Syllable Smash
Kids Reading
Sing along with Silly Bull and his friends to help you understand all about syllables.
You Made Me A Dad
Kids Reading
Join author, Laurenne Sala, author of YOU MADE ME A DAD, for a storytime to that shares the delightful and heartwarming experience of being a father.
A Little Spot Of Flexible Thinking
Kids Reading
This books introduces a creative way for children to understand how to approach challenges and situations with flexibility and a growth mindset.
A Little Spot Of Teamwork
Kids Reading
This book teaches children about the benefits of working together and respecting when others have a difference of opinion.
A Little Spot Of Optimism
Kids Reading
This book teaches children about the benefits of having a positive mindset and how they can use positive self-talk and affirmations.
A Little Spot Of Perseverance
Kids Reading
This book shows children how to persevere through life’s challenges.
A Little Spot Of Compromise
Kids Reading
This book teaches young readers how to use compromise to resolve conflicts that they may come across in everyday life.
CBC Kids Reads: Pink Is For Everybody
Kids Reading
Makeup Monster celebrates his love of the book, Pink is For Everybody!
CBC Kids Reads: What's My Superpower?
Kids Reading
Cottonball shares her favourite book, What's My Superpower?
A Little Spot Of Feelings
Kids Reading
Provides an emotional toolkit to help children recognize and name their feelings.
A Little Spot Of Love
Kids Reading
Teaches children how to express love and kindness to others as well as themselves.
Bedtime Stories: Grumpycorn
Kids Reading
Kate Winslet tells the story of a unicorn whose search for inspiration leaves him with a bad case of the grumps.
Fact Versus Fake
Kids Reading
How can you tell if what you see online is real or not?
The Power of Stories to Build a Kinder World
Teachers Reading
If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.
Atticus Finch, “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962)
The most bizarre deep-sea creatures - Infographic
Adults Reading
32 of the most bizarre deep-sea creatures discovered so far. Click the image to view full screen.
Can You Trust Kurzgesagt Videos?
Adults Reading
Can you trust our videos? How do we research them nowadays? And what about our older videos?
The benefits of Extensive Reading
Teachers Reading
Professor Richard Day, Chair and Co-founder of the Extensive Reading Foundation, explains the benefits to language learners of extensive reading.
TED Talk: The joy of lexicography
Teachers Reading
Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation. An oldie but a goodie from TED.
Read Theory
Teachers Reading
Read Theory is a website offering free online reading exercises to students of all levels, from beginner to GRE, focusing on comprehension and critical thinking. The program encourages students to continue reading and moving up levels with badges and contests. It also allows teachers to sign up an entire class at once and track students' progress and activity on the site.
Storybird
Teachers Reading
Storybird is a website that allows students to make and read short stories accompanied by beautiful illustrations. The site is easy to use and the great artwork stimulates students' creativity and story-telling skills. Completed stories are easy to share with peers and other classes on any device.
Vocabulary
Teachers Reading
A vocabulary learning platform with images, games and activities for all types of classrooms. A resources for teachers and students to practice vocabulary.