In schools across America we celebrate many important holidays. This series provides a look at the origins and historical backgrounds of individual holidays, and offers details about how we celebrate and commemorate these important occasions.
Subjects: Communities and Families
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Regions of the United States
Students learn about our connections to the past and the ways in which particularly local, but also regional and national government and traditions have developed and left their marks on current society. Emphasis is on the physical and cultural landscape of the regions of the United States, including the study of American Indians, the subsequent arrival of immigrants, and the impact they had in forming the character of our contemporary society.
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Living Histories
Each program in the series features four senior citizens recalling their memories and participation in a major event in Canadian history. Seldom represented in the mass media, these are the people who lived through the Great Depression; who fought in World War 2; who farmed the land, built the cities and who raised their families during the first part of this Century. Their personal stories; their hopes and fears; struggles and successes; loves and losses, and the values that sustained them are waiting to be shared. Careful editing ensures that the viewer is drawn into sharing the unique variety of human experiences and emotions of those who actually link Canada’s past and the present through their Living Histories.
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World Conference on Prevention of Family Violence 2005
The World Conference on Prevention of Family Violence 2005 brought together a diverse group of international leaders, researchers and policy and program experts to share promising practice in family violence prevention, intervention, support and followup.
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Community Collection
Students are taught the importance of communities and are shown that regardless of where you live, work, or play, everyone belongs to a community. Students will be introduced to communities across the United States, communities in other countries, and communities from long ago, a community’s government, and the importance of good citizenship to a community. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections. (8 DVDs or 8 VHS x various lengths)
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Let’s Explore
This series feature students from all over the country “Asking Wanda” about the people, places and environments that make up each of these diverse communities. Examine the interaction of people and their physical environment, the use of land, building of cities, communities, and homes, and ecosystem changes in these selected locales and regions. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections. (4 DVDs or 4 VHS x various lengths)
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Economics Collection
This collection was designed to provide your students with the experiences that provide for the study of how people organize for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, so that they can: distinguish between needs and wants; identify examples of private and public goods and services; explain and demonstrate the role of money in everyday life; describe the relationship of price to supply and demand; and use economic concepts such as supply, demand, and price to help explain events in the community and nation. These programs turn standards into practice. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections. (7 DVDs or 7 VHS x various lengths)
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The First Americans
Through live-action video and reenactments, the life of America’s First Peoples comes to life for students. Each program explores various aspects of the daily lives of Native Americans; shelter, food, clothing, and culture. The programs focus on how the natural resources and the environment impacted their lives. Colorful, animated graphics, archival and photos help tell the story of the First Americans.
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Give Me Shelter
This episode begins by looking at housing and then explores a variety of creative and green energy alternatives to help conserve and divert scarce energy resources. From tiny homes and solar panels, to plans for North America’s first geothermal based community.