Students & Families

Resources for Students & Families

Newcomer Youth Employment Toolkit by the YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth

• The Newcomer Youth Employment Toolkit is designed to offer self-directed tools and resources that newcomer youth can review on their own and with settlement staff who work with youth in schools and communities.

Convention on the Rights of the Child in Child-Friendly Language by UNICEF Canada

Learn about Education in Canada by IRCC

• Learn about education in Canada, including life in Canadian schools, understanding the different types of schooling, and more. 

Sharing Stories with your Child by CMAS

Keeping Your Home Language by CMAS

Resources by the District scolaire francophone Sud

• Here, you will find resources by one of New Brunswick's francophone school districts, including a guide for newcomer parents available in multiple languages.

Language Resources:

• Activities for EAL Students: Offers grammar and vocabulary practice for all levels.

• BBC - Learning English: Has a wide variety of materials and resources for all levels of language learners.

• CBC Kids News: Offers news for children and youth.

• Visit your local library in person or online! You will find a growing collection of books, e-books and audiobooks available in many languages.

• PBS Learning Media: Includes resources for Pre-Primary to Grade 12.

• Unite for Literacy: Offers free texts for elementary students to read. 

• YouTube Kids: Use subtitles to support understanding of YouTube videos. To help with learning the alphabet and letter sounds, search “English Alphabet” or “Letters and Letter Sounds” and you will find many results. YouTube Kids is designed to be a family-friendly online environment, safe and easy for children to explore independently. This needs to be set up by an adult.

• National Geographic Kids

• Flyleaf Publishing: E-Book Library

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