Teacher Resources – National Observances and Holidays (Primary)
Teacher Resources – National Observances and Holidays (Primary)
Already prepping for the upcoming school year? Overwhelmed with the amount of content available out there? Look no further!
For this post, we’re providing educational resources for National Observances and holidays celebrated in Canada. Below are helpful blogs, playlists, mini-lessons, and films that’re filled with discussions, questions, and activities that you can use in your classroom—whether it be online or in person!
For primary school subjects, please click here: Teacher Resources – National Observances and Holidays (Secondary)
FEBRUARY
Black History Month
PLAYLIST: Black Communities in Canada: A Rich History
Valentine’s Day (Feb 14)
PLAYLIST: Valentine’s Day Films (Ages 9-14)
MARCH
Nutrition Month
PLAYLIST: Food and Sustainable Agriculture (Ages 10+)
FILM: Cafeteria
APRIL 
Poetry Month
FILM: Petra’s Poem
MINI-LESSON: Big Mouth
Earth Day (Apr 22)
PLAYLIST: Naomi Klein’s Playlist of Films about the Environment (Ages 10+)
PLAYLIST: Earth Day | 10 films about issues facing our planet (Ages 10+)
MINI-LESSON: A Sea Turtle’s Story
International Dance Day (Apr 29)
PLAYLIST: Ballet and Film at the NFB
MINI-LESSON: A Delicate Balance
MAY
Asian Heritage Month
PLAYLISTS: The Chinese-Canadian Experience (Ages 6+)
JUNE 
National Indigenous Peoples Month
PLAYLIST: Indigenous Cinema in the Classroom (Ages 6–11)
PLAYLIST: Wapos Bay Series (Ages 6-12)
BLOG POST: Exploring the concept of identity in the classroom through Indigenous films
MINI-LESSON: There’s No “I” in Hockey
MINI-LESSON: The Mountain of SGaana
Pride Month
PLAYLIST: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Expanding Our Understanding (Ages 7-12)
MINI-LESSON: Beauty
World Oceans Day (June 8)
SEPTEMBER 
International Literacy Day (Sept 9)
PLAYLIST: Talespinners Collection (Ages 5-9)
BLOG POST: Short Films to Use in the ESL Classroom
FILM: The Girl Who Hated Books
OCTOBER
World Mental Health Day (Oct 10)
PLAYLIST: Talking About Mental Health with Primary Students (Ages 7-12)
BLOG: Here Are A Few Tips For Successful Conflict Resolution
MINI-LESSON: Nightmare at School
FILM: Overdose
Halloween (Oct 31)
PLAYLIST: Films for Halloween
NOVEMBER
Remembrance Day (Nov 11)
FILM: Balablok
PLAYLIST: War & Peace (Ages 10+)
BLOG POST: Symbols of War: Talking about Civil War with Students
DECEMBER
Human Rights Day (Dec 10)
MINI-LESSON: Angel Peacock
BLOG POST: Rights from the Heart | Addressing Children’s Rights With Your Students
Holidays
PLAYLIST: Short Films for the Holidays (Ages 8-11)
PLAYLIST: Films for Kids This Winter (Ages 7+)
PLAYLIST: Winter Sports Films (Ages 7+)
CAMPUS
CAMPUS is the NFB Education subscription-based VOD service. In addition to the rich collection of free mini-lessons, playlists, and blog posts currently available on NFB.ca/education, a CAMPUS subscription includes:
- Access to over 6,000 films and interactive productions;
- Exclusive access to over 1,000 educational films and new releases;
- One of the world’s largest collections of Indigenous films;
- Thematic playlists curated by Canadian teachers;
- A clip creator to select your favourite scenes from NFB films;
- The ability to create and share playlists with students;
- Hundreds of teaching guides;
- Digital mini-lessons that use inquiry-based learning;
- The ability to search the NFB catalogue by school subject;
- MARC records to make our collection discoverable through library search system;
- 100% Canadian content in both English and French.
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