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Free high school canadian history activities
French Black History Month Activities - Celebrating Black Francophone Excellence
C'est le mois de février et donc c'est aussi le Mois de l'histoire des Noirs! Let's celebrate Black excellence, joy and success this month by learning about notable Black Canadians and Black Francophones. This French Black History Month freebie includes French reading comprehension activities, a research assignment, and more. Before we begin - a quick disclaimerI am a non-Black educator sharing French Black History Month ideas, activities and resources for the classroom. Please note that I am no
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: French Cultural Bundle - Les cultures francophones et non-francophones
Terry Fox Colouring Page
Educate your students about the courageous journey of Terry Fox, in a fun and creative way.
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PreK - 12th
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Indigenous Education Lesson Kamloops Residential School | Reconciliation
This teaches students about the remains of 215 Indigenous children discovered at Kamloops residential school in British Columbia. All children matter and what happened is unacceptable. We must teach our students how to support the Indigenous population and how this is not an issue of the past. The effects are still felt and the last school was closed in 1996 when I was 3 years old. It is not history. We must teach about this important topic by honouring Indigenous voices and supporting the Truth
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5th - 12th
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Carnaval de Québec: Ceinture Fléchée Bracelet FRENCH version
***THIS IS THE FRENCH VERSION OF THE PPT***This is a lovely activity I did with my grade 5 class in order to learn about Québecois culture and celebrate the Québec carnival. In 2023, I have just update the file for grade 6 with learning outcomes listed and tied it into research concepts. However you can edit the file or skip over what you would like. The full powerpoint explains through text but mostly images how each student can create a handmade bracelet. The design and colours were modelled a
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3rd - 10th
Canadian Capitals Activity - Virtual Field Trip in Canada via GoogleSlides | PPT
Embark on a captivating and educational journey with our Canadian Virtual Field Trip. This interactive digital resource takes students through Canadian capitals and interactive slides while giving them choice and freedom to adventure, learn and develop practical travelling and planning skills. Inside the presentation, students are given travel options for their road trip. They will pick and choose which province and capital to travel to. Once there, they will watch an engaging video about the ca
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6th - 9th
Croods Movie Analysis - Worldview and Civilization
This product was created for grade 7 or 8 Alberta Social Studies curriculum.With these worksheets, students will analyze either the concept of Civilization or Worldview as seen through the movie, The Croods. This package includes 3 sheets: 1 page of student questions (which can be used as an assignment or discussion questions), and 2 charts for analyzing features of the society within the movie.
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6th - 9th
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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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6th - 9th
Who's in Charge? Canadian Federal, Provincial, Municipal government exploration
An activity for teaching levels of government in Canada. Following the Saskatchewan curriculum and current legislation, students can view the list of responsibilities each level of government has and organize them accordingly. Students can recognize and understand how the levels of government function and work together to get things done.
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4th - 9th
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Canada Coordinate Graphing Picture First Quadrant & ALL Four Quadrants FREE
Need a way to use math while learning about Canada? Students will graph points on a coordinate plane and it creates an outline of Canada. There is also a star on the Capital(Ottawa) and the abbreviation(CAN). The clever title of "From Sea to Sea!" gives them a clue to what the picture will be. I have included Student Instructions for both Quadrant One ONLY and instructions that include ALL four Quadrants! This is a great way to differentiate for your lower-level learners as well as your higher-l
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: CANADA Coordinate Graphing Picture BUNDLE
Canadian Province Word Search For Grades 3 +
Each word search uses common vocabulary words for each Canadian Province (Includes Capital Cities, Provincial Flowers, Animals, Trees, Historical Figures & more.) Includes 10-word searches one for each province.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Truth and Reconciliation
This presentation should be used when teaching about residential schools, or on Canada's National Truth and Reconciliation Day (Sept 30th). Students will learn about Indigenous artists (visual arts and musicians), will learn about why Truth and Reconciliation is important, and will have meaningful discussions about why it is important. Check the Speakers notes for discussion points and other information. On the last slide there are resources for teachers and students. This lesson should be about
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4th - 12th
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Pre-Confederate Treaties QR Code Carousel - History 30, Native Studies
This activity introduces students to Pre-Confederation Treaties in Canada. The QR Code Carousel includes:- The Robinson Treaties- Two Row Wampum Belt Treaties- The Douglas Treaties- Peace and Friendship Treaties. Students use their cellphones to scan the QR Code posters and then complete the corresponding worksheet in a 'around the room' carousel to get students moving and out of their desks.This activity is suitable for kids from Grade 6 - 12. Designed for Native Studies 10, Native Studies 20,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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
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9th - 12th
Also included in: OSSLT & OLC - The History of O Canada - Complete Bundle
History Comic Strip Assignment
Want students to engage in History activities? Try a comic strip! Students love to create funny yet accurate depictions of what they understand fro historical primary and secondary sources. Pair this with technology to make online comic strips or use good o'l fashion paper! Not Grade 7 or 8? No problem! This activity can be adapted for any grade.---Included: -Grade 7 Assignment Sheet-Grade 8 Assignment Sheet-Storyboard template for rough copy-Rubric
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6th - 9th
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Canada's Provinces Mapping Challenge
This is a simple mapping challenge to start a unit on Canadian Geography or as a simple review of Canada's provinces. Students work together to try and correctly colour the map. before you as the teacher provide the correct answers.
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4th - 9th
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4 Corners - Indigenous Focus (First Nations, Métis, Inuit)
This resource is designed as a quick get-to-know-you and introduction to potential topics in a Social Studies class. I love doing a content-based four corners because so many students aren't comfortable sharing about themselves (or they are sick of doing so during the first days of school). A teacher who uses this should be able to explain some of the basic ideas before the students pick a corner. Note: I always underscore the significance of each choice: they aren't fun dances with no meaning,
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4th - 12th
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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Canadian Money Worksheets - Financial Literacy Ontario, Canada Money
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach Canadian money and financial and consumer literacy? This bell ringer journal includes prompts to get your students thinking about personal finance!These colorful and engaging financial literacy bell ringer journal prompts will help you organize your class and help get students thinking about money, wants and needs, credit, budgeting, cool money facts, and more! They also help to spark great class discussions centered around financial literacy.The bell
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Canadian Life Skills Bundle - Canadian Money, Metric Conversions, Canada
Industrial Revolution Inventions QR Code Carousel - History 10 Saskatchewan
In this activity students are introduced to important inventions that were developed during the Industrial Revolution. Students physically move throughout the room as they stud 5 different inventions and complete a corresponding worksheet. Perfect for History 10 or Social 10.
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6th - 12th
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Grade 9 Alberta Social Studies Chapter 0: Introduction
Product DescriptionThis Introductory Unit is meant to be used in conjunction with the Issues for Canadians textbook, and is aligned with the Alberta Program of Studies.The presentation was created in Google Slides, so it can easily be used with Google Slides and PowerPoint. The ratio can be changed from its original 16:9 to standard 4:3 when used with Google Slides.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contained P
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9th
Also included in: Grade 9 Alberta Social Studies Chapter 0-9 Bundle
Orange Shirt Day Article of the Week
This FREE activity highlights an article that explains the origin of the Canadian 'orange shirt day' that represents the persecution of Canadian indigenous peoples in the residential school system. The activity includes pre- reading prompts, a mini lesson on active reading and post reading questions.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Video Worksheet
This free worksheet was created for grade 10 history students and the film, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." Some key concepts looked at include: discrimination, scapegoats, and propaganda.
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9th - 12th
Introduction to Canadian History Quiz
This quiz contains questions across a wide variety of topics in Canadian history. It's the perfect first day activity to see what your students already know!This quiz works best with the high school history curriculum, as it's based on the Ontario CHC2P/D curriculum (grade 10). However, the quiz would still be appropriate for students in grades 6-8 for history or social studies purposes.
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7th - 11th
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Indian Horse Movie Questions
ALL questions from the free resource study-guide.pdf (indianhorse.ca) Amazing resource all for free: https://www.indianhorse.ca/downloads/study-guide.pdf I am simply uploading this for other teachers so they don't need to extract themselves from the source. Created using Canva
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9th - 12th
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