Category: <span>Orca News</span>

Orca Classroom Connections

Teachers, did you know we have a quarterly teacher resources newsletter called Orca Classroom Connections? If you’re interested in free lesson plans, downloadable worksheets, special content created by authors, thematic reading lists and discount codes being delivered to your inbox, sign up here! In each newsletter, we offer content for …

“Teachers must be supported in teaching Indigenous curriculum”

The following post was written by our publisher, Andrew Wooldridge. On Friday July 6, the newly-minted Ford government of Ontario abruptly cancelled a planned Indigenous curriculum development session for Ontario teachers hours before it was to begin, with no notice and with no acceptable explanation. Following the cancellation, there has …

Why I Do Author Visits

The following post is written by author Judith Graves. I love doing author visits to schools and public libraries. They are the highlight of my writing life. Usually, my writing days consist of hours sitting at my desk, typing on my laptop or reading through research materials. I may or …