Teaching Resources for grades K-4 in English and French

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A heartwarming story of family, friendship, puppies, dreams, and identity.
Samuel knows that their real name is Simone, but things at their house are too quiet to think about how to tell their parents. When Chloe the ​costume designer moves in across the street with a dog about to have puppies, life becomes bigger, more colourful, and louder......... And so does Simone.

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Une touchante histoire de famille, d’amitié, de chiots, de rêves et d’identité
Samuel sait que son vrai prénom est Simone, mais comment le dire à ses parents quand tout est tellement silencieux à la maison ! Lorsque Chloé, une costumière, déménage en face, avec un chien qui va bientôt avoir des chiots, la vie devient plus grande, plus colorée et plus bruyante. Tout comme Simone.

Each link below summarizes the big ideas, curriculum competencies, lesson plan overview, and more—and includes a link to a downloadable Word doc in English or French of the full lesson plan. 
K-12 - Why "That's So Gay" is not Okay (EN) 

• Pourquoi «?C'est tellement gai?» est inapproprié (FR)

K/1 Social Studies & PHE – Family Diversity (EN) 

• Qu'est-ce qu'une famille?​ (FR)

K/1 Social Studies & PHE – Name Calling (EN)

•  Siffler la fin des injure (FR)

2/3 English Language Arts & PHE – Gender Identity (EN)

•  Contes de fées et rôles de genre​ (FR)

2/3/4/5 English Language Arts & PHE– Questioning Gender Expectations (EN) 

• Remise en question des attentes par rapport au genre (FR) 

K/1/2 English Language Arts – Gender Identity and Friendship
K/1/2/3  English Language Arts, Social Studies & PHE  - Pronouns
K/1/2/3/4 English Language Arts & Arts Education - Gender and Labels
K/1/2/3/4 English Language Arts - LGBTQ+ Families 
4/5 Physical and Health Education – Gender Identity, Media and Stereotypes (EN/FR)

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

The above links are from SOGI 123 which is a resource 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
French resourcesare available from SOGI 123 and the BCTF
https://www.sogieducation.org/for-parents-french
​Alberta educators:  a wealth of resources at: 
https://ab.sogieducation.org/sogi3

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

BC Curricular Connections for the Loudest Bark and grades K-3: 
SOCIAL STUDIES, K

• Big Ideas: Stories and traditions about ourselves and our families reflect who we are and where we are from.
• Curricular Competencies: Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions.
• Content: Ways in which individuals and families differ and are the same. Sample Topic: different types of families (nuclear, extended, step-families, adoptive and biological, same-sex, single-parent, etc.).

SOCIAL STUDIES, gr 1/2

• Big Ideas: Healthy communities recognize and respect the diversity of individuals and care for the local environment.
• Curricular Competencies: Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions.
• Content: Diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives within the local and other communities.

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, K-3

• Big Ideas: Learning about ourselves and others helps us develop a positive attitude and caring behaviours, which helps us build healthy relationships.
• Curricular Competencies: Identify caring behaviours among classmates and within families.
• Content: Caring behaviours in groups and families.

Free download of Coloring pages for both books.