Social Studies Websites and Links

The document below was published by the LKDSB Programs Department.  It provides links to various websites related to the Social Studies program.

Useful Websites for French Immersion

Social Studies, History and Geography

1.     TFO – Over 5000 free, French educational videos, applications and websites. Create a free user account to access all resources. Use the advance search features to select from grade, subject, theme, CEFR level, and language.

2.     Britannica – Encyclopedia Universalis and Britannica Junior Universalis (Links of French Portal)

These comprehensive online resources includes the following:

·        age-specific online encyclopedias with multiple reading level options

·        thousands of searchable magazine articles, journal articles and web sites

·        an integrated dictionary with 120,000 entries

·        guide to selected websites

·        90 000 images, videos, and audio clips

·        World Atlas with over 1400 maps

·        Canada in Focus area covering significant people, places, and history of Canada

·        Voice to text read-aloud for students to easily listen to articles (Junior Edition only)

3.     Britannica Image Quest - Teachers can quickly find images for lesson plans and classroom activities while students will turn to the site for homework assignments and project-based learning. Higher education faculty can trust Image Quest in course development, university publications, faculty research, student projects, and student Web pages and newspapers. (Links of French Portal)

4.     Britannica School – Although this encyclopedia may seem dedicated for English classrooms, most of the “middle” and “high” sections have articles that can be translated to French! You can also change the reading level! (Access on D2L Splash page)

5.     LangCanada.ca – http://www.langcanada.ca/resources/french-sl/langcanada-search_en.php

An extensive French as a Second Language Pedagogical Resources Database. Refine your search by theme, subject, grade, level of difficulty and program.

6.     Ça bouge au Canada - http://cabouge.tv5.ca/

Les jeunes du monde entier apprécient le Canada pour l'immensité de son territoire, ses paysages plus grands que nature, ses richesses culturelles, ses activités sportives et ses festivals. 30 fiches pédagogiques !

7.     Office National du Film du Canada –

https://www.onf.ca/explorer-les-films-recents?filter_choices=30

Search through more than 2000 videos! Refine your search by subject, theme and big idea!

8.     Hier histoire et éducation en réseau –

http://thenhier.ca/fr/content/sources-primaires-et-liens-d%E2%80%99enseignement

This collection of online archives, websites and databases of primary sources on significant topics in Canadian history is designed to help student-teachers, teachers, social studies educators and historians locate significant online collections of primary sources for a wide range of topics in Canadian history.

9.     Don’t forget about the links shared through Symbaloo! Most websites can be translated into French! Check out the Social Studies page on the portal!