Beyond The
Looking Glass: Body Image and Self-Esteem As there are minimal resources for this IRP, they are listed in this one file A-Z.
Beyond The
Looking Glass: Body Image and Self-Esteem
General Description: Twenty-eight-minute video offers a comprehensive overview of the concept of body image as it relates to self-esteem. Discusses media images versus reality for both males and females. Teens, psychologists, and counsellors provide input. Teachers will need to develop their own pre- and post-viewing support material.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 9 Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier: McIntyre Media Ltd.
6845 Rexwood Road, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON
L4L 1S5
Tel: (905) 678-9866
Fax: (905) 678-2403
Price: $245.00 Order Number: (not available)
Building
Blocks to Better Relationships: Case Studies, Simulations and Learning Activities
Author(s): Holbrook, Mary; Van Horne, Shirley
General Description: Book offers activities, based on case studies of personal and family scenarios, aimed at improving relationships. Focus is on developing and building decision-making and problem-solving skills, critical thinking, analytical skills, co-operative teamwork, leadership skills, and communication skills.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Addressing Needs and Wants
Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 8-10 Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier: J. Weston Walch
P.O. Box 658
321 Valley Street
Portland, ME
04104
Tel: 1-800-341-6094
Fax: (207) 772-3105
Price: $27.95 U.S. funds Order Number: 0825125235
Canada's
Food Guide to Healthy Eating, Revised
General Description: Three print components present the revised Canada Food Guide in its rainbow format. The package provides a pattern for establishing healthy eating habits through the daily selection of foods.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 2-12 Year Recommended: 1993
Also Recommended For: Career and Personal Planning 8-12
Food Studies 11/12
Personal Planning K-7
Physical Education 11/12
Supplier: Health and Welfare Canada Publications Unit
4th Floor, Jeanne Mance Building Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON
K1A 1B4
Tel: (613) 954-8865
Fax: (613) 990-7067
Price: (not available) Order Number: 0-662-19966-9
Child
Development: Prenatal to Birth
General Description: Thirteen-minute video provides an overview of conception, fetal development, and birth. Places considerable emphasis on healthy prenatal practices including nutrition, exercise, rest, and the importance of not smoking, taking drugs, or drinking alcohol. Viewing guide provides objectives and a few discussion questions.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 10 Year Recommended: 1996
Supplier: Meridian Education Corporation
236 East Front Street
Bloomington, IL
61701
Tel: (309) 827-5455
Fax: (309) 829-8621
Price: $49.00 Order Number: (not available)
A Child Grows:
The First Year
General Description: Twenty-five-minute video documents the first year of a child's life, with emphasis on the order in which skills are acquired. It addresses motor development, eye-hand co-ordination, developmental norms, sensory development, attachment and separation, and so on. Includes a teacher's guide.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 9 Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier: McIntyre Media Ltd.
6845 Rexwood Road, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON
L4L 1S5
Tel: (905) 678-9866
Fax: (905) 678-2403
Price: $39.95 Order Number: (not available)
The
Cholesterol Factor
General Description: Forty-six-minute video addresses topics in three sections: cholesterol as one of the risk factors for heart disease; LDL, HDL, somatotyping, hereditary factors, and the effect of exercise on cholesterol levels; and research on the relationship between diet and the buildup of fatty deposits in blood vessels.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 10-12 Year Recommended: 1993
Also Recommended For: Biology 12
Cafeteria Training 11/12
Food Studies 11/12
Science 8-10
Supplier: B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
#4-8744 Ash Street
Vancouver, BC
V6P 6T3
Tel: 1-800-884-2366
Fax: (604) 324-1844
Price: $22.00 Order Number: SC0040
Color in
Everyday Life
General Description: Twenty-five-minute video explains the theory and psychology of colour. It explains key colour terminology related to fashion, nature, and interior decorating. Includes a teacher's guide.
Audience: General ESL - good key visuals used; pictorial support; predictable pattern LD - predictable pattern of presentation; illustrations support vocabulary ID (Mild) - structured; well paced
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Textile Resources
Grade Level: 9, 11/12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Family Studies 11/12
Textile Studies 11/12
Supplier: McIntyre Media Ltd.
6845 Rexwood Road, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON
L4L 1S5
Tel: (905) 678-9866
Fax: (905) 678-2403
Price: $149.00 Order Number: (not available)
Credit Cards:
Living With Plastic
General Description: Twenty-two-minute American video instructs young people in how to choose and use credit cards. It discusses the benefits of credit cards to businesses and banks. Includes a teacher's guide. Teachers will need to address differences between U.S. and Canadian consumer laws, and the fact that credit card applications are processed by a Canadian bank instead of going through a central U.S. processing procedure.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Addressing Needs and Wants
Grade Level: 9 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Business Education 8-10
Supplier: McIntyre Media Ltd.
6845 Rexwood Road, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON
L4L 1S5
Tel: (905) 678-9866
Fax: (905) 678-2403
Price: $149.00 Order Number: (not available)
Fashion!
Author(s): Wolfe, Mary
General Description: Student text and activity guide present an in-depth examination of the fashion and clothing industry as well as design and production processes. Activities range from simple word scrambles to essay questions, sketching assignments, and critical-thinking exercises. Accompanying instructor's manual has strategies, answers, and evaluation tools. Teachers will need to address references to American consumer laws and labelling.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Textile Resources
Grade Level: 9-12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Textile Studies 11/12
Supplier: Irwin Publishing
1800 Steeles Avenue West
Concord, ON
L4K 2P3
Tel: (905) 660-0611
Fax: (905) 660-0676
Price: Student Text: $47.60
Student Activity Guide: $12.80
Instructor's Manual: $42.40
Order Number: Student Text: 87006-9861
Student Activity Guide: 87006-987X
Instructor's Manual: 87006-9888
Fast Food: The
Video
General Description: Twenty-five-minute American video depicts the relationship between fat and fast food. It examines and compares fat content of various menu items in fast-food restaurants. Includes a brief teacher's guide.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 8, 11/12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Food Studies 11/12
Physical Education 11/12
Supplier: B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
#4-8744 Ash Street
Vancouver, BC
V6P 6T3
Tel: 1-800-884-2366
Fax: (604) 324-1844
Price: $21.00 Order Number: HE0100
Food For
Life
Author(s): Kerr, Evelyn; Siebert, Myrtle
General Description: Canadian book explores people's food habits, choices, and preparations in the context of cultural, nutritional, psychological, and social factors. Highlights recipes and careers. Each chapter concludes with questions and activities.
Audience: General ESL - predictable patterned text; vocabulary in bold type; "Key Terms" section helpful Gifted - "Apply Your Knowledge" chapter questions give opportunities for in-depth analysis
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 8-10 Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. (Ontario)
300 Water Street
Whitby, ON
L1N 9B6
Tel: 1-800-565-575(orders only)
Fax: (905) 430-5020
Price: $34.95 Order Number: 0-07-551544-X
FoodTrack
Computer
General Description: Interactive Macintosh software program enables students to learn how to assess their own diets, set goals for appropriate food choices, and complete a personal plan to improve their diets as recommended in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Includes a teacher's guide. FoodTrack is free of charge if a workshop is attended (contact the BC Dairy Foundation). System requirements: System 6.0 or later; 1 Mb RAM; HyperCard 2.0; hard drive recommended. Registered users will be provided with updates as they become available.
Audience: General ESL - intermediate to advanced language proficiency; very good visuals; logical; lots of vocabulary; appropriate content
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 6, 8 Year Recommended: 1991
Also Recommended For: Career and Personal Planning 8-12
Personal Planning K-7
Supplier: BC Dairy Foundation
3236 Beta Avenue
Burnaby, BC
V5G 4K4
Tel: 1-800-242-6455
Fax: (604) 294-8199
Price: $10.00 Order Number: (not available)
Going Green: How
to Reduce Your Garbage
General Description: Twenty-two-minute introductory video guides people through steps to reduce household garbage and presents a comprehensive recycling system. Accompanying booklet provides tips to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Teachers will need to develop their own pre- and post-viewing activities.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Addressing Needs and Wants
Grade Level: 9, 11/12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Family Studies 11/12
Supplier: T. H. A. Media Distributors Ltd.
#307, 1200 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC
V6E 2S9
Tel: 1-800-661-4919
Fax: (604) 688-8349
Price: $99.00 Order Number: (not available)
Introduction
to Kitchen Appliances
Author(s): Richman, Linda
General Description: Five chapters of the workbook address how to use the stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator, and freezer. Activities in the sixth chapter provide a review. Uses black-and-white Picture Communication Symbols extensively. Symbols may be copied for instructional use.
Audience: Autistic - instructional workbook to promote independence in the kitchen using PCS ID (Moderate to Severe/Profound) - instructional workbook to promote independence in the kitchen using PCS Dependent Handicaps - instructional workbook to promote independence in the kitchen using PCS Deaf or Hard of Hearing - instructional workbook to promote independence in the kitchen using PCS Physical Disabilities - instructional workbook to promote independence in the kitchen using PCS ESL - may be used to relate English vocabulary to symbols
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 5, 6, 8 Year Recommended: 1994
Supplier: Mayer-Johnson Co.
P.O. Box 1579
Solana Beach, CA
92075
Tel: (619) 550-0084
Fax: (619) 550-0449
Price: $24.00 U.S. Funds Order Number: 0-9609160-8-3/M395
The Issues
Collection
Author(s): Evans, Kathy; Kalman, Judith, eds.
General Description: Set of 12 books addresses popular culture, biographies, families in transition, futures, gender issues, global issues, justice, multiculturalism, music, native voices, values, and wellness. Each book explores a variety of thought-provoking and controversial topics in a manner which leads directly to informed discussion. Accompanying teacher's guides are comprehensive and provide activities. Blackline masters provide students and teachers with a structured format for evaluation.
Caution: Caution: Although the teacher's guides provide guidance in the handling of sensitive and controversial issues, teachers will need to preview. Some selections contain sensitive content.
Audience: General Gifted - encourages in-depth discussions
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Addressing Needs and Wants Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 8 - 10 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Language Arts K-7
Language Arts 8-10
Supplier: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. (Ontario)
300 Water Street
Whitby, ON
L1N 9B6
Tel: 1-800-565-5758 (orders only)
Fax: (905) 430-5020
Price: (not available) Order Number: (not available)
The Light
Gourmet Series
Author(s): Salvador, P.
General Description: Six one-hour videos about healthy cooking are supported by a workbook and recipe booklet. Each video features famous guest chefs and is appropriate for segmented viewing on specific topics. The workbook covers shopping, label reading, kitchen tips, and practical meal planning and includes exercises and quizzes. Nutritional analysis accompanies the 42 recipes. Due to hosts' repartee and use of alcohol in recipes, independent student use for grades 8 to 10 is not advised.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 8-12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Cafeteria Training 11/12
Food Studies 11/12
Supplier: B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
#4-8744 Ash Street
Vancouver, BC
V6P 6T3
Tel: 1-800-884-2366
Fax: (604) 324-1844
Price: Videos: $22.00 - $24.00 each
Recipe Book: $12.95
Workbook: $25.00
Order Number: (not available)
The Living
Family: A Canadian Perspective
Author(s): Jarman, Frederick; Howlett, Susan
General Description: Text discusses characteristics of the historical and contemporary Canadian family in the context of changing family theories and concepts. The accompanying teacher's resource package provides lesson suggestions, teaching strategies, and answer keys for each chapter, as well as blackline masters.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Addressing Needs and Wants
Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 9-11 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Family Studies 11/12
Supplier: Nelson Canada
1120 Birchmount Road
Scarborough, ON
M1K 5G4
Tel: 1-800-268-2222
Fax: (416) 752-9365 or 752-9646
Price: (not available)
Order Number: Student Text: 471-79618-2
Teacher's Resource Package: 471-79617-4
The Low Fat Film
General Description: Twenty-two-minute video presents methods of reducing fat and cholesterol. The focus is on how a low-fat, healthy diet can help achieve personal goals. Includes a discussion and activity guide.
Audience: General Gifted - supports learning activities which promote higher-order thinking
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 10-12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Food Studies 11/12
Physical Education 11/12
Supplier: B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
#4-8744 Ash Street
Vancouver, BC
V6P 6T3
Tel: 1-800-884-2366
Fax: (604) 324-1844
Price: $21.00 Order Number: PE0101
Miracle of
Life
General Description: Sixty-minute video presents a microscopic view of human conception. The process is shown from inside the body, starting with the reproductive systems of the female and male. It highlights the fetus at various stages of development through to birth. Teachers should preview.
Caution: Caution: A live birth is shown graphically.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 10 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Biology 12
Supplier: B.C. Learning Connection Inc.
#4-8744 Ash Street
Vancouver, BC
V6P 6T3
Tel: 1-800-884-2366
Fax: (604) 324-1844
Price: $22.00 Order Number: SC0282
Ouchless
House
General Description: Forty-four-minute American video illustrates a variety of child safety hazards and suggests accident-prevention techniques. Topics include cribs, bathtubs, cars, kitchens, and guidelines for baby-sitting.
Audience: General ESL - visuals illustrate concepts clearly LD - visuals illustrate concepts clearly
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 8-10 Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier: McIntyre Media Ltd.
6845 Rexwood Road, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON
L4L 1S5
Tel: (905) 678-9866
Fax: (905) 678-2403
Price: $89.00 Order Number: (not available)
Parents and
Their Children
Author(s): Ryder, Verdene; Henke-Konopasek, Nancy
General Description: Comprehensive resource package comprises student text, student activity guide, teacher's annotated edition, teacher's resource guide, and teacher's resource binder. It looks at challenges facing today's parents, explores decisions related to parenthood, and describes the roles of parents in family structures. Test-creation software has not been evaluated.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 10-12 Year Recommended: 1996
Also Recommended For: Family Studies 11/12
Supplier: Irwin Publishing
1800 Steeles Avenue West
Concord, ON
L4K 2P3
Tel: (905) 660-0611
Fax: (905) 660-0676
Price: (not available) Order Number: (not available)
Preventing
Family Violence: Strategies for Stopping Abuse Before it Starts
Author(s): Usher, C.
General Description: Booklet discusses abuse prevention, gender considerations, and why family violence is everyone's problem. It explains different types of abuse, factors contributing to abuse, and characteristics of abusers. Highlights community resources. Booklet is suitable for independent use by senior students.
Audience: General Gifted - technical vocabulary
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 9-12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Family Studies 11/12
Supplier: BC Council for the Family
#204 - 2590 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3H1
Tel: 1-800-663-5638
Fax: (604) 732-4813
Price: $2.50 Order Number: 1-895342-69-4/MSC107
Product
Testing Activities by Consumer Reports
Author(s): Holmes, Anita, ed.
General Description: Book contains a collection of 18 hands-on activities for testing various consumer products. The activities involve forming hypotheses, gathering data, interpreting data, and forming conclusions. Tests are conducted on common household items.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Addressing Needs and Wants
Working With Food Resources
Working With Textile Resources
Grade Level: 8-10 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Business Education 8-10
Supplier: Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (Ont.)
1870 Birchmount Road
Scarborough, ON
M1P 2J7
Tel: 1-800-567-3800
Fax: (416) 299-2539
Price: $16.45 Order Number: 0-13988-0720
Secrets of
Selling: How Stores Turn Shoppers into Buyers
General Description: Twenty-eight-minute video reveals the tactics used in various retail outlets (department stores, shopping malls, factory outlets) to encourage shoppers to buy. The accompanying instructor's guide contains a summary, a quiz with answer key, research activities, and a reproducible glossary on the language of merchandising.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Addressing Needs and Wants
Grade Level: 10-12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Business Education 8-10
Family Studies 11/12
Marketing 11/12
Supplier: McIntyre Media Ltd.
6845 Rexwood Road, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON
L4L 1S5
Tel: (905) 678-9866
Fax: (905) 678-2403
Price: $149.00 Order Number: (not available)
Supermarket
Persuasion: How is Food Merchandised?
General Description: Twenty-three-minute American video provides a comprehensive overview of how food is merchandised and advertised in supermarkets. Includes a teacher's guide.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Addressing Needs and Wants
Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 8-12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Business Education 8-10
Food Studies 11/12
Marketing 11/12
Supplier: McIntyre Media Ltd.
6845 Rexwood Road, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON
L4L 1S5
Tel: (905) 678-9866
Fax: (905) 678-2403
Price: $39.95 Order Number: (not available)
Tips for
Healthy Eating
General Description: Booklet prepared by the BC Dairy Foundation offers activities for balanced meal planning. There are colour photographs of commonly eaten food products. The four food groups are colour-coded for easy classification. Provides practice for functional skill level. Teachers will need to provide for multicultural students. Free of charge to teachers who attend an in-service conducted by the BC Dairy Foundation.
Audience: Audience: ID (Moderate to Severe/Profound) - activities to learn about food groups Deaf or Hard of Hearing - activities to learn about food groups ID (Mild) - activities to learn about food groups ESL - activities to learn about food groups
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Food Resources
Grade Level: 4-6, 8-10 Year Recommended: 1994
Also Recommended For: Career and Personal Planning 8-12
Personal Planning K-7
Supplier: BC Dairy Foundation
3236 Beta Avenue
Burnaby, BC
V5G 4K4
Tel: 1-800-242-6455
Fax: (604) 294-8199
Price: $.25 Order Number: (not available)
Toddlers: The
Second Year of Life
General Description: Twenty-six-minute video explores developments in the second year of a child's life. It discusses physical characteristics, gross motor skills, and cognitive development. Teachers will need to address the limited examples of male role models as caregivers. Includes a teacher's guide.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Nurturing Growth and Development
Grade Level: 9 Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier: West Publishing Corporation
P.O. Box 64779
620 Opperman
St. Paul, MN
55164-0779
Tel: (612) 687-7482
Fax: (612) 687-5461
Price: $39.95 Order Number: (not available)
Understanding
Fabrics
General Description: Twenty-four-minute video provides a comprehensive overview of fabric science. Emphasizes how different types of natural and synthetic fabrics are used in various industrial, recreational, and domestic situations. Includes a teacher's guide.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Working With Textile Resources
Grade Level: 10-12 Year Recommended: 1995
Also Recommended For: Textile Studies 11/12
Supplier: McIntyre Media Ltd.
6845 Rexwood Road, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON
L4L 1S5
Tel: (905) 678-9866
Fax: (905) 678-2403
Price: $149.00 Order Number: 200031-61
Work vs.
Family
General Description: Thirty-minute video presents positive and creative solutions for families that need to balance child care and the demands of work. Provides examples of American companies and organizations that have implemented such ideas. Teachers will need to compare with Canadian initiatives and B.C. regulations.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Addressing Needs and Wants
Grade Level: 9 Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier: Visual Education Centre Ltd.
Unit 3, 41 Horner Avenue
Etobicoke, ON
M8Z 4X4
Tel: 1-800-668-0749
Fax: (416) 251-3720
Price: (not available) Order Number: (not available)
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