GEAR: Global Education Activity Resource Available in DVD (includes study guide and 3 videos) or DVD/ Hardcopy set Grades: 2 to 8 Price: $19.99 (DVD only) or $24.99 (DVD/ Hardcopy set) This comprehensive resource engages students in global issues and inspires them to be caring and responsible global citizens. Explore issues such as child rights, communities, water, education, HIV and AIDS and peace and conflict. GEAR includes: a study guide, blackline masters, three of our most popular videos (Communities: around the world, around the corner; Safe Water for All; and Circle of Friends), Word document templates, curriculum learning outcomes and a calendar of international dates. Download sample pages from GEAR. GEAR is certified and recommended by Curriculum Services Canada.

World Vision Early Readers: Mom and Me and Getting There Hardcover books Grades: K to 6 Price: Special educator price of $12.99 each (includes taxes and shipping) Written by Marla Stewart Konrad and published by Tundra Books, Mom and Me and Getting There feature beautiful photos of the daily lives of children and families in different countries and are accompanied by easy-to-read, age-appropriate text. In Mom and Me children see that love, family and community are the same no matter where you go in the world. Getting There will delight them with the many interesting ways that children get around, such as going to school in a canoe. Lesson plans meeting curriculum outcomes for visual and oral literacy, making connections to text and appreciating cultural diversity are also available.

Beat Poverty: We've Got What It Takes! Downloadable Video (running time: 2 min. 39 sec.) Grades: 7 to 12 Price: Free For the first time in history, we've got what it takes to beat poverty. This inspiring video addresses issues of hunger, poverty and health. It also challenges youth to take action in their own lives. Click here to download the study guide.

This 18-minute video features children from Tanzania, Nicaragua, and India. Each segment challenges primary and junior level students to think more broadly about communities and to consider the impact on our shared environment. The video comes with a study guide including blackline masters. Click here to download the study guide.

Working for Change: Active Global Citizenship
DVD with study guide (also available in VHS format)
Grades: 7 to 12
Price: $19.99 (school price), $129.99 (school board price)

In the age of globalization our world is increasingly interconnected-yet the gap between rich and poor grows every year. This 18-minute video explores the impact of our actions on the rest of the world and our role in promoting global justice. Blackline masters and assessment tools are included in the study guide that comes with this video. Click here to download the study guide.

Media Literacy for Global Citizenship
Language Arts and Social Studies Unit
Grades: 6 to 8
Price: Free

This classroom-ready unit was designed by educators to build students' media awareness and critical thinking skills through engaging, activity-based lessons related to living as responsible global citizens. The unit comes with blackline masters and assessment tools.

Poverty Exercise
Classroom activity
Grades: 7 to 12
Time: 45 minutes, Group Size: Any
Price: Free

Discover how our perspectives about poor people determine our approach to fighting poverty.

What do you think? Nine Views On Poverty
Classroom activity
Grades: 9 to 12
Time: 30 minutes, Group Size: Minimum 6
Price: Free

Challenging our views on poverty is important in developing a better understanding of the issue. This activity exposes students to different viewpoints and provides a launching point for further discussion.

All Lined Up
Classroom activity
Grades: 9 to 12
Time: 30 minutes, Group Size: Any
Price: Free

This activity illustrates how Canada compares with other developed countries with respect to foreign-aid spending.