News from the Curriculum Resource Center

There is still time to stop by the CRC to pick up some children’s Thanksgiving related books.  While the family is all home for a few days of togetherness, have stories available for the grandparents, favorite aunts and uncles, and big brothers and sisters to read to the little ones.  Check availability of titles here.

Stewart, Melissa.  Under the Snow.  Illustrated by Constance R. Bergum.  Atlanta:  Peachtree.  2009. ISBN 978-1-56145-493-8.

   The world may seem still and empty under a blanket of winter white, but Stewart and Bergum team up to present the wonders of the natural world under the snow.  Bergum’s layered paintings open up the incredible hidden world lurking in and around the snow and ice.  Children will be particularly fascinated with the with the wood frog who freezes solid yet survives, the clock butterfly that takes cover in a pile of brush, and the red-spotted newts who continue to … Continue Reading

Look carefully at this skunk and angel: they are none other than the CRC’s own Gaynelle Predmore and Vicki Seifert posing with Vicki’s interpretation of Jerome Library done as a pumpkin tower.  We invite you to view this autumnal wonder on the landing of the staircase as you make your way to the second floor.

We’re puttin’ on the Ritz with a panavision explosion of orange and brown in the Curriculum Resource Center in honor of Homecoming 2009!  Stop up and check out our flashy marquee, the coveted Golden Falcon award, and the CRC Walk of Fame!   It’s a tribute to the movies and BGSU alumni-stop in and check us, and a book, out!

Constitution Day will soon be here, and schools that offer Title 1 programs are required to recognize it.  It is a day to discuss and recognize the founding fathers of our country and we have great resources to help teachers do just that.  The Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database offers these linked suggestions for resources.  For materials at the CRC on the U. S. Consititution, click here.

Welcome to campus!  The staff of the Curriculum Resource Center: Gaynelle, Kathy, Vicki, Jennifer, and Julie are happy to see all the new and returning students arriving for the 2009-2010 school year.  We invite to you to discover us here on the 2nd floor of the Jerome Library.  We have more than just “teacher resources.”  Come up and check out a board game, such as Apples to Apples, to play with your new dormmates.  Didn’t bring your copy of Harry Potter or Twilight along?  Borrow our copy and it will feel like home … Continue Reading

Do you think you know women?  Take this quiz by the National Women’s History Project to see just how much you know about 15 notable women in U.S. history and then stop by the display in the CRC for a collection of titles on important women.  Other resources can be found at Smithsonian’s Educators’ page and the National Endowment for the Humanities Edsitement page.  Check out Rabble Rousers by Cheryl Harness at 920.72 H28r.