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Canadian history songs under $5
Terry Fox
This storybook / reader and song with no-prep activities for kindergarten and primary students make Terry Fox even more memorable in preparation for your annual walk or run event. Touching assembly song is easy to teach young students with its simple melody. Students echo the teacher the first few times singing it, then they've got it! ♫ ♬ To hear my ☺kindergarten students ☺ sing the first half of the song, simply play the preview video with your volume turned up! ♫♬The story of Terry Fox and h
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K - 3rd, Staff
Also included in: Canada Early Literacy Activities
Music Showdown - Canadian Hit Songs
NEW: This is the project I use with my grade 5 arts education students in Saskatchewan. Applies to SK ED's Critical Responsive outcome 5.2 (Respond critically and creatively to a variety of pop culture expressions). Simply make a copy of the entire slide presentation, save it to your files under a new name and enjoy the hyperlinked activity! I let me students work in their sketchbooks while listening to these 16 classic Canadian tunes. After each paired showdown, students vote on the winner.
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4th - 7th
Remembrance Day Song/Canada/ Take Time To Remember
Just in time for Remembrance Day, this patriotic partner song to O Canada will deeply touch the hearts of all present as your young choristers acknowledge appreciation for all Canadian veterans.This zip file contains a lead sheet, as well as a two-part arrangement, instructions for teaching and/or performance, and a word sheet for individual practice and/or projection. Also included are two mp3s (without words.) One is of the two parts together; the other is of the counter melody, Take Time T
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4th - 7th
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O CANADA Easy Tone Chimes & Bells Arrangement
***$3.00***THIS PRODUCT HAS RECENTLY BEEN UPDATED. It reflects the change in lyrics. Also, the musical arrangement has been updated.This product includes the following materials:• Lesson Plan, Objectives, Procedures• Musical arrangement used for this piece• Sheet with lyrics and rhythms• Individual printable sheets for each assigned chime or bell (G4-Eb6)Age Appropriate for:• Upper elementary• Middle School• High School• AdultThis product uses a “non-music reading” approach. While it could be us
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Lots O’ Fish in Bonavist’ Harbour (Unison/2-Part Mixed Voices & Tambourine
This rollicking Newfoundland Folk song, also known as "Feller from Fortune," is a song about fishermen from all over the world gathering at Cape Bonavista to fish and have fun! Unison/2-Part Mixed Voices Great for upper elementary & middle school singers Easy Harmony Tambourine cues in score Intermediate piano accompaniment Chords added for guitar, ukulele, banjo, or other instruments. Piano Accompaniment track available on this site.
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2nd - 8th
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O Canada
Canada's National AnthemProduct contains:- A brief history of the anthem- Etiquette for singing the anthem- Lyrics in English, French and Bilingual- Links to videos- O Canada word search- O Canada cloze activityThis file is part of the O Canada bundle.***PLEASE NOTE: This has been updated to reflect the new gender neutral lyrics.***
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: O Canada Bundle
Les Raftsmen (Unison/2-Part with Tambourine & Banjo)
This 19th century French Canadian Folk song describes the raftsmen, or loggers as they made their way through Bytown to Ottawa with their lunches on their backs. Even though life was hard, they still found time to sing and dance in the backwoods. Unison or optional EASY 2-part harmony For upper elementary or older singers French language Multiple time signatures/16th notes Accents Key changes Tambourine cues included in score Chords added for banjo, guitar, or ukulelePiano Accompaniment Track av
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3rd - 12th
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La Bastringue (Unison/2-Part with Hand Claps)
"La Bastringue" (French for "dance hall") is an old French tune from the 17th century. In French Canada the tune became a "party song" which tells of an older man who asks a younger girl to dance the fast-paced "La Bastringue." He found he was too old to keep up with her and gave up! Unison or very easy 2-Part Great first French language song For late elementary or middle school singers Great for teaching 16th notes Hand claps (cues in score) Piano Accompaniment Track available on this site.
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3rd - 12th
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10 Provinces, 3 Territories Video mp4 - Canada Song w Capitals by Kathy Troxel
Lyrics:
Learn the names and locations of the territories, provinces and capitals of Canada in geographical order.
10 Provinces, 3 Territories (2x)
and the capital is Ottawa in Ontario (2x)
Iqaluit, Nunavut - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories -
Whitehorse, Yukon - Victoria, British Columbia -
Edmonton, Alberta - Regina, Saskatchewan -
Winnipeg, Manitoba -
Toronto, Ontario - Quebec City, Quebec -
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador -
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island -
Fredericton,
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2nd - 8th, Adult Education
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I's the B'y Orff Arrangement using I, IV, and V Chords
This is the traditional Newfoundland song "I's the B'y" arranged for Orff Instruments. Contains the words to the first verse and the refrain. This is a simple arrangement in F Major that requires the B-flat bars to be used. My arrangement. The Alto Xylophone part could also be played on soprano recorder.
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3rd - 9th
Song to Learn Canada's Provinces, Territories and Capital Cities
"Can Can Canada" is based on the famous "Can Can" tune by Jacques Offenbach. Students learn the names of the 10 provinces, 3 territories, their capital cities and the capital of Canada.
The packet includes:
MP3 recording of the song
Lesson Plan Suggestions
Lyric Sheet
Lead Sheet with melody and chords
Vocal arrangement with piano accompaniment
Worksheets to reinforce learning
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3rd - 4th
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Canada is Alive
With at least 25 substantial parts, this fun-filled musical showcases the talents of Canada. Looking for the next great talent, a Hollywood producer travels to Montreal and hosts a talent show. Three hilarious judges (Anne of Green Gables, Destinee (a French dancer), and Ethan Andrews (a famous drummer from the group, Flock of Seals), evaluate groups from all over Canada. Calgary cowpokes, Montreal singers, and Safety dancers put on a memorable show...all to be outdone by two backstage worker
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3rd - 6th
Canadian History Song - Never Let It Be (Winnipeg General Strike)
This resource includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the Winnipeg General Strike and the events that happened on "Bloody Saturday", June 21, 1919.The worksheet is divided into questions that can support classroom activities using the song as the foundation for critical thinking about this topic in Canadian history:Understanding ContextIntroducing Concepts (vocabulary that is connected to the topic)Interpreting and Analyzing t
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Not Grade Specific
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Canadian History Song - Organise! (Union Labour History)
This resource includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the struggle for union recognition to help support working conditions in Canada.The worksheet is divided into questions that can support classroom activities using the song as the foundation for critical thinking about this topic in Canadian history:Understanding ContextIntroducing Concepts (vocabulary that is connected to the topic)Interpreting and Analyzing the LyricsBuil
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Not Grade Specific
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Soldiers are Dreamers: The Songs and Poetry of World War One
This PowerPoint explores the culture of Trench Warfare in The Great War, examining the music of the Enlisted men and the poetry of the Officer Class.Including audio recordings of WW1 songs and poetry of luminaries like Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, students discuss the differences between the two classes and why/how they experienced the war so differently.Why is it that the officer class wrote and read morose, dark poetry and created tortured art? Might Owen and Sassoon have written such b
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10th - 12th, Staff
Also included in: CHC2D: PowerPoints and Assignments - Canada, WW1, WW2, Cold War
Canadian History Song-September 12th, 1759 (The Battle of the Plains of Abraham)
This resources includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and its impact on the colonization of Canada.The worksheet is divided into questions that can support classroom activities using the song as the foundation for critical thinking about this topic in Canadian history:Understanding ContextIntroducing Concepts (vocabulary that is connected to the topic)Interpreting and Analyzing the LyricsBu
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Not Grade Specific
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Canadian History Song - Love and Oaths (Acadian Expulsion, Acadia)
This resource includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the love of a couple separated by the deportation of the Acadians. The songwrite and author connects this song to the experiences of minority peoples who have immigrated to Canada. The song connects to minority peoples in Canada and their historical experiences as immigrants in colonized Canada (such as the Doukhobors).The worksheet is divided into questions that can suppor
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Not Grade Specific
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Canadian History Song - What Are We Living For? (Vietnam War)
This resources includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the reaction to the Vietnam War and the rise of social consciousness and change, as well as the influence of American politics on Canada's social landscape.The worksheet is divided into questions that can support classroom activities using the song as the foundation for critical thinking about this topic in Canadian history:Understanding ContextIntroducing Concepts (vocabu
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6th - 12th
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Canadian History Song - The Devil's Son (Mad Trapper of Rat River)
This resources includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the story of the "Mad Trapper of Rat River", fur trade trapper, Albert Johnson. This is a song that tells a story and can be connected to the First People's Principles of Learning that "learning is embedded in memory, history and story".The worksheet is divided into questions that can support classroom activities using the song as the foundation for critical thinking about
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6th - 12th
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Canadian History Song - Dad in the Depression
This resource includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the story of my Dad, an immigrant to Canada in the early twentieth century, and his experiences as a young man during the Great Depression. This is a song that tells my father's story and can be connected to the First People's Principles of Learning that "learning is embedded in memory, history and story". This song is a tribute to his history.The worksheet is divided into
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Not Grade Specific
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Vietnam War Historical Song Analysis
This activity allows students to gain a deeper understanding of how the Vietnam War shaped North American culture during the 1960s and 1970s. A handout, assignment rubric, and a list of some possible song choices are included.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Canadian History Song - Ginger Goodwin (BC Labour movement)
This resource includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the story of draft dodger Ginger Goodwin who was an active labour leader in the Kootenay region in the early 1900s.The worksheet is divided into questions that can support classroom activities using the song as the foundation for critical thinking about this topic in Canadian history:Understanding ContextIntroducing Concepts (vocabulary that is connected to the topic)Interp
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Not Grade Specific
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Canadian History Song - Louis Riel
This resource includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the story of Louis Riel and the Red River Rebellion. The worksheet is divided into questions that can support classroom activities using the song as the foundation for critical thinking about this topic in Canadian history:Understanding ContextIntroducing Concepts (vocabulary that is connected to the topic)Interpreting and Analyzing the LyricsBuilding Perspectives (includes
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Not Grade Specific
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Montrealers Guitar Only
No vocals here. Your students can sing along. Enjoy.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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