Joining Four Colonies to Make Canada in 1867
In this 45-minute Grade 2 lesson, children work in groups of four. Each child decorates a paper piece for one colony, then the group tapes the pieces together to see…
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HistoryGrade 2
Comparing Daily Life Long Ago and Today
In this 45-minute Grade 2 lesson, children open a mystery letter written by a girl who lived about 100 years ago and hunt for clues about her daily life. They…
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Quick lessonArtGrade 2
Recording Texture with Crayon Rubbings
Children lay scrap paper over different classroom surfaces and rub with the side of a crayon to capture each surface’s texture. They then describe the patterns using texture words like…
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Tracing Where Everyday Classroom Objects Were Made
In this 45-minute Grade 7 lesson, students quietly examine labels on classroom items and their own belongings, record where each was made, and reflect in journals on how many people…
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MathKindergarten
Ordering Three Objects from Shortest to Longest
In this 40-minute kindergarten lesson, children work in small groups to line up pencils, crayons, glue sticks and other everyday objects along a shared starting edge. They order three of…
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Quick lessonScienceGrade 3
Comparing the Strength of Paper Column Shapes
Children roll and fold scrap paper into round, triangle and square columns, predict which is strongest, then stack books on each to find out. They practise making predictions, running a…
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HistoryGrade 5
Placing BCE and CE Events on a Scaled Timeline
In this 50-minute Grade 5 history lesson, small groups build a one-metre timeline from 3000 BCE to 2000 CE. They measure where eight world events belong and work out how…
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ELAGrade 5
Using Line Breaks in Free Verse Observation Poems
In this 45-minute Grade 5 lesson, students sit quietly to observe one small scene, record precise details in their journals, and shape those notes into a short free verse poem.…
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Quick lessonHistoryGrade 8
Ranking Long-Term and Short-Term Causes of an Event
Students read a short made-up history of a town that was abandoned. In pairs, they sort six causes into long-term and short-term, then rank them and defend their top choice.…
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Quick lessonScienceGrade 8
Calculating Walking Speed from Distance and Time
Students time classmates walking a measured 5-metre path at different paces, then calculate each walker’s speed in metres per second. They practise using speed = distance ÷ time and rearranging…
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Quick lessonELAGrade 8
Rewriting Passive Voice Sentences in Active Voice
Students look at passive voice sentences, work out who or what did the action, and rewrite each one in active voice. They also discuss when passive voice is a reasonable…
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Quick lessonMathGrade 8
Estimating Square Roots of Non-Perfect Squares
Students recall perfect squares, then work in pairs to estimate square roots of numbers like 30 or 90 to one decimal place. They place their estimates on a class number…
