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English Language Arts P-6 at a glance (2019).cleaned.pdfEnglish Language Arts 4-6 Curriculum At-a-Glance
English Language Arts 4-6 Guide (2014).cleaned.pdfEnglish Language Arts 4-6 Curriculum Guide
English Language Arts 7 At A Glance (2022).cleaned.pdfEnglish Language Arts Grade 7 Curriculum At-a-Glance
English Language Arts 7 Guide (2022).cleaned.pdfEnglish Language Arts Grade 7 Curriculum Guide
English Language Arts 8 At A Glance (2022).cleaned.pdfEnglish Language Arts Grade 8 Curriculum At-a-Glance
English Language Arts 8 Guide (2022).cleaned.pdfEnglish Language Arts Grade 8 Curriculum Guide
P-2 Curriculum Documents
P-2 Curriculum Documents
The DEECD has recently released an updated P-2 literacy curriculum that reflects the 6 pillars known to be important for effective literacy development. This will change some of the instruction that takes place in the lower elementary. This is relevant to middle level teachers because it provides important information about literacy development and how our students learn to read; for those of our students who are struggling, these documents can help to strengthen our understanding of where their intervention needs to start.Â
English Language Arts Primary At A Glance (2024).pdfPrimary At-a-Glance
English Language Arts Primary Teachers Guide (2024).pdfPrimary Teacher's Guide
English Language Arts Grade 1 At A Glance (2024).pdfGrade One At-a-Glance
English Language Arts Grade 1 Teachers Guide (2024).pdfGrade One Teacher's Guide
English Language Arts Grade 2 At A Glance (2024).pdfGrade Two At-a-Glance
English Language Arts Grade 2 Teachers Guide (2024).pdfGrade Two Teacher's Guide
Literacy Intervention Framework (2024).pdfLiteracy Intervention Framework
Six Pillars Instructional Guidelines (2024).pdfSix Pillars Instructional Guide
Supporting Documents
Supporting Documents
P-12 Skills Continuum.cleaned.pdfP-12 Skills Continuum
Grade 7 Our History is Nova Scotia’s History Profiles.pdfGrade 7: Our History is Nova Scotia's History
Teaching Difficult History A Guide for Teachers DRAFT (2023).cleaned.pdfTeaching Difficult History: A Guide for Teachers
Teacher Support Document Heritage DAY 2023_EN Grade 8.pdfTeacher Support Document: Heritage Day 2023 - Rita Joe
Six Pillars of Effective Reading Instruction.pdfNS Six Pillars of Effective Reading Instruction
Nova Scotia DEECD Literacy Resource Website
Nova Scotia DEECD 7 & 8 Renewed Curriculum Resources
African Heritage Resources - PP-12
BPHC - A Black People's History of Canada
DEECD Curriculum Resources
This site provides information on new resources that have been distributed to classrooms and new additions to the Authorized List of Resources that teachers may choose to order for their classes. It will be updated quarterly (September, November, February, June).Â
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Teaching Controversial Tests DRAFT (2023).pdfTeaching Controversial Texts: A Guide for Teachers
Teaching Sensitive Subject Matter DRAFT (2023) (1).pdfTeaching Sensitive Subject Matter
Mi'kmaw Ways of Being and Knowing
knowthesignalsfinwebversion.pdfKnow the Signals: A Guide for Selecting Resource that Value Black Students' Lives
Bias Evaluation Instrument
Grades 5 and 6: Developmentally Appropriate Resource Selection
Grade 7: Developmentally Appropriate Resource Selection
Grades 8 and 9: Developmentally Appropriate Resource Selection
Curriculum ResourcesÂ
Curriculum ResourcesÂ
While many of the resources below are designed to address Social Studies outcomes, all can be incorporated as nonfiction texts into the English Language Arts curriculum. They can also be used to address the "cultures of communities" outcome in the renewed ELA 7 & 8 curriculum.Â
Cultures of Communities Outcome
Cultures of Communities Outcome
One frequently asked question relates to the "cultures of communities" outcome, found at the very beginning of the Grades 7 & 8 renewed ELA curriculum. This document contains links to a variety of resources that can be used to address that outcome, including all of the texts available for Social Studies.
Social Studies Resistance and Resilience Series
01_Acadians_1820-1920 ENG.pdfThe Acadians
Nova Scotia 1820-1920
02_Gaels_1820-1920 ENG.pdfThe Gaels
Nova Scotia 1820-1920
03_BlackNovaScotians_1820-1920 ENG.pdfBlack Nova Scotians
Nova Scotia 1820-1920
04_TreatyPeople_1820-1920 ENG.pdfWe Are All Treaty People
Nova Scotia 1820-1920
05_Gaels_FirstWorldWar ENG.pdfThe First World War and Nova Scotia's Gaels
06_Acadians_FirstWorldWar ENG.pdfThe First World War and The AcadiansÂ
07_Mikmaq_FirstWorldWar ENG.pdfThe First World War and The Mi'kmaq
08_BlackBattalion_FirstWorldWar ENG.pdfThe First World War and Canada's Black Battalion
African Nova Scotian Biographies
Barbara Cuffy SOLO_ENG1.pdfBarbara Cuffy
Marie Marguerite Rose SOLO_ENG1.pdfMarie Marguerite Rose
Richard Preston SOLO_ENG1.pdfRichard Preston
Rose Fortune SOLO_ENG1.pdfRose Fortune
Thomas Peters SOLO_ENG1.pdfThomas Peters
William Hall SOLO_ENG1.pdfWilliam Hall
Grade 7 Social Studies Case Studies
Communities in the Maritimes Kings Road Reserve.cleaned.pdfCommunities in the Maritimes: Kings Road Reserve
Communities in the Maritimes The Communities of Whitney Pier.pdfCommunities in the Maritimes: The Communities of Whitney Pier
Opportunities and Challenges British Home Children.cleaned.pdfOpportunities and Challenges: British Home Children
Opportunities and Challenges Changes in Historic African Nova Scotian Communities.pdfOpportunities and Challenges: Changes in Historic African Nova Scotian Communities
Political Changes in the Maritimes The Controversy of Confederation.pdfPolitical Changes in the Maritimes: The Controversy of Confederation
Grade 7 Social Studies Texts
IL_EN_Opportunities_X_dec2020.cleaned.pdfOpportunities and Challenges
IL_EN_PoliticalChanges_nov2020.cleaned.pdfPolitical Changes in the Maritimes
IL_EN_WWI_nov2020.pdfWorld War I: Impact on the Maritimes
SST 7 Communities in the Maritimes.pdfCommunities in the Maritimes
Grade 8 Social Studies Case Studies
A Changing Canada Immigration Policy in Canada.cleaned.pdfA Changing Canada: Immigration Policy in Canada
Movements and Moments The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.cleaned.pdfMovements and Moments: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Movements and Moments The Kanehsatake Resistance.cleaned.pdfMovements and Moments: The Kanehsatake Resistance
Rights and Advocacy Allyship.cleaned.pdfRights and Advocacy: Allyship
Rights and Advocacy Indigenous Advocacy.cleaned.pdfRights and Advocacy: Indigenous Advocacy
World War II Stories of War.cleaned.pdfWorld War II - Impact on Canada: Stories of War
Grade 8 Social Studies Texts
IL_EN_8_AChangingCanada_X_digital.cleaned.pdfA Changing Canada
IL_EN_8_Movements_X_digital_apr22.pdfMovements and Moments
IL_EN_8_Rights_X_digital.pdfRights and Advocacy
IL_EN_8_WWII_X_digital_apr29.pdfWorld War II: Impact on Canada
Novel Study Resources
The Novel Study Project: Bringing Cultural Relevance and Representation to a Longstanding Practice
Planning for Inquiry in Language Arts 2021.cleaned.pdfPlanning in Language Arts through Inquiry-Based Learning
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