These activities and resources teach students about the contributions of Black settlers to the development of Québec and
Canada.
Help your students understand the the enormous loss of Buffalo that once roamed the western plains.
Students use storytelling and inquiry to explore the history of Canada's Inuit people.
Learn about Government in Canada and how your students can get involved.
Students conduct their own oral histories by interviewing their family, recording their responses, and compiling their research into a book.
King Louis XIV offered dowries for young girls called filles du roi to travel to New France to become brides.
Allow your students to understand Emily Carr's story, art, and deep connection to Canada’s First Nations and the natural environment.
Culture can tell us so much about the people and events of history. In this lesson plan, students look at novels, art and music to understand how Canadians shaped, and were shaped by, culture during wartime.
Delve into family history with your students. Explore their family history and bring it to life through live acting.
Help your students understand the broader picture of Canada’s settlement and provide them with a personal link to your community.
Students create a Letterman-like Top 10 list of important historical figures, while being made aware of different types of biases. This activity is a great ice-breaker for the beginning of a course.
Students explore the relationship between symbols and identity, while making a heritage quilt.
Students use their information from an interview of an elder in their family to create a page of a book patterned after the book, "We Are All Related," by George Littlechild and the students of GT Cunningham Elementary School
After learning about the works of Emily Carr, students will assume
the role of her subject material and write their own story based on the artwork.