Learning is Fun!

Welcome to the DeBeck Educational Video. Susan DeBeck, the writer and producer of the videos on this site, delights in taking children on virtual field trips. Children love to experience life’s phenomena first hand. When this is not possible, they can journey into the natural world through pictures.

When children watch

APPLES, CRANBERRY BOUNCE, WHEAT

they are guided through farming’s seasonal activities by children who live on an apple orchard, a cranberry bog, and a wheat field.

When children watch

DINOSAURS!

they go back in time for a close up look at the skeletons of their favourite dinosaurs at the Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta

When children watch

CANADA’S MAPLE TREE

they journey to different provinces discovering indigenous maple trees and come away knowing more about Canada and its national emblem.

When adults watch

WHAT CHILDREN NEED IN ORDER TO READ

They come to appreciate a child's future depends on reading. This is an important video for adults who care for young children. It outlines the skills children five and under need to become successful readers.

Apples

Apples

All about your
favourite fruit

Cranberry Bounce

Cranberry Bounce

A trip to the bog,
waders and all

Wheat

Wheat

From the field to
the pizza pan

Dinosaurs

DINOSAURS!

T-Rex and friends

Canada's Maple Tree

Canada's Maple Tree

Journey to maple trees
across the country

What Children Need in order to Read

What Children Need
In Order To Read

Adult guide for
preschoolers/K’s