DK IB Collection: Diploma Programme (DP)

DK IB Collection: DP

The DP Collection is a selection of thirteen books from DK’s Big Ideas series that support the DP curriculum.

DK's books for the DP Programme support agency-led, independent learning, as well as reading skills and extended essay (EE) research. The highly visual, fact-packed books utilizes clear writing and simple design to convey complex concepts in a concise manner. With consistent format and design, the content in this collection is easily accessible and digestible for DP students.

“The DK Learning supplementary materials for the IB Diploma Programme courses are bold, colorful, and clearly presented with specifically tailored IB content, making them excellent resources for DP students and teachers.” —Jennifer Gryzenhout, IB MYP and DP English Language and Literature teacher

The DP collection functions as supplementary material for the six subject groups and DP core principles. To support schools' existing DP curriculums. we also offer a free downloadable lesson plan written in consultation with IB teachers and experts.

The books have been organized into the following groups:

Language and Literature
Individuals and Societies
Sciences
Mathematics
The Arts
Philosophy and the Theory of Knowledge

The books in the DP Collection serve the following functions:

“Grab and go” resources for individual subjects
Contributions to transdisciplinary units and projects
Support for the teaching and learning of TOK
Recommended reading for students seeking internal assessment (IA) and extended essay (EE) topics

Take a Look at the Collection

Book
DK IB Collection: Diploma Programme (DP)
This brilliant DP collection is a selection of books from DK's Big Ideas series. Ideal for agency-led, independent learning, the Big Ideas series is perfect for deeper and wider reading and for extend...
Grades
IB DP
Grade 11
Grade 12
Subject
Social Studies
History
Science
Environmental Sciences
Politics
Global Politics
Sociology
Economics
Business Studies
Psychology
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Books Included in the DP Collection

DP Lesson Plan

Designed to fit the DP Collection and support DP learning, the free downloadable lesson plan includes activities and tasks that incorporate DP core principles, including:

Visible thinking tasks (based on Project Zero Harvard Graduate School of Education) that follow the IB values of fostering student agency and link to ATLs, the learner profile, and TOK.
A “menu” of options for each text that suggests different ways of applying supplementary reading to coursework.
Terms from each subject’s DP glossary that appear in bold to remind students and teachers of the key terms students must learn and apply on assessments and exams.

Download the Free Lesson Plan Below

LessonPlan
DK IB Collection: Diploma Programme (DP) Lesson Plan
Discover how the DK Big Ideas series of non-fiction books can support the aims and objectives of the DP curriculum. In this 17-page pack, you'll find notes for DP teachers and school librarians and se...
Grades
IB DP
Year 12 (KS5)
Year 13 (KS5)
Subject
PSHE and Citizenship
History
Science
Environmental Sciences
Politics
Global Politics
Sociology
Economics
Business Studies
Psychology
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