My Sister's Girlfriend Teaching Resources for grades 4-7 

Talia discovers her sister is gay. Will it change everything?Grades 4 to 7 middle-grade novel ​for ages 8-12 
by ​Gail Marlene Schwartz and Lucie Gagnon
In My Sister's Girlfriend, 11-year-old Talia struggles to understand and accept her sister's (Jade) sexual identity. Talia is also not too happy that Jade has less time to spend with her since the arrival of Jade's girlfriend, Emily. It's as much a story of opening up and learning to share beloved family members with others as it is about a family coming out. 
978-1-989996-11-9; fiction; paperback $13.95
​Release date: October 15, 2022

To read an BCTF article supporting SOGI 123, click on SOGI logo.

 The SOGI 123 website provides excellent resources to assist in helping school districts and educators to build inclusive environments for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities. 
BC educators: videos, lesson plans, and learning modules complete with PowerPoint presentations and facilitator’s guides specifically for elementary students:
https://bc.sogieducation.org/sogi3#elementary-lesson-plans
​Alberta educators:  a wealth of resources at: 
https://ab.sogieducation.org/sogi3

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Each link below summarizes the big ideas, curriculum competencies, lesson plan overview, and more—and includes a link to a downloadable Word doc of the full lesson plan. 
grades 4-12 - Why "That's So Gay" is not Okay 
gr 4/5 English Language Arts & PHE– Questioning Gender Expectations  
gr 4 English Language Arts - LGBTQ+ Families 
4/5 Physical and Health Education – Gender Identity, Media and Stereotypes 
4/5/6/7/8/9 English Language Arts – Exploring Phobias
5/6/7 English Language Arts & Arts Education - Gender and Diversity
5/6/7 Social Studies - LGBTQ+ Human Rights (EN/FR)

Parents resources- for elementary www.sogieducation.org/parents    

​Here some more resources for the classroom, and people of all ages:
​https://ok2bme.ca/resources/parents-educators/resources-for-schools-and-classrooms/