Practical & Applied Arts

Incorporating Vocabulary into Routines is the second video in the Enhancing Young Children's Language and Literacy Development video series. Incorporating Vocabulary into Routines means intentionally introducing and using new vocabulary with children during the routines of the day.

Getting in Tune with Children is the first video in the Enhancing Young Children's Language and Literacy Development video series. Getting in Tune with Children means being engaged, present and focused on children.

Getting in Tune with Children is the first video in the Enhancing Young Children's Language and Literacy Development video series. Getting in Tune with Children means being engaged, present and focused on children.

Getting in Tune with Children is the first video in the Enhancing Young Children's Language and Literacy Development video series. Getting in Tune with Children means being engaged, present and focused on children.

Getting in Tune with Children is the first video in the Enhancing Young Children's Language and Literacy Development video series. Getting in Tune with Children means being engaged, present and focused on children.

Take a journey deep inside the intriguing world of non-verbal communication. As human beings, our bodies communicate our inner emotions and feelings in ways that can often be easily seen by others, but at other times, are barely visible. On every continent and in every ethnicity, expressions o...

In this 45-minute broadcast, students will explore the computational thinking skill of abstraction.

Abstraction reduces how hard a problem or task is by focusing on what's important. We do that by deciding what the important information is and then removing all the unnecessary details....

In this 30-minute broadcast, students will explore the computational thinking skill of abstraction. Abstraction reduces how hard a problem or task is by focusing on what's important. We do that by deciding what the important information is and then removing all the unnecessary details. Abstra...

Filmed on location in Ottawa, this video offers an overview of the grandeur, importance and relevance of Canada's Parliament, with a specific focus on the House of Commons. Students will gain insight into the role of Members of Parliament and the basic structure and functions of the House of Comm...

Jeremie creates a door alarm by recycling a speaker from a talking flyswatter. Then he shows how to make a lunch box that looks like it’s built out of rocks, using newspapers and painting tricks. Later he uses a scanner and his hands to create cool art pictures. For an Artzooka Recycle Cha...

Many toys already include computers. An ‘App Toy’ combines dedicated toy hardware with a smartphone or tablet to create a highly interactive toy. The toy uses sensors built into the smartphone. This can include its microphone, camera and accelerometer, as well as its built-in software for ...

In this 30-minute broadcast, students will explore the computational thinking skill of decomposition - the breaking down of a problem into smaller parts to make the problem easier to solve. Students will also begin to explore the computational concepts of sequences and loops.

In this 45-minute broadcast, students will explore the computational thinking skill of decomposition - the breaking down of a problem into smaller parts to make the problem easier to solve. Students will also begin to explore the computational concepts of sequences and loops.

Cherie Dimaline, this year's judge for the CBC Books First Page Student Writing Challenge, reads the opening page from The Marrow Thieves and talks about how she sets the stage in her dystopian novel. Download the First Page teacher guide for discussion questions on Cherie's n...