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Emergency Numbers

This short animation from Oscar® winner John Weldon is a hilarious "cat and dog fight" film that also reminds us to keep emergency numbers close to our telephones.
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    Canada Vignettes
    1978 43 films
    Discover this series of classic shorts exploring every facet of Canadian culture and history.

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This short animation from Oscar® winner John Weldon is a hilarious "cat and dog fight" film that also reminds us to keep emergency numbers close to our telephones.

Safety Canada - Images of a Country All subjects
Ultra-Short Films All channels
  • director
    John Weldon
  • producer
    Eunice Macaulay
  • executive producer
    Douglas MacDonald
  • music
    Walter Harrington

Education

Ages 8 to 9
School subjects
Civics/Citizenship - Citizen Responsibilities English Language Arts - Journalism Languages - French as a Second Language Social Studies - Social Policies and Programs
Students brainstorm emergency service providers in their communities. Who do you call for emergencies and other needs (fridge or mattress removal, paint, lost or hurt animals, etc.). Plan a class visit to an animal shelter and have students write a report/reflection on visit. Have a representative from the city, fire department, police station visit students in class. Take students to the fire department or fire station. Students write/draw mini-reports.

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