English Language Arts 2
Personal and Philosophical
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R051330
Who's That Man?
World War II separated men from their families. Sometimes young children would meet their fathers for the first time when the fathers returned home from war. Duncan-Cary explores how a young boy feels when his father returns home from war and the two meet for the first time. He wonders if his father will love him. His father also has the same concerns as he meets his young son for the first time.
Based on her father's experience, Duncan-Cary complements the text with personal photographs. A ...
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Book
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$24.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R101119
Little Beauty and Silly Billy
This video contains two stories written and illustrated by Anthony Browne. In Little Beauty, a kitten and gorilla form an usual friendship reminiscent of the classic tale, Beauty and the Beast. This title would support student discussion of feelings including loneliness, anger and frustration. In addition, forms of nonverbal communication could be explored through the gorilla's use of sign language to communicate. In Silly Billy, a young boy frets about everything, especially when he is tryin...
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CD/DVD
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$34.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R052393
Gooney Bird is So Absurd
January is cold and it is time for Gooney Bird Greene to bring out her special brain-warming hat. Mrs. Pidgeon is teaching the class about poetry and Gooney Bird needs to stimulate her brain by keeping it warm.
The students experiment with haikus, couplets and limericks. Along the way, the class discovers that writing poetry is hard work and requires creative thinking. When the students receive some terrible news concerning Mrs. Pidgeon, Gooney Bird organizes the class to write a poem that i...
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Book
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$8.50
Record posted/updated:
May 24, 2017
R052202
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Amos McGee, an elderly zookeeper, adheres to a daily routine that involves eating porridge for breakfast, catching the 6 a.m. bus for work and always making time to visit his animal friends. When Amos fails to arrive at the zoo one morning, the animals are concerned and travel to his home. They discover Amos sick with the sniffles and return the same kindness to him that he has shown to them.
This caring but humourous tale of friendship and dedication based on the 2011 Caldecott Medal winne...
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CD/DVD
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$95.00
Record posted/updated:
August 16, 2020
R052464
Sticks and Stones
Children in families who follow nontraditional gender roles are often the target of put-downs by their peers. In this documentary, young Canadian children, ages 5 to 12, discuss the problems they face and make it very clear that educators, parents, and other children need to act positively to make schools safe and welcoming places. As the Canadian Human Rights Commission indicates, "The effect of homophobia can be devastating." While this video shows the effects of homophobia, it also illustr...
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R051481
Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems
Everyone makes lists of numerous types (e.g., names of friends to invite to a birthday party, activities for a summer vacation). This collection of list poems celebrates school. Some of the poems are a simple list of words, while others are more descriptive and complex. Students should be inspired to jot down what they notice around them and create their own list poems.
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Book
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$11.50
Record posted/updated:
September 25, 2017
R033622
No Two Snowflakes
Araba, a Ghanian child, asks her pen pal, Lou, "What is snow?" Lou tries to describe snow using his senses. What is it like when you feel, touch or taste snow? Lou tells Araba that in order to know snow, you must feel it in your hands. Lou tells Araba how they make angels in the snow. He tells Araba that on Christmas day, he will go outside to make a snow angel and he suggests that she can make an angel in the sand.
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Book
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$9.95
Record posted/updated:
November 28, 2018
R052868
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
In this animated video, there are three things you need to know about mole rats: they are part rat, part mole and all naked, except Wilbur. Wilbur likes to wear clothes and he feels different depending on what clothes he is wearing. All the other mole rats in the colony are horrified by Wilbur. They approach Grand-pah, the oldest, wisest and most naked mole rat. Grand-pah reflects about Wilbur and makes a pronouncement that shakes the colony. Wilbur is a mole rat that is not afraid to express...
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Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. Behind the Music with Scotty Huff and Robert Reynolds
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CD/DVD
Video
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$59.95 USD
Record posted/updated:
December 3, 2021
R052869
Splat the Cat
In this animated video, Splat is worried about his first day at cat school. He invents excuses as to why he should not go to school and that school can wait for another day. To help him overcome his anxiety, Splat puts his pet mouse, Seymour, in his lunch box. Splat meets his teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, and the rest of his classmates. He learns amazing things about cats. When Seymour escapes from his lunch box, Splat discovers that cats are supposed to chase and catch mice. By the end of the s...
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CD/DVD
Video
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$59.95 USD
Record posted/updated:
December 3, 2021
R045235
Diary of a Spider
This upside down story of friends, family, and school told with humour is about the upside-down web world of a young spider. This particular young spider goes to school, but he also spins sticky webs and takes wind-catching lessons. This video is adapted from the book by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Harry Bliss, who also created the book, of writing in his world.
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CD/DVD
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$95.00
Record posted/updated:
October 8, 2020
R052212
I Know Here
A young girl lives in a trailer near a forest. Her father builds dams for a career and his current project is nearing completion. Her brother, Doug, announces that they will be moving to Toronto in the summer. The young girl only knows wolves howling at night, the tobogganing hill behind the trailers and the man who delivers their groceries from Nipawin. She does not know Toronto.
Her teacher, Miss Hendrickson, encourages the young girl to draw a picture to remember the Nipawin area. She dra...
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Book
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$14.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R044999
The Subway Mouse
In this DVD program, Nib lives beneath the subway tracks with his extended family. Nib collects treasures left by subway riders and listens to stories about a place called Tunnel's End. After his cousins destroy his nest, Nib leaves home to travel to Tunnel's End. Nib meets Lola who joins him in the journey. The two mice reach Tunnel's End where they discover the dangerous and beautiful world that is beyond.
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CD/DVD
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$34.95
Record posted/updated:
May 5, 2018
R054802
Bink & Gollie
Bink and Gollie are marvelous companions who often do not agree...on socks...or goldfish...or venturing to the Andes. This animated story relates how compromise helps these two very different individuals remain the best of friends. The program presents three stories that can be viewed in segments, or as a whole, and supports student understanding and discussion on the themes of friendship, respect, problem-solving and feelings.
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CD/DVD
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$95.00
Record posted/updated:
October 8, 2020
R049243
Shin-chi's Canoe
Arriving at school, Shi-shi-etko reminds Shin-chi that they can only use their English names and cannot speak to each other. Shin-chi's life becomes an endless cycle of church, mass, school, work and skimpy meals. His father sends him a gift - a cedar canoe. The river provides solace for Shin-chi as he dreams of the day when the sock-eye salmon return to the river and he can go back home. Campbell provides young children the opportunity to explore the issue of First Nations children sent to r...
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Book
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Truth and Reconciliation
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$18.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018