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Play free kids games, watch videos, and explore activities, quirky quizzes and fun facts. Learn more about the indiginous culture, first nations, food fun facts, indiginous history, indiginous resourses, Totem pole 101, crafts, cool comics, video games and so much more!!
Watch Artzooka, Big Block Sing Song and more.
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A CEGEP professor says there are many benefits to playing chess and it is a great way for kids to spend time during the pandemic
Vanier College professor Mark Cohen is offering kids an educational way to spend their time online by teaching them how to play chess.
“I was a little worried initially that parents would think ‘oh no, not another activity online,’” says Cohen, who created Montreal Chess Tutor just before Christmas. “But then I thought, if it’s a choice between this activity and playing video games, they might prefer that their kids are at least learn something.”
Each Zoom session starts off with an introduction and then kids turn off their cameras, keep on the audio and do the lesson by playing a game on chess.com. Cohen uses his paid membership on the site, which allows him to invite students to access a chess board.
Cohen can have kids do various tasks such as setting up the board (to demonstrate knowledge of where all the pieces go) to doing a puzzle that helps them understand where each piece can move.
A game that challenges the mind
An avid chess player while growing up in Toronto, Cohen has taught chess at the Cote. St.Luc Library and started a chess club at Vanier College since moving to Montreal. He says he wanted to continue teaching kids chess during the lock down because he believes there are so many benefits to playing this game.
“There is a large body of research on the benefits of chess,” he says. “It is good for critical thinking skills, logic, and math, but learning chess has also been known to improve students’ reading and writing ability and to help children who have trouble focusing (e.g. with ADHD) to better concentrate and listen. Chess also teaches sportsmanship and can give kids a sense of belonging and confidence if they play others in their peer group.”
Since starting up, Cohen has about 10 students that he works with regularly who range in age from 5 to 14. However, he says there is no age limit; Cohen is even teaching the grandparents of one of his teenage students.
No previous knowledge is needed; he will adjust his tutoring session based on the child’s level. While currently most of his students are boys, he says he hopes more girls will take an interest. “Many parents have watched The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix and have seen a possible role model for girls and women in a world that has been traditionally dominated by men,” he says.
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ICD Ramadan Competition for Kids
Ramadan Mubarak!
RULES:
1. The competition is for children aged 5 to 11 years old.
2. Registration is free but required in order to participate in the competition.
3. The competition is comprised of 30 questions in total
4. One question will appear daily. Each question will be accessible for 24 hours.
5. All information to answer the daily questions will be available in the Ramadan booklet (pdf) provided, from which all answers should be searched.
6. No parental, online, or outside assistance should be used to procure answers, other than from the booklet provided (don't forget, Allah SWT is watching you this Ramadan!)
7. The competition will be in English.
8. Registered participants who answer all questions correctly will be eligible to win a prize at the end of the month.
9. Prize winners will be notified by their registered email regarding prize information.
10. The ICD Women's Committee retains the right to disqualify any participant who has not abided by the above-mentioned rules.
Questions? Email secretary@icdonline.org
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SNOOPY
Be My Valentine - A Home Made Valentine (3:14 min) - Watch Here
A Valentine-less Valentine's Day (1:46 min) - Watch Here
Be My Valentine (3:14 min) - Watch Here
TRUE: HAPPY HEARTS DAY [Netflix]
True and Bartleby try to cheer up the Rainbow Kingdom's loneliest citizen, but his gloomy mood is contagious! Can a trio of wishes turn things around?
Starring: Michela Luci, Jamie Watson, Eric Peterson.
Nominations: Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series
FREE REIN: VALENTINE'S DAY [NETFLIX]
Love is in the air as Zoe and friends go on a quest to find a fabled Maid's Stone. But when rivalry blinds them to danger, it's Raven to the rescue!
Starring: Jaylen Barron, Joe Ashman, Manpreet Bambra
Olivia the Pig | Puppy Love | VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL
Precocious piglet Olivia embarks on high-spirited adventures that reveal life lessons for preschoolers in this new computer-animated series adapted from the beloved books by Ian Falconer.
Watch Here
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THEY’RE BACK! ONLINE IMAX® ADVENTURES TO ENJOY FROM HOME
Through a partnership with Giant Screen Films, The Science Centre’s IMAX®TELUS theatre is thrilled to offer you an access to a selection of top-selling documentary to watch online from home. Great big adventures at teeny-tiny prices!
These documentaries are for audiences of all ages… perfect for the family! Each title is supported by extensive curricular and life-long learning activities. Use the film links below to watch and enjoy IMAX® Telus rate! About $1.31 CAD per film ($0.99 USD).
The Montréal Science Centre and the IMAX®TELUS theatre will be closed for the next while. While we wait to reopen, we’re delighted to offer you award-winning documentaries to enjoy from home. It’s also a great way to support the Science Centre and the documentary film industry!
Grab some popcorn and curl up in front of the screen! It’s time for some IMAX® adventures!
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It’s game time! From Monopoly to charades, every family has their own holiday favorites, but kids can also play some fun web games featured in the links below for today’s activity!
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C'est l'heure du jeu! Du Monopoly aux charades, chaque famille a ses jeux préférés à jouer ensemble pendant les fêtes, mais les enfants peuvent aussi jouer certains jeux en ligne présentés dans les liens ci-dessous!
This activity is part our 12 Days of Christmas Collection, tied to our Habs ticket giveaway! Learn more HERE. / Cette activité fait partie de notre collection des 12 jours de Noël, liée à notre concours de billets pour les Canadiens! Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ICI.
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Make someone's day by sending them this homemade hug drawing.
1. Have your child lay on the piece of paper with their arms open like they are about to give a hug. Trace them with a pencil or crayon.
2. Have your child fill in the details of her face, shirt, hair, etc. with markers or crayons. This is the part that makes the hug really special because it's their own decorating and creating (even though it might not come out the way you envisioned it would).
3. Write a message on your hug. I wrote "A Hug from Me to You" on ours. If your child is old enough to, encourage him to write his own message.
4. Sign and send your hug in the mail to someone special. Ours went to Grandma and it made her day. She couldn't believe how big it kept getting as she unfolded it from the envelope.
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