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NOTE: Updates to the Language learning activities are in progress to align with Ontario’s new 2023 Curriculum Documents.

How to Use These Resources

TVO Learn is designed to meet each student where they are on their learning journey. Learning Activities are comprehensive and require guided instruction from an adult, while Resources for Learning, Apply the Learning prompts and Vocabulary lists work well to reinforce specific skills or to enable independent exploration of a subject. Use these helpful tips to get the most from TVO Learn.

Curriculum Overview

Language development is central to students’ intellectual, social, and emotional growth, and should be seen as a key element of the curriculum. The language curriculum is based on the belief that literacy is critical to responsible and productive citizenship. The curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve this goal.   

When students learn to use language in the elementary grades, they do more than master the basic skills. They learn to value the power of language and to use it responsibly. They learn to express feelings and opinions and as they mature, to support their opinions with sound arguments and research. They become aware of the many purposes for which language is used and the diverse forms it can take. Language is the basis for thinking, communicating, and learning. Students need language skills in order to comprehend ideas and information and to interact socially as this will help students to thrive in the world beyond the classroom. 

The language curriculum is divided into four strands:

  • Oral Communication
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Media Literacy

Interested in learning more? View Curriculum PDF
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Letter Recognition Resources

Discover fun and engaging ways to learn about Letter Recognition. These ad-free games and Learning Activities help children identify and understand letters.

Learning Activities

Learning Activities provide opportunity for deeper exploration of a subject. Organized by grade and topic (or strand), students should be guided through each Learning Activity by an adult. Before clicking on a topic to prepare for or begin this guided instruction, be sure to read these helpful tips about how to get the most out of TVO Learn.

Learning Activities provide opportunity for deeper exploration of a subject. Organized by grade and topic (or strand), students should be guided through each Learning Activity by an adult. Before clicking on a topic to prepare for or begin this guided instruction, be sure to read these helpful tips about how to get the most out of TVO Learn.

Learning Activities
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Learning Activity 1
Active Listening
Learning Activity 2
KWL Charts Help Us Understand Stories
Learning Activity 3
Making Predictions
Learning Activity 4
Retelling
Learning Activity 5
Point of View in a Story
Learning Activity 6
Presentation Strategies
Learning Activity 7
Share and Explain
Learning Activity 8
Fact or Fiction?
Learning Activity 9
Adjectives
Learning Activity 10
Forms of Communication
Learning Activity 11
Connecting with Stories
Learning Activity 12
How to Make a Presentation Interesting

Learning Activity 1
Beginning, Middle, End
Learning Activity 2
It Looks Right and Sounds Right, But Does It Make Sense?
Learning Activity 3
Fiction and Nonfiction Books
Learning Activity 4
Text-to-Self Connections
Learning Activity 5
Text-to-World Connections
Learning Activity 6
Text-to-Text Connections
Learning Activity 7
Making Predictions
Learning Activity 8
Elements of a Story
Learning Activity 9
Who is Telling This Story?
Learning Activity 10
What's the Main Idea?
Learning Activity 11
Book Review
Learning Activity 12
Book Character Interview

Learning Activity 1
How to Brainstorm Ideas for Writing: Ideas About Respect
Learning Activity 2
Writing a First Draft
Learning Activity 3
Revising a First Draft
Learning Activity 4
Editing: Focus on Conventions
Learning Activity 5
Publishing Written Work
Learning Activity 6
Procedural Writing
Learning Activity 7
Recount Writing
Learning Activity 8
Narrative Writing
Learning Activity 9
Persuasive Writing
Learning Activity 10
Explanatory Writing
Learning Activity 11
Report Writing
Learning Activity 12
Poetry Writing

Learning Activity 1
What Are Advertisements?
Learning Activity 2
What Are They Selling?
Learning Activity 3
Advertising Strategies
Learning Activity 4
Slogans and Logos
Learning Activity 5
Facts vs Opinion
Learning Activity 6
Mindfulness Messages
Learning Activity 7
All About Me
Learning Activity 8
Favourite Family Memories
Learning Activity 9
Which Advertising Type Works Best?
Learning Activity 10
Analyzing Commercials
Learning Activity 11
Product Design & Packaging
Learning Activity 12
Book/Audio Book Movie Poster

Resources for Learning

Chosen by TVO educators, these resources support the curriculum outlined above. Review the below list of options along with the activities. Then, read, watch, listen or play to build understanding and knowledge.

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Complete the suggested activities using these resources and other TVO resources.

Apply the Learning

Choose from the follwing to consolidate learning across all curriculum strands.

  • Imagine reading a story, where a boy said to his friend, “You broke my airplane!” What helps you understand how he might be feeling? What do you think the boy might do next?

  • Think about your favourite fairy tale. Role-play or dramatize the story using puppets or props by retelling the fairy tale including the main idea and important events. Make sure you do this in the right order.

  • Think of a story you recently read or someone read to you. “Who was your favourite character and why?” “How did the ending of the story make you feel?”

  • Would your friends or parents like the same songs, movies, stories, games that you like? Why? Why not?

  • How can we use photographs to tell the story of a trip? What could we use in addition to the photographs to help visitors understand what we did on the trip?

  • Your doll has become the main character on your favourite TVO Kids show. What would be your doll’s name and what would they be like on the show? Would they be the hero or the villain? Why?

  • Write a sentence or two about something you have done and would like to share with your family or friends, remember to include pictures. For example, a recent experience at home, school or at the park.

  • Create your own definitions for 20 of the words in the vocabulary list.

Vocabulary

Review this list of vocabulary associated with the curriculum. Practice spelling, research definitions, and find these vocabulary words when engaging with the TVO resources or completing learning activities.

Students should understand and be able to apply these words in context.

after

again

an

any

as

ask

by

could

every

fly

from

give

going

had

has

her

him

his

how

just

know

let

live

may

of

old

once

open

over

put

round

some

stop

take

thank

them

then

think

walk

were

when 

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