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Some Missing PagesBlack History

Often under-represented in the larger narrative of Canadian history, Gordon Blackman's lesson plan encourages recognizing the contributions made to Quebec & Canada by those of African descent.

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High School

Deadly Dancing: Failure-proof field trips

How can you ensure that time at a historic site is useful, academic and fun? The trick is to harness students’ natural creativity and desire to be outlandish. This approach has worked for the author and his colleagues in many settings for over a d...

Black History: Recognizing Contributions to Quebec & Canada

These activities and resources teach students about the contributions of Black settlers to the development of Québec and Canada.

Families Found: Collecting Oral History

Students conduct their own oral histories by interviewing their family, recording their responses, and compiling their research into a book.

Middle School Lesson Plans

Patriotic Arts: Influencing Canadians at War

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.

Unity: Making a Heritage Quilt

Students explore the relationship between symbols and identity, while making a heritage quilt.

Who Tells the Story? Defining History.

Students define the term history as "History is the story of people, places and events that shapes the way we live in the world today."

Elementary School

Buffalo Gone: Appreciating Natural Resources

Help your students understand the the enormous loss of Buffalo that once roamed the western plains.

Canada's Dynamic Communities Inuit Stories

Students use storytelling and inquiry to explore the history of Canada's Inuit people.

Citizenship Calendar: Everyday Acts to Improve our World

Students learn about humanitarians and ideas of local and global citizenship. By creating a "citizenship calendar," students come to recognize their own ability to help others and effect change.

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