Notes From A Children's Librarian Posts
Notes from a Children's Librarian: On Structures
Great fiction and nonfiction titles to launch the Grade 3 science unit on structures and buildings.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Citizenship
How do you inspire kids to be good citizens? How do you launch a student’s understanding of rights and responsibilities?
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Respect
Books about respecting differences, community, one's own self, and the earth.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Canadian Heritage and Identity
Books to support the Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Kindness and Caring
Picture books featuring traits from character-based education.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: On Perseverance
Books that show the development of perseverance as a character trait.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Integrity
Julie Booker on characters with a strong moral code, those who find a way to stay true to themselves and the things they believe in.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Cooperation
These picture books make good springboards for discussion on cooperation and the complexities involved when people work together.
Picture Books on Honesty
These picture books about honesty run the gamut—from blatant lies to a mere fudging of the rules.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: On Fairness and Justice
Race, bullying and difficult choices are all addressed in these picture books about fairness for children from Kindergarten to Grade 3.