GUITAR RESOURCES
For beginning guitar students I like to use a method book from Hal Leonard called 'Guitar Method Book 1 (2nd edition)'. You can buy it online, at Martha's Music (Camrose), or pretty much any music store that sells print music. There is a version that comes with a CD/online audio and one without audio. I would prefer that you purchase the version with audio.
With CD/online audio:
http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=699027&lid=0&keywords=guitar%20method%20book&subsiteid=1&
No CD/online audio:
http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=699010&lid=1&keywords=guitar%20method%20book&subsiteid=1&
With CD/online audio:
http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=699027&lid=0&keywords=guitar%20method%20book&subsiteid=1&
No CD/online audio:
http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=699010&lid=1&keywords=guitar%20method%20book&subsiteid=1&
A great reference for chords, scales, etc., is JGuitar.com