News from the Curriculum Resource Center

On October 25, 1881 Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain.  Even the youngest artists can enjoy Picasso’s work with a copy of the new book Oooh! Picasso by Mil Niepold & Jeanyves Verdu.  Read it together and wish Pablo a Happy Birthday!

September 24 is National Punctuation Day, and teachers and students all over the country are celebrating with the Official Meatloaf of the Day.  Why meatloaf?  Because it can be formed into the shape of today’s punctuation mark:  a question mark!  We have many great items on punctuation that can be checked out today, and any other day, at the CRC.

April 16 is the birthday of Clive Campbell, aka DJ Kool Herc, who is credited with originating hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City.  Art Sanctuary, a non-profit organization out of North Philadelphia, has compiled an excellent Hip Hop Curriculum Guide to teach students about writing, reading and critical thinking through an analysis on hip-hop culture.  Our Children’s Book Center features two new books on hip hop for kids, Cool Hip-Hop Music : Create & Appreciate What Makes Music Great! by Karen Latchana Kenney (JUV 782.421649K367c) and Hip … Continue Reading

President’s Day means a crowded campus here at BGSU.  We welcome all the local juniors and seniors who are checking out our campus today. Please come up to the 2nd floor of Jerome Library and visit us here at the Curriculum Resource Center.

February 12, 1809 marks the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.  Many new children’s books about his life and presidency are being added to the collection.  You can discover what is available in the CRC by using “Abraham Lincoln” as a subject and limiting to the CRC.  Some books use historical research and imagine what his childhood was like, some highlight his presidency and the Civil War, while others examine his family and friends.  In addition, many Lincoln lesson ideas are available such as these from Abraham Lincoln Online.org.  To see how tall Abraham Lincoln stood, … Continue Reading

We certainly strive for every week to be a no name calling week, but to highlight the very real fact that bullying still exists, this week has been designated as such.  According to the website,
No Name-Calling Week is an annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch an on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate bullying in their communities.
For teachers, lesson plans and downloads are available, as well as links to other related sites.  The CRC has books to go along with this theme such as The … Continue Reading

Happy Dewey Decimal Day, or rather Happy Birthday to its founder, Melvil Dewey.  The American librarian who created the Dewey Decimal Classification system was born today in 1851.  Our curriculum collection, teaching aid collection, and many of our juvenile books are classified by Mr. Dewey’s system.