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Free canadian history resources for Easel Activities
REMEMBRANCE DAY Canada November 11th Text, Activities FREE RESOURCE Print, Easel
This Free resource includes a short reading passage, “November 11th”, that relates to Remembrance Day and it includes a page and a half of student activities that focus on vocabulary. It is a basic explanation of the origin of Remembrance Day and how it is celebrated in Canada. The resource includes a complete answer key.The featured vocabulary words are: tradition, commemorate, regardless, solemn, conflicts, participate.Please have a look at other Remembrance Day resources available in my sto
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4th - 6th
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Canada Word Search - O Canada!
Perfect for Canada Day, end of the school year, when your studying Canada, use as a time filler or social studies classes. Students read the lyrics to O Canada and find the highlighted words in the puzzle above.
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Canada Day and Canadian Celebrations Resource BUNDLE
Sometimes I Feel Like A Fox: Writing FREEBIES
My second grade students were so mesmerized by 2017's Blue Spruce nominee Danielle Daniel's book, Sometimes I Feel Like A Fox, that I was inspired to create a multimedia art project as well as some accompanying writing pages to go along with it. You'll find acrostic writing pages for animals from 3 to 9 letters long as well as lined paper for descriptive paragraphs and pages for lower levels too.
To read more about how my class created their amazing Animal Multimedia Art, read my blog post her
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K - 5th
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Free Alberta Quick Research Project
Give your students a chance to search the internet by searching for Alberta facts in this quick research project disguised as a challenge. It's perfect for those days when you need something quick and don't have time to plan.This product includes:instructions on how to do the taskstudent pagesanswer keysThis activity was designed for our students to gain confidence using search terms when doing research on the internet. It could be done with books instead, though it was designed to have students
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Alberta Social Studies Bundle Grade 4
Indigenous Hero: Meet Tom Longboat
Have you heard of Tom Longboat? No, me neither until recently. In 1899 he was forced to attend the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ontario. He ran away from there not once but twice. In 1907 at age 19 he was one of the most famous people in the world. His incredible life is one that needs to be shared and remembered by all Canadians. As an Indigenous male coming of age in the early 1900’s, he survived residential school and anti-Indigenous racism to become one of the worl
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1st - 3rd
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Discrimination in Canada: Changemakers - Viola Desmond
This is a part of a series of products that cover the discrimination within Canada's history. This product includes a video link to the story of Viola Desmond which tells the story of this brave Canadian and how she enacted change to help make this country the country it is today. This lesson will take you 45 minutes to complete with your students, which makes it perfect for any classroom. If you want your students to learn more about this historic changemaker then this is the product for you.
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Discrimination in Canada Series Bundle
Canada! CANADIAN IDENTITY Discussion Topics, Writing Prompts FREE
This is a free item from my “Canada! Canadian Identity 14 Passages, Activities” resource which can be seen here: Canadian Identity 14 Passages and Activities
This resource consists of a list 8 discussion or writing prompts about national identity. They are sure to spark ideas and debate! This freebie includes a pages with the topics numbered and one that is not numbered, in case you do not want to use all the topics. The complete product referenced above includes a recording sheet if students
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Grades:
6th - 9th
FREE Canada's Indigenous Treaties & the Mi'kmaq Lobster Dispute: Digital Lesson
Canada has a long history of breaking promises with Indigenous people. In autumn 2020, the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia saw their livelihoods as lobster fishermen under attack in violation of Treaty 1752. This lesson plan will allow students to understand the historical and modern day importance of Canada’s Indigenous treaties. They will read the treaties, and watch a series of videos about the events surrounding the Mi’kmaq lobster dispute. Students will use what they’ve learned to think critically a
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8th - 11th
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Still Standing Viewing Worksheet - Differentiated
The CBC comedy series Still Standing, featuring comedian Jonny Harris, is hilarious way to explore Canadian history, geography, and culture. Each episode features one small community struggling to stay relevant in the modern age. This free resource includes 4 versions of a worksheet/graphic organizer suitable for use with any episode in the series. Also included is a searchable keyword guide for all episodes in Season 1.During each episode the host speaks with community leaders, local celebri
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Grades:
10th - 12th
History of the Canadian National Anthem - O Canada Reading & KWL - OLC, OSSLT
This text with KWL chart explores the history of the Canadian national anthem, O Canada, including the 2018 change in lyrics. Written at a grade 8-9 level, this text is great as reading practice for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) and the Ontario Literacy Course (OLC, OSSLC). This text is also suitable for Music, English, Canadian History, and Canadian Civics classes.The product includes access to editable author-created digital overlays that work with TpT's Digital Activiti
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: OSSLT & OLC - The History of O Canada - Complete Bundle
Canadian Government - FREE True or False Activity PRINT and EASEL
This free item consists of one page from my paid resource "Canada's Government True or False Review or Warm-up Activities" which can be see here:T/F Warm-up or Review ActivitiesThis freebie includes 10 general statements about Canada's Federal system. Students choose the six that are true and explain why the four others are false. This is a great little activity to begin a unit on Canadian government and can be used at any level. It can also be used as an assessment. The teacher guide page i
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6th - 9th
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Famous Canadians for Research Projects: Diverse List of Amazing Canadians
Notable Canadians: Beyond Terry Fox (but he's here too, of course!)Here is a diverse list of 26 Canadian Change-makers for your students to research and present to each other. The list includes athletes, artists, writers, politicians. scientists, and entrepreneurs. I tried to make it as diverse as possible with Indigenous Peoples, Black Canadians, Asian-Canadians, LGBTQ members, and both current and historical figures. If you find this FREEBIE useful, please:Follow my store: Grace Under Pressur
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Not Grade Specific
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FREE Arctic Exploration John Franklin's Expedition PRINT and EASEL
This free item is offered as a stand-alone, or as an add-on resource to my two part informational text and activity unit about Arctic explorer John Franklin. Some background information on John Franklin has been included. Please see the link below for the full resource on Franklin's expedition.To use this resource students must have access to a CBC online article “Sir John Franklin’s long-lost HMS Terror believed found” by Garrett Hinchey (13 September 2016). Due to copyright reasons I cannot
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Canada vs the USA Worksheet
A simple worksheet comparing the political systems of Canada and the United States.
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9th
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