Kindergarten

In this Saskatchewan Ministry of Education video, parents and school staff discuss the merits and process of an outdoor classroom.

Cori Mee, prekindergarten teacher at Jubilee Community School, highlights the activity areas in the classroom and demonstrates how a range of essential learning experiences are provided for the students. Specific features of the prekindergarten, such as the Family Wall, illustrate how the communi...

In Part 2 of the virtual tour, Deb Fletcher explains how the Centre provides child-directed play and exploration experiences that include hands-on activities and incorporate local resources, such as the white mud clay that is prevalent in the Eastend landscape. The tour also visits the on-site ga...

Deb Fletcher, the Manager of the Alleykatz Learning Centre, provides a virtual tour of the facility in Eastend, a small Saskatchewan town with a population of approximately 600. She highlights the learning areas provided for children and the resources available for play experiences at different a...

This award-winning series, produced in Cree, English and French, uses stop-motion animation to portray life in a fictional northern Saskatchewan community. It focuses on issues and events in the lives of children and their supportive families in this traditional Cree community. The adults guide t...

The band hurts Ella's feelings when they stage a marching show, forgetting that she has WHEELS! This episode focuses mainly on beat. Secondary emphasis is on singing in unison, tempo, texture and timbre.

Billie prepares a solo to play when her Dad visits, but will he pay attention to her long enough to hear it?

A relaxation expert arrives to help calm Louis' anxiety, but his easy-going style only makes things worse. This video focuses on tuning. Secondary emphasis in the video is placed on pitch, listening skills and performance anxiety. The ukulele, lute, banjo and pitch pipe are featured.

When it looks like the band might break up, the Jazzberries think back on how they first came together. This video focuses on ensemble. Secondary emphasis is placed on duet, listening skills and teamwork. The featured instruments in this episode are keyboard, calliope, alpine horn and guitar.

The band is forced to rely less on improvisation when their guest refuses to work without sheet music. This episode focuses on improvisation. Secondary emphasis is on classical versus jazz. Featured instruments are: clarinet, guitar, double bass, trumpet, drums and piano.

As the Jazzberries rehearse for the Masquerade Ball, they discover the House of Jam may be haunted! This episode focuses on expression. Secondary emphasis is placed on sound effects. The featured instruments are the handsaw and found sounds.

The band gets stuck playing a very 'catchy' tune, and tries to figure out how to rid themselves of it. This episode focuses on form. Secondary emphasis is on dynamics, repetition and tempo and verse. Featured instruments in this video are harmonica, voice and cymbals.

Louis works while his bandmates rest and, as a result, is dangerously exhausted when showtime nears. This episode focuses on rest. Secondary emphasis is placed on texture, tempo, dynamics and notation. The featured instruments are the cymbals and the trumpet.

Ella's cousin pushes the band to try out new sounds, but Ella prefers to stick with their current sound. Texture is the focus of this episode. Secondary emphasis is placed on timbre, tempo, dynamics, pitch and rhythm. The featured instruments include: synthesizer, guitar, double bass, trumpet and...

Billie is against it when the band asks her biggest fan to join them onstage, because her fan is not an instrument. The episode focuses on inclusiveness. Secondary emphasis is placed on tempo, rhythm, melody and ensemble found instruments. The featured instruments are hand drums and drumsticks, p...