Help with Living Books and planning curriculum

I’m hoping someone can help me in choosing (hopefully) living books that help out with the following learning outcomes: (I am also going to ask those who are familiar with planning curriculum for advice on just how to plan. I’ve been ‘winging’ it for the last 3-4 years. Mostly workbooks. I want to lean more towards a living book education. My homeschool facilitator says that every classroom teacher who gets the following “at-a-glance” outcomes, prepares completely different curriculum from the next teacher. I would like to know just how to actually plan such a thing. ie. I would like ideas to help me along. Some things may not be books at all, in which case I’d like to know what I can consider doing and how to implement it.)

Gr. 2

Science:

Small crawling and flying animals

Exploring liquids

Buoyancy and Boats

Magnetism

Hot and Cold Temperature

Health and Life Skills:

Relationship Choices (develop strategies to show respect for others; show interest, offer support)

Life Learning Choices(recognize that each individual has many roles in life)

Wellness Choices (describe and apply communication safety behaviours)

Social:

Canada’s dynamic communities

A Community in the past

Gr. 4

Science:

Plant Growth and Changes

Waste and Our World

Wheels and Levers

Light and Shadows

Building devices and Vehicles that move

Health and Life Skills:

Relationship Choices (identify and use short-term strategies for managing feelings)

Life Learning Choices (develop and apply skills for personal organization/study)

Wellness Choices (understand links between physical activity, emotional wellness, social wellness)

Social:

Alberta: a Sense of the Land (yes, I realize some things are completely Canadian – any Canadians with advice? )

The Stories, Histories and People of Alberta

Alberta, Celebrations and Challenges (any Albertans willing to give any ideas?)

I hope someone’s willing to help me come up with a plan….