Outcome Chart - Alberta - English Language Arts Grade 5
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Alberta, Grade 5 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Social Studies Grade 6
This outcome chart contains media education learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Privacy Pirates
This tutorial introduces children, ages 7-9, to the concept of online privacy and teaches them to distinguish between information that is appropriate to give out and information better kept private – and to recognize how this may change in different contexts.
How cyber-savvy are you? Cyber security quiz
Developed in partnership with CIRA, this interactive quiz is designed to increase students’ knowledge of the cyber security risks they face every day.
Co-Co's AdverSmarts
This interactive unit is designed to help kids between the ages of 5 and 8 recognize the marketing techniques used on commercial websites that target children.
Looking at News
The newspaper offers a fun and useful tool to learn about the workings of print media. In this lesson, students learn basic information about newspaper journalism through guided class discussion and group and individual activities.
Political Cartoons - Lesson
In this lesson, students decode and explain the relevance of editorial cartoons. The class begins with a teacher-led deconstruction of a political cartoon, after which students decode editorial cartoons that they have selected.
Sports Personalities in Advertising
In this lesson students explore the relationship between athletes and advertising through a number of different activities.
Looking At Food Advertising - Lesson
This lesson introduces students to the ways in which advertising can affect their food choices.
Teaching Media: Thinking About Media
In this lesson, children begin to think about basic concepts such as how audiences interpret meaning, and the constructed world of television and film.