Online resources for all ages to explore
Children
English Express
The English Express website is a great resource for those learning to read and is an excellent resource for those who are learning English as a second language.
This website contains the techniques, tips, and secrets developed by master teachers in order to help you master multiplication.
A website of fun, interactive games for children and their parents.
Take your child on a fun-filled learning adventure! A website with games, activities, videos and more for children and parents to learn together.
A resource of activities for young children, that promotes play, discovery and learning.
Youth
This website is for canadian teens who love to read. You can introduce people to the books you’ve read, post reviews, share your writing, and discuss your favourite (and least favourite) reads with teens and librarians.
Speare is ingenious, original, and, above all else, a fun game that also teaches literacy skills. Successfully tested with a wide range of ages, ‘Speare has been shown to entertain as much as it educates. It is the first educational smartgame designed by CASP (Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project), a prototype with a wide range of learning and teaching tools.
Adult
UVIC Libraries Community Card
Our library is your library! When visiting the University of Victoria, you can borrow books with your community card and obtain access to our vast array of digital resources. Ask us at the Loan Desk.
Media Awareness Network
The Media Awareness Network (MNet) is home to one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of media literacy and digital literacy resources.
District Indigenous Education Resources
SD#63 recognizes SENĆOŦEN as the principle First Nations language of the Saanich territory and continues to support programs and curricula that build deeper understandings of the W̱SÁNEĆ culture, values, and history.
Interactive newspaper stories with topics such as nutrition, job skills, and personal safety.
Current and past CNN and CBS news stories. Choose the full story, the abridged story, or the story outline. Activities include vocabulary, sequencing, multiple choice and drawing conclusions. Email your opinion and it will be added to the site.
Companion site to show on public TV. Website content focuses on parenting, money matters, and health. Exercises include reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary and math. Check index link to find web exercises on your topic.
Saanich Peninsula Literacy 