Curriculum Support Programs

Series

Feather Boy With a troubled homelife and problems fitting in at school, Robert Nobel dreams at night of flying away. He is bullied by rougher boys, among them the threatening Niker, while his parents appear to be splitting up. In his dreams, he soars in the sky, leaving his troubles behind him. When he reluctantly joins a project to work with the elderly residents in his local community, he meets crotchety Edith Sorrel. Edith, a strangely compelling old lady, insists he visits Chance House. Robert explores the mysterious, derelict building, and discovers that it has a tragic past: apparently, a boy once died there because he thought he could fly. The boy was Edith's son. As Robert confronts his school enemies and his fears, he fulfils another request from Edith, to make her a coat of feathers. Will his gift to her unlock the secret of the boy who died?

I Love Music Each episode presents a child musician who will act as our guide. The young musicians share with us the preparation as well as the actual festival or ceremony, while we discover unique costumes and rare accessories, other musical instruments, orchestras, rhythms, and the ritual dances.

In Search of the Brontes Based on letters written by the three sisters and new, painstaking research by historian Juliet Barker this two-part documentary shatters the myths that have surrounded the sisters since their untimely deaths 150 years ago and sets the record straight.

Let's Write a Story Highly stimulating, creative programs designed to encourage even the most reluctant of story writers. These programs cover a range of story writing skills, such as character, plot and setting, within clearly defined and recognisable genres. There's plenty of humour and some well-known faces, to generate the most inspired story writing.

Math Monsters Math Monsters is an animated series that is designed to augment mathematics learning in K-2 classrooms.

Primary History: Aztecs Presenter Jayne Constantinis finds evidence of the great Aztec Empire that flourished under the centre of Mexico City, and some of the amazing objects found there, and she looks at Aztec beliefs.

Pyramid Pyramid combines feature film quality reconstructions and computer generated images. It tells the story of the building of Khufu's pyramid.

Snowy Day and Other Caldecott Classics Titles include: The Snowy Day, Owen, Blueberries for Sal, Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Tomie dePaola Library Titles include: Strega Nona, Charlie Needs a Cloak, The Clown of God

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Individual Documentaries

Diary of a Spider This is the diary of a spider who's a lot like you! He goes to school, but he also spins sticky webs and takes wind-catching lessons. From the creators of the best-selling Diary of a Worm, this portrait of an upside-down web world will have kids wishing they could be spiders too!

Diary of a Worm Meet a worm not that different from you or me, except that his head looks a lot like his tail!

Dinosaur Bones With lively rhyming text and collage illustrations, the author of Dem Bones reminds us that dinosaur bones used to belong to living, breathing creatures. Full of fun dinosaur facts, this film will make dino-fans of kids and grown-ups alike.

Fundamental Freedoms In 1982, one of the most important documents in Canadian history was born. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides the framework for the free and democratic society we enjoy today.

Getting to School Safely There are all kinds of ways that children get to school. Some take a school bus, some walk, ride their bikes, or skateboard and some get a drive. No matter how students manage to arrive and leave school, there are a set of rules they should learn and obey. This program shows kids both the wrong way, and then the RIGHT and SAFE way.

Important People in My Community Important People in My Community opens with a pictorial review of some typical Canadian communities. From here, our two young hosts take your students on a field trip to visit various people they would find working in a community. We visit with a farmer, a dentist, a fireman, police officer, doctor, Canada Post worker, and a garbage collector. Each person describes their job and tells why it is vital to the community.

Knuffle Bunny Trixie, Daddy and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood laundromat, but their exciting adventure takes an unexpected turn when Trixie realizes something is missing. Brilliantly narrated by author Mo Willems and his real-life daughter, Trixie, this instant classic will keep viewers on the edge of their seats!

Librarian From the Black Lagoon When the class plans to visit the library for the first time, the students prepare themselves for the worst. Imagine their surprise, when they are welcomed to a warm and friendly place, where a smiling librarian invites them to explore some of the fun and funny books they have to offer.

Officer Buckle Officer Buckle knows more about safety than anyone in the town of Napville. But whenever he tries to share his safety tips, nobody listens - until the day the Napville Police Department buys a police dog named Gloria, who has her own way of demonstrating safety tips.

On the Edge of Destruction: The Frank Slide Story On the Edge of Destruction reveals the personal stories of Frank's citizens - some who died in the tragedy, others who miraculously survived. Through historic photographs, stunning aerial photography, gripping re-enactments and 3D animation, this film explores the amazing coincidences and explains the geological conditions that all came together during 90 seconds of hell on earth.

Once Upon a Journey Once Upon a Journey follows a group of Grade 10 Media Education students as they learn about their immigrant roots through this unique book-publishing project. Throughout the year-long endeavour, Italian-Canadian teens are exposed to similarities, contrasts and possible connections between themselves and the older generation as they research, write and publish stories of their families' immigrant experiences.

Reading to Your Bunny Young Freddy Bunny is having trouble learning in school. With encouragement and support from his teacher and the Book Fairy, his parents start reading to him twenty minutes a day, and in no time he becomes a happy book-loving super student.

Real Jane Austen; The Through readings and dramatic reconstructions, The Real Jane Austen pieces together the reality of Austen's existence: her modest upbringing in Hampshire as one of seven children of a clergyman; her disappointment in love; and the family's poverty following the death of her father.

Sigwan Sigwan tells the touching story of a young girl who is comforted and counselled by the animals of the forest. Written and directed by distinguished filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, the film addresses issues of exclusion and prejudice that exist within many communities worldwide.

Taste of Shakespeare: King Lear; A In this show, actors/narrators tell the story of King Lear by Shakespeare, comment on the characters and main issues, and act out key scenes.

Wild About Books Librarian Molly McGrew introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. And in no time, they are "forsaking their niches, their nests, and their nooks," going "wild, simply wild, about wonderful books!"