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CURRICULUM RESOURCES

These links provide access to a wealth of curriculum resources which may be helpful to you in planning lessons. Since these have not been approved by your board, exercise professional judgment in using them.

Canadian Resources:

  • ABC Canada Literacy Foundation
    ABC Canada Literacy Foundation is a national, registered charitable organization committed to promoting literacy to the general public and to the private sector
  • Antisemitism in the Past and the Present
    A series of interdisciplinary lessons for Grade 10 English, Dramatic Arts, Civics and Canadian History designed to introduce antisemitism, and help students understand what it is and how to identify it.
  • Buy and Sell Surplus Textbooks
    The Canadian School Book Exchange (CSBE) links a network of many thousands of schools and teachers across Canada. Buy and sell used or surplus textbooks. An effective way for you to purchase new and reconditioned used textbooks at a reduced price or sell used or surplus textbooks. Also available: thousands of titles that are discontinued or where publishers no longer have stock
  • Cable in the classroom
    Free, copyright-cleared shows for Canadian teachers every month...
    Whether you need resources for Language Arts, Mathematics, History, Civics, Science and Technology or all of them! Take advantage of
    first-rate, student-centered programs made by Cable in the Classroom (CITC) especially with Canadian educators in mind. CITC programming partners provide copyright-cleared shows every month too numerous
    to mention here; and free of charge! Chances are you'll find what you're looking for by checking out the CITC programming guide at http://www.cableducation.ca/english/programs/search.asp Many programs have engaging, practical lesson plans or student activity guides created by teachers for teachers.
  • Canada's SchoolNet
    The Learning Resources section of this website provides extensive connections to curriculum support sites
  • Canadian Education Association
    CEA initiates and sustains dialogue on public policy issues in educatin to nurture a robust, democratic society and a prosperous and sustainable economy
  • Canadian Education on the Web
    An excellent website from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education which provides a wealth of information for educators. The section, "Educators and Education Resources" is of particular interest to classroom teachers
  • Catholic Canada Directory to School Resources
  • Catholic Educator's Resource Centre
    An internet resource library for Catholic educators
  • Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
    School visits, teacher workshops, student seminars, publications, and free online grade-specific resources
  • Copyright Matters!
    Copyright Matters!, a booklet on copyright in education released by the Canadian Teachers' Federation on February 9, 2005. This second edition provides up-to-date information on copyright law, copyright collectives, and how they relate to the use of resources in educational settings.
  • Green Street
    Green Street links schools in Canada to reputable environmental education organizations across the country for materials that are relevant to students' concerns, curriculum-linked and encourage personal responsibility for the environment.
  • Institute for Catholic Education
  • Lakehead University: Science Resources
    This site provides a comprehensive listing of science resources
  • Movement for Canadian Literacy
    Movement for Canadian Literacyis a national non-profit organization representing literacy coalitions, organizations, and individuals from every province and territory
  • Ontario Curriculum Centre
    Supplementary classroom resources, including Ontario course profiles
  • Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner
    Information, resources and support for teachers using the Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner. These units and profiles that support the Ontario curriculum were written by teams of teachers with the support of the Council of Directors of Education (CODE) and the Institute for Catholic Education (ICE), funded by the Ministry of Education
  • Textbooks online
    A convenient way for schools to obtain all Canadian book, software and school supplies, including a pre-owned textbook service. Special prices on class sets of novels, atlases, dictionaries and a wide selection of arts, craft and office supplies for schools
  • York University, Faculty of Education Information Resources
    This site contains lesson plans and curricular ideas collected by teacher candidates as well as other links of interest to teachers

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