
• Speaking Our Truth Teacher Guide

About Speaking Our Truth
Canada's relationship with its Indigenous people has suffered as a result of both the residential school system and the lack of understanding of the historical and current impact of those schools. Healing and repairing that relationship requires education, awareness and increased understanding of the legacy and the impacts still being felt by Survivors and their families. Guided by acclaimed Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, readers will learn about the lives of Survivors and listen to allies who are putting the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into action.

160 pages | 7.50" x 9.00"

About the Teacher's Guide
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation is a nonfiction book for middle readers that examines how we can foster Reconciliation in an accessible way. Centered around the writings of Monique Gray Smith, this teacher guide is a comprehensive support for educators focusing on Indigenous teachings and looking to build an inquiry-based unit plan about Reconciliation. Activities such as essential questions from the author, metaphors for learning and cross-curricular plans are laid out clearly, with instructions and appropriate vocabulary for teachers and students to embark on this journey of Reconciliation together.

This resource helps teachers embark on a journey of Reconciliation in the classroom. The author, Tasha Henry, holds a Master of Education in Language, Culture and Teaching from York University and has been teaching for over twenty years.

46 pages | 8.50" x 11.00"

This bundle includes all seven books in The Seven Teachings Stories series, along with the Teacher's Guide.  Following are each of the resources you will receive in this bundle:

• Teacher's Guide for the Seven Teachings Stories
• Amik Loves School
• Kode's Quest(ion)
• Misaabe's Stories
• Singing Sisters
• The First Day
• The Just Right Gift
• What is Truth, Betsy?

About the Series
The Seven Teachings Stories are inspired by the Seven Sacred Teachings of the Anishinaabe—love, wisdom, humility, courage, respect, honesty, and truth. These stories are set in urban landscapes, where Indigenous children tell familiar stories about home, school, and community. Recommended for ages 4-8.

About the Teacher's Guide
Designed to help teachers in early years classrooms use The Seven Teachings Stories series, by Katherena Vermette, Teacher's Guide for the Seven Teachings Stories provides the framework and key ideas educators need to become participants in a culturally responsive classroom community and to deepen their understanding of the Seven Teachings. With these stories, educators can create a space to discuss diverse perspectives, experiences, and traditions with young readers, and to foster a deeper understanding of ourselves as human beings and of our relationships with others. Recommended for use with students in grades K-3.

This guide is presented in three sections and includes:

• Key information about the Seven Teachings, Anishinaabe vocabulary, and the characters in each story.
• Ideas to guide student learning.
• Approaches and suggestions that teachers can apply to any of the seven stories.
• Strategies and activities to deepen readers’ understanding of the abstract concepts addressed in the stories.
• An appendix of reproducible classroom materials.