National Indigenous Peoples' Day is June 21.
Our Librarian Cassidy has put together some resources to support learning about the diverse culture of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples of 'Canada' with young children.
Juneteenth commemorates the day slaves in Texas learned they were free — June 19th 1865, two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the Civil War ended.
The resources below, compiled by our Librarian Cassidy, can be used to help you celebrate Juneteenth by learning about Black History and how to make a difference with young children.
Join Cassidy from the Westcoast Early Learning Library (WELL) for a virtual storytime! This episode features The Tortoise & The Hare, a traffic light game and the book Tortoise Finds His Home by Maya Fowler (Licensed under Creative Commons by Book Dash).
Some links to free anti-bias resources to support parents and educators in talking to young children about race, diversity and social justice.
Join Cassidy from the Westcoast Early Learning Library (WELL) for a virtual storytime all about pets! This episode features the song 'Where Oh Where', a drawing and singalong activity with Bingo the dog and the book Maddy Moona's Menagerie by Rachel Zadok, Candace di Talamo and Nick Mulgrew (Licensed under Creative Commons by Book Dash).
Please feel free to use this resource with children and share with friends.
Join Cassidy from the Westcoast Early Learning Library (WELL) for a virtual storytime all about space! This episode features the book There is an Alien in the House by Refiloe Moahioli with pictures by Sune Nadine (published by Book Dash under Creative Commons licensing on freebooksforkids.org) and a counting song about stars.
The links below offer resources from a range of authorities to support people providing child care during this time.