Discover that weather is the condition of the air outside, and learn the words we use to describe weather: sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, hot, and cool. Understand that the weather may change from day to day, but general trends in weather can be seen from season to season. Learn how the sun warms the Earth and other ways that weather forms and changes. See how tools like thermometers, weathervanes, and rain gauges measure and record these weather changes. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Intro (2) Weather and earth (3) Temperature (4) How temperature works (5) Wind (6) Water.
Producers: SchoolMedia, Inc.
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The Four Seasons
From the snow of winter to the first flowers of spring, see the wonder and magic of our changing seasons and the patterns of life. Students witness how changes in climate and weather affect their lives. They understand that weather changes seasonally, affecting the earth and the people who live on the earth. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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Getting to Know Soil
Children learn all about soil during this video, when detective Terra Firma and his assistant Eartha the Earthworm dig below the surface to unearth the facts. Witness how soil is formed; the properties of sand, clay, loam soil, and their uses; and much more! DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections.
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What is a Family?
Learn about different types of families – from single parent families to multi-generational families. Learn about extended families and family histories. Discover how families are formed, grow, and change with marriages, adoptions, and the birth of children. See how families celebrate holidays and birthdays, help with household chores, teach each other, and are always there for each other. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Family (3) Families are different (4) Weddings (5) Two kinds of families (6) Families live in different places (7) Money (8) Family Fun (9) Families work (10) Families change (11) Family rules (12) Family celebrations (13) Family history (14) Conclusion.
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Come to a Farm
Discover the importance of farms in providing food. See silos, barns, plows, and tractors, and learn how they are used. Watch the effects the seasons have on a farm and what life on a family farm is like-such as caring for the animals and showing them at a fair. (1) Introduction (2) Spring (3) Summer (4) Fall (5) Winter (6) Review (7) Credits (99) End.
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Learning about Natural Resources
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle are meaningless words to students who do not have a clear understanding of the importance of Natural Resources. In this engaging production, students first learn about the three types of natural resources: inexhaustible, renewable, and nonrenewable. Next, we indentify the earth’s wide variety of natural resources – air, water, oil, coal, gas, forests/trees, soil, rocks, plants and minerals. Lastly we see how we use each of these natural resources in every day life. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Three kinds of resources (3) Inexhaustible resources (4) renewable resources (5) nonrenewable resources (6) Pollution (7) reduce, reuse, recycle (8) Conclusion.
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Community Rules and Laws
Show children that rules are the foundation of civilized society and that everyone benefits from following rules. This program includes rules in the home, at school, and in the community. Discover what can happen when people disobey rules and learn that laws are rules that people must obey. See how laws are created through voting and electing public officials, and understand what the community does to those who break the law. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Family rules (3) School rules (4) Community Rules (5) It is important to follow rules (6) Laws (7) Government (8) Different kinds of government (9) People help the government make laws (10) People must follow the laws (11) Review and conclusion.
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Neighborhoods: Understanding Where We Live
With the help of our local postman, students learn that a neighborhood is a place where families live, play, work, and that schools, police and fire stations, shopping areas, parks, and homes are all located there. The postman helps us recognize that families live in many kinds of homes, that they all have addresses, and that the addresses have two main parts: a street name and building number. While some of the examples are U.S oriented, the basic concepts presented can easily be adapted for use in Canada. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Neighborhoods as part of communities (3) What is a neighborhood (4) What is a neighbor? (5) Families and homes in neighborhoods (6) Different kinds of homes in different kinds of neighborhoods (7) Addresses (8) Maps and review.
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Communities Around the World
Compare and contrast the everyday lives of people around the globe, and learn that while people may eat different foods and wear different clothes, they all have things in common. Realize that people around the world meet their needs in ways that make sense in their culture. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections: (1) Introduction (2) Our world (3) language (4) Africa (5) Asia (6) England (7) South America (8) Mexico (9) Review.