Teacher Resources for 2022-23 – School Subjects (Primary)
Teacher Resources for 2022-23 – School Subjects (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 10 of the most popular school subjects in Canadian curriculums. 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 secondary school subjects, please click here: Teacher Resources for 2022-23 – School Subjects (Secondary).
ART
I Can Make Art … Like Kai Chan, Jane Churchill, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
PLAYLIST: Four Seasons in the Life of Léon
MINI-LESSON: Molly in Springtime
STUDY GUIDE: Big Drive | A Study Guide is available for CAMPUS subscribers
DIVERSITY AND PLURALISM
PLAYLIST: The Chinese Canadian Experience
MINI-LESSON: Unspoken Tears (Primary)
STUDY GUIDE: Harry Jerome: Fastest Man on Earth | A Study Guide is available for CAMPUS subscribers
FITNESS AND HEALTH
Kali the Little Vampire, Regina Pessoa, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
PLAYLIST: Talking About Mental Health with Primary Students
MINI-LESSON: Elbow Room
STUDY GUIDE: Me and My Moulton | A Study Guide is available for CAMPUS subscribers
GEOGRAPHY/ENVIRONMENT
Meltdown, Carrie Mombourquette, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
PLAYLISTS: Provinces and Territories Playlist
MINI-LESSON: A Sea Turtle’s Story
HISTORY
PLAYLIST: Life in Early Canada Series
BLOG POST: The Digital Pilgrimage | Reimagining Commemoration in the Classroom
STUDY GUIDE: Waseteg | A Study Guide is available for CAMPUS subscribers
INDIGENOUS STUDIES
The Mountain of SGaana, Christopher Auchter, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
PLAYLIST: Wapos Bay Series
MINI-LESSON: Wapos Bay: There’s No “I” in Hockey
STUDY GUIDE: Wapos Bay: As Long as the River Flows | A Study Guide is available for CAMPUS subscribers
LANGUAGES
The Fox and the Chickadee, Evan DeRushie, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
PLAYLIST: Short Films to Use in an ESL Classroom
MINI-LESSON: The Fox and the Chickadee
STUDY GUIDE: Fox and the Chickadee | A Study Guide is available for CAMPUS subscribers
MEDIA LITERACY
Staying Real – Teens Confront Sexual Stereotypes, Sophie Bissonnette, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
PLAYLIST: Learning Through Empathy (Primary)
MINI-LESSON: Big Mouth
STUDY GUIDE: Animate Everything! | A Study Guide is available for CAMPUS subscribers
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
64,000,000 Years Ago, Bill Maylone, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
PLAYLIST: Science Please!
STUDY GUIDE: Hope Builders | A Study Guide is available for CAMPUS subscribers
SOCIAL STUDIES
Hope Builders, Fernand Dansereau, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
PLAYLIST: Indigenous Cinema in the Classroom
STUDY GUIDE: No Fish Where to Go | A Study Guide is available for CAMPUS subscribers
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.
Click here to find out if you have a subscription | Sign-in to CAMPUS.
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