Students review the compass rose and add intermediate directions to their understanding as they locate continents, oceans and the equator on a map. Mental maps and the grid map are also reviewed and expanded with simple parallels and meridians. Students will locate major countries and use scale to trace travel routes, determine distance between locations, and introduce new visuals to their understanding of mental maps. By locating the Regions of the United States and the Native American tribes that called them home the ideas behind cultural geography are simply introduced. Students locate lakes, rivers and mountains on a new introduction, the landform map. Reading Maps and Globes is the perfect transition to Using Maps and Globes.
Grade levels: Primary (1-3)
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Storytime with Jazz and Andy
Loveable puppets, Jazz and Andy, have a knack for bringing old fairytales to life. Delight in their imaginative renditions of classics such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Lion and the Mouse. Includes the following classic story parodies: Gunniwolf, Happy the Clown, Monkey for Lunch, Little Blue Riding Hood, Wizard’s Sneeze. These timeless tales are sure to entertain the young and the young at heart.
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Poetry and Props
Join poet and performer Julia Hollman as she leads children on a delightful journey into the world of poetry. This program is a wonderful language arts exploration with its original poems, music, animation and wacky props.
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Where the River Narrows – Quebec City, Quebec
Our hosts adventure through the historic Quebec city of Quebec City! They discover the upper and lower towns of the city and then take a creepy ghost walk at night. Then they zip across the Canyon Sainte-Anne tethered to a steel security cable as they check out the incredible falls and geology of the canyon. Then it’s off along the St. Lawrence River to check out a marine museum containing both old and new ships.
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Sailin’ to Halifax – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Our hosts visit Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since the city is considered to be a leader in composting, they hook up with an eco-kid and check out a composting centre. And they visit the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth where they learn about Canada’s sharks and ocean life. Then they get a crash course in being a soldier at the Halifax Citadel in 1856.
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Paddling the Great Lakes – Kingston and Hamilton, Ontario
Our hosts learn about the Great Lakes impact on our country. They start at the gateway to the Great Lakes – Kingston, Ontario – where they visit with a girl living on a houseboat. Then Eldon puts Jamie and Idee through the wringer as he holds the Bucket O’Fun Game Show to test their knowledge of the Great Lakes. Then they head to the National Water Research Institute in Hamilton, Ontario to find out why the lakes might be getting polluted.
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Renewing the Resources – Toronto, Niagara Falls and Orangeville, Ontario
Our hosts check out Canada’s incredible renewable resources – from solar energy powered homes to Toronto’s wind powered communities to the incredible hydroelectric power of Niagara Falls. They explore an incredible eco-home in Orangeville, Ontario, discover North America’s first urban wind turbine in Toronto, Ontario and hop on the Maid of the Mist to check out one of the most powerful hydroelectric water falls in the world.
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Tracking Grizzlies – Alberta’s Rockies
Our hosts discover the spills and thrills of white-water rafting on the Smoky River as they head to Jasper to explore the Canadian Rockies. They join up with a grizzly bear researcher and head off by helicopter to track grizzly’s in Jasper National Park of Canada. Then they climb aboard a Snocoach and head to the middle of one of Canada’s largest accumulations of ice and snow south of the Arctic Circle – the Columbia Icefield glaciers.
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Down Under – Alberta, BC, Ontario
What do bats, canyons, bushy tailed rats, stalagmite, oil and minerals all have in common? They are found under Canada’s land and water surface, and that’s exactly where our hosts are headed. From burrowing animals of Canada’s desert to the caves of the Rockies to the mines of Sudbury – CG Kids checks it out.
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Islands of the People – Queen Charlotte Islands
Our hosts hop onto the National Coast Guard’s chopper over to the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coast of British Columbia. They visit one of Canada’s last remaining manned lighthouse stations and learn about life on a remote island. Then they head south to Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site where they learn about the Haida Gwaii and the tradition of making bentwood boxes.