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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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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Utiliser l’échelle d’une carte pour calculer des distances
Pendant 45 minutes, les élèves de 4e année suivent le carnet de bord d’une exploratrice disparue sur une île imaginaire. Avec une règle et une carte simple, ils transforment des…
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Sorting Primary and Secondary Sources
Children work in pairs to sort eight examples, such as letters, photos and textbooks, into primary and secondary sources, then explain their choices to the class. They practise asking who…
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Telling Goods and Services Apart in Our Community
Children learn the difference between goods (things you can touch and buy) and services (work someone does for you). They sort spoken examples with hand signals, then add their own…
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Ordering the Steps That Bring Food from Farm to Table
In this 45-minute Grade 2 lesson, teams draw farmer, truck driver, store worker and cook cards, then run a relay to tape them in order for harvest foods like pumpkins…
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Dessiner une carte de la classe avec des symboles
En 45 minutes, les élèves de 1re année observent des objets vus d’en haut, inventent ensemble des symboles pour la porte, les fenêtres ou les tables, puis dessinent le plan…
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Choosing a Settlement Location Using Geographic Factors
In this 50-minute Grade 8 lesson, small groups copy a grid map with a river, mountains, forest, and coast. They weigh possible town sites by water, farmland, defense, trade, and…
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Playing Team Games from Different Countries
In this 45-minute kindergarten lesson, children rotate in teams through four taped-off stations to play tag, Red Light Green Light, Duck Duck Goose, and Follow the Leader, then vote for…
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Acting Out Daily Routines from Different Communities
In this 45-minute lesson, first graders work in small groups to act out waking up, eating, getting to school, and playing as children might in a city apartment, on a…
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Creating Classroom Jobs for Dancing Teddy Bears
In this 45-minute lesson, first graders work in small groups to give a troupe of dancing teddy bears community helper jobs, such as doctor, firefighter, or chef, then draw job…
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Drawing Family Portraits to Show Different Family Types
In this 45-minute Grade 1 lesson, children draw the people in their own families, look at classmates’ pictures, and work in small groups to imagine families unlike their own before…
