This is a collection of ideas for classroom discussion to get EVERYONE involved!
Strategies include:
Quiz, quiz, Trade
Opinion Poll
Stepladder
Gogomo
World Cafe
Brainwriting
Thinking Hats
Tug of War
Learn more about the history of reguees in Canada. It is not as easy to define “refugee” as one might expect. In its simplest meaning, a refugee is a person who flees his or her home country because of fears of persecution or abuse, particularly by their own government. However, the meaning is affected by political change, public perception and history. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, refugees are people who have been forced to leave their country and who are afraid to return because of war, violence or persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group.
Explore the experience of how newcomers made Canada their home. Welcome to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) newest addition to its Teachers and Youth Web Corner. This exhibit explores the multifaceted experiences of newcomers from their first day of arrival in Canada to how Canada became their home, spanning from Confederation in 1867 to the present day.
The seminal Canada at War documentary film series was first broadcast on the CBC on April 3, 1962. Its 13 half-hour episodes were culled from more than 14,000,000 feet of film, mostly shot by Canadian Army cameramen during the Second World War but also including footage shot by German and British film crews. It took a team of editors three years to put the series together under the supervision of documentary filmmaker extraordinaire Donald Britain (who also wrote the commentary). It remains, to this day, one of the most important works on the Second World War.
CANADA’S FWW BATTLES
Published by the Vimy Foundation, this link provides an overview and information on battles of the First World War involving Canadians.
Contains information on the following battles:
May 1915 – Festubert and Givenchy
June 1916 – Battle of Mount Sorrel
1 July 1916 – Beaumont Hamel
15-22 September 1916 – Courcelette
26 September 1916 – Thiepval Ridge
1 October – 11 November 1916 – Regina Trench
9-12 April 1917 – Battle of Vimy Ridge
14 April 1917 – Monchy-Le-Preux
28-29 April 1917 – Arleux-en-Gohelle
3-8 May 1917 – Battle of Fresnoy
15-18 August 1917 – Battle of Hill 70
16-18 August 1917 – Battle of Langemarck
21-25 August 1917 – Attack on Lens
9 October 1917 – Battle of Poelcappelle
26 October – 10 November 1917 – Battle of Passchendaele
20 November – 6 December 1917 – Battle of Cambrai
6 December 1917 – The Halifax Explosion – A Centennial Event
21 March – 5 April 1918 – Operation Michael
22 March – 5 April 1918 – Villers-Bretonneux
28 March – 1 April 1918 – The Quebec City Conscription Riots – A Centennial Event
30 March – 1 April 1918 – Battle of Moreuil Wood & Rifle Wood
8 – 12 August 1918 – Battle of Amiens
26-30 August 1918 – Second Battle of Arras
27-28 August 1918 – The Battle for the village of Chérisy
2 September 1918 – Battle for the Drocourt-Quéant Line
27 September – 11 October 1918 – Battle of Canal du Nord
9 October 1918 – Capture of Cambrai
1-2 November 1918 – Battle of Valenciennes
11 November 1918 – Capture of Mons and the Armistice
Lesson plans to support learning about Canadian History.
Highlights:
- Treaties
- Treatment of minorities
- Expo '67
- World War I & II
- Gold Rush
- New France
- Historical Consequences
- Red River Settlement
Applicable for Grades 3–6 and Grades 7–12.
The lesson plans in Treaties and the Treaty Relationship: Educator’s Guide are framed on the Historical Thinking Concepts and offer teachers interactive instructional approaches that foster engaged student inquiry. They are fortified with maps, weblinks, and supporting Blackline Masters.
Lesson plan themes explore Treaties across Canada from time immemorial to the present, making a concerted link between the past and the future.
As well, each learning activity offers adaptions and/or activities based on the lesson theme for exploring Treaties in grades three to six.
It is with the greatest appreciation that we thank the many contributors and supporters of the Treaties and Treaty Relationship: Educator’s Guide.
Go to the website to download the pdf package.
Part 1 of The Sharing Circle from APTN. A look into native Canadian history.
Part 2 of the series is available on this site.
Canadian art is a door to learning about a wide range of subjects.
The Art Canada Institute teacher resource guides presented here offer students the opportunity to study a multitude of subjects—from environmental awareness to activism, social justice to gender studies, politics to computer science (to name a few)—through the art and artists who have defined this country’s visual culture.
Following our provinces’ education curricula, the teacher resource guides provide multidisciplinary learning activities that reveal how Canadian art powerfully reflects our world so we can better understand it.
Activities for K-12!
This post explores:
*Approaches & mindsets
*Identity, Voice & Joy
*History in Chronological Order
*Legacy, Memory & Memorials
*Justice, Equity & Inclusion
The online Canadian Encyclopedia, funded by the Government of Canada, has a specific site/section on Indigenous
Peoples that includes interactive resources for teachers and others.
Socially-based Curriculum Unit
The main focus of the unit, developed for CHC2P, Grade 10 Applied History, is to look at the curriculum from a First Nation’s perspective. The unit was developed to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of how First Nations contributed to the development of Canadian society. The unit also looks at both how events in history both impacted on First Nations communities, and how history was shaped by First Nations contributions.
The unit begins by looking at the effects of Residential Schools on individuals and communities in the past and today. Next students will look at First Nations contributions to the war effort in World War One and World War Two, by looking at some extraordinary individuals such as Tom Longboat, Francis Pegamagabow, and Henry Norwest. Students will also explore how First Nations people had to fight for equal rights in Canada through creating their own political organizations. There will also be a focus on the current realities in First Nations communities, which will be highlighted by looking at the issues of land claims and self-government. Lastly the unit will end with a culminating task that highlights a wide range of First Nations leaders and their contributions in the past and present to Canadian society.
Register now for FREE ONLINE Educator Training for Manitoba and Saskatchewan Teachers. This FREE workshop utilizes easy-to-use, adaptable teaching resources aimed at students 13-18 years of age.
The workshop will run on Tuesday evenings in November, 2020. Participants are expected to complete reading between sessions.
Session dates:
Tuesdays - November 3, 10, 17, 24 (7:00-9:00 CST) - ONLINE
Highlights of the course:
- Learn to implement practical activities dealing with issues relating to global conflict, bystanders, human rights, international law, refugees, child soldiers, gender-based violence and attacks on civilians, hospitals and schools.
- Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) educator training utilizes an easy-to-use, adaptable toolkit aimed at students 13 – 18 years of age.
- The content of the EHL educator training complements academic subjects such as global issues, social studies, history, law, and language arts.
- Includes instruction from Canadian Red Cross personnel and trained local teachers currently using the Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) curriculum in their classrooms.
- Participants utilize the Exploring Humanitarian Law toolkit, Canada and Conflict toolkit, and Forced to Fight.
- Participants will receive a certificate of completion.
- This training will be conducted in English but all above mentioned resources are also available in French.
*Be sure to look at the teacher resources available on the left menu even if you don't book a box. There are lessons, artifact background, photographs, games and websites.
"The Supply Line program is a free hands-on learning experience that brings the Canadian War Museum into your classroom.
Designed for object-based learning, Discovery Boxes contain authentic and reproduction artifacts related to Canadian military history, along with tools to help teachers lead engaging activities and lessons.
The Supply Line Discovery Boxes can be borrowed for 2 weeks by any school in Canada – free of charge!"
WWI
WWII
Amazing artifacts, teaching resources (lessons, games, background info) and much more!
*D-Day (only paid option)
*Remembrance Day
*Trenches - Over the Top
*Supply Line
*WWI
*Naval History
*Democracy at War: Newspapers
*1812
*Seven Years' War
*Dispatches: Backgrounders
Get a better understanding and appreciation of Indigenous peoples, the role of the monarchy, as well as the languages, anthems and symbols that define Canada’s identity. Recognize the impact of the promotion of gender equality and the protection of human rights and cultural diversity in shaping our country.
Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.
In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the debate. Learn how capitalism arose from the industrial revolution, and then gave rise to socialism. Learn about how we got from the British East India Company to iPhones and consumer culture in just a couple of hundred years. Stops along the way include the rise of industrial capitalism, mass production, disgruntled workers, Karl Marx, and the Socialist Beard. The socialist reactions to the ills of capitalism are covered as well, and John discusses some of the ideas of Karl Marx, and how they've been implemented or ignored in various socialist states. Plus, there are robots!
In which John Green teaches you about the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, doing business as the VOC, also known as the Dutch East India Company. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dutch managed to dominate world trade, and they did all through the pioneering use of corporations and finance. Well, they did also use some traditional methods like violently enforced monopolies, unfair trade agreements, and plain old warfare. You'll learn how the Dutch invented stuff like joint stock corporations, maritime insurance, and futures trading. Basically, how the Dutch East India Company crashed the US economy in 2008. I'm kidding. Or am I?
This is the first lesson in a sequential unit. Students view ceramic vessels from different time periods and cultures and discuss their meanings, functions, and original contexts. They develop criteria for value and meaning of these objects, and create a timeline to situate the objects in history.