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Boomerang 1-3 (Grades 4-6)

 Five levelled readers (2 easy, 2 moderate, 1 advanced) per grade

 A wide variety of real-life situations: fiction and non-fiction

 Accommodations for auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning styles

• Lexique visuel to facilitate vocabulary and knowledge trans

 Available in both print and digital versions (digital in class set of 30)

Boomerang 4-5 (Grades 7-8)

 Three collections of texts per grade

 A variety of text types: narrative and informative

 Magazine-style format to engage intermediate students

• Pour t’aider section explains difficult words and idiomatic expressions en français

 Available in both print and digital versions (digital in class set of 30)

PRINT TEACHER’S RESOURCE BOOK

 Easy-to-follow lesson plans

Class set of 30 student online access codes to any series - 1-year licence

 Over 150 reproducible activity sheets, anchor charts, and graphic organizers to save you hours of preparation

 300+ colour flash cards (Boomerang 1-3) to help consolidate newly acquired vocabulary

 A variety of assessment tools

 An audio CD with the narration of each text and highlighted vocabulary

COMPLETE BOOMERANG PROGRAM IN A KIT

Create a dynamic learning environment in your FSL classroom!

• Boomerang 1-3 Kits include 6 copies of the 5 titles for the grade (30 books)

• Boomerang 4-5 Kits offer 6 or 30 copies of the title selected

 A print Teacher’s Resource Book with overviews, lesson plans, and reproducible line masters

 Audio CD and CD-ROM

 5-year teacher access to the digital readers on myCECZone

CE N’EST PAS MOI !

TEXT TYPE Fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Respect

SYNOPSIS A 10-year old boy walks the reader through the various parts of the school and the different aspects of school life including the library, math, science, and art class, recess, the hallway, the gym, and lunch time. The narrator explains how he and his peers show respect and good manners in each environment from his point of view.

Ce n’est pas moi ! is an effective tool to use at the beginning of the year to establish classroom rules and expectations or to reinforce them later in the year.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students find people around the school who are using good manners.

C’est parti ! 1 - Mon robot respectueux !

QUELLE FÊTE !

TEXT TYPE Fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT

Responsibility

SYNOPSIS You are invited to the Martin family’s Canada Day party, and each extended family member has a specific responsibility to contribute to its success.

Our young female narrator helps her little brother get ready while her half-sister decorates the house. Her father organizes the games and she makes dessert with her stepmother. Her aunt and uncle bring a salad and fireworks and her grandfather looks after the barbeque.

By working together, everyone is able to enjoy the festivities and celebrate this national holiday.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students present a celebration of their choice.

C’est parti ! 1 - Je parle français

TEXT TYPE Fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Appreciation

SYNOPSIS Martin is initially thrilled to be rid of his annoying older sister, Lola, who is off to Ottawa to compete in a hockey tournament. He recaps the drive to Montreal with his parents to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Montreal Canadiens.

While at a restaurant, he can’t order fondue because it’s a meal for two, which makes him begin to miss Lola. When they go to the train station to pick her up, she is holding a trophy! Martin is so happy to see his sister and has learned to appreciate family relationships.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students perform a reader’s theatre.

C’est parti ! 1 - Une culture à célébrer !

UNE BONNE PHOTO DE CLASSE !

TEXT TYPE Non-fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Accomplishment – Creativity

SYNOPSIS This piece of procedural writing allows the students to create descriptive self-portraits via an edible medium: cupcakes!

Step-by-step, our young artists choose decorations to represent their unique facial features, expressions, hair type and colour as they put together a fun and delicious class picture.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students create an image of their face on a cupcake and pose for a cupcake class photo.

C’est parti ! 1 - Mystère !

EST-CE QUE TU ME CONNAIS ? ADVANCED

TEXT TYPE Non-fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Compassion

SYNOPSIS This informative text explains the roles played by some of the more misunderstood members of our ecosystem. A bat, giraffe, vulture, great white shark, spider, snail, crocodile, and others each provide interesting facts about themselves from their own point of view.

We learn to have a more compassionate understanding of different animals because, even though they may be different, they are important to each other’s survival.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students present important facts about a wild animal.

C’est parti ! 1 - Prends soin de moi !

TEXT TYPE Fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Integrity – Compassion

SYNOPSIS Liam is a new, physically challenged student from Vietnam. Erik, a fellow classmate, is very impressed by Liam’s original drawings and sculptures.

After Liam is hit by a snowball at recess, Erik notices his sketch of a snow fort. They decide to work together to make Liam’s idea a reality.

Through this demonstration of compassion and integrity, we learn that inclusivity can lead to great friendships.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students interview a friend, create a friendship cube, and present it to the class.

C’est parti ! 2 - Mon Canada !

La Journ E De Charlie

TEXT TYPE Fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Citizenship

SYNOPSIS Three friends leave to take the bus to the skateboard park when they realize their puppy Charlie has come along for the ride.

Charlie scoots away on a skateboard on his own adventure and the children scour the neighbourhood to find him. A police officer, bus driver, mail carrier, and firefighter suggest looking for Charlie at the grocery store, the hair salon, the post office, and the bank.

The garbage collector finally manages to catch him before he gets away again, and everyone returns home safe and sound.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students participate in a reader’s theatre.

C’est parti ! 2 - La belle province

QU’EST-CE QUE TU VOIS ?

TEXT TYPE Fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Appreciation

SYNOPSIS This narrative follows Ayasha and her father at her school’s annual art festival.

The crowd really likes one painting in particular, but Ayasha is too small to see over their heads. Its vibrant colours evoke strong memories for different spectators including prairie sunsets and golden fields of wheat, autumn leaves in Central Ontario, and cracking ice in the Northwest Territories.

To Ayasha’s surprise and delight, the painting turns out to be her own masterpiece.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students create a new reader jacket for the story and display it for others to enjoy.

C’est parti ! 2 - Que c’est bon !

MISSION POSSIBLE !

TEXT TYPE Non-fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Responsibility – Respect for the environment

SYNOPSIS This informative text promotes social responsibility and highlights the importance of respecting our environment. We learn that plastic is made of crude oil, a natural and non-renewable resource. After examining the havoc that plastic wreaks on the earth and its inhabitants, we are encouraged to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic products in a variety of creative ways.

Green Mission = Mission possible!

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students create and present artwork using recyclable materials

C’est parti ! 2 - Écolos !

QUI

EST TON HÉROS ?

TEXT TYPE Fiction and Non-fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Integrity – Compassion

SYNOPSIS In this combined narrative and non-fiction text, Naomi does research for her school assignment about heroes. Using an Internet search engine, she discovers how different people define heroes. She realizes there are all types of heroes, including famous Canadians, everyday heroes, young heroes, and even animals!

She recognizes heroic qualities in her family members as well and comes to the conclusion that her own personal hero is her mom.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students present important facts about their personal hero.

C’est parti ! 2 - Toi et moi !

TEXT TYPE Fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Accomplishment – Creativity

SYNOPSIS Luc loves indulging in his passion: photography. However, his photos seem to be just missing the mark. His grandfather tells Luc that with practice, he can accomplish anything he sets his mind to. The next day, Luc notices a poster for a school talent show. Inspired by his peers as they prepare to showcase their strengths, Luc takes different photographs and compiles them into a slideshow.

Everyone is thoroughly impressed with Luc’s creative work of art.

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students use a graphic organizer to prepare a presentation that showcases one of their talents/pastimes.

C’est parti ! 3 – Eurêka

REPOUSSE TES LIMITES !

TEXT TYPE Fiction

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRAIT Perseverance – Commitment

SYNOPSIS Best friends Nala and Sameer love participating in physical activities together. Sameer is diabetic, so Nala signs up for her first mini-triathlon to raise money for diabetes research.

While swimming, she is kicked in the head but perseveres to finish the swim. While cycling, she gets a cramp in her right leg but pushes herself to complete the trail. With her friends and family cheering her on, she fulfills her commitment to this worthy cause and crosses the finish line. Bravo, Nala !

ORAL RESPONSE TO TEXT Students present an oral response to the text by reciting a motivational poem.

C’est parti ! 3 - Je veux, je peux !