Educators, We're Your Partners in Learning.
Whether virtual or in-person, our librarians welcome the opportunity to cultivate a love of learning in your students. Find opportunities for exciting classroom visits, author experiences, research support and more on this page.
Truth and Reconciliation Teacher Resources
Explore resources for children and teens on Indigenous cultures, issues, and perspectives. Find books, lesson plans, and digital resources like Explora Canada for students in primary and junior-middle grades. Read about treaties in Ontario and other supporting educational materials.
Register Your Class for Free Virtual Author Visit
In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, register your class for a virtual classroom visit with best-selling author Melanie Florence! She’ll discuss traditional storytelling and folktales and read from her acclaimed picture book, Stolen Words. This session is suited for Grades 1-6.
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Get Live Homework Help and Tutoring with Brainfuse
Brainfuse offers live-tutoring to K-12 students between 2:00 -11:00 p.m. in math, science, social studies, history, geography and language arts. Other services include writing labs, diagnostic testing and individualized flash card creation for studying.
Build Literacy Skills for the 21st Century
Discover how literacy is changing how we interact and communicate, and how the library supports multi-literacies with resources and programs that help build, connect, and thrive in our community and beyond.
Read and Listen Along with BookFLIX
Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.
STEAM Kits
Our STEAM Kits present a unique opportunity for hands-on learning with school-aged children. Use your RHPL card to check out a STEAM Kit from Central Library and discover topics like robotics, coding, optics, gravity, and more!
School Project Guides
Book lists, reference materials, online databases, and resources that can be used for elementary and middle school projects in social sciences, science, history, and geography.
Teach Students How to Evaluate Information with Kermode
Kermode helps you to teach your students fundamental digital literacy and critical thinking skills that will help them safely and smartly navigate the media they encounter. Copy and paste the URL of any webpage into its evaluator and Kermode will analyze the page for accuracy, bias and timeliness to help you determine whether it is a reputable and authoritative source of information. Kermode’s lesson plans will help you to empower your students to be confident digital citizens.
Resources for ESL Students
Our catalogue makes it easy to find ESL (English as a Second Language) and multilingual materials. Use the first drop down menu (labelled "Everything") to browse these items.
You'll find some digital resources with a "translate" option featured on our homework resources page.
Engage Students with STEM Projects using ScienceFLIX
ScienceFlix is transforming the way students access science topics, acquire scientific knowledge, and build a lasting interest in science, technology, and engineering.
Curriculum-driven leveled content is integrated with interactive features and intuitive navigation in this highly engaging mobile-ready science resource. With its emphasis on the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix provides students with a better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, and so much more.
