The new website for the Heritage Fairs (& High School Heritage Challenge) is now live and ready to accept project submissions for the Virtual Heritage Fair (grades 4-8) and the High School Heritage Challenge (grades 9-12)!

The Heritage Fair program provides the opportunity for students and their families, teachers and communities to learn about diverse Living Heritage projects.

There is still lots of time to prepare and submit a project to these contests, as the deadline is Monday, April 24. The online contests are open to all students in Saskatchewan.

Links to register and submit projects are on the homepage, as well as available in the dropdown menus for each respective contest.

Be sure to check out the Heritage Fairs toolkit that will give you topic inspiration, a list of popular research sources, and a detailed breakdown on how to create your presentation and share your findings. The toolkit is available in both English and French.

Le nouveau site web des Fêtes du patrimoine (et du Défi du patrimoine au secondaire) est maintenant en ligne et prêt à accepter les soumissions de projets pour la Fête du patrimoine virtuelle (niveaux 4 à 8) et le Défi du patrimoine au secondaire (niveaux 9 à 12) !

Le programme des Fêtes du patrimoine offre l'occasion aux élèves et à leurs familles, aux enseignants et aux communautés d'en apprendre davantage sur divers projets de patrimoine vivant.

Il reste encore beaucoup de temps pour préparer et soumettre un projet à ces concours, car la date limite est le lundi 24 avril. Les concours en ligne sont ouverts à tous les élèves en Saskatchewan.

Les liens pour s'inscrire et soumettre des projets se trouvent sur la page d'accueil, ainsi que dans les menus déroulants de chaque concours respectif.

Assurez-vous de consulter la trousse des Fêtes du patrimoine qui vous fournira de l'inspiration pour votre sujet, une liste de sources de recherche populaires et une description détaillée sur la création de votre présentation et le partage de vos résultats. La trousse est disponible en anglais et en français.

Media Description | 5 minutes We're diving for data! With the help of an “eye in the sky” and some savvy scuba surveyors, researchers are estimating the number of herring in the water... by counting their eggs! But modern methods can only tell us so much. To get the full picture, we turn to the people who know the herring best. If you like this content you can see all of the available resources in the Harvest module in the Ocean School Help Centre (https://help.oceanschool.nfb.ca/educational-resources/module-guides/the-harvest-module-guide). >> Activity Description | 5 minutes'Herring census' - Stock assessment survey: Students are challenged to determine which herring stock will most likely have a healthy population in the future! Students perform a herring census using a simplified version of the methods used by scientists at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. An additional data sheet is available with this activity: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BRhtQ3t1PEN3wHJwtZTuELdVH3hnC56jjCCXEFBw95I/template/preview

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 7 Core French students, but is suitable and/or adaptable for both younger and older grades. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!

THIS UNIT'S THEME: High-Frequency Words (Mots de haute fréquence)

In addition to tips for incorporating French into daily routines, the unit includes:

-Vocabulary
-Pronunciation videos
-Kahoot/flash card games
-Word games
-Games and activities for oral practice
-An art & writing activity

The same page details other units and a Cultural Study: La Francophonie.

Plans de leçon de la revue de La Société Histoire Canada. Excellente ressource pour l'apprentissage de l'histoire canadienne.

The historical thinking concepts developed and promoted by the Historical Thinking Project have been incorporated into curricula, classroom resources, and professional development tools. They include:

Provincial Historical Thinking Projects - Application process and criteria.

Blog Archive - Read about the experiences and reflections of four young teachers on the challenges and rewards of working with the historical thinking concepts.

Books - Order books that explore more deeply the teaching with the six historical thinking concepts.

Historical Thinking Posters – A set of six 12 x 17" posters illustrating the Historical Thinking Concepts is available in English and in French.

Demonstrations and Discussions - PD resources to assist in incorporating historical thinking into the classroom.

Lessons - We are currently in the process of transferring lessons from the old site. These are not yet available.

Other Classroom Materials - Teacher’s resource guides, historical thinking lessons developed by other organizations (usually in collaboration with us), and links to websites that contain historical thinking lessons.

Research - A sampling of research related to historical thinking and the curriculum.

Workshops - Contact these experienced workshop providers directly for assistance in professional development.

Use of Materials/Copyright

We encourage the use of resources, lessons, and information from our site, but we ask that you credit the Historical Thinking Project for the ideas and materials, by listing our name and our website URL (www.historicalthinking.ca). Fair use of resources does NOT include posting of HTP power points, videos, or other resources on other sites. Use a link to www.historicalthinking.ca instead.

We want historical thinking incorporated into curriculum, classrooms, and educational resources as widely as possible. When you reference the Historical Thinking Project (www.historicalthinking.ca) you are helping us to achieve this goal.

This package is the online accompaniment for our feature travelling education kit: History Box. In this package you’ll find digitized copies of each object found in the box, historical context, additional resources and activity suggestions. You do not need to borrow the kit to use this online resource.

This package contains objects and resources that are represented in the Canadian Museum of History’s signature exhibition, the Canadian History Hall. Collected from across the country, and highlighting varied perspectives, these objects illuminate the richness and diversity of the Canadian experience. They can be used as entry points to discussions on different periods in Canada’s history, or as lessons in historical inquiry that can build students’ critical thinking and historical inquiry skills.

To book a History Box, or for more information, please visit historymuseum.ca/learn/history-box.

The topics covered in this History Box include Early Canada, Colonial Canada, and Modern Canada.

There are two types of activities: Package Activities and Object Activities.

Package Activities are project-based activities designed to accommodate one or more classes. These activities involve the use of historical thinking concepts while exploring the whole package, resulting in a more comprehensive experience.

Object Activities are short inquiry-based activities that typically take 5–25 minutes. These activities encourage students to think critically about the objects being presented, and to use historical thinking concepts.

Both types of activities were created with the guidance of educators from across Canada, and incorporate current educational theory and approaches.

Is everything accessible?
We know that everyone accesses information differently, and have tried to ensure that package content addresses the varied needs of students and educators. Some of the many ways in which these packages support accessibility:

- Three levels of historical context to accommodate different ways of learning.
- A variety of media, including audio and video content, for diverse learning abilities.
- Multiple activity suggestions for diverse learning abilities.
- Content can be read with Assistive Technology applications.
- Downloadable and printable content that can be accessed offline.
- Transcripts for video, audio and hard-to read archival documents.
- Video subtitles in both official languages.
- Content is available in both official languages.
- Website complies with Website Content Accessibility 2.0 AA Guidelines.

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 Core French students, but is suitable for older grades and would be easily adaptable for younger ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71, Beth Peddle

"Human rights stories are all around us. We explore contemporary and historic human rights stories, from Canada and around the world."

This resource from The Canadian Museum for Human Rights explores numerous stories about Indigenous Perspectives (treaty education, witness blanket, UN Rights of Indigenous, Mincome, reconciliation, veterans, etc. ), Social Justice (BLM, misogyny, racism, genocide, antisemitism, Holodomor, refugees, etc.)

Each story contains information, artifacts, images, and questions to guide your thinking. It also links to related stories for further exploration.

"Le projet Héritage, qui s’étale sur 10 ans, vise la numérisation et l’accès en ligne de certains fonds d’archives du Canada parmi les plus consultés. Comptant environ 40 millions de pages de documents sources primaires, ces collections racontent l’histoire de la nation et de sa population depuis les années 1600 jusqu’au milieu des années 1900. Aussi représentent-elles une ressource importante et unique pour les historiens, les étudiants et les généalogistes du Canada."

Idées pour les écoles, les municipalités, les organisations et les citoyens individuels afin de célébrer la Journée de la Terre.

Ignition: Digital Wellness and Safety is a digital literacy curriculum designed to provide students with the information they need to safely and confidently navigate the digital world.

Through six digital responsibility lessons, students take practical steps to protect their privacy and safety online. Students will learn critical digital literacy skills including how to evaluate content for accuracy, perspective, and motive. Ignition's digital literacy curriculum helps students acknowledge the benefits of online communities and resources while guiding them to successfully navigate potential pitfalls in their digital lives.

Ignition is a #DigCitCommit approved resource.

Sun West School Division: Log in through your clever account.

"Le site « Il était une histoire » a été conçu et réalisé par rue des écoles, en partenariat avec MAIF.

Il vise à la diffusion et à la démocratisation de l'accès à la lecture pour les enfants. L'objectif est de donner aux jeunes de 3 à 10 ans, aux parents, aux enseignants et aux établissements scolaires l'accès à une bibliothèque riche de plus d'une centaine de volumes.

Le site est consultable gratuitement. L'accès à certaines parties du site nécessite une inscription préalable permettant l'obtention de codes d'accès personnels."

Échéance: le 26 janvier 2024

ARTS & COMPOSITIONS

«Les élèves qui participent au volet arts et compositions sont invités à soumettre une œuvre d’art, un essai ou toute autre représentation qui exprime leur vision de la réconciliation au pays. Jusqu’à douze projets seront choisis dans le volet arts et compositions et seront inclus dans un livret artistique présentant leur œuvre et leur message. »

PROJETS

«Les élèves qui participent au volet projets sont invités à aller plus loin en soumettant un plan et un budget pour leur vision de la réconciliation dans leur communauté ou leur école. Les projets suivants sont envisagés : inviter des survivants, des aînés ou des gardiens du savoir à prendre la parole dans le cadre d’une série d’activités d’apprentissage; construire une installation artistique permanente représentant la réconciliation à l’école; ou encourager le bénévolat dans les communautés sur le thème de la réconciliation. Six projets du volet projets recevront 750 $, six recevront 1 000 $ et trois recevront 1 500 $. Ces projets seront également reconnus dans un livret artistique.»

FORMATION AU LEADERSHIP & CÉRÉMONIE NATIONALE

«Douze projets du volet arts et compositions et du volet projets seront sélectionnés et honorés lors d’une cérémonie nationale. Les élèves responsables de ces projets auront la possibilité de participer à des exercices de formation au leadership en ligne. Les élèves dont les projets auront été sélectionnés dans le volet projets recevront une micro-subvention pour concrétiser leur vision de la réconciliation au pays.

Pour en connaître davantage, veuillez communiquer avec l’équipe du programme Imaginez le Canada :

Téléphone : 204 474-6069 ou sans frais au 1 855 415-4534 (Amérique du Nord)

Email: imagineacanada@umanitoba.ca »

>> Media Description | 5 minutes
For millennia, the Haíɫzaqv have depended on the seasonal cycles that bring ocean resources to the coast. Every generation learns to harvest in a sustainable way. But now these resources are dwindling. And it's up to us—all of us—to work together to put things back in balance. If you like this content you can see all of the available resources in the Harvest module in the Ocean School Help Centre (https://help.oceanschool.nfb.ca/educational-resources/module-guides/the-harvest-module-guide).

>> Activity Description | 45 minutes
Balancing act "c̓isḷa" comic activity. Students learn more about c̓isḷa—the act of looking after and taking care of something important. Students then create a comic that illustrates people taking care of and giving back to nature.

>>Get the activity
Here is a Google template link of the activity: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RTA7LqU6EkCdlMngDHlQL4O6h5SVRtMYIKo8Or-6Fr4/template/preview

>> About the Indigenous content
This content was filmed and developed on unceded Haíɫzaqv homelands and waterways in direct collaboration with members of the Haíɫzaqv Nation. The Haíɫzaqv are an Indigenous Nation living in (what is currently) Canada's province of British Columbia (http://www.heiltsuknation.ca/about-2/territory/). We are sincerely grateful to the Haíɫzaqv Nation for allowing Ocean School to be guests in their territory, for sharing their stories and knowledge, and for collaborating with us for this module. All Haíɫzaqv language use in Ocean School content is overseen by the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department (https://www.hirmd.ca/).

>> About Ocean School
Ocean School is a free educational resource from the Canadian Government about the ocean, through Dalhousie University, Ingenium - Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, and the National Film Board of Canada. Ocean School is inquiry-based, entirely online, available in English and French, and for students in grades 5-9. Learn more about the Ocean School project at our What is Ocean School page.

>> Available in French
This same media is available in French here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MdRoCy8AZw
This same activity is available in French here (Google Template): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11XZeCZu0ICsb18DzBzUe1Kc-VcPYwMIZDm5mjf34nM8/template/preview

>> Accessibility
Captions and Transcripts are available for Ocean School content. Captions are within the Ocean School platform (or on YouTube) and transcripts can be found in the module guides: https://help.oceanschool.nfb.ca/educational-resources/module-guides

>> Please note: Ocean School activities are not stand-alone lessons (they do not cover all aspects of one topic or subject) but instead supplement learning through dynamic and engaging experiences.

"Infos-Jeunes.com / Currents4Kids.com est une ressource en ligne interactive sur l’actualité fort engageante qui s’adresse aux élèves à partir de la 3e année.

Cet outil d’enseignement et d’apprentissage digne du 21e siècle permet d’explorer les événements survenant aux niveaux local, national et international. Il fonctionne sur toutes les plateformes, depuis les iPods jusqu’aux iPads en passant par les ordinateurs de bureau, et permet aux enseignants et aux élèves de faire une utilisation judicieuse d’Internet quand ils le veulent et partout où ils se trouvent."

Discover the heritage and traditions of the Innu through their stories and material culture.

Available in French and English.

According to Innu oral tradition, the world is an island created by wolverine and mink after a great flood. The archaeological record shows that the Innu and their ancestors have occupied a large portion of Labrador and eastern Quebec for two thousand or more years. The Innu refer to this territory as "Nitassinan."

The site includes:
Introduction
Travel
Exhibit Gallery
Collections
People and Places

Une série de simulations provenant de l’Université de Colorado à Boulder pour les 9e – 12e au sujet des sciences. Cette simulation démontre le processus des interactions atomiques.

Explorez les interactions entre diverses combinaisons de deux atomes. Activez les flèches de force pour voir soit la force totale agissant sur les atomes, soit les forces attractives et répulsives individuelles. Essayez l'atome "Attraction réglable" pour voir comment le changement des paramètres affecte l'interaction.

"Interland est un jeu pédagogique destiné aux enfants de 8 à 12 ans (et à leur parents). Cet outil ludique a pour mission de développer l'esprit critique des jeunes internautes au travers de quiz, de puzzles, d'énigmes... et de beaucoup d'action !"

"Play your way to Internet Awesome.
Interland is an adventure-packed online game that makes learning about digital safety and citizenship interactive and fun—just like the Internet itself. Here, kids will help their fellow Internauts combat badly behaved hackers, phishers, oversharers, and bullies by practicing the skills they need to be good digital citizens."

« Découvre la géologie, la chimie et l’écologie des lacs et des étangs. »

*Texte, images, illustrations, vidéo:

-Les écosystèmes lentiques
-Géologie
-Chimie
-Écologie

*Matériel annexe: vidéos (changements climatiques et vidéo satellite accélérée) et articles supplémentaires.

« Découvre la géologie, la chimie et l’écologie des cours d’eau. »

*Texte, images, cartes, vidéo, liens externes:

-Écosystèmes lotiques
-Géographie
-Réseau hydrographique
-Mesurer le débit d’une rivière
-Chimie
-Écologie

*Matériel annexe: d'articles supplémentaires, une carte interactive de Canadian Geographic, et une page gouvernementale qui traite des cours d'eau canadiens