Reading in the Content Areas

At Tortoise we have developed some exciting resources for Canadian classrooms.
The Great Canadian Adventure Series and Tools for Learning for Kids books

• build early literacy and research skills
• introduce students to a variety of graphic organizers
• offer strategies for reading in the content areas
• make learning about Canada fun
  

Take a peak at some previews:

• Reading in the Content Areas
• Research 1-2-3
• PPSJ Model
  
  

Then check out the curriculum correlations:

Celebrating Canada's History
We’re also celebrating the importance of the history of Western Canada with the launch of the The Last Best West Series. These reference books and historical novels appeal to children, ages 8 to 11.

The first novel Friends in a New Land

• takes place in 1902 in what is now Alberta
• shows the pleasures and hardships of pioneer life
• comes alive through the adventures of eight-year-old Joey

The teacher’s manual for Friends in a New Land includes a novel study and social studies teaching strategies.

Four reference books provide historical information on Western Canada.

• From Sea to Sea, Preparing the West for Settlement
• A Nation of Immigrants, Canadian Immigration from 1890 to 1914
• New Beginnings, Homes in Western Canada
• When Wheat Was King, Harvesting in Western Canada