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The following resources have been created by ERGO members to help Ontario educators support and advocate for multlingual learners in Ontario schools. Thank you to the many educators who have contributed to these resources, conversations and learning opportunities.
Making Good Choices Financial Literacy Series is an ERGO produced resource funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
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Click any of the links below to print your own copy of the book or access the math or guided reading lessons for teachers.
Where Are You Going?
By Sharon Newmaster
Hasina learns about the Co-op program from her friend Shofi. He tells her about the new skills he is learning at his job placement.
The Food Bank
By James Savelli
Fatema learns all about the Food Bank from her friend Gul Pana. Read along to find out what happens at a Food Bank.
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Guided Reading Lesson
3 Part Math Lesson
Applying to College
By Sharon Newmaster
Nazim wants to apply to college but he does not have a credit card to pay the application fee.
I Like to Save Money
By Sharon Newmaster
Learn the names of the Canadian coins and bills.
Where is my Bank Card?
By Sharon Newmaster
Read about what happens when Samim loses his bank card.
The Cell Phone
By James Savelli
Nabi asks his friend Faisal to help him cancel his cell phone plan.
The boys learn an important lesson about cell phone contracts.
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Guided Reading Lesson
3 Part Math Lesson
Canadian Money
By Sharon Newmaster
Learn about the different colours and values of Canadian money.
Money
By Sharon Newmaster
Learn about the different colours of Canadian money.
Applying for a Job
by Peggy Dunham
Nay Moo and Htee Gre are looking for jobs. Read along as they make some mistakes and learn how to apply for a job.
Fundraising: The Bake Sale
By Monica Petrus
Malyoun is from Somalia and she wants to help people there. She joins the Water Ambassadors and raises money through a bake sale. Read to learn how they planned for the fundraiser.
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Guided Reading Lesson
3 Part Math Lesson
Fundraising: Greeting Cards
By Monica Petrus
Aya joins some clubs at school and learns about fundraising. Learn about how she and her friends make greeting cards to raise money to help others.
Fundraising: Henna Design
by Monica Petrus
A group of girls is trying to raise money for a clean water project in Africa. The girls have an idea. Read about how they raise $89.00 for the cause.
Htee Moo's Shoes
by Peggy Dunham
Htee Moo receives some money as a gift and he wants to buy some new shoes. Read along as he learns a lesson about "buyer's remorse".
Opening a Bank Account
By Monica Petrus
Marian is saving for college. Learn with Mariam how to open a bank account.
Pay the Fine
By Mandi Gerland and Ann Woomert
In this story, Adam finds out what happens when he doesn't return his library books on time! Read along as he learns about library fines and figures out how to pay them.
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Guided Reading Lesson
3 Part Math Lesson
The Right Shoes
By Mandi Gerland and Ann Woomert
Lara needs a new pair of shoes for the school prom and she must decide which ones to buy. Read about making choices based on prices and discounts.
Time to Save!
By Mandi Gerland and Ann Woomert
Lara learns how to use her bank accounts for saving for college. Read as she learns how to deposit her pay cheques and transfer money to her chequing account.
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Guided Reading Lesson
3 Part Math Lesson
What Can I Do?
By Monica Petrus
Mariam reads about Ryan Hreljac's story and is inspired to help him build water wells in Africa. Learn how she starts a new club at her school called the Water Ambassadors.
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Guided Reading Lesson
3 Part Math Lesson
We Pay the Tax
By Ann Woomert
On their second day in Canada, Mohamed and Abdilahi buy a snack from a store. They quickly learn that they must pay tax on some items in Canada.
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Guided Reading Lesson
3 Part Math Lesson
What Should I Buy?
By Peggy Dunham
Sunita is in charge of buying groceries this week. Her siser wants her to buy some pop but will Sunita have enough money? Read as she estimates the cost of her food purchases.
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Guided Reading Lesson
3 Part Math Lesson
Why Volunteer?
by Monica Petrus
Fatuma wonders why people work for free. Learn with her the benefits of volunteering and how it can lead to a paid job.
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Guided Reading Lesson
3 Part Math Lesson
Live Well is series of bilingual (English/Arabic) simple readers that was developed by the Waterloo Region District School board to support the language and psychosocial/socio-emotional needs of newcomer refugee students. It promotes positive mental health strategies to help students and their families prevent and/or deal with sypmtoms of trauma.
Project Lead: Sharon Newmaster WRDSB Audio Recordings: Tara Mikhail
Click any of the links below to print your own copy of the book or listen to the story in English and Arabic.
Sleep Well (Int - Sec)
Sharon Newmaster (Author)
Zeina Badawi (Translation)
English & Arabic
This is a dual language text in English & Arabic.
Sleep Well (Primary-Junior)
Sharon Newmaster (Author)
Razan Tammar (Translation)
English & Arabic
Learn some tips on how to sleep better at night.
Look (Int - Sec)
Sharon Newmaster (Author)
Zeina Badawi (Translation)
English & Arabic
Learn how looking carefully helps you focus your attention on the present when you are feeling sad or worried.
Breathe (Int-Sec)
By Sharon Newmaster
Rula Fakes (Translation)
English & Arabic
Learn how deep breathing can help you to relax when
you are feeling scared or anxious.
Breath (Primary-Junior)
Sharon Newmaster (Author)
Rula Fakes (Translation)
English & Arabic
Learn how deep breathing can help you to relax when you are feeling scared or anxious
Listen (Int - Sec)
Sharon Newmaster (Author)
Rula Fakes (Translation)
English & Arabic
Learn how listening carefully helps you to focus your attention on the present when you are feeling sad or worried.
Listen (Primary-Junior)
Sharon Newmaster (Author)
Rula Fakes (Translation)
English & Arabic
Learn how listening carefully helps you to focus your attention on the present when you are feeling sad or worried.
Relax (Int-Sec)
By Sharon Newmaster
Rula Fakes (Translation)
English & Arabic
Learn how to relax your muscles when you are feeling stressed or anxious.
Relax (Primary-Junior)
Sharon Newmaster (Author)
Rula Fakes (Translation)
English & Arabic
Learn how to relac your muscles when you are feeling stressed or anxious.
Healing Hands (Primary-Junior)
Sharon Newmaster (Author)
Rula Fakes (Translation)
English & Arabic
This activity will help you identify safe places to go when you are scared and the people to talk to when you have a problem.
Take a Break Box (Int - Sec)
Sharon Newmaster (Author)
Rula Fakes(Translation)
English & Arabic
Learn what activities make you feel calm and happy.
The Happy Box (Primary-Junior)
By Sharon Newmaster
Rula Fakes (Translation)
Yeri C. (Illustrator)
English & Arabic
English & Arabic
Learn what activities make you feel calm and happy.
Hard Copies Also Available!
Click the links below to order hard copies directly from Volumes Publishing
We believe that all learners in Ontario schools should have access to all curriculum learning opportunities. The Health And Physical Education Curriculum Grades 1-8 (2019) and Grades 9-12 (2015) curriculum include a range of concepts and topics appropriate to each age group focussed on Human Development and Sexual Health to develop the health literacy of all students. We acknowledge that translations apps and websites do not translate all academic language accurately with meaning.
The Human Development and Sexual Health Terms have been professionally translated to offer Ontario educators, multilingual learners and their families opportunities to communicate, build knowledge and ask questions using accurate language to futher develop health literacy.
Thank you to a partnership between ERGO members and the Ontario Assosciation for the Support of Physical Education (OASPE) members for creating this list of terms for grades 1-12. Thank you to funding provided by the Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation (OSSTF) for this work. Thank you to educators from various boards across the province that contributed to the development of these resources.
Translations by: www.languagemarketplace.com
The Ministry of Education also offers – A Parent's Guide: The 2015 Health and Physical Education Curriculum Grade 9-12 in a variety of languages.
To learn more about Literacy and Reading Pedagogy, you will find links to many webcasts and professional publications below.
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