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NEWLY REVISED, RE-DESIGNED AND UP-DATED EDITION of Choices & Decisions: Taking Charge of Your Financial Life™ will be available in December 2008. This in-class resource, produced by VISA, is designed to help educators teach high school students how to manage their money, develop effective financial strategies, and achieve their financial goals. Offered FREE of charge and containing the most recent financial information available for Math and Business Educators (grades 9-12).
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Hudson's Bay Company's history is the history of Canada itself and a major curriculum component right across the country. Hbc recognizes this by providing educational resources that leverage our historic legacy and archives. In addition to our heritage website we offer several publications free of charge to teachers of Canadian history. Adventurers provides an overview of Hbc from the 17th c. to the present. Lords & Proprietors presents an updated text of the Hbc Charter while exploring its significance as the incorporation document of the Company. Tales from the Bay presents three stories drawn from the annals of the Hbc Archives in comic book form. All publications are available as class sets. Additional resources are available at nominal cost.
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EcoVoyageurs is a teaching resource based on the Ecological Footprint concept and designed for intermediate grades. It focuses on our ability to live within the limits of the Earth's resources. The teaching materials include four 24" x 36" posters and a 32 page booklet with lesson plans and student worksheets to photocopy. The lesson plans are cross curricular with a focus on geography and environmental studies.
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Learning To Play, Playing To Learn
when children play, the world wins!
Put 20 minutes of active educational play into your classroom every day. Learning To Play, Playing To Learn is a free, grades 4-6 resource combining curriculum-based social studies lesson plans with creative and physical play. Activities are woven together with an engaging mystery story that leads students to explore countries around the world. Free workshops prepare teachers for a healthy, active classroom. www.righttoplay.com
Learning To Play, Playing To Learn is presented by Right To Play, an athlete-driven humanitarian organization that encourages healthy, holistic child development through educational play.
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Enter your grade 5 – 12 students in THE A&E CANADIAN LIVES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE™ ESSAY CONTEST by having them write an essay based on someone they think made the biggest impact on Canadian society in 2009. Contest runs September 1, 2009 - December 15, 2009 [Note – extended deadline!]
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Learning Resources at www.statcan.ca/english/edu is a special area of the Statistics Canada website for teachers and students. It links to the information and teaching tools that are most relevant to K-12 curricula and to postsecondary learning.
Choose from three entry pages:
Teachers: support for elementary and secondary school teaching
Students: homework help and Kids' Zone fun activities
Postsecondary: more detailed data for in-depth research
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Visa Canada, Choices & Decisions: Taking Charge of Your Financial Life™
